TITLE I - ANNUAL PARENT UPDATE	- AUGUST 2019

What is Title I

•	Title I funds are designed to serve at risk and disadvantaged students.

•	Title I funds are federal dollars that Supplement State and Local Funds, they do not supplant them.

•	Funding is based on the building’s percentage of income students

•	Title I Services are based on academic needs of the students

•	Our buildings run a School Wide Program, which means every student and every staff member is eligible for services.

TITLE I - ANNUAL PARENT UPDATE	- AUGUST 2019

How does being a Title I building help our students community?

•	Increasing student achievement

•	Instruction supplies and materials

•	Instructional Programs and Experiences

•	Educational Field Trips

•	Staffing

•	Professional Development

•	Parent Engagement Activities

TITLE I - PARENTS RIGHT	TO KNOW

•	As a parent/guardian with a student attending a school that receives Title I funds, you have the right to know the qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher.

•	The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that any local school district receiving  Title I funds must provide the following information to parents/guardians who ask about the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher:

•	Whether the teacher has met the Ohio teacher licensing criteria for the grade level and subject areas in which the teacher provides your child instruction.

•	Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or temporary status that waives state licensing requirements.

•	The undergraduate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate degree or certification (such as National Board Certification) held by the teacher and the field of discipline of certification or degree.

• 	Whether your child is provided services by instructional paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

• 	All requests must be made in writing and should include the following information: student’s full name, legal parent/guardian’s full name, address, city, state, zip code and teacher’s name. Your request can be sent to the HR Department at Central Office.