Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the largest federal assistance program in our nation’s schools.  ESSA, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), ensures that all children have significant opportunities to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on rigorous academic achievement standards. 

All APS public and charter schools are implementing School-wide Programs for the 2026-27 school year. The 90-Day Plan is also the Title I required School-wide Program Plan.  Each school's Title I budget must align with the Focus Areas identified in the 90-Day Plan.

During the 2026-27 school year the Federal and State Programs Department will support and assist 59 elementary schools, 3 K-8 schools, 17 middle schools, 11 high schools and 18 charter schools.

Title I is here to support all Title I schools. We provide each school with an assigned Federal and State Programs (FSP) Team which includes an FSP Resource Teacher and a Budget Technician. Your FSP Team will make a minimum of 4 school visits per academic school year.  At this time, we will provide the school with program and budget guidance, collect documentation and review next steps.  As always, we are also available through email and phone and are available to meet when support is needed. 

The trauma of homelessness, severe poverty and high mobility combine to wreak havoc on the academic progress of children and youth in school. According to a report issued by the U.S. Department of Education (2012), more and more students continue to struggle with the burden of finding a stable place to live, and the number of homeless students in America has topped 1 million for the first time as a result of the prolonged economic recession. The largest and most important safety net for homeless children and youth is the public school system, which provides both basic services as well as the education that is necessary to avoid poverty as adults. 

The APS McKinney-Vento Program offers many services to homeless children and their families, including:

• Enrollment assistance

• School supplies

• School uniforms

• After-school tutoring programs

• Alphabet Alley Kids preschool and parental support programs

• Summer experiential and reading/math programs

• Referrals to Health Care for the Homeless, APS Clothing Bank, special education and Child Find

Refer a Student or Family HERE