What is Title I?

Title I is a 100% Federally funded supplemental education program that provides financial assistance to local educational agencies to improve educational opportunities for educationally disadvantaged children. The amount of money that each school district receives is based on the number of economically disadvantaged students attending the school district. All of the elementary schools in the district are considered Title I Schools and receive federal funding.

The Dover Area School District received $648,017 in Title I funds. The majority of these funds are spent on reading specialists and aides that provided targeted instruction to those students that qualify for services. The rationale for this is that we want to spend the money in a way that directly impacts the students. School districts are required to provide funding for parent and family engagement services as well as services to eligible nonpublic school students.

All students attending a Dover Area School District Elementary school are screened to determine if they qualify for reading intervention services. Assessments used for these screenings currently include Core Multiple Measures, the Next Step in Guided Reading Assessments, and Exact Path.

Once students are identified as needing reading intervention services, students are matched to interventions which will meet their specific skill deficits. The students are then monitored to ensure that adequate reading growth is being made, and adjustments occur if needed

A list of the Title I Reading Specialists is located in the Title I Squad tab. If your student is eligible for services, you are probably aware of who the specialist is that provides services to your student.

If you feel that the district should be allocating these funds differently or if you have any questions regarding Title I funding, please contact me at pmaloney@doversd.org.

Sincerely,

Patricia Maloney Ed.D

Assistant Superintendent