Classroom Orientation

What is Title 1?

Title I is a federal grant that supports academic success. The purpose for the program is to “ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments” (U.S. Dept. of Education).

Title I is a federally funded program. Funding is determined by the number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch. School-wide programs focus on schools’ overall educational programs to raise academic achievement for all students. Supplemental Title 1 services are provided for students who need additional literacy instruction, supplemental to the regular classroom instruction.

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Title 1 at Bolin School

Bolin School is a participant in the school-wide federally-funded Title I Literacy Program. This means that our literacy program is partially funded by federal money.

I will be working with students who need extra assistance in reading throughout the school day. Students in need of extra literacy assistance are identified through school-wide assessments and teacher observations. The Title 1 teacher may work in the classroom with the classroom teacher or with small groups in another room. The Title 1 teacher is also a literacy resource to parents and teachers throughout the building.

For more information about Title I and school-wide programs, please consult the following:

• US Department of Education’s website http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg1.html

• Illinois State Board of Education’s website http://www.isbe.net/grants/html/title1_schoolwide-programs.htm