What is Title I?
To learn more about Title I at REC, watch this video linked in the QR code.
Parents Right to Know
Robert E. Cashion Elementary is proud to be a Title I school. We are a recipient of Title I federal funds. All parents are invited to participate in the plan’s yearly development, may offer program recommendations, and may review the completed plan via our notebook in the front office or our school website. Parents have the right to request information about qualifications of their child's teacher(s) and paraprofessional(s).
Title I Information
The purpose of this title 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. Funding that Robert E. Cashion Elementary School receives is allocated to —
(1) ensure that high-quality academic assessments, accountability systems, teacher preparation and training, curriculum, and instructional materials are aligned with challenging State academic standards so that students, teachers, parents, and administrators can measure progress against common expectations for student academic achievement;
(2) meet the educational needs of low-achieving children including limited English proficient children, migratory children, children with disabilities, Indian children, neglected or delinquent children, and young children in need of reading assistance;
(3) close the achievement gap between high- and low-performing children, especially the achievement gaps between minority and non-minority students, and between disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers;
(4) improve and strengthen accountability, teaching, and learning by using State assessment systems designed to ensure that students are meeting challenging State academic achievement and content standards and increasing achievement overall, but especially for the disadvantaged;
(5) provide greater decision making authority and flexibility to schools and teachers in exchange for greater responsibility for student performance;
(6) provide children an enriched and accelerated educational program, including the use of school-wide programs or additional services that increase the amount and quality of instructional time;
(7) promote school-wide reform and ensuring the access of children to effective, scientifically based instructional strategies and challenging academic content;
(8) increase the quality of instruction by providing staff with substantial opportunities for professional development;
(9) coordinate services under all parts of the Robert E. Cashion Elementary School Title I plan with each other, with other educational services, and with other agencies providing services to youth, children, and families; and
(10) afford parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.
Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA) provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state.
Robert E. Cashion's Title I Planning Team includes educators, parents, administrators, and community stakeholders. We work together to determine the needs of our school community based on data collected from assessments. We then utilize the data to determine how to allocated funds to meet those needs and provide academic support to increase student success.