Title 1

What is Title I?

• Title I is short for the Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965, reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

• Title I is the nation’s largest federal assistance program for schools

• The purpose of Title I is to ensure that all children regardless of race/ethnicity or social-economic status have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and to reach high academic standards of achievement on state assessments/tests.

• Title I serves millions of elementary and secondary students in schools each year through either school wide or targeted assistance programs.​

Title I Schools Strive To...

•  Identify students most in need of educational help

•  Set goals for improvement; state standards help schools measure progress by comparing assessments of all students

•  Measure student progress using standards set in the state’s Title I plan; student progress is measured each year by administrators, teachers and parents to ensure all students are reaching the goals set for improvement

• Involve parents/guardians in all aspects of the program;  a parent/student/teacher/school compact helps parents understand and take part in the school’s efforts.

• The parent/student/teacher/school compact states the goals and responsibilities of parents, students and schools.