Title I Funding

In NKCPS, Title I grant funding supports schools, students, families, and staff in the following ways. Title I grant funds are used to improve services at the school and division levels in the following ways.

Professional Development for Effective Instruction

Title I schools leverage resource teachers who are highly skilled in literacy to co-lead a systematic school-wide effort to develop teacher leadership and address focused areas identified for continuous instructional improvement. Title I funds are used at the division level to provide supplemental professional learning experiences for teacher leaders and administrators, including specialized training in literacy and mathematics instructional models.

High Quality Instructional Materials

Title I schools purchase high-quality instructional materials, including diverse reading materials and appropriate technology and software, that will enhance mathematics and literacy learning experiences and foster college-career readiness skills. Title I funds are used at the division level to research and share professional resources to support schools in carrying out effective instruction and family engagement.

Home Connections and School Readiness

Title I schools offer a variety of experiences to foster students’ readiness to learn through family engagement, support for transitions into new learning environments, and development of students' essential skills, beliefs, and academic behaviors. Title I funds are used at the division level to supplement early childhood programs, supports for homeless students, and family engagement and advocacy.

Interventions and Enrichment

Title I schools offer a variety of variety of opportunities for students to access scaffolds and supports that will enable each to reach his or her full potential, including both interventions geared toward students’ needs in literacy and mathematics and enrichments that ensure all students reach high expectations. Title I funds are used at the division level to provide technical assistance and support to schools in grant administration and school reform efforts.