What is Title I?
Title I, Part A the cornerstone of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), is the largest federal education program. Its intent is to help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high quality education and reach proficiency on challenging State academic content and performance standards.
Title I began with the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, which provided federal funding for high-poverty schools to help students who are behind academically and at risk of falling behind. Services can include hiring teachers to reduce class size, tutoring, purchase of instructional equipment, materials and supplies, parental involvement activities, professional development, pre-kindergarten programs, and hiring teachers and paraprofessionals.
Title I Schools
Schools considered Title I are those in which the identified student percentage (students directly certified) is at least 38.75% (or 62%) based on Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) guidelines. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) replaced Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) as the measure of poverty for Title I purposes in 2015.
School-wide programs have flexibility in using their Title I funds, in conjunction with other funds in the school, to upgrade the operation of the entire school. School-wide programs must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment, identify and commit to specific goals and strategies that address those needs, create a comprehensive plan, and conduct an annual review of the effectiveness of the school-wide program that is revised as needed.
At Rama Road Elementary, Title I will provide additional funding for the 2022-23 school year in the amount of: $243,260.16 plus $35,759.36 in carryover funding through Title I. The School Leadership Team works together to determine how funds will be allocated in order to support the goals and outcomes for the School Improvement Plan. The Rama Road SLT determined that funds will primarily be used to secure support positions for the following areas:one Interpreter/Translator, one Behavior Management Technician, a classroom teacher, ongoing teacher professional development, parent engagement opportunities and communication tools such as one home-school agenda per student and Home School Communication newsletters. Carryover funds will support instructional software licenses for students in Grades K-5 and a partnership with UNC Charlotte's New Teacher Support Program where a teacher coach is scheduled to be at Rama Road one day a week to provide professional development support in classrooms of teachers with 1-3 years of experience. Instructional technology, materials and leveled books for classroom libraries are also purchased with these funds at our school.
Rama Road Annual Title I Presentation
