Federal Title I Program Information
Target-assisted Program
School-wide Program
Neglected Program
Delinquent Program
Homeless Program
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I became law April 11, 1965. Since this time, the law has been amended three times — 1988, 1995 and recently amended by Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001.
Schools: Schools are eligible for Title I services if 35% or more of the students are on free/reduced lunch (Public Law 103-382); and schools are eligible for school-wide projects if 50% or more students are on free/reduced lunch.
District: The District through its analysis of data, the needs of the students it services, and planning with the funds available, determines the appropriate program and the grade levels it will focus on to improve student achievement. While all buildings in a district may be eligible to be served by Title I funds, the District may concentrate on the buildings with the greatest student need.
The Warren City School District utilizes all of its Title I funds to provide services in each of the following buildings: Jefferson PK-8, Lincoln PK-8, McGuffey K-8 and Willard K-8.
Other Services: In addition to services provided to District students on a daily basis, Title I provides funds to service special need populations of students. The Warren City School District receives additional funds to provide supplemental services for neglected and delinquent students.
Target-assisted Program
Components
- All children served by Title I are found eligible using multiple academically-related and objective criteria.
- The program coordinates and supports the regular education program, which may include assisting preschool children in the transition from early childhood programs like Head Start, Even Start, Early Reading First, or preschools run by state or District funds.
- The program incorporates Title I planning into existing school planning and the building of complete needs assessment of the entire school based on the achievement of children in relation to state academic and achievement standards.
- The program uses Title I resources to help participating children meet the state student academic standards expected for all children in reading and mathematics.
- The program uses effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientific research, which gives primary consideration to providing extended time, helping provide an accelerated and high quality curriculum, and minimizing removal of students from the regular classroom during regular school hours for Title I instruction.
- Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT), as defined by federal law.
- The program coordinates and integrates federal, state and local services, including all title in NCLB, violence prevention, nutrition and housing programs, Head Start, adult education, vocational and technical education and job training.
- Provides strategies to increase parental involvement requirements.
The program provides sufficient professional development opportunities with Title I and other resources — if possible for teachers, principals, instructional paraprofessionals; and if appropriate, pupil services personnel, parents and other staff to become highly qualified.
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School-wide Program
Components
- A comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school based on information, which includes the achievement of children in relation to the state academic content standards and the state student academic achievement standards.
- School-wide reform strategies based on scientific research, which strengthens the core academic program, increases the amount and quality of learning time and includes strategies to address needs of low-achieving students.
- Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT), as defined by federal law.
- Highly qualified, ongoing professional development based on scientifically-based research for teachers, principals, instructional paraprofessionals; and if appropriate, pupil services personnel, parents and other staff.
- Strategies to attract Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) to high-need schools.
- Strategies to increase parental involvement such as family literacy services.
- Plans to assist preschool children in transition from early childhood programs to local elementary school programs.
- Measures to include teachers in the decisions regarding the use of Ohio Proficiency Tests and other assessments to improve the achievement of individual students and the overall instructional program.
- Activities to ensure that students who experience difficulty mastering the proficient or advanced levels of academic achievement standards required are provided with timely and additional assistance.
Coordination and integration of federal, state and local services programs, including all title in NCLB, violence prevention, nutrition and housing programs, Head Start, adult education, vocational and technical education and job training.
Neglected Tutorial Program
- Tutors are provided to give assistance to resident students at the Trumbull County Reeves Road Group Home. The services include help with homework, expanding students’ content knowledge and technology resources to enable students to achieve at a rate similar to other students in their class.
- Two tutors working after schools hours providing .71 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
- Serving 25 students
- Fiscal year (FY) 2011 allocation $30,419.26
Delinquent Program
- Services are provided at the Trumbull County Detention Center (Juvenile Justice Center )
- One teacher representing .87 FTE
- Teaching approximately 85 students on a regular basis
- FY 2011 allocation $78,059.59
For additional information or if you have questions, please contact the Office of State & Federal Programs, Warren City School District, 330-841-2321, ext. 7213.
