State, Federal and Local Programs, i.e., Title I, Title II, Title III, IDEA, Section 31A, CTE/Perkins, School Improvement.
Title funds are used in different ways. To purchase new technology, supplemental materials and services for students.
FCS scholars experience direct benefits of this extra funding on a daily basis.
How does a school determine their use of Title I funds to design the school’s program?
Programs are required to align with the school’s Title I plan as well as the school’s 90-Day Plan.
How does the District monitor and support the Title I programs at the schools?
How do I find out about Title I at my school?
How can I be involved in decisions regarding the Title I program?
How are schools allocated Title I funds?
Once a school qualifies, funds are then allocated in the spring based on a formula developed at the district office that projects the number of qualifying children at the school for the following year. Occasionally, a further adjustment is made after the first month of school the year funds are allocated, to ensure that schools receive funds commensurate with the number of qualifying children actually enrolled.
How can Title I funds be used at the school site?
Title I funds must be used to promote:
In general, funds cannot be used to purchase/lease/rent or improve facilities or provide routine transportation costs for the transport of students to and from school or supplant funds the school is already entitled to from other sources.
Are there restrictions on using the funds to hire staff?
The intent of the law is to use funds to acquire "highly qualified" professionals and state licensed certified teachers. Although the final draft of the law permits the use of funds for other staff, the primary focus remains on "highly qualified" and "State Licensed Certified" teachers. Schools intending on hiring non-professional staff with Title I funds should request clearance from the district Title I office.
Do Title I Funds follow the child if he moves to another school?
As indicated in the Act, the intended purpose of these funds is to improve the school. This is why funds are allocated to schools, not to children. As a result, if a child leaves a Title I school and transfers to another school, there is no transfer of Title I funds to the receiving school.
Program Design, Operation and Assessment
The district's philosophy is to provide a minimum of rules and regulations beyond what is found in federal law, regulations or policy, regarding the expenditure of funds at the school site, so long as this expenditure is representative of the wishes of the school improvement team, is consistent with district policies, state law and program goals.
Why are Title I Funds Allocated Exclusively to High Poverty Schools?
Research studies done over the past 30 years show conclusively that schools with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged students generally demonstrate lower levels of achievement than do schools with lower concentrations of economically disadvantaged students. As a result, Congress, in the re-authorization of Title I under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, now requires districts to allocate Title I funds to those schools with the highest concentrations of such students, particularly to those schools falling above 75%. Districts may extend Title I benefits to schools lower than 75%, yet not below the district average percentage of free/reduced price meals or directly certified students through the CEP option.
Which children are Title I children?
Do Title I Funds follow the child if he moves to another school?
Do Private Schools also receive Title Assistance?
In accordance with federal law, funds are allocated directly to schools to work toward these three goals. In this district, all schools falling above 58% of their K-12 membership eligible for a free or reduced-price meal receive funds. Funds are allocated on a per qualifying child (child with free or reduced-price meal status) basis. Federal law requires that a district not use Title I funds to offset expenses to a Title I school that would normally be paid by other sources if Title I funds were not available.