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Title I: An Introduction
Fall 2010

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CHILD'S VOICE: What is Title I?

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CATHRYN GARDENER, MANAGER OF TITLE I STRATEGIC PLANNING, MA ESE:
Title I, Part A of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act
is one of the nation’s oldest and largest federally funded education programs.

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GARDENER: The program provides additional funds to local school districts
to assist low achieving students in high poverty schools.  

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GARDENER: Funds are used to help these students
to meet the states challenging academic standards. 

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GARDENER: Title I has three primary objectives: 
to improve student achievement for all participating children

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GARDENER: to improve staff development
and to improve parental and community involvement.

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GARDENER: Ninety-three percent of all school districts in Massachusetts
currently receive Title I funds.

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GARDENER: For the 2010-2011 school year,
Title I district allocations in Massachusetts totaled 217 million dollars.  

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GARDENER: The district allocations range from $403 for a small charter school
to $45 million for Boston. The median is $136,000. 

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CHILD'S VOICE: What does Title I do for students?

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ANNOUNCER: Title I serves children in elementary and secondary schools who have demonstrated that extra assistance is needed.

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ANNOUNCER: Title I also serves children who attend parochial and private schools.  

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ANNOUNCER: The Title I program provides students with extra educational assistance beyond the regular classroom.

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ANNOUNCER: Students do not have to be from low-income families to receive Title I services.

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CHILD'S VOICE: How do schools in Massachusetts receive Title I funds?

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DR. JONATHAN PONDS, K-4 PRINCIPAL, SALEMWOOD SCHOOL, MALDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
First, the federal government provides funding
to the state based on census data estimates.  

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PONDS: Then, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
allocates the funds to school districts. 

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PONDS: Since census data are not available for charter schools and regional vocational schools,
the Department adjusts district allocations accordingly.

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PONDS: Districts apply for the funds by submitting an application
to the Department detailing proposed activities. 

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PONDS: In general, schools with a sufficiently high percentage of
economically disadvantaged students qualify for Title I funds. 

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PONDS: Districts must allocate funds to participating schools, in rank order, 
based on the percentage of children from low-income families in each school.

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PONDS: In general, Title I regulations require school districts to provide services to all schools 
where at least three quarters of the students qualify for free or reduced price meals.

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CHILD'S VOICE: How can schools and districts use Title I funds?

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DR. MARGARET ADAMS, DIRECTOR OF LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND TITLE I, MALDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Title I funds are used to provide services that are supplemental or, 
in addition to, services normally provided by the school district for participating children. 

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ADAMS: To ensure that funds made available under Title I are used to provide services that are in addition to the regular services normally provided by a school district, 

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ADAMS: The district must use these funds to supplement, not supplant, or take the place of regular non-Federal funds

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ADAMS: Schools and districts have several options for using Title I funds to address the needs of students.  

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ADAMS: Schools can use Title I funds for additional instructional programs which may be in class or outside of class. 

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ADAMS: Title I funds can be used for extended day or year services, prekindergarten, summer programs, online learning, take home resources, and tutoring.

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ADAMS: Schools can also use Title I funds for supporting programs such as professional development,
parent involvement, materials and supplies, and technology.

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ADAMS: Funds can also be reserved at the district level to cover related district wide costs such as
administration and professional development.

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CHILD'S VOICE: What are the two types of Title I program?

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ADAMS: Districts can fund two types of Title I programs in their schools: a schoolwide program and/or a Targeted Assistance program. 

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ADAMS: There are similarities and differences between the two.

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ADAMS: A Schoolwide program serves all children in a school.  All staff, resources, and classes are part of the overall Schoolwide program.  

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ADAMS: The school’s poverty level must be at least 40% to be eligible for a Schoolwide program.  

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ADAMS: A Targeted Assistance program is one in which individual students in a school are targeted to receive Title I services based upon multiple criteria. 

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ANNOUNCER: More than half of the 1800 schools in Massachusetts receive Title I funds.

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ANNOUNCER: In the 2009-2010 school year, Massachusetts’ districts had about a quarter of its schools
with Schoolwide programs and about a quarter with Targeted Assistance programs. 

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CHILD'S VOICE: How are parents involved in Title I?

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PAT FISH, TITLE I PARENT COORDINATOR, MALDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Involving parents, guardians and families as full partners
in the education of their children is an important part of Title I. 

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FISH: Schools receiving Title I funds are required to involve parents
in the planning, implementation, and review of Title I programs.  

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CHILD'S VOICE: Where can I get more information about Title I programs?

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ANNOUNCER: For additional episodes as well as information and technical assistance on the many facets of the Title I program, please visit our website at the address shown: 
http://www.doe.mass.edu/titlei/ 
Or contact the Title I office by phone or email.
Title I phone line: 781-338-6230
Title I email: title1@doe.mass.edu

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Special thanks to Malden Public Schools
The staff and children at Salemwood School
The Operaations staff at ESE

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Copyright 2010 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education