Title I
Title I is a federally funded program that was enacted in 1965 under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), committed to closing the achievement gap between low-income students and other students. Funds are based on free and reduced lunch numbers. The Purpose of Title I Programming is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on state and local academic achievement standards and assessments. A part of the requirements for Title 1 is to have a Parent Engagement Policy. Please see the following information regarding Title 1:
Title 1 Parent & Family Engagement Policy
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Parents Right-to-Know
The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires Title I schools to notify each parent in the school whose child is being taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is not “Highly Qualified” regardless of whether or not the teacher is being paid with Title I funds.
At the beginning of the school year, districts must notify all parents of students attending a Title I school that they may request, and the district must provide in a timely manner, information regarding the professional qualifications of students’ classroom teachers including, at a minimum the following:
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Whether the teacher has met North Carolina qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
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Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver through which the state qualifications or licensing criteria have been waived.
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The bachelor’s degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field or discipline of the certification or degree.
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Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
Communication:
Notification must be disseminated at the start of the school year (first 30 calendar days of school) and/or at any point when a child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks, by a teacher who is not highly qualified. [Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(ii)]
The method used to notify parents must be documented in the language the parents can understand and must occur annually
Testing Transparency Notification:
Parents have the right to request and be provided with information regarding any state or local educational agency policy regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by the state or local educational agency.