Title I

Purpose

The purpose of a Title I schoolwide program is to upgrade the entire educational program in the school in order to raise the achievement of the lowest-achieving students. Schools enrolling at least 40 percent of students from low-income families are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs.

Programs

All students may take part in Title I-funded initiatives.
Maximizes flexibility in using federal funds.
Serves as a vehicle for whole-school reform with focus on improving the achievement of lowest-achieving students.
Addresses student needs through a schoolwide plan based on a comprehensive needs assessment.

For more information please visit the VDOE's Title I Website.

Title I in Stafford County

Title I funding is designed to help schools in servicing students, so they may achieve, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards. Schoolwide assistance programs must use instructional strategies based on scientifically based research and implement parental involvement activities.

For the 2024-2025 school year, the following schools stay Title I schoolwide schools.

Anne E. Moncure Elementary School
Anthony Burns Elementary School
Conway Elementary
Falmouth Elementary School
Ferry Farm Elementary School
Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School
Rocky Run Elementary School and
Widewater Elementary School

School's Title I Status

This is to let you know that our school has been named a Title I, Part A, Schoolwide School. Being named a Title I school allows our school to receive more resources and support to improve student achievement.

For more information on Title I, Part A, go to US Department of Education - Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local educational Agencies.

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How are Title I Funds Used?

How to use Title I funds depends on each school. Title I funds can be used to improve curriculum, instructional activities, counseling, parental involvement, and increase the number of staff. Title I funds for schoolwide programs are designed to upgrade their entire educational programs. They are for all students, particularly the lowest-achieving students.

Parents, our priority for this school year is to involve you! Please stop in and let us know how we can support your involvement.

Join the Parent Advisory Committee and have a voice! Email Louise Marks, Coordinator of Family Engagement for Title I Schools at: markslm@staffordschools.net

Know how the school is doing - you can view our school’s report card on the VDOE website. School Report Card
Check this school website in your language.
Volunteer at our school:
- Join the school committee.
- Volunteer in the classroom.
- Attend parent-teacher conferences and school events.
- Call or send teachers an email if you have questions or a concern about your child’s learning.
- Send an email to your teacher and let them know how your child learns best and/or ask how to help her/him learn at home.
Tell us what you need to help your child learn. Our school and community have many resources available to help families. Such as school counselors, tutors, psychologists, etc.
Tell us what you need to help your child attend school every day.

Please let us know if you have any questions about our school’s efforts to improve support or how parents can support those efforts more. Thank you for all you do to support your child’s learning at school. Please do not hesitate to contact your teacher or principal. We are here to help.

Family's Rights under Title I, Part A - Schoolwide School

Part I

Parents you have the ‘Rights to Request’

Parents, you have the right to request the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers:

In a schoolwide school, this includes all teachers and personnel needed to hold a teaching license in the grades and subjects they teach.
A teacher with a provisional license in the subject they teach is considered properly licensed.
This requirement does not include guidance counselors, speech/language pathologists, or administrators; however, all licensing requirements in a Title I school are encouraged.

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Part II

Parents you have the ‘Rights to Know’

Parents should be provided with the level of achievement of their children each year based on the results of state assessments.
Parents should be invited to an annual meeting to inform parents of their right to be involved in the planning of school improvement programs. In addition, a number of parent meetings should be scheduled to involve parents in decisions related to the education of their children.
Include parents in an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent involvement policy. Look at improving academic quality, including identifying barriers to greater participation by parents.
Parents should be involved in decisions that decide how federal funds for parental involvement are used, including activities promoting family literacy and parenting skills.
A school-parent compact should be developed that outlines how parents and the school share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement.

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Part III

Part IV

Parents you have the ‘Right to Know Assessment Opt-out Options’

Section 1112(e)(2) of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) states that parents of students in Title I schools have a right to know about state or division policies regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by ESSA, including any policy, procedure, or parental right to opt students out of such assessments.

If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact the school's front office, either in person, by phone or in writing.

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Part V

Parents you have the ‘Right to Request an Interpreter, Translated Documents and Large Print Documents

This requirement is consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), as amended. Under those regulations, recipients of federal financial assistance have a responsibility to ensure meaningful access to their programs and activities by persons with limited English proficiency.