Title 1

What is Title 1?

Title 1 is supplemental federal funding for low achieving children, especially in high poverty schools. This program provides extra academic support and learning opportunities for children farthest from meeting challenging state standards. Title 1 helps by supplementing and improving the regular education programs offered at Title 1 schools. The goal is to help students meet the State standards.

How does a school become a Title 1 school?

The number of students that qualify for free and/or reduced lunch is used to determine the district-wide poverty and school poverty levels. Title 1 can serve schools at or above the districtwide poverty average.

Sycamore Elementary Parent Involvement Policy

1. Sycamore Elementary School will hold an annual parent meeting early in the school year at a convenient time to explain:
   1. Title 1 participation and requirements
   2. Parents’ rights to be involved
   3. The forms of assessment used to measure academic success and progress
2. Sycamore Elementary will distribute the following documents for review and input:
   1. Parent Involvement Policy will be given early in the school year.
   2. Home School Compacts will be collected via Microsoft Form early in the school year.
   3. Parent Notices will be given as they apply to Title 1.
3. Sycamore Elementary will provide information to all parents in a language and format easily understood in the following ways:
   1. Registration packets
   2. Teacher notes, phone calls, emails
   3. School newsletters
   4. District and school websites
   5. Parent Square messages
   6. Interpreter services as needed
   7. Report cards via Power School
4. Sycamore  Elementary will foster positive and productive family partnerships through:
   1. Providing opportunities for decision-making input related to the education of their children
   2. Host schoolwide events including Title 1 meetings, Family Nights, and an Open House
   3. Fostering and encouraging good school attendance
5. Parents/Guardians will in turn foster positive and productive partnerships with school staff through:
   1. Supporting their students’ learning by: Ensuring good attendance, monitoring homework completion, supervising television watching and electronic game playing, encouraging positive use of extra-curricular time, and encouraging reading at home.
   2. Volunteering at school
   3. Participating in school activities
   4. Communicating with school staff
   5. Being positive advocates for their children
6. Sycamore Elementary will provide materials and training for parents/guardians on how they can assist, encourage and improve their child’s academic achievement through:
   1. Newsletters, resources for instructional strategies to practice at home, and digital resources
7. Sycamore Elementary will communicate with the district any parent concerns with the Title 1 program. The Title 1 Department will receive any comments and will respond to any suggestion or concern as timely and practically possible.