Title 1 Defined:

Title 1 Part A provides Utah federal funding each year to help higher poverty schools provide supplemental educational services to meet the needs of educationally disadvantaged students.

3 Purposes of Title 1

1. Students achieve proficiency in reading/language arts and mathematics. 
2. Building teacher capacity through quality professional development.
3. Enhance parents’ abilities to help their children succeed through quality parental engagement activities.

Student Achievement

• Schools must use evidence-based instructional strategies [ESSA requires showing lines of evidence]
• Optional extended learning time: before/after school programs, summer school programs, intersession or Saturday programs
• Primary core delivered by highly qualified teachers
• Identifying learning needs through ongoing assessment
• Targeted, evidence-based interventions for additional instructional help
• Annual review of school academic progress reported to the public

Professional Development

• School plan included clear, ongoing, evidence-based professional development to support teachers in meeting student needs
• Evidence-based professional development includes follow-up and feedback
• Teachers must meet highly qualified requirements
• Paraprofessionals must meet highly qualified requirements
• Services provided by paraprofessionals must be under the direction and in close proximity to a highly qualified teacher

Parent Engagement

• LEA [District] Parent Engagement Policy
• School Parent Engagement Policy
• School-Parent Compact
• Parents “right to know” requirement
• Input into planning and implementation of parent engagement activities
• Access to assessment and evaluation data
• Set-aside expectation [1% of LEA budget, 100% is allocated to the schools]

Title 1 Funds

• Implement school plans aligned with student achievement
• Aligned direction to student achievement
• Supplement, not supplant, must be used for things above and beyond general funding.

Examples of effective use of Title 1 Funds

• Supplemental Personnel
• Professional Development
• Textbooks & Supplies
• Extended Day/Year Programs
• Early Childhood Program
• Parent Engagement Activities
• Counseling
• Accelerated High-Quality Curriculum

Title 1 School Requirements

1. Annual Needs Assessment 
2. Annual School Plan

Updated by PCSD/CSI August 2024

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