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Title 1 Essay

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Over the past 29 plus years of working in this school district as a teacher, vice principal, STEM coach, instructional coach, and Title 1 coordinator, I would have to say my involvement in Title 1 has had the steepest learning curve. In all of my other jobs, I was able to learn how to be a teacher, coach or administrator through university coursework and classes offered for credential renewal. However, being a Title 1 coordinator this year has put me in the “shoes of a new learner,” much like my former students where I feel as though my head may explode with all of my new knowledge. I would like to pass along my new learnings about Title 1 and why it is so important to the White Pine County School District. In 1965 federal …show more content…

Title 1 funds are intended to provide instruction and instructional support for these disadvantaged children so that they can master challenging curricula and meet state standards in core academic subjects. Title 1 is designed to support local school reform efforts tied to increasing student achievement. In order for a local school to qualify for Title 1 funds, at least 40% of students must come from low-income families. But this is where it gets tricky for White Pine County. The numbers (percentages) the state uses to formulate how much money our school district receives in Title 1 funds comes from a form that parents can choose to fill out (or not) each year that is titled “Household Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals.” Title 1 is not indicated anywhere on this form except it is inferred when it says “We MAY share your eligibility information with education, health, and nutrition programs to help them evaluate, fund, or determine benefits for their programs.” Sometimes parents or guardians do not fill out the form but yet the school district CANNOT contact them to encourage them to do so. We cannot single out families who have not turned in the form which includes mailing home the form to fill out or phone calls of explanation as to why it is important to complete the form. So what does our school district do with the Title 1 funds we receive? In the past funds have been used

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