Title I, Part A
The purpose of Title I is to ensure that schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families have the resources to provide a high quality education that will enable all children to meet the state’s student achievement standards. Title I focuses on programs that use effective methods and instructional strategies that are research-based.
In Garland ISD, Title I serves 29 elementary schools, and two Pre-K schools. These 31 campuses are schools with high percentage of students who are on free and/or reduced lunch. Title I focuses on program initiatives to eliminate the student achievement gap, the gap that exists between Anglo and minority student populations. Title I initiatives focus primarily on reading; however, other core content areas are addressed through Title I funding. Funding examples include Literacy Teachers, Pre-K classroom aides, extended day programs, elementary summer school, Bilingual Instructional Support Teachers, integration of technology into the classrooms, and the Parents as Teachers program.
Texas Education Agency has additional information related to No Child Left Behind Guidance and Title I. Please click on the link below to go to the Texas Education Agency website.
www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/