Long Middle School
Title I
What is it?
*Title I is an assistance program for schools from the federal government based on our directly certified students (students approved as eligible for free meals who are not subject to verification).
*The goal of Title I is to provide a quality education for every child.
How does it work?
*The federal government provides funding to states each year for Title I.
*In order to receive the funding, the schools must develop a plan that describes how the money will be used to improve and/or continue to provide a quality education for every child.
Title I programs generally offer:
*small group instruction opportunities
*additional teachers and assistants
*additional training for school staff
*extra time for instruction
*a variety of teaching methods and materials
PARENTS’ RIGHT TO KNOW:
Under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), parents have the right to know:
whether a teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
whether a teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification of licensing criteria have been waived;
the baccalaureate degree major of a teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
Please contact the principal if you would like to receive this information about your child’s teachers.
Parents who have children in Title I schools also have the following rights:
to give input into and review how the Title I funds are used at the school
to help develop and review the school’s Title I plan
to help develop and review the school’s Parent Involvement Policy
to help develop and review the school’s Home-School Compact.
Long Middle’s Title I Funding Provides:
Additional teachers to reduce class size
Literacy Coach to provide staff development/professional development
Parenting: Parenting materials and refreshments for parenting events
each semester
Imagine Learning Site License to provide personalized learning.
A copy of the schoolwide plan is located in the school office for those wishing to review it. Please contact Carolyn Caldwell, principal, at 843-921-1010 or Dr. Candace Hoffman, Title I Director, at 843-623-5507 if you have any questions or concerns.
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