Title I

Title I Overview

Purpose

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) provides financial assistance to districts and schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

This purpose is accomplished by such efforts as:

providing an enriched and accelerated educational program;
promoting schoolwide reform through schoolwide programs or through additional services that increase the amount and quality of instructional time;
significantly upgrading the quality of instruction by providing staff in participating schools with substantial opportunities for professional development; and
affording parents meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children at home and at school.

Financial Resources (Reimbursements)

Parent & Family Engagement

Support & Implementation Newsletter

Title I Compliance Requirements

Planning Meeting Templates

Title I Resources

Financial Resources (Reimbursements)

Inventory

Parent & Family Engagement

Support & Implementation Newsletter

Federal Programs Month-by-Month Guide to Compliance

Title I Compliance Requirements

Federal Programs Planning Meeting Resources

Required Documentation: invitation to participate, agenda, sign-in sheets, PPT slides, meeting minutes

Planning Meeting Templates

Comprehensive Needs Assessment Template

Sample Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Comprehensive Needs Assessment/Continuous Improvement Plan Template - ONLY to be used by School Improvement Schools

Comprehensive Needs Assessment Guide - Use to Analyze Data

Federal Programs Planning Meeting Webinars

Title I/Medicaid Training PowerPoint (12/6/2024)

Application Resources

Title I Application Template

Activity Template by Expenditure

Title I Planning Guide

Allowable Use of Funds Guidance

Title I Allowable and Non-Allowable Cost Reference Guide - Examples

Field Trip Template - Submit with Application for Field Trip Activities

Annual Title I Meeting

Components that should be covered during an annual Title I meeting based on ESSA 1116 (c) (1): "...to inform parents of their school's participation under this part and to explain the requirements of this part, (3) involve parents...in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under this part, including the planning, review and improvement of the school parent and family engagement policy and joint development of the schoolwide program plan and the right of parents to be involved, (4): (B) a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the achievement level of the challenging State academic standards; and (C) if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.

Required Documentation: invitation to participate, agenda, sign-in sheets, PPT slides, meeting minutes

Annual Title I Meeting Agenda Template

Annual Title I Meeting Minutes Template

Sample Video

Sample Video - Legacy Early College 2024 - English

Sample Video - Legacy Early College 2024 - Spanish

Evaluations

Mid-Year Evaluation of Title I Activities

End-of-Year Impact Statement - End-of-Year Evaluation

Parent and Family Engagement Evaluation

Monitoring and Support

South Carolina Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Federal Programs Consolidated Monitoring Tool