Title I Overview
-
Title I is designed to provide all students equitable opportunities for quality education that help close achievement gaps. Funding is available for schools with high percentages of students from low income households. These federal funds are allocated through formulas based on census poverty data estimated along with the cost of education in each state. Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
-
How does WDMCS use Title I Funds?
West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) identifies eligible schools in a rank and serve order. All expenditures must also be supplemental. All Title I expenses must be reasonable, necessary, allowable, and aligned with the program purpose. Schools that are eligible and receive Title I funds must design and implement programs to support eligible Title I students through a schoolwide or targeted assistance model.
-
Targeted Assistance Programs
Targeted School(s): Western Hills Elementary
Title I funds may only be used to meet the needs of children in the greatest need of services. In a targeted assistance program, all costs must be supplemental (i.e., in addition to what is currently offered and what the district and school must offer) and limited to services for eligible students.
-
Schoolwide Programs
Targeted School(s): Clive Learning Academy, Crestview School of Inquiry, Hillside Elementary
Title I funds are used to upgrade the entire educational program in a school, and all students may benefit from the use of Title I funds. Activities must be part of the schoolwide plan and support an identified academic need through the school’s comprehensive needs assessment (ESEA § 1114).
-
What do Title I Programs offer?
- Expanded Learning Time (Beyond Core Instruction)
- Before- and After-School Programs
- Summer Programs and Opportunities
- Family Academic Assistance, Education and Engagement Opportunities
-
Title I School Requirements
A Title I school must:
- Notify parents of their Right to Know
- Have a parent and family engagement policy
- Have a school-parent compact
-
Title I Parents/Guardians Right-to-Know
Parents/guardians have the right to information on the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher from the school district.
The federal education law put in place by the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires that all parents in a Title I school be notified and given the opportunity to request information about the professional qualifications of classroom teachers instructing their child.
In addition, a Title I school must provide each parent of a child who is a student in such school with information on the student’s level of achievement and academic growth on each Title I state academic assessment (if applicable and available) and timely notice that the student has been assigned (or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by) a teacher who does not meet applicable state certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.
-
Contact Us
Kristy Dietzenbach
Title I Coordinator
515-633-6732Leigh Goldie
Elementary Curriculum Director
515-633-5055