Title I, Part A, of the Every Student Succeeds Act, is intended to ensure that the parents of Title I students have the information they need to make informed choices regarding their children. Title I is designed to support schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families.

According to the federal government, more than 56,000 public schools across the country used Title I funds. In other words, more than 21 million children were served by the funding.

Title I and Parent Engagement: What You Need to Know

Title I schools with percentages of students from low-income families of at least 40 percent may use Title I funds, along with other Federal, State, and local funds, to operate a “school wide program” to upgrade the instructional program for the whole school.

Local education agencies (LEAs) or schools must do the following under Title I:

• Provide meaningful consultation with the parents of students served.
• Plan and implement programs and activities that involve parents in the education of their children.
• Develop a parental involvement policy with the participation of parents
• Build a school’s capacity for strong parental involvement.
• Provide materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their academic achievement.
• Educate teachers and other staff to recognize the value of parents in the academic process.
• Provide necessary family literacy training.
• Train parents to help other parents get involved with the school.

Title I is a critical component for supporting parent involvement in schools with high levels of low-income families.

The Latino Family Literacy Project are experts when it comes to training staff to work with Hispanic parents for parent involvement and building the parents’ capacity for reading, language development and school leadership.

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