Funds are used to support effective, research-based educational strategies that close the achievement gap between high-and low-performing students and enable the students to meet the state's challenging academic standards. Title I-funded schools are either targeted assistance schools or schoolwide program schools.
Academic Achievement
Awards
The program identifies and recognizes Title I schools with demonstrated
success in significantly closing the achievement gap between high-
and low-performing students.
Title I Conference Information
Accountability
Information is provided about Title I Achieving Schools, Program
Improvement schools, local educational agencies, and monitoring
of Title I schools.
Committee of Practitioners (COP)
The COP advises the State Board of Education and the California
Department of Education on Title I, Part A issues.
Correspondence
Letters to the field regarding the Title I, Part A Basic Program, including parent involvement and private schools are provided.
Fiscal Information
Information is provided about Title I entitlements, socioeconomic
data, and teacher loan cancellation benefits.
- Allocating Title I Funds to Schools (DOC; Outside Source)
Information about how local educational agencies identify eligible Title I schools and allocate funds to those schools. - Carry-over and Waiver Information
Section 1127 of No Child Left Behind, Title I, Part A allows local educational agencies (LEAs) to carry over up to 15 percent of their allocations for any fiscal year. If the carry-over amount exceeds 15 percent, an LEA may file a request with the CDE to waive that limit. - September 14 Letter to LEAs Regarding Comparability
- Comparability Requirements and Instructions (DOC; 119KB; 15pp.; 3-Oct-2007)
- Comparability Computation Forms (XLS; 320KB; 19pp.; 3-Oct-2007)
- Comparability PowerPoint (PPT; 320KB; 30 Slides; 3-Oct-2007)
- Title I Fiscal Guidance (DOC; Outside Source)
Guidance,
Regulations, and Policy Letters from the U.S. Department of Education
on Title I, Part A (Outside source)
Policy letters; NCLB legislation and regulations; and policy
guidance on supplemental services, school and LEA Program Improvement,
school choice, preschool, allocation of Title I funds to schools,
and other elementary and secondary education issues are available
at the USDE Web site.
Homeless Education
Guidance, information, and assistance to ensure educational
rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness
are provided.
Innovative
Programs (Outside source)
The Title V Innovative Programs assist local education reform
efforts that are consistent with and support statewide reform
efforts. They also support state and local efforts to implement
promising educational reform programs.
Local Educational Agency
Plan
The LEA Plan is required of all LEAs in California that receive
funds under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
Nell Soto
Parent/Teacher Involvement Program
No Child Left Behind
The State Board of Education and the California Department of
Education's homepage for the NCLB. The information serves as a
clearinghouse for information on California's ongoing implementation
of NCLB.
Parent/Family Involvement
Information for parents and family members about Title I programs.
Preschool Programs
Use of Title I, Part A funds for preschool programs.
Prevention and Intervention Programs for Neglected Children and
Youth (Coming Soon)
Children in a local institution for neglected children and
youth or who are attending a community day program for such children
are eligible for Title I, Part A services.
Title 1 Services for Students in Private Schools
Title I requires that an LEA provides eligible private school
children with Title I educational services or other benefits that
are equitable to those provided to eligible public school children.
Title I services for eligible private school children must be
developed in consultation with private school officials.
Program Improvement
(PI)
All schools and LEAs that do not make Adequate Yearly Progress
are identified for Program Improvement under No Child Left Behind.
Program Improvement schools and LEAs must implement required program
components and interventions. The requirements of Years One through
five for schools and Years One through three for LEAs are explained.
School Choice
Students enrolled in PI schools have the option to transfer to
schools in the LEA that are not PI, with paid transportation.
Schoolwide Programs (SWP)
To become a SWP school, Title I schools must develop a comprehensive
plan that describes how the school will be improved academically
so that all students attain proficiency on the state's academic
content standards, especially those students farthest away from
demonstrating proficiency. Eligible schools are those in which
at least 40 percent of the children in the school attendance area
are from low-income families.
Supplemental Educational
Services
NCLB enables low-income children attending Program Improvement
schools in Years two through five to receive supplemental educational
services. Supplemental educational services include tutoring or
other supplemental academic enrichment activities beyond the regular
school day or year. Services are to be high quality, research-based,
and designed to improve the students' academic achievement.
Targeted Assistance Schools (TAS)
Title I, Part A funds may be used in TAS only for programs that
provide services to children eligible to receive Title I services.
These children have been identified by the school as failing,
or most at risk of failing, to meet the state's academic content
standards.
Technical Assistance
The California Department of Education, collaborates with
the Comprehensive Assistance Centers (CAC) and the Regional School
Support and Improvement Centers (RSSIC/S4) to provide Title I
technical assistance.
