Components of a Title I Schoolwide Program:

• A comprehensive needs assessment of all three schools is conducted

• Schoolwide/Districtwide reform strategies are implemented to provide opportunities for all students to meet the state's performance standards

• Instruction is conducted by a highly qualified staff

• Professional development is conducted on a continual basis throughout the year

• Activities are conducted to increase parental involvement

• Measures are taken to include teachers in decisions about assessment

• Measures are taken to ensure that students are given every opportunity possible to be successful

Parent's Right To Know:

As a parent of a student enrolled in a Title I school, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers and instructional assistants who work with your child. Federal law allows you to ask for the following information about your child's classroom teachers and requires the District to give you this information in a timely manner:

• Whether the teacher is certified to teach the subjects and/or grade level the teacher is teaching

• Whether the teacher's certificate is a waiver or substandard certificate

• The teacher's academic major, graduate degrees, if any and

• The teacher's certification area

If you would like to receive this information, please call Dr. Larsen in the Human Resources Department at 864-852-2435