Education: Getting to Know Title One From The 'Front lines' w/ Alice

Hello Friends,

This week we get to know Alice.  She has earned her Masters of Education w/ an emphasis in Best Practices.  Currently, she teaches 4th grade at a Title One school.  

She opens up about unconditional love, routine, involvement, communication, and what she thinks needs to change. Please enjoy this perspective from the 'frontlines' of our educational system.

Happy Sunday,

Tami Diane  

Title I Schools- Defined

Schools where at least 40 percent of the children in the school attendance area are from low-income families or at least 40 percent of the student enrollment are from low-income families are eligible to receive federal Title I funds. The proportion of low-income families is most frequently measured by the percent of students receiving free and reduced-price lunch. Title I funds are to be used for programs designed to improve the academic achievement of children from low-income homes. Over half of all public schools receive funding under Title I. No Child Left Behind requires all districts and schools receiving Title I funds to meet state "adequate yearly progress" (AYP) goals for their total student populations and for specified demographic subgroups. If a school receiving federal Title I funding fails to meet the AYP target for two consecutive years or more, the school is designated in need of improvement and faces consequences, including public school choice for students in the school, supplemental services (including tutoring) for students, certain corrective actions and school restructuring.

Source // www.greatschools.org