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Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs
Provides supplemental resources to the district to ensure all children, particularly low-achieving children in the highest-poverty schools, have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and State academic assessments. District Parent Involvement Plan
Teacher Qualifications: Parents of students in Title I schools have a right to know about teacher qualifications. That means parents may request and receive information regarding the professional qualifications of the students’ classroom teachers, including: (a) whether the teacher is state-certified; (b) whether a teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status; and (c) the baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate degree major or certification. Please direct inquiries to your school principal.
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Title II, Part A – Teacher and Principal Training and Recruitment Program
The purpose of Title II, Part A is to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and districts improve teacher and principal quality and ensure that all teachers are highly qualified.
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Title III, Part A – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
The purpose of Title III is to benefit Limited English Proficient (LEP) children and immigrant youth. The Act states that LEP students must not only attain English proficiency but simultaneously meet the same academic standards as their English-speaking peers in all content areas. Please contact Maria Lee for additional information.
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Title IX – Prevention of Discrimination Based on Gender
Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in any federally funded education program or activity. The Title IX Coordinator for our district is Tiffanie Lambert.
- To review the District's Sexual Harassment Title IX Plan, Click Here.
- To download the District's annual training slides, Click Here.
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Title X – The Education of Homeless Children and Youth
The purpose of Title X is to ensure that homeless students are provided a free, appropriate education despite the lack of a fixed place of residence or a supervising parent or guardian. Please contact Tiffanie Lambert if you, or a family you know of, are experiencing housing distress.