Title 1 Information

At Rochester Public Schools, we offer Title I programs to meet the needs of students at individual schools.  At some buildings, this may mean a ‘targeted’ program where selected students receive additional academic instruction or other types of assistance to support them in school.  The majority of schools have a ‘school-wide’ Title I program which means additional services are available to address the needs of all the students at that school. Typically services focus on providing additional help in reading and/or math instruction, but services could include social skills instruction, attendance support, health services, etc.

No. The Federal law requires that Title I programs are available in schools with the greatest concentration of low-income families.  Once a school qualifies, academic need – not economic status – determines the school programming and whether students receive extra instruction.  Contact your child’s school for more information about its Title I program and ask when the school’s annual Title I meeting for families will be held.

• In school-wide and targeted programs, parents are invited to attend the school’s annual Title I Meeting.
• In targeted school programs, parents are notified of their child’s eligibility for and participation in Title I.
• Parents, staff and students may participate in the development and carrying out of a compact that spells out the goals and shared responsibilities of the child, school and parents for student success.
• Parents are encouraged to participate in Title I meetings and learning opportunities.

 

• to know the qualifications of your child’s teacher
• to know when your child has a substitute teacher for more than four weeks and the qualifications of the substitute teacher
• to know how your child’s school is rated on its state test scores
• to expect regular communication with your school in a language that you can understand
• to work with other parents and staff to develop a school-level parent compact between the school and its families
• to help plan how money for family involvement should be spent
• to work with teachers, parents and the school principal to develop your school’s family involvement plan
• to ask for a meeting with your school principal or your child’s teacher at any time