Title I

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides financial assistance to schools with high numbers or percentages of low-income students to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards.

Title I Schoolwide Programs

Title I schools with percentages of low-income students of at least 40 percent may use Title I funds, along with other federal, state, and local funds, to operate a schoolwide program to upgrade the instructional program for the whole school. Currently, Boulevard Elementary School, Lomond Elementary School and Shaker Heights Middle School receive Title I funding to operate a schoolwide program. 

Title I schoolwide programs may serve all students in a school, rather than providing separate services as required under the targeted assistance program. A schoolwide program allows the school significant flexibilities, as it considers all students to be Title I-eligible students and all teachers to be Title I teachers. To be eligible to be a schoolwide program 40 percent or more of the students must be identified as low-income or the school has been identified as a Priority or Focus school. A school must complete a comprehensive one-year planning process or receive permission from the Office of Federal Programs before operating a schoolwide program. (Source: Ohio Department of Education, Office of Federal Programs Resource Guide)