1. Title I Program in Union County Schools June 2, 2015,

2. What is a Title I School?
Title I schools receive funds based on the percentage of low-income students.
Funds supplement local/state funding to support student achievement.
Title I funding is the largest single federal funding source in education.

3. 6,179 Students Served in Ten Title I Schools
Benton Heights Elementary School of the Arts
East Elementary
Marshville Elementary
Rock Rest Elementary
Rocky River Elementary
Sardis Elementary
Union Elementary
Walter Bickett Elementary
Wingate Elementary
Western Union Elementary ** transitioning out of Title I

4. ELEMENATARY SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
The US Department of Education offered each state the opportunity to request flexibility on behalf of itself, its local LEA’s and its schools, in order to improve the focus on student learning and increase the quality of instruction.
This opportunity provides educators along with state and local leaders with flexibility regarding specific requirements of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive state-developed plans.
North Carolina applied for the flexibility waivers and its application was approved in 2012 and again in 2014.

5. Title I Allotment for 2014-2015 = $5,313,750.00
Title I Planning Allotment has not been received from the Department of Public Instruction as of May 26, UCPS is currently planning for based on the allotment.
Title I funding is based on data from the United States Census.

6. Required Set Asides for Title I 2015-2016
District Administration - May reserve up to 12% administrative activities, including indirect costs
Parental Engagement - Requires 1% of the total allocation-funds allotted to the Title I schools
Pre-Kindergarten - Funds nine Title I Pre-Kindergarten teachers and nine Teacher Assistants in addition to supplies and materials

7. Set Asides, continued
District Administration - May reserve up to 12% administrative activities, including indirect costs
Parental Engagement - Requires 1% of the total allocation-funds allotted to the Title I schools
Pre-Kindergarten - Funds nine Title I Pre-Kindergarten teachers and nine Teacher Assistants in addition to supplies and materials

8. SCHOOL ALLOCATIONS IN UNION COUNTY
Title I funds are allocated on the basis of student enrollment for ages 4-18 census information, poverty, and other data.
Union County has established a poverty threshold of 50% to use in determining eligibility for Title I funds (poverty thresholds based on free/reduced lunch percentages).
A per-pupil amount is calculated based on three poverty bands.

9. COMPRABLE SERVICES
Union County Public Schools has made the determination to use all Title I funds at the elementary level for early intervention programs.
We are required to provide comparable services to any school with 75% of the students receiving free/reduced lunch. The schools listed below receive comparable services through various state and local funds.
Monroe High School
Monroe Middle School
South Providence School

10. PRE-KINDERGARTEN CLASSES
Title I will fund nine Pre-Kindergarten teachers and nine teacher assistants for the school year. The Pre-Kindergarten classes will be located at nine of the ten Title I schools.

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