11/11/09

Schools which meet certain requirements are eligible for Title I Part A funds.  A targeted assistance program permits a school to identify the most at-risk children based on academic criteria.  The Title I staff provides assistance to these children. 

Schoolwide Program

A schoolwide program permits a school to use Title I Part A funds to upgrade the school's entire educational program, rather than to target services only on identified children.  By affecting the entire program of instruction, the overall education of children in the most impoverished Title I schools can be improved.

A school is eligible to be a Title I schoolwide school, if the school so chooses.  A Title I school is eligible to become a schoolwide school by having a 40% or greater poverty rate.  A Title I schoolwide program allows a school to strengthen the entire educational program of a school rather than targeting service to a specific group of children. Each year schools eligible to become schoolwide inform parents of its eligibility and its impending vote by the faculty.  If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Brenda Hammond, Federal Programs Supervisor at 388-8403 ext. 0121 for additional information.  You may also email her at hammondb@k12tn.net.

The Title I Schoolwide Schools in the Maury County Public School System are Joseph Brown Elementary, Highland Park Elementary, McDowell Elementary, Mt. Pleasant Elementary, Randolph Howell Elementary, and Riverside Elementary.

To view the 2009 Report Card for each school, click on the 2009 Report Card Link.  Be sure to click on the option buttons and drop down menus, to specify the name of the system and school.

To view the % of Teachers Highly Qualified for each school, click on the % of Teachers Highly Qualified Link.  Be sure to click on the option buttons and drop down menus, to specify the name of the system and school.

More information can also be found by clicking the tabs labeled Profile, NCLB, Achievement, Value-Added, Attendance and Graduation and Teacher.