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Title I provides funds to schools and districts based upon the percentage of students qualifying to receive free or reduced price (school) meals. The purpose is to ensure that all children have access to quality instruction and resources that will enable them to meet state academic standards.

Elementary schools considered Title I are those in which at least 40% of the student population has been designated as economically disadvantaged. Middle and high schools considered Title I are those in which at least 75% of the student population has been designated as economically disadvantaged.

Title I funds may be used as follows: ? Professional development may be provided for the private school teachers. Professional development must address how those teachers can better serve Title I students. Stipends to private school teachers may be paid from Title I funds.

The Title I program unit provides technical assistance, resources, and guidance to LEAs to ensure economically disadvantaged children receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, by helping to close academic achievement gaps.

Schools in which children from low-income families make up at least 40 percent of enrollment are eligible to use Title I funds to operate schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school in order to raise the achievement of the lowest-achieving students.

Current Schools For school year 2022-2023, DCPS has 86 Title I Schools and 30 Non-Title I Schools. View the school designation list. Title I schools allocate 1% of the Title funding for parent and family engagement activities that strengthen the collaborative relationship between the school and the families.

Title I, Part A is a federal program that provides financial assistance to local school systems and schools with high percentages of poor children to support the academic achievement of disadvantaged students. All twenty-four local education agencies in Maryland receive Title I funds.