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Title I

Title I, Part A:

What is Title I?  

Title I is a federal education program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, which was renamed as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2001. Title I, Part A provides Utah with Federal funds each year to help higher poverty schools provide supplemental educational services to meet the needs of disadvantaged students.

Goals of Title I Part 

  • Helping students achieve proficiency and growth on rigorous State academic standard in Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science 
  • Providing a well-rounded education for all students 
  • Engaging parents in helping their children succeed through meaningful, high-quality, evidence-based parent, family, and community engagement activities 
  • Building teacher capacity through high-quality, on-going, job-embedded professional learning opportunities 
  • Closing achievement gaps 

 

Parents Right to Know (ESEA Section 1112)

As a parent of a student at a Title I school in the Tooele School District, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child, the services being provided by paraprofessionals, and academic achievement and progress information. Federal law requires the school district to provide you with this information in a timely manner if you request it. Specifically, you have the right to request the following information:

  • Whether the student’s teacher—
    • has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
    • is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
    • is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
  • Whether the child is provided with services by paraprofessionals and, if so, his or her qualifications.
  • Information on the level of achievement and academic growth of the student, if applicable and available, on each of the State academic assessments.
  • Timely notice that the student has been assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.