Federal Programs / Title I

TITLE I

Title I, the largest federal education program, is the foundation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 . Title I funds are provided to schools with large numbers of Economically-Disadvantaged students (ED). Based on the needs of their student subgroups, Title I schools design instructional programs and provide student services to supplement existing programs that are financed through local, state, and other federal funds.

These additional funds are used to design strategies that meet the needs of students that are most at risk for school failure. Services may include implementing effective instructional practices , hiring teachers to reduce class size, purchasing materials and supplies, and hiring additional teacher assistants or other personnel.

A school that is designated as a schoolwide Title I school has 40% or more of its student population receiving Free or Reduced Lunches. Eleven Duplin County schools are currently Title I Schools:

School	ED Population	Total Enrollment	% ED
B.F. Grady Elementary School	757	968	79.00%
Beulaville Elementary School	606	997	61.00%
Chinquapin Elementary School	362	639	53.00%
Charity MIddle School	383	558	69.00%
E. E. Smith Middle School	296	381	78.00%
Kenansville Elementary School	351	499	71.00%
North Duplin Elementary School	464	690	68.00%
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary School	643	752	86.00%
Wallace Elementary School	567	807	71.00%
Warsaw Elementary School	449	524	86.00%
Warsaw Middle School	193	232	84.00%

* Data based upon the Free/Reduced Lunch and Principal's Monthly

Report (PMR) for October 2011

The distribution of Title I Funds is based upon poverty bands. That is, dependent upon the percent of poverty designated at a given school, an established per pupil allotment is awarded.

Band	Poverty Percent	Per Pupil Cost Allotted
I	80.00% to 89.00%	$400.00
II	70.00% to 79.00%	$300.00
III	60.00% to 69.00%	$250.00
IV	50.00% to 59.00%	$225.00

Title I Funds are allotted to supplement Duplin County Schools' strategic efforts to enhance the educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged students in the following areas:

Providing professional development and resources in scientifically-based best practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment aligned with state content standards
Providing tutoring and supplementary supports for children most at-risk in reading and mathematics
Providing high quality and ongoing professional development for administrators, teachers, and other instructional staff to impact gaps in student achievement
Providing highly qualified teaching and support personnel
Providing for the collection and the analysis of student and performance data to identify trends, propose hypothesis, design action plans, and drive decision making
Providing incentives and rewards to educational personnel
Providing supplemental support to prekindergarten programs
Providing funding and resources for parental involvement
Providing support for school improvement

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