• TITLE I : 2019-20
     
    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. Eight Duplin County schools are currently Title I Schools:
     

    School

    ED Population

    Total Enrollment

    % ED
    B.F. Grady Elementary School

    656

    956

    69.00%
    Beulaville Elementary School

    552

    914

    60.00%
    Chinquapin Elementary School

    286

    532

    54.00%
    Kenansville Elementary School

    491

    666

    74.00%
    North Duplin Elementary School

    472

    759

    62.00%
    Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary School

    1024

    1261

    81.00%
    Wallace Elementary School

    941

    1206

    78.00%
    Warsaw Elementary School

    779

    896

    87.00%
              *  Data based upon the Free/Reduced Lunch and Principal's Monthly
                  Report (PMR) for October 2017
     
    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                         Percent Poverty                              Per Pupil Allotment
     
       I                                 80.0 - 89.9%                                                $614.00
      II                                 70.0 - 79.9%                                                $585.00
     III                                 60.0 - 69.9%                                                $558.00
     IV                                 50.0 - 59.9%                                                $530.39
     
     
    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
       
       
       
      Links for Principals:
       
      1.  Allowable costs reference  for Principals 
Last Modified on February 24, 2022