Title I Family Engagement
What is Title I?
Title I is the largest federally funded education program that provides extra support to schools with many students from low-income households. Schools qualify when at least 40% of students come from low-income households (and are required to be served if 75% or more qualify).
At a Title I school, all students benefit from the resources, not just those counted in the income level data used to determine funding.
These funds help schools by:
At a Title I school, all students benefit from the resources, not just those counted in the income level data used to determine funding.
These funds help schools by:
- Hiring extra teachers, assistants, and instructional coaches
- Purchasing classroom and learning materials
- Supporting tutoring before and after school
- Providing technology and equipment
- Offering training for teachers and principals
Family engagement is also a key part of Title I, as schools and families work together to help students succeed.
What is a School-Parent Compact?
As part of this plan, Westside Elementary and our families will develop a school-parent compact. A compact is a written agreement that families, teachers, and students jointly develop to explain how everyone will work together to ensure all students reach grade-level standards. The compacts will be reviewed and updated annually based on feedback from families, students, and teachers during various event and the annual Title One night.
We believe that a strong partnership between the school and the home is key for student success. It is important that we work together to provide a safe and supportive environment for learning to take place.
Family Engagement Plan
This is a plan that describes how Westside Elementary will provide opportunities to improve family engagement to support student learning. Westside Elementary values the contributions and involvement of families to establish an equal partnership for the common goal of improving student achievement. This plan describes the different ways that Westside Elementary will support family engagement and how families can help plan and participate in activities and events to promote student learning at school and at home.
The documents below are the Family Engagement Plan for Westside Elementary School. As a Title 1 school we are required to inform the public how we are using the Title 1 funds to benefit our students.
Title I Night Resources