Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides financial assistance to states and school districts to meet the needs of educationally at-risk students. The goal of Title I is to provide extra instructional services and activities which support students identified as failing or most at risk of failing the state’s challenging performance standards in mathematics, reading, and writing.

What will Title I do for my child?
The Title I program will provide students with extra educational assistance beyond the regular classroom.

Which schools does Title I serve?
The program serves students in our lower, middle, and upper schools who have demonstrated that extra assistance is needed.

How does our school receive Title I money?
First, the federal government provides funding to each state.
Then, each State Educational Agency sends money to its school
districts. How much money our school receives is determined by the
number of low-income students enrolled in our school.

Finally, Title I schools:
• Pan American Academy Charter School, a PA Charter School has a School-wide Title I Program.
• Students do NOT have to be from low-income families to receive Title I services.
• Set goals for improving the skills of educationally disadvantaged students at their school.
• Supplement regular classroom instruction.

Title I programs generally offer:
• Smaller classes or special instructional spaces
• Additional specialty teachers and aides
• Opportunities for professional development for school staff
• Extra time for teaching Title I students the skills they need
• A variety of supplementary teaching methods
• Additional teaching materials which supplement a student’s regular instruction

We need you!
Research shows that how Well students do in school depends a
great deal upon how much their parents/guardians get involved in
their education. You can become
more involved by:
• Monitoring homework and grades
• Attending parent-teacher conferences
• Supporting school extra-curricular activities and sports
• Volunteering at the school
• Communicating with your child’s teacher regularly by writing notes, email, or by phone
• Keeping your child’s teacher informed about events in his or her life which may affect performance at school
• Reinforcing to your child that a good education will improve his or her future and that is truly why we are all here

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