Title I is a grant program authorized through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The purpose of Title I is to provide supplemental resources to economically disadvantaged schools to support the achievement of their students. Contact your child’s school today to find out how Title I funds are used to provide additional support to increase student achievement!
- For more information about the purpose of Title I, visit http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html.
- For information about a targeted assistance Title I program, please click here.
- For information about a schoolwide program Title I program, please click here
Title I Service Model
The Office of Title I will provide support to Title I principals in the effective and compliant use of federal funds to increase student achievement. The service model will require the Office of Title I staff to collaborate with Title I principals and the Division of Curriculum and Instruction to enhance Title I schools’ entire instructional program with emphasis on mathematics, reading, and gifted and talented instruction.
Resource Teachers (Title I Academic Coach and Title I Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher): Provide effective, substantive, and differentiated professional development and instructional support for teachers in Title I schools, using a data-driven decision-making process.
BCPS Mandatory NCLB Programs
- Private School Support
Title I provides funding for tutoring in reading and mathematics to academically needy students attending eligible private schools in Baltimore County. Consultation between private school officials and the BCPS Title I office occurs on a regular basis to implement the most effective program. Program effectiveness is determined annually using the results of students’ performance on milestone assessments.
- Neglected and Delinquent Programs
The Title I office provides funds to the Good Shepherd Center, Children’s Home, Board of Child Care, and Villa Maria. These institutions use Title I funds for public school liaison positions that serve as school advocates for the children residing in the institutions, tutoring services, instructional supplies, in-home interventions, therapeutic mentors, and summer programs.
- Family Involvement
Title I funds centralize parent involvement support through The Aliza Brandwine Center (A.B.C.), Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), and Even Start. All of these programs provide parents explicit school/in-home support to help them serve as their child’s first teacher. For more information, go to the Web links below:
HIPPY-- www.bcps.org/offices/alted/hippy.html
A.B.C.-- www.bcps.org/offices/early_childhood/abc.html
Even Start -- www.bcps.org/offices/alted/even_start/
- Homeless
Title I funds support a liaison to coordinate the district’s program for homeless students. Also, McKinney Vento funds support the Homeless Program in BCPS.
- Public School Choice: Title I Transfer Option
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires school districts that receive Title I funds to offer all students who attend Title I schools identified by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) system of Differentiated Accountability, the option to transfer to another public school within the school district. The school to which a student may transfer must be a school that is not identified under the Differentiated Accountability system. The Title I schools in BCPS that have been identified for the 2011-2012 school year are as follows:
- Baltimore Highlands - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Edmonson Heights - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Featherbed Lane - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Halstead Academy - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Hawthorne Elementary - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Hebbville Elementary - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Lansdowne Middle - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Middlesex Elementary - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Riverview Elementary - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- White Oak School - Focused-Needs Pathway
For the 2011-2012 school year, families of students who are enrolled in one of the Baltimore County public schools listed above are eligible to apply for a Title I transfer to another Baltimore County public school. Transportation to the chosen school will be provided at no cost to parents during the period of applicability.
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
Families meeting certain criteria can enroll their child in Supplemental Educational Services (SES) if their child attends a Title I school that has been designated by the state to be in need of improvement for more than one year. The term SES refers to free extra academic help, such as tutoring, which is provided to students in subjects such as reading, language arts, and math. This extra help can be provided after school or on weekends.
The Maryland State Department of Education has identified organizations that qualify to provide these services. Baltimore County Public Schools will provide a list to parents of state-approved supplemental educational services providers in the area and must let parents choose the provider that will best meet the educational needs of the child. This list is available from this site.
Students at the following schools may qualify for SES for the 2011-2012 school year:
- Halstead Academy - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Hawthorne Elementary - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Hebbville Elementary - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Lansdowne Middle - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- Riverview Elementary - Comprehensive-Needs Pathway
- White Oak School - Focused Needs-Pathway
For additional information relating to SES choices for parents/guardians, please visit http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/choice/help/ses/index.html.
Office of Title I Staff
(410) 887-3487
| Dr. Kendra Johnson, Coordinator Mary Dagen, Supervisor Michele Stansbury, Supervisor Dr. Christine Koth, Evaluation Specialist Ed Cornish, Specialist Robin Lopez, Specialist Johari Toe, Specialist Vacant, Specialist Katie Filling, Resource Teacher Heather Insley, Academic Coach Linda Miller, Academic Coach |
Tunia Jackson, Gifted and Talented Resource |