Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)

Overview

The Title I, Part A program provides financial assistance each year to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all students have equitable opportunities to meet challenging state academic standards. Funds are used to provide supplemental educational services and resources to meet the needs of economically and educationally disadvantaged students.

Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Program and Fiscal Handbook

Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Title I, Part A: Excess Carryover Waiver Form

Year-at-a-Glance Title I, Part A School Year 2022-2023
Title I, Part A: Monitoring and Compliance

Legislation

Improving Basic Programs Operated by LEAs
United States Department of Education

Schoolwide Title I Programs

Title I schools that serve percentages of students from low-income families of 40 percent or more may use Title I funds, along with other Federal, State, and local funds, to operate a "schoolwide Title I program" to enhance the instructional program for the whole school. Schoolwide Title I programs must use evidence-based instructional strategies and implement parental involvement activities.

Application to Operate a Title I Schoolwide Program

Intent to Plan a Title I Schoolwide Program
Submit for Initial Approval

Title I, Part A Schoolwide Program Requirements and Request for Waiver of the 40% Poverty Threshold

Title I Schoolwide Program Plan Template
Optional planning template for existing schoolwide programs

Targeted Assistance Title I Programs

Title I schools with less than the 40 percent schoolwide low-income threshold or that choose not to operate a schoolwide program may offer a "targeted assistance Title I program" in which the school identifies students who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State's challenging academic achievement standards. Targeted assistance schools design an instructional program to meet the needs of those students. Schools that operate targeted assistance Title I programs must use evidence-based instructional strategies and implement parental involvement activities.

Title I Targeted Assistance and Schoolwide Schools: What is the Difference?

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Targeted Assistance School Program Approval Checklist

Title I Allocations

Each year we will be updating it similar to the Title I Schools, where we'll add a new document for each year's allocations.

Title IA Allocations 2021

Preliminary Title IA Allocation 2020

Title I Goals

  1. Assist students in achieving academic success
  2. Increase student performance in high poverty schools through continuous schoolwide improvement
  3. Provide high-quality family and parent engagement opportunities to assist parents in helping their students succeed

Utah Title I Schools 

Schools appearing on the lists below received Title I funding for the year specified. These lists should not be used to determine whether a teacher qualifies for loan forgiveness. To verify whether a school qualifies its teachers for loan forgiveness, refer to the Teacher Cancellation Low Income (TCLI) Directory located on the Federal Student Aid website.

2021-2022 Title I Schools

2020-2021 Title I Schools

Utah Title I Schools 2019-2020 

Utah Title I Schools 2018-2019

Utah Title I Schools 2017-2018

Utah Title I Schools 2016-2017

Utah Title I Schools 2015-2016

Contact Us

Dr. Max Lang
Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7725 | E-mail

Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712 | E-mail

Committee of Practitioners (COP)

2020

October 8

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Committee of Practitioners Meeting Agenda

ESEA Committee of Practitioners
YouTube

ESEA Committee of Practitioners

Utah State Board of Education McKinney-Vento Program

Who Is Homeless? A Flowchart for Making Determinations for Education Services

2019

October 9

Agenda | Minutes

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished, Reward, National Distinguished Schools

Utah Distinguished, Utah Reward, and National ESEA Distinguished Title I Schools

June 19

Agenda | Minutes

Committee of Practitioners
YouTube

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 1003(A) School Improvement

Migration Education Program (MEP) Program Goal and Purpose, Who is Eligible?

School Fees Information Packet

Who is Homeless? A Flowchart for Making Determinations for Education Services

February 28

Agenda | Minutes

Committee of Practitioners
YouTube

21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Grant: New Application Review Discussion

Competitive Grant Applications in Utah Grants

How 21st CCLC Reports to Congress

School Improvement Updates

Title III Onsite Review Feedback

Utah State Board of Education 21st CCLC Grant: State Goals and Performance Indicators

Youth Program Quality Assessment and School-Age Program Quality Assessment

2018

October 11

Agenda | Minutes

Committee of Practitioners the Correct One
YouTube

2018 National ESEA Distinguished Schools

Draft: Proposed Utah ESSA ELP Amendment

School Improvement

June 15

Agenda | Minutes

Federal Programs Committee of Practitioners
YouTube

21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Grant: New Application Review Discussion

21st CCLC Grant Application Review

Title I Accountability: English Language Proficiency (ELP)

Utah Systems of Support for School Improvement

Year-at-a-Glance 2018-2019

Contact Us

Dr. Max Lang
Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7725 | E-mail

Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712 | E-mail

Equitable Services

Under Title I, Section 1117 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as currently amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are required to provide equitable services to eligible private school students, their teachers, and their parents if they attend private non-profit schools that choose to participate in the Title I, Part A Program.

Additional ESEA programs are required to provide equitable services under the Uniform Provisions found in Title VIII Sections 8501-8504 of the ESSA. These programs include:

  • Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Program Operated by LEAs
  • Title I, Part C: Migrant Education
  • Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction
  • Title III, Part A: English Language Acquisition
  • Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
  • Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants

Guidance

The following guidance from the United States Department of Education are all still applicable and should be read and used together:

Resources

Forms 

Equitable Services Complaint Form 

Sample Letter: Invitation to Private Nonprofit Schools to Consult on Title I, Part A Equitable Services 

Title I Equitable Services for Private Nonprofit (Nonpublic) School Students

Webinars

March 9, 2018 Equitable Services Requirements Under Title I
YouTube

Contact Us

Dr. Max Lang
Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7725 | E-mail

Val Murdock
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7975 | E-mail

Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712 | E-mail

Professional Learning

Introduction to Family Engagement in Education
Harvard University

Contact Us

Dr. Max Lang
Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7725 | E-mail

Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712 | E-mail

Family Engagement

Parent and Family

Global Family Research Project
Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP)

Introduction to Family Engagement in Education
Harvard University Online Learning

National PTA

The Kids on the Web: Homework Tools

Voices for Utah Children

Reading Resources for Parents

100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know

Empowering Families to Improve Student Learning
WestEd

How to Choose a Book to Read (English and Spanish)

Summer Reading: Some’er not!

Contact

Jessica Kallin
Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7733 | E-mail

Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712 | E-mail

National Distinguished Schools

Each year, Utah has the opportunity to select two Title I Reward Schools to represent the State as National Title I Distinguished Schools. Utah State Board of Education asks local superintendents and charter school administrators to nominate their Title I Reward schools for this honor. A selection committee reviews the nominations. The two identified schools are provided with a supplemental Title I grant to enable the school principal and a team of teachers from the school to travel to the National Title I Conference where they are recognized publicly at an awards ceremony.

The National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished Schools Program
ESEA Network

Utah National ESEA Distinguished Schools

Contact Us

Dr. Max Lang
Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7725 | E-mail

Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712 | E-mail