District Advisory Council (DAC)

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October 22, 2012Westlawn Elementary School

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Federally funded

Part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (also known as “No Child Left Behind”)

Goal: to ensure that all students meet challenging state academic standards.

School Selection

Schools are chosen based on the percent of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch

Schools are served in order, beginning with the school with the highest percent of low-income students

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In Fairfax County, 38 schools will

benefit from the Title I grant

in 2012-13.

The objectives of Title I in FCPS are to:

Improve language arts skills

Develop mathematics skills and concepts

Promote critical thinking and problem solving skills

Encourage family involvement in the education of children

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Schools design their own plans for raising the level of achievement for all students.

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Title I funding provides high quality instruction in

mathematics...

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...and language arts.

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Language arts teachers help children learn to

read and write.

Language Arts

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Language arts teachers meet with students in the

classroom or in small groups.

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Mathematics teachers work in classrooms...

Mathematics

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…and with students in small groups.

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Title I teachers plan with regular classroom teachers to coordinate

instruction.

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Reading Recovery

Reading Recovery® provides individualized reading

intervention for selected first grade students.

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Literacy Collaborative

Literacy Collaborative® provides school embedded professional development for teachers to strengthen language

arts instruction in the classroom.

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In a school using a Title I schoolwide instructional model, all

students benefit from Title I resources.

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Family Involvement

is an important part of the Title I and is required by the law.How can parents

help?

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Attend programs for parents to learn ways to help children at home with reading and writing.

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Come to programs at school to learn ways to practice mathematics

skills at home.

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Supervise homework and help children develop good work

habits.

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Meet with your child’s teachers to discuss your

child’s progress.

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Read with your child every day.

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Practice mathematics skills at home.

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Ask the principal for more information about Title I at

your child’s school.

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Also…

• Read and support your School-Home Compact

• Read the Title I Parents Matter Newsletter

• Volunteer to be a Title I District Advisory Council representative from your school

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Additional ways Title I funds support

schoolsIn Fairfax County

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Family Field Trips

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Partners In Print Events

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Parent Centers

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Professional Learning For Teachers

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Parent Liaisons

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For more information about Title I in Fairfax County, visit the Title I web site :

http://www.fcps.edu/is/titlei/index.shtml