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ASSESSMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY |
| Program | Program Description |
Title I, Part A Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged |
Title I, Part A provides supplemental funds to be used to narrow the educational gap of low performing children. |
Title II, Part D, Section 2412 (a)(2)(A) Enhancing Education Through Technology |
Provides funding through an application process for formula-funded grants for education technology. The formula is based upon the percentage of the Title I funding received. Twenty-five percent of the funding must be spent on professional development; the remainder must be spent to support using technology to enhance education in a manner consistent with the approved application. |
Title III, Part A Program for LEP Students |
Provides funding for supplementary programs and services for limited English proficient students. Required activities include the provision of instruction and instructional support services related to English language development and academic progress in the core curriculum in a manner that allows LEP students to meet grade level and graduation requirements. Programs must also provide staff development for school staff assigned to LEP student populations. Title III funds may also be used for a variety of instructional support, curricular development, parental involvement, and related program activities. |
Economic Impact Aid English Learner (EL) |
Provides services to English learners (EL) [also known as Limited English Proficient (LEP)], to develop full proficiency in English as rapidly and effectively as possible, and recoup any academic deficits that may have been incurred in other areas of the core curriculum as a result of language barriers. |
| School Improvement | This program is intended to “support the efforts of each participating school to improve instruction, auxiliary services, school environment, and school organization to meet the needs of pupils at that school.” These efforts are thus directed to the goal of improving the school’s entire curriculum and instructional program for all students. |