McDowell County Schools

Overview

About

Homeless & Foster Care Assistance

FAC

Parent Involvement

Parents' Right to Know

Title I Team

MCS N & D Procedures

Purpose

Title I provides financial assistance to LEAs (Local Educational Agencies) and schools with high numbers or percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. LEAs target Title I funds to schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. Unless a participating school is operating a schoolwide program, the school must focus Title I services on children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet state academic standards. Schools in which poor children make up at least 40 percent of enrollment are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs to serve all children in the school. LEAs also must offer to utilize Title I funds to provide academic enrichment services to eligible children enrolled in private schools.

More than 50,000 public schools across the country use Title I funds to provide additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children master challenging curricula and meet state standards in core academic subjects. For example, funds support extra instruction in reading and mathematics, as well as special preschool, after-school, and summer programs to extend and reinforce the regular school curriculum.

Over 350 schools in all 55 LEAs throughout West Virginia benefit from Title I funding. An SEA (State Education Agency) coordinator is assigned to each LEA for the purpose of providing focused technical assistance. In addition, several coordinators provide assistance in particular content areas (i.e., reading, and mathematics) and some are specifically assigned to work with schools identified for improvement.

Complaint Procedures

As part of its Assurances within Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) program grant applications and pursuant to Section 9306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), a school division accepting federal funds also agrees to adopt local written procedures for the receipt and resolution of complaints alleging violations of law in the administration of covered programs. For more information please read the attached complaint procedures or contact Amanda Fragile Peyton 304-436-8441 for support.

MCS Title I Federal Programs Complaint Procedures

Right to Request Information on Teacher Qualifications As Required Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended

On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law. Section 1112(e)(1)(A) states that as a parent of a student in a elementary school, receiving Title I funds, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers instructing your child. Federal law requires the school division to provide you this information in a timely manner if you request it.

Specifically, you have the right to request the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers:

• Whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.

• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status because of special circumstances.

• Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification or degree he/she received

• Whether paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if so, their qualifications.

If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact Amanda Fragile Peyton, Federal Programs either by phone at 304-436-8441 Ext 2104 or in writing at 900 Mount View Road Welch WV 24801

Bradshaw Elementary

Fall River Elementary

Iaeger Elementary

Kimball Elementary

Welch Elementary

Southside K-8

In-Class Instructional Support

Supplemental Tier II & III Reading and Math Instruction

Professional Development

Summer School Programs

Family Engagement Activities

Family Workshops

Online Resources

Understanding Your Child’s Data Support Services

Title I Interventionist Facilitators

Technology Integration Services

Family Advisory Council

Graduation Coaches

Community in Schools Programs

Afterschool Programs

Home Visiting Program

Homeless Services / Supports for Foster Care Resources