How does Title I support students?
Title I Schools set annual goals for school improvement, measure student progress using Missouri State Standards, and provide programs and services beyond what the district usually provides. Such as:

• • Providing supplemental academic programs and resources
  • Providing additional supports during the school day
  • Providing technology for 
  • Supporting teachers with professional development and job embedded coaching in the content areas to improve instruction
  • Providing instructional aides for small group instruction
  • Providing liaisons to support students and families
  • Providing additional reading support in summer programs
  • Providing tutoring before or after school or during the summer

How does Title I support families?
Schools are required to plan how they will involve parents in the education of their children. Each school must write, with the help of parents, a school Family Engagement Plan.  The school’s Family Engagement Plan describes how schools and families work together to help children succeed.  Schools also work with parents to develop a School Compact that serves as a contract between caregivers and the school committing to support the student through a partnership where both parties prioritize student achievement.  Schools must include parents in decisions about how to better meet the needs of their students, improve education in their schools, use Title I funds to build the capacity of parents and staff, and increase student achievement.

• Some ways Title I funds may be used to support parents, build capacity, and include parents in decision-making include:
  • Host activities to help families assist their children with learning
  • Build parents' capacity to support their child’s learning 
  • Provide childcare during meetings and school activities
  • Offer parenting classes (literacy, math, social emotional needs, and more)
  • Provide parent resources to assist with learning at home
  • Provide regular parent-teacher conferences at times convenient for the caregiver
  • Ensure parents are provided access to important information in their native language when needed