About Title I
Title I Program Part A - At a Glance
Definition: Title I, Part A is a formula grant program that provides financial assistance to local educational agencies and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families.
Purpose: The purpose of the Title I, Part A program is to provide all children, regardless of economic status, with the opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close the achievement gap.
Texas Connections Academy is a school-wide Title I school.
Texas Connections Academy receives federal funding to ensure all students have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments. This has been a great opportunity to provide a plethora of additional support for all of our students.
The reason why we can receive Title I funding is directly related to our families reporting their socioeconomic status, which often increases the likelihood of the school reporting 40% or more of our students as economically disadvantaged (this percentage qualifies a school as a school-wide Title I school).
Over the years, Title I funds have supported our students with:
Summer School programs (Credit recovery and promotion and remediation programs for STAAR and EOC)
Additional school personnel (social workers, interventionist teachers, parent engagement staff)
Providing tutoring services
Licenses for online, supplemental academic programs
Supplemental reading and math intervention
Support for At-Risk, Off-cohort, and late-enrolling students
Providing additional professional development for teachers
And more!
Qualifying families meeting income requirements have the following benefits:
Waived application fees for over 2000 participating colleges’ applications*
Waived SAT and PSAT fees*
Parent and Family Engagement is a key component of the Title I program
Click below to access our Parent and Family Engagement policy and compact:
- Texas Connections Academy Parent and Family Engagement Policy
- Texas Connections Academy School-Parent Compact
Both documents outline the various ways each member of the Texas Connections Academy school body engages and contributes to the school.