Title I is the nation's largest federal assistance program for schools. The goal of Title I is to help every child get a high-quality education. Title I resources are directed toward students who need them most. Services may be provided at a non-public school that wishes to participate.

Title I helps students, teachers, and parents. The program can help:

Children do better in school and feel better about themselves.
Teachers understand the needs and concerns of students and parents
Parents understand their child and are more involved in the child's education.

Title I serves children through one of two types of programs:

Schoolwide Title I programs serve all students in a school. MPS currently has 38 Title I schoolwide schools and 3 Title I schoolwide charter schools.  Also, Title I serves 6 Non-Public targeted assistance schools.    

Working with administrators, teachers, students, and parents, Title I programs and initiatives include:

Early Childhood (Pre-K and HIPPY)
Extended Day
Migrant
McKinney Homeless Children and Youth Program
Neglected and Delinquent
Non-Public Schools
Parental Involvement
Professional Development

Title I services also include:

Additional Instructional Support
Professional Development
Technical Assistance
Technology and Technology Support
Tutorial Programs

The purpose of this title is to help ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet.

If you wish to read the full text of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, click here.

The mission of the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program in the Montgomery Public School System is to provide English instruction and support for English Language Learners. Certified and highly qualified teachers will facilitate a student's acquisition of conversational and academic English through individualized and/or group instruction. The Federal Programs Advisory Council includes an ESL Advisory Committee. Parents serving on this Committee provide vital input concerning their child's education. Joining resources with parents, community members, and community organizations is imperative to student success.

Our Vision: One focus ... preparing students for life.

STATEMENT OF APPROACH

Due to the large number of language groups represented in the Montgomery Public School System, an English as a Second Language approach has been selected for serving English language learners. Students are taught in English, and when possible, native language support is provided for clarification.

Our goal is to assist students in acquiring the English proficiency and cultural awareness needed to become full and productive members of American Society.

The Migrant Education Program (MEP) ensures that migratory students fully benefit from the services provided by Montgomery Public Schools. The program addresses the special needs of each migrant student to better enable the student to succeed academically. Available supportive initiatives may include tutoring, counseling, provision of academic materials, emergency medical treatment, and preschool services. The program offers opportunities for migrant youth education through extended day programs to help them succeed in the regular school program. The MEP also focuses on providing parental involvement and support training for parents of migrant children.

It is the purpose of the Migrant Education Program to ----

(1) support high-quality and comprehensive educational programs for migratory children to help reduce the educational disruptions and other problems that result from repeated moves;

(2) ensure that migratory children are provided with appropriate educational services (including supportive services) that address their special needs in a coordinated and efficient manner; and

(3) ensure that migratory children receive full and appropriate opportunities to meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet.

Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality Teachers and Principals 

The purpose of this part is to provide grants to:

(1) increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools; and

(2) hold MPS district level and schools accountable for improvements in student academic achievement.

Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk

It is the purpose of this part:

(1) to improve educational services for children and youth in local and state institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth so that such children and youth have the opportunity to meet the same challenging state academic achievement standards that all children in the state are expected to meet;

(2) to provide such children and youth with the services needed to make a successful transition from institutionalization to further school or employment; and

(3) to prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school, and to provide dropouts, and children and youth returning from correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth, with a support system to ensure their continued education.

Director

Eric James

Administrative Secretary

Laura Baldwin-Love

Classified Specialists

Lori Pritchett

Lakeyella Nichols

Compliance Monitors

Jennifer Griffith

Stacy H. Williams

Stephanie Glover

ESSER Classified Specialist

Andre' Hodges