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The purpose of the Title I Program is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. Under the authority of No Child Left Behind, schools that receive Title I, Part A funds must operate either a Schoolwide Program or Targeted Assistance.

St. Martin Parish 5^th – 8^th grade schools are schoolwide Title I schools as well as two of our high schools.
A schoolwide program is a comprehensive reform strategy designed to upgrade the entire educational program in a Title I school; its primary goal is to ensure that all students, particularly those who are low-achieving, demonstrate proficient and advanced levels of achievement on State academic achievement standards. In general, a Title I school may operate as a schoolwide program only if a minimum of 40 percent of the students in the school, or residing in the attendance area served by the school, are from low-income families [Section 1114(a)(1) of Title I of ESEA].

Schoolwide Title I Programs contain the following components:

A Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Schoolwide Reform Strategies
Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers
High-quality and ongoing professional development
Strategies to attract highly qualified teachers
Parental and Family Engagement
Plans for assisting Transitions between feeder schools and grade levels
Effective and timely assistance to help struggling learners