Title I is the largest federal education program supported through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The current authorization is referred to as the "Every Student Succeeds Act." (ESSA).

Schools are identified for Title I support based on the socio economic status of the students that attend. Regulations require that schools involve a team of stakeholders, including staff, parents, and community members in determining how funds are best used to meet the needs of a school. Title I schools are held accountable for and support student achievement, school improvement, staff development, and family engagement. 

Our Title I facilitator ensures that the Title I initiatives are coordinated and research based to benefit students in their classroom activities, the faculty in their ongoing professional development, and parents for supportive engagement according to federal guidelines. Needs assessments based on surveys, observations, evaluation, data analyses and performance outcomes help determine use of funds for our school. Title I funds are supplement to local support and can be used at the school level in a variety of ways.

Our Title I Funds Provide the Following Support:

• Supplies to promote family engagement

• Reading Interventionists

• Communities in Schools

Parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their student’s teachers, including the following:

• 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 through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived

• The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher, any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree

• Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications

• Information on the level of achievement of the parent's child in each of the state academic assessments as required under this part 

Teacher qualifications can be accessed at the South Carolina Department of Education's Educator Qualification Search.

Our Title I Committee/SIC is made up of parents, community members, and school staff who are committed to improving school programs and procedures, improving student achievement, and increasing parental engagement. Our Title I Committee/SIC meets throughout the school year to analyze and evaluate program activities, staff and parent surveys, and school test data. 

A copy of our school’s Title I Plan can be requested from our Title I Facilitator. If there are any concerns, comments, or questions contact Kim Sunderland, Title I Facilitator, at 843-820-4090 or sunderlandk@bcsdschools.net.