• Joseph C. Caruso 
    Title I Schoolwide Plan  
     
     

    Qualifications 

    In a Title I Schoolwide program at least 40 percent of the students in the school, or residing in the attendance area served by the school, must come from low-income families (ESEA §1114(a)(i).  This is determined by free and reduced meal counts. This requirement is waived for Priority and Focus Schools. 
     

    Definition

    Schoolwide programs have great latitude to determine how to organize their operations and allocate the multiple funding sources available to them. They do not have to identify particular children as eligible for services or separately track federal dollars. Instead, Schoolwide programs can use all allocated funds to increase the amount and quality of learning time. In this way, they can embrace a high-quality curriculum, according to a comprehensive plan that ensures all children meet the state's challenging academic standards.

    Schoolwide programs serve all children in a school. All staff, resources, and classes are part of the overall Schoolwide program. The purpose is to generate high levels of academic achievement in core subject areas for all students, especially those students most in need. This purpose is achieved through:

    • High quality instruction
    • Comprehensive reform strategies and methods that are based on the use of scientifically based research
    • Strategies and methods to improve teacher quality and professional development