Title I, Part A
About Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
Title I, Part A provides financial assistance through state educational agencies to school divisions and public schools with high numbers or percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic content and achievement standards.
School divisions target the Title I funds they receive to public schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. Unless a participating school is operating a schoolwide program, the school must focus Title I services on children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet state academic standards. Schools enrolling at least 40 percent of students from low-income families, or schools who have received a schoolwide eligibility waiver, are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs that are designed to upgrade their entire educational programs for all students, particularly the lowest-achieving students.
Guidelines & Procedures
Schools: Identification and Service Delivery Models
Foster Care Provisions under ESSA
- Required Provisions for Students in Foster Care under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) – Superintendent's Memo 272-16
Highly Qualified Teachers and Paraprofessionals
- Highly Qualified Teachers and Paraprofessionals: Transition from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) to the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) (REVISED)
- Title I Paraprofessional Qualifications: Transition from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) to the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA)
Parental Notification Letters on Teacher Qualifications
- Sample Letter – Parent’s Right to Request Information on Teacher Qualifications-This is a Word document. (Word)
- Sample Letter – Assignment of Teacher for More Than Four Weeks not Meeting Certification/Licensure Requirements-This is a Word document. (Word)
Parental Notification of Assessment Opt Out Policies under ESSA
Parental Notification for Parents of ELs
School divisions are required to inform parents annually regarding their child's placement in a language instruction education program within 30 days after the beginning of the school year, or within two weeks of the child's placement within a program.
- Title I/Title III Parent Notifications Requirements for LEP Parents document
- Sample Parent Notification Letter
Verifying Title I Time and Effort
Parent and Family Engagement
- Sample Division Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy (Word)
- Sample School Parent and Family Engagement Policy (Word)
- Title I Complaint Procedure-This is a Word document.
Forms
- LEA Funds Transfer Request-This is a Word document.
- Title I Inventory Instructions-This is a Word document.
- Title I Inventory Record (Word)
- Title I Inventory Disposition Request-This is a Word document.
- Carryover Waiver Request-This is a Word document.
Federal Guidance
- ESSA Legislation, Regulation, and Guidance
- Early Childhood Guidance
- Report Cards
- Using Title I Funds to Provide Services to Homeless Children and Youth
Fiscal Guidance
Federal Budget Information
- State Allocation Tables
- Understanding Federal Allocations
- Definition of Obligation of Funds-This is a Word document.
- Fiscal Requirements
- Eligible Attendance Areas
- Allowable Use of Funds Under Title I, Part A-This is a Word document.
- Spending Handbook for Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; Title III, Part A; and Title IV, Part A-This is a Word document.
Division Allocations
Division program coordinators should contact their program specialist for information about the application for federal funds.
Memoranda from Virginia State Superintendent to school division superintendents:
2021-2022
Preliminary Allocations
- Preliminary Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 Title I Allocations – Superintendent's Memo 021-21-This is a Word document.
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2021 Allocations (USED Memorandum, January 14, 2021) – Word ADA Compliant Version | Original PDF Version
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2021 Allocation Formula Calculations Description (USED, January 13, 2021) – Word ADA Compliant Version | Original PDF Version
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2021 State Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2021 Virginia School Division Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
2020-2021
Allocations
- Superintendent's Memo 293-20
Revisions to 2020-2021 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965-This is a Word document. - Superintendent's Memo 233-20
2020-2021 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as Amended-This is a Word document. - MEMO 233-20, Attachment A: Additional Required Special Terms and Conditions for Grant Awards or Cooperative Agreements-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 233-20, Attachment B: Title I, Part A and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 Grant Allocations, September 2020-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- MEMO 233-20, Attachment C: Title I, Part A - Improving Basic Programs Terms of Grant Award 2020-2021-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 233-20. Attachment D: Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk Terms of Grant Award 2020-2021-This is a Word document.
Preliminary Allocations
- Preliminary Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 Title I Allocations – Superintendent's Memo 044-20-This is a Word document.
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2020 Allocations (USED Memorandum, January 23, 2020) – Word ADA Compliant Version | Original PDF Version
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2020 Allocation Formula Calculations Description (USED, January 22, 2020) – Word ADA Compliant Version | Original PDF Version
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2020 State Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2020 Virginia School Division Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
2019-2020
Allocations
- Superintendent's Memo 292-20
Revisions to 2019-2020 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This is a Word document.- MEMO 292-20, Attachment A: Additional Required Special Terms and Conditions for Grant Awards or Cooperative Agreements-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 292-20, Attachment B: Revised Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, 2019-2020 Grant Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- Superintendent's Memo 208-19
2019-2020 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This is a Word document. - MEMO 208-19 Attachment A: Additional Required Special Terms and Conditions for Grant Awards or Cooperative Agreements-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 208-19 Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, 2019-2020 Grant Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- MEMO 208-19 Attachment C: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, Terms of Grant Award-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 208-19 Attachment D: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Terms of Grant Award-This is a Word document.
Preliminary Allocations
- Preliminary Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 Title I Allocations – Superintendent's Memo 042-19
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2019 Allocations (USED Memorandum, January 24, 2019) - Word ADA Compliant Version | Original PDF Version
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2019 Allocation Formula Calculations Description (USED, January 23, 2019) - Word ADA Compliant Version | Original PDF Version
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2019 State Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- Preliminary Title I, Part A, FFY 2019 Virginia School Division Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
2018-2019
Allocations
- Revisions to 2018-2019 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This is a Word document. – Superintendent's Memo 282-19
- MEMO 282-19 Attachment A: Additional Required Special Terms and Conditions for Grant Awards or Cooperative Agreements-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 282-19 Attachment B: Revised 2018-2019 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 Grant Allocations-This is a Word document.
- Revisions to 2018-2019 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965-This is a Word document.
– Superintendent's Memo 156-19
- Memo 156-19 Attachment A: Additional Required Special Terms and Conditions for Grant Awards or Cooperative Agreements-This is a Word document.
- Memo 156-19 Attachment B: Revised Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, 2018-2019 Grant Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- 2018-2019 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) – Superintendent's Memo 214-18
For listings of all Superintendent's Memoranda, go to Superintendent's & Principals' Memos.
Technical Assistance & Program Monitoring
Equitable Services to Private School Students
Under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (see Appendix A), local educational agencies (LEAs) are required to provide services for eligible private school students as well as eligible public school students.
See: Title VIII: General Provisions (and information regarding Section 1120 of Title I, Part A)
Virginia Title I School Listings
- 2020-2021 Title I Schools-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- 2019-2020 Title I Schools-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- 2018-2019 Title I Schools-This is an excel spreadsheet.