NCLB Title I

Eddie Mae W. Washington, Federal Programs Director
Penny Harmson, Secretary

(318) 442-8891, 442-8892, 487-1888, 442-8398
(318) 442-8178 (Fax in main office area)
(318) 443-7609 (Fax in Title I Coordinators’ office)

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Rapides Parish Title I operates school-wide programs which allow a team of people on campus to develop a plan to upgrade the entire education program of a school. Title I services can be combined with services from other sources to accomplish this, and students need not be identified as eligible to participate in Title I funded activities. A few schools have a Title I Targeted Assistance program in which eligible children are identified and selected for assistance.

The instructional staff of the Title I department provides technical assistance and support to administrators, teachers, and support personnel in Title I
schools. The following are some areas of responsibility:

• Monitors the supervision of instruction in all Title I schools

• Works with principals, school instructional staffs, parents, and community representatives to develop and implement a good school-wide or targeted assistance program

• Initiates and directs professional development activities for Title I personnel (teachers and paraprofessionals)

• Provides orientation for new Title I teachers and paraprofessionals

• Assists school administrators, Title I teachers, and Title I paraprofessionals in interpreting and implementing school board, state, and federal policies.