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Parental Information for Title I Schools
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Parental Right to Know for Title I Schools

All K-5 schools in this District receive federal funding through Title I. These funds are used to provide supplemental instruction to students who are in need of assistance in the area of reading and, on occasion, in the area of mathematics. Our goal is to provide early intervention to struggling learners.

Federal guidelines require that school districts provide a process by which parents may request the qualifications of their child’s teacher. As a parent of a student in a Title I school, you have the right to know the following information:

  1. Whether the teacher has met state qualifications for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;

  1. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualifications have been waived;

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

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

To request the above information, please contact Dr. Keith Silver, Federal Programs Director, at 828.288.2200.

In addition, parents and guardians of students in Title I schools have the right to request and be provided with information regarding any state or local educational agency policy regarding a student’s participation in any assessments which are mandated by the state or the local educational agency. To request this information, the parent or guardian must submit a request in writing to the principal of the child’s school. Rutherford County Board of Education policy 1320/3560 Title I Parent and Family Engagement is provided later in this handbook.

Revised 2022-2023