Title I Schoolwide Program Overview SY 2024-2025

Framingham Title I Schools

Elementary Schools

• Barbieri Elementary
• Brophy Elementary
• Harmony Grove Elementary
• McCarthy Elementary
• Stapleton Elementary

Middle Schools

• Cameron Middle School
• Fuller Middle School

What is the Title I Schoolwide Program (TISP)?

​

• Uses the approach of improving the entire school program to raise the academic achievement of all the students
• Not required to identify and select individual students for Title I services
• The entire school population is involved in the schoolwide program
• Supplemental funds

​

TISP focuses on reading, math and/or language arts and is designed to supplement services to every student using variety of models. Being part of a TISP means that the your child(ren) attend a school that receives supplementary federal funding for academic curriculum support.  

Title I Schoolwide Program Requirements:

• Schools have a poverty rate of 40% or higher
• One-year planning required prior to implementation
• Identification of students is not required
• Create a Comprehensive Plan
• Ten Components*- each eligible school must have its own plan
• Annual Evaluation
• Mandated family engagement activities (at least 1%)
• Allocate funds for eligible private schools

Components of Title I Schoolwide Program:

• Comprehensive needs assessment
• Reform strategies
• Instruction by highly-qualified staff
• Professional development activities
• Strategies to attract highly-qualified teachers to high need schools
• Strategies to increase parental involvement
• Transition plans from preschool, and grade-to-grade
• Include teachers in assessment decisions
• Describe strategies used for low-achieving students
• Coordinate and integrate federal, state and local programs and services

How Are Title I Funds Used?

It is our goal to provide the best quality support to our Framingham Public School students. With Title I funding, our district has budgeted funding towards:�

• Hiring new teachers, social-emotional staff, and support staff
• Purchasing additional teaching materials, including technology, to supplement students' daily instructions 
• Providing a variety of supplementary high quality professional development
• Supporting special instructional classes 
• Providing supplemental educational field trips
• Providing supplemental resources for McKinney Vento students

�

​

How Are Title I Funds Distributed?

​

A / $ = B x C = D

Total enrollment of all pupils in Title I schools

Portion of allocation designated for Title I schools

Amount per pupil

Total enrollment per each Title I school

Total allocation per individual Title I school

Framingham Public School uses an Equitable Distribution Formula which is used throughout Massachusetts.

Elementary Only

​

​

​

​

​

​

United States of Readers Program 2024 Elem Schools

​

Additional United States of Readers Resources:

​

United States of Readers in Partnership with Framingham Public Elementary Schools

​

United States of Readers One Pager

​

United States of Readers Flyer Calendar

​

United States of Readers Pilot Overview

​

United States of Readers Pilot Impact Research Summary

Additional Title I Resources:

DESE - Title I Homepage

EESA Schoolwide Guidance

DOE School and District Profiles

Title I Allowable and Unallowable Costs

DESE - Student Assessment Homepage

Framingham Public Schools - Strategic Plan

Framingham Public Schools – Parent Resources Curriculum

​