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District adds to Title I roster
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Published: June 4, 2009
In an attempt to maximize federal stimulus funding, Iredell-Statesville Schools officials plan to expand the district's Title I offerings during the next school year.
I-SS will add eight schools to its Title I roster, raising the total to 22.
I-SS will receive $6.5 million in stimulus funds with $1.2 million going toward early intervention services and $2.17 million targeted toward saving jobs at Title I schools to save jobs. The rest of the stimulus funds will be used for students with disabilities.
The "majority" of funds allocated to Title I schools are going to save classroom teachers, said Chief Academic Officer Melanie Taylor.
The money will also be used to improve the level of instruction and target interventions.
The stimulus funds will double what I-SS usually gets in Title I money. Taylor said the district typically receives about $2.9 million a year.
The entire Title I budget will fund 44.5 teaching positions next year, according to Taylor.
Typically, Title I schools have been elementary schools where early intervention has been the focus in an effort to close the achievement gap prior to moving on to middle and high school.
Title I funds are used differently with each school, but the focus has always been professional development and interventions.
Additional schools for next fall include Statesville Middle, Statesville High, East Middle, West Middle, Troutman Middle, North Middle, Shepherd, Cool Spring, West High, North High and South High.
Current Title I schools include Third Creek, N.B. Mills, East Elementary, Monticello, Northview, Scotts, Ebenezer, Springs Academy, Harmony, Celeste Henkel, Troutman Elementary, Sharon, Union Grove and Central Elementary.
Title I funds are allocated to schools based on its free and reduced lunch percentages.
To qualify for Title I assistance, a school must have a free or reduced lunch percentage greater than the district's average of 38.5 percent or above 35 percent.
For every pupil who receives free or reduced lunch the school receives $340 to $415.
That money can be used to purchase supplies, materials and additional classroom teachers over and above the state allotment.
I-SS will be able to save an additional 16 teachers and six teacher-assistant positions at the middle and high school levels.
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