Title I, Part Requirements for Parental and Community Involvement at the State Level

Consultation Process in the Development of State Title I Plan
Section 1111 (a) (1)
“School districts, teachers, principals, pupil services personnel, administrators, other staff, and parents” shall be consulted by each state receiving funds in developing their Title I plan. The plan must indicate how each level of the school system will support parental involvement, and coordinated with other programs under NCLB, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, the Head Start Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

School Support Team for Title I Schools
Section 1117 (a) (4) (A)
The state must establish a state-wide system school support teams focusing on Title I schools in this order:

• First, with schools that are identified for corrective action;
• Second, with schools that are identified as needing improvement; and
• Third, with schools that need support and help to meet the state achievement expectations, AYP.

This team shall be comprised of people who are knowledgeable about scientifically based research and practice related to teaching and learning, successful school wide programs, and opportunities for low-achieving students. The team shall be comprised of representative’s of highly qualified principals and teachers; parents; pupil services personnel; regional research laboratory staff, and outside consultant groups. Each support team is responsible for:

• reviewing and analyzing all facets of the Title I school’s operation
• assisting in developing an improvement plan that will increase student achievement in that school
• collaborating with parents and school staff in the implementation and monitoring of the plan
• evaluating, at least semi-annually the effectiveness of school personnel assigned to the school; and
• making recommendations to the state education agency concerning additional assistance that is required.

State Committee of Practitioners
Section 1903 (b) (1-3)
Each state that receives Title I funds must create a committee of practitioners comprised with a majority of its members being representatives of parents, school administrators, teachers, school board members, private schools and pupil services personnel. The committee shall advise the state in implementing Title I; review before publication any proposed or final Title I state rule or regulation; and review any emergency rule or regulation immediately after the issuance, but before its released in its final form.