Schoolwide Title I funds are allocated to schools with a high percentage of students from low-income families to improve the overall educational experience for all students. Unlike targeted assistance programs that focus on specific individuals, schoolwide Title I programs allow schools to address the needs of the entire student body. These funds are used to enhance the overall learning environment by implementing comprehensive strategies and initiatives tailored to meet the diverse needs of students. Schools can use schoolwide Title I funds to support various aspects of education, including hiring additional staff, implementing research-based instructional practices, providing professional development for teachers, upgrading educational resources and technology, and fostering family and community engagement. By utilizing these funds strategically, schools aim to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment that promotes academic success for all students, regardless of their background or individual circumstances.

Mapleton Elementary School is identified as a schoolwide Title I school.

You have the right to know about the teaching qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher in a school receiving Title I funds. The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that any school district receiving Title I funds must notify parents of each student attending any school receiving Title I funds that they may request, and the district will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers, including at a minimum, the following:  

1. Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
3. Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
4. Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications. 

Complete and return the Parent’s Right to Know Letter if you would like information regarding teacher qualifications at Mapleton Elementary School.