What is Title I?
Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is a federal program that provides financial assistance to states and school districts to meet the needs of educationally at-risk students. The goal of Title I is to provide extra instructional services and activities which support students identified as failing or most at risk of failing the state’s challenging performance standards in math, reading and writing.
An overview of the district’s commitment to parent involvement.
Read the policy.
The district’s procedure which includes all of the Title I-required components to support parent involvement in the schools.
Read the procedure.
The citizen’s complaint process overview for certain categorical federal programs, including Title I, Part A.
Visit OSPI’s website
How our school uses Title I resources
Title I funds at Minnehaha provide for increased staffing to support students academically and with Social Emotional Learning. Additional certificated specialist and paraprofessional supports are allocated for targeted English Language Arts, behavior, counseling, and math supports. All Minnehaha students, grades K-5, are impacted throughout the day by Title I staffing and supports. Additionally, targeted small groups of students receive intentional, differentiated supports each day.
Minnehaha's parent participation plan
What is the Learning Assistance Program?
The Learning Assistance Program provides additional academic support to eligible K-12 students in reading, math, writing and readiness skills. LAP programs are supported with Washington state funds and given to school districts within the state.
Currently, LAP-funded services must first focus on K-4 students who are deficient in reading or reading readiness skills to improve reading literacy.
Eligible students are the “greatest in need” as determined by a rank order of scores taken from statewide and/or district assessments. LAP services are interventions, supplemental to the core instruction in reading, math and/or writing.
How our school uses LAP resources
Minnehaha’s LAP program provides additional learning time and direct supports for students to practice and build reading skills. LAP groups meet outside of classroom core reading and math instruction time. Certificated LAP reading teachers lead and facilitate paraeducator groups where students focus on hearing and reading the sounds in words and in reading passages. LAP groups are typically between five and seven students. Parents receive a LAP progress report included in each trimester’s report card.