Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), provides financial assistance through SEAs to LEAs and schools with high percentages of low-income children to help ensure that they all meet challenging state academic standards.

Read the full text of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

• Read Guidance and Resources from the U.S. Department of Education.
  

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• Download the U.S. Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) regarding the Title I, Part A reservation to serve homeless students. (July 2018)

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• Download the Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program: Non-Regulatory Guidance (see Section M on Coordination with Title I, Part A of the ESEA)

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• Download Serving Preschool Children Through Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended. (October 2012)

Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), provides financial assistance through SEAs to LEAs and schools with high numbers or high percentages of low-income children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Title I, Part A includes specific requirements for collaboration with McKinney-Vento programs to serve homeless children and youth.

Determining the Title I Set Aside – Addressed in the Title I work group in 2018 and designed to be an LEA guide, based on a document that was developed by WA state. Download here.

Serving Students Experiencing Homelessness Under Title I, Part A – An NCHE brief, from our McKinney-Vento Law Into Practice Series.  Download here.