Eastern Lancaster County School District

Title I is a Federal Act that provides funds to school districts. The funds are used to develop programs to help support learners at risk of school failure.

The amount of money a district receives is based on the percentage of learners eligible for free and reduced lunch.

No. Title I programs serve those who are educationally at risk according to district screening.

Each school year the district screens all elementary learners in Reading and Math using multiple assessments.  Learners who score at the 25th percentile or below on these measures for Reading and/or Math are eligible for the Title I program.

The assessments used this year to determine if a child is eligible are described in the chart below.   For more information please contact your child’s teacher.

Grade K

Star Reading is a computer-adaptive test that measures broad reading abilities and is aligned to the Core Standards. 

Acadience Reading is an individually administered early reading test that measures how well learners can recognize letters and hear and produce first sounds in words.

Grade 1

Star Reading is a computer-adaptive test that measures broad reading abilities and is aligned to the Core Standards. 

Acadience Reading is an individually administered test that measures how well learners hear and produce sounds in words and the ability to say the sounds of letters and blend them into words.

Grade 2-5

Star Reading is a computer-adaptive test that measures broad reading abilities and is aligned to the Core Standards. 

Acadience Reading is an individually administered test that measures how fluently and accurately a learner reads a text and how well a learner comprehends it.

Grade K

Star Math is a computer-adaptive test that measures broad math abilities and is aligned to the Core Standards. 

Acadience Math is an individually administered test that measures the learner’s ability to correctly identify numbers, to distinguish between the value of groups of objects, to extend the counting sequence.

Grade 1

Star Math is a computer-adaptive test that measures broad math abilities and is aligned to the Core Standards.

Acadience Math is an individually administered test that measures the learner’s ability to correctly identify numbers, to distinguish between the value of groups of objects, to extend the counting sequence, and perform simple mathematical calculations.

Grade 2-5

Star Math is a computer-adaptive test that measures broad math abilities and is aligned to the Core Standards.

Acadience Math is a paper-and-pencil test that measures learner proficiency in math computation and applying knowledge to solve math problems.

No. The Title I program runs on a year to year basis.  You will be notified by letter each year if your child qualifies for Title I or if your child is exiting the program.

Title I staff and/or classroom teachers provide extra small group support in Reading and/or Math regularly during the intervention time at each elementary school. 

The decision about how Title I money is spent is a collaborative process. The Title I staff communicate with parents, classroom teachers, administrators, and learners. This is done at each school building through parent advisory committees, surveys, parent and teacher meetings, events, and mailings. Stakeholders share information and respond to surveys about effectiveness of Title I programs. This information is considered in the drafting of the application that must be submitted every year to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Federal Programs.

Parents have a large role in Title I. They are informed by letter of their child’s eligibility for Title I and have the option of accepting or declining the service for their child. Parents are invited to Title I meetings, conferences and/or workshops annually. They receive reports about their child’s progress and suggestions for how they might help the child at home. Children whose parents are involved have a much better rate of success.

Parents can become involved by:

• Learning all you can about the program and your child’s performance from the classroom teacher and Title I staff.
• Asking the classroom teacher and Title I staff how to support your child at home.
• Attending meetings and Title I events, if possible.
• Taking part in the annual Title I survey to share your views about how the program is working.
• Taking time regularly to talk with your child about how things are going in school and making it clear that you are proud of your child’s efforts.
• Serving on your school’s committees.

Contact your building Title I Instructional Support Specialists

• Blue Ball- Karen Senior-  karen_senior@elanco.org
• Brecknock- Megan Humphrey- megan_humphrey@elanco.org
• New Holland- Lauren Hillen- lauren_hillen@elanco.org