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August Ahrens Elementary School

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The purpose of Title I

Purpose

The purpose of Title I is to provide all children a significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education and to close educational achievement gaps (ESEA Section 1001).

Title I Eligibility

The Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) Title I eligibility for a school is based on a minimum poverty threshold of 47.2%, which is determined by the percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced-price meals. Currently 58.9% of our students qualify for free or reduced price meals

Requirements to Receive Funding

To receive Title I funds the Title I school must have the following required documents or comparable documents:

  1. Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA): The CNA is a document including current data and analysis, such as a Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accreditation Self-Study, an external provider comprehensive needs assessment report, or a school-generated comprehensive needs assessment.
  2. Academic Plan/Charter Schoolwide Plan: A revised plan is approved by the school’s CAS/Hawaii State Public Charter School Local School Board. The Academic Plan/Charter Schoolwide Plan is considered the Title I Schoolwide Program Plan.
  3. Title I Addendum for the Academic Plan: Each Title I principal assures that Title I Schoolwide Program requirements will be met and evidence provided upon request.
  4. Title I Fiscal Form (TFF) for Title I Schoolwide Programs: The TFF is based on estimated allocation amounts and documents alignment of Title I expenditures to contributing/root cause(s) identified in the school’s CNA and strategies and enabling activities in the Academic Plan/Charter Schoolwide Plan. The TFF includes optional monitoring tools that schools may use to track their spending of Title I funds.

 

Parent Involvement

August Ahrens Elementary School welcomes and encourages Parent Involvement in the school. Parents at this school may be involved in the following ways:

  • Parent workshops
  • Grade level parent involvement activities
  • School wide activities
  • Volunteering on campus

Title I Funds at August Ahrens Elementary School provide

  • Part time casual hires for Intervention, Enrichment / Multilingual Learners / Afterschool Program, and Kindergarten Ramp Up.
  • Curricular Materials
  • Online subscriptions
  • School supplies for students
  • Supplies for 
    • Enrichment program
    • Math, ELA, Science, and PBL
  • Registration fees and substitutes for Professional Development
  • Supplies and light refreshments to support parental involvement activities, which include, but are not limited to, newsletters, parent nights, workshops, etc.