2024-25 Title I Family Engagement Guide
What is Title I?
Title I is the federal program that provides funding to local school districts to improve the academic achievement of students. Title I funds are allocated to those schools with the highest concentration of low-income families.
Lippitt Elementary student holding OptiBot robot during a Family STEAM Night program in November, 2023
What is the goal of Title I here in Warwick?
Our objective is to enhance student achievement. One crucial way to achieve this is by preparing, encouraging, and supporting parents within their school community. We understand that genuine and meaningful parental involvement is essential for educational success. Parents are the authorities on their children and we are committed to ensuring that Title I offers the tools, resources, and support needed to strengthen the relationship between home and school.
What is family engagement?
Family engagement is a full, equal, and equitable partnership among families, educators, and community partners to promote children’s learning and development from birth through college and career. Family engagement happens when schools and family members participate in consistent, purposeful, two-way communication regarding academic learning. Furthermore, when schools regularly host, and families consistently take part in, school activities.
Title I Elementary Schools Are Responsible For Ensuring:
Parents play a fundamental role in aiding their child’s learning.
Parents are supported and encouraged to participate in authentic and meaningful involvement in their child’s education.
Parents are equal partners and are included, as appropriate, in the decision-making process through advisory committees that assist in the education of their children.
Staff develops strategies to support successful school and family interactions.
Staff provides organized and ongoing programs that provide support, empowerment, and engagement for families.
Family Engagement Facilitators proudly wearing their heart glasses, symbolizing the loving perspective of caregivers towards their children. These fun glasses were a part of the Calm & Kind Family program, a series of workshops focused on enhancing social-emotional learning and support.
What kind of family programs should you expect?
Family workshops, parent trainings, and guest speakers are offered throughout the year to provide opportunities for learning, academic development, and parenting support. However, the specifics of these programs depend on parental input at advisory meetings and survey feedback. Please let us know what kind of programming you are looking for.
Lippitt staff members take a celebratory group photo after another fantastic Family Math Night!
What opportunities are provided for meaningful and authentic involvement?
Parents are encouraged to participate in Family Programs to strengthen their support in the role of their child’s most important teacher. Title I invites all families to serve on the Advisory Council. Each Title I school meets for one hour, twice a year to review the District's Parent Involvement Policy and the use of parent involvement funds, as well as to gather parent feedback about Title I services specific to their child’s school. Once a year representatives from each school will gather to share and collaborate with each other to enhance the district as a whole. Family Centers are located within each Title I school building to provide families with a space of their own to facilitate communication between home and school. Each family center also provides opportunities for parents to get to know each other and network by offering educational and socializing opportunities. Resources within the family centers are available to serve the various needs of families and provide parents and other adults more potential to focus their attention on helping and supporting their children.
Our Title I Preschool Program
Located at Oakland Beach Elementary School
The Title I Preschool offers two half-day preschool classes for children who have turned 4 years of age by September 1st of the enrollment year and live in one of the following areas; Oakland Beach, Lippitt, Hoxsie, Norwood, or Scott. This program is provided free of charge to parents and includes a three-session parent program component. During these sessions, parents participate in classroom activities with their children and also have separate discussions with each other about common parenting challenges and achievements.
Registration for the 2024-25 school is still open!
For any questions regarding Title I services at your school please email or text Mrs. Kadek
Cameron.kadek@warwickschools.org
401.291.8288
