Title I Part A of the federal Elementary and  Secondary Education Act provides financial assistance to districts and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging  state academic standards. The priorities of Title I are to:

1. Strengthen the core program in schools and provide academic and/or support services to low-achieving students at the preschool, elementary, middle, and high school levels;

2. Provide evidence-based programs that enable participating students to achieve the learning standards of the state curriculum frameworks;

3. Elevate the quality of instruction by providing eligible staff with substantial opportunities for professional development; and,

4. Involve parents/guardians of participating public and private school children as active partners in their children's education at school through open, meaningful communication, training, and, as appropriate, inclusion in decision-making processes.

Tri-Town elementary schools receive funding which is used to partially fund intervention support through the RTI process as well as to provide resources and professional development for educators working with Title I eligible students to help reduce achievement gaps in academic and social emotional growth.