Can Title l, Part A, pay for or coordinate with Even Start Family Literacy programs?
Yes. Title l, Part A, dollars or services can be used as a local match for any of the Even Start Family Literacy components. Title I, Part A, provides formula grants to school districts to improve the teaching and learning of children in high poverty schools to enable them to meet challenging academic content and performance standards. The program emphasizes parental involvement and encourages each school to provide training to help parents work with their children to improve their school achievement. School districts or schools may use Title I, Part A, funds to provide necessary literacy training for parents if all reasonably available sources of funding have been exhausted. They are encouraged to work with communities to provide health, nutrition, and social services not otherwise available to the children being served. School districts must reserve at least one percent (unless one percent is $5,000 or less) of their Title I, Part A, allocations for parent involvement activities, inc
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