Janet P. Hagood, Director
Phone# 205.379.2152
Fax# 205.379.2324
jhagood@jefcoed.com
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Landmark Education Reform Designed to Improve Student Achievement
Four Key Principles
*Stronger accountability for results
*Greater flexibility for states, school districts and schools in the use of federal funds
*More choices for parents
*Emphasis on teaching methods that have been demonstrated to work
Title I
Title I is the largest federal aid to education program in this country. Title I programs enable schools to provide opportunities for children served to acquire the knowledge and skills contained in the state content and performance standards developed for all children and to promote effective parent involvement. In , eligible schools use Title I funds for supplemental instructional materials, technology, additional teachers and aides, professional development, parent involvement programs and materials, and extended day/year programs.
Title II
Title II funds support professional development activities designed to prepare, train, and recruit highly qualified teachers and principals . Title II funds are used to support intensive high quality professional development activities in the core academic subjects.
Title IV
The mission of the Jefferson County Title IV Safe and and Communities Program is to promote and encourage community-wide strategies in support of comprehensive drug and violence prevention. The JCSDFSCP receives federal funding to implement authorized prevention activities. Specific programs include: Too Good for Drugs, Get Real About Violence, Get Real About Tobacco, Peer Helpers, Law-related education and other programs which implement teaching strategies for working with students from high risk environments. Drug and violence prevention programs are essential components of a comprehensive strategy to promote school safety, reduce the demand for and use of drugs and to create learning environments that support academic achievement.
Title X Homeless Education Assistance
The purpose of this program is to ensure that all children and youth living in homeless situations have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education provided to other children and youth. The Jefferson County School System has developed policies to remove any barriers that would hinder their academic success and provide them with the same educational services and opportunities to meet the same challenging state student performance standards to which all students are held.