Benavidez Elementary is a schoolwide Title I, Part A campus.  Title I, Part A, is a federally funded program that provides resources and opportunities to improve the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students.  The purpose of Title I, part A is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. A school is eligible to receive Title I, Part A funds when the percentage of low-income children residing within a school's attendance area is equal to or greater than the average district-wide percentage.

For more information.

Linda R Ahumada

Title I Coordinator

Linda.Ahumada@houstonisd.org

Title I, Part A is a formula grant program that provides financial assistance to school districts and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families. Title I is the largest program supporting elementary and secondary education in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The Title I, Part A program is intended to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards, regardless of economic status. Title I is the government’s attempt to provide all children with the opportunity to receive a fair, equitable and high-quality education, and to close the achievement gap. 

These “supplemental” federal funds are used to:

• Accelerate instruction for struggling students,
• Provide professional development for teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators
• Hire certified personnel
• Provide additional resources – technology, personnel, materials, instructional programs, software
•  Encourage parent and family involvement.

At Benavidez, we spend our Title I funds on:

• Materials: notebooks, paper, folders
• Tutoring for STAAR
• Parent Involvement
• After School Programs

Please find the following documents :

• School-Parent Compact
• Campus Parent & Family Engagement Policy
• District Parent & Family Engagement Policy
• Schedule of Parent Meetings
• Title I Program Status Notification (Parent Notification)
• Title I Teacher and Paraprofessional Qualifications (Parent Notification)
• Explanation of HISD Curriculum (Parent Notification)
• Explanation and Description of Assessments (Parent Notification)
• Federal Report Card
• 2018-19 Executive Summary from the SIP