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Lamp High School cleared to become Title I schoolwide via feeder‑pattern calculation; transition effective Oct. 1
Summary
Federal programs staff told trustees that Lamp High School meets the federal standard to be a Title I schoolwide campus using the allowable feeder‑pattern method; the district set Oct. 1 as the effective start date.
Montgomery Public Schools will designate Lamp High School as a Title I schoolwide campus beginning Oct. 1, 2025, district federal programs staff told the board on Sept. 9. Jason Isaac, executive director of federal programs, said the school’s own free‑and‑reduced percentage is about 25.95 percent, below the 40 percent threshold for schoolwide status, but the district applied the federal feeder‑pattern method to account for the elementary and middle schools that feed Lamp. That calculation produced an estimate of 42.81 percent, above the 40 percent minimum required by federal guidance.
Isaac said the feeder‑pattern approach is allowable under ESEA guidance for secondary schools that draw students from multiple elementary attendance areas. He said the transition will allow Lamp to operate a schoolwide model that uses Title I funds more flexibly to support schoolwide improvements rather than a more limited targeted‑assistance model.
The district also described outreach and planning work completed ahead of the Oct. 1 start: Isaac said district staff supported Lamp by drafting required documents, running required planning meetings and conducting community outreach. Two planning meetings were described: an initial meeting with a small number of parents and staff, followed by a better‑attended second meeting (reported attendance: 69 parents, five school staff, five district staff and three students). A third meeting was planned to continue the process.
Why it matters: converting to schoolwide status changes how Title I resources may be used across a campus (for example, district staff said it improves ability to coordinate district set‑asides and allocate services equitably across schools). Isaac told trustees the district would monitor compliance and provide templates and assistance for the school during its initial transition year.
Provenance: the Lamp High School Title I transition was presented in the work session; Isaac provided the feeder‑pattern calculations, attendance counts for planning meetings and the Oct. 1 effective date for federal program purposes.
Speakers: Jason Isaac (executive director, federal programs) and several district compliance staff were identified as assisting with planning and monitoring.
