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Director outlines Title I/III funding, rising poverty and improving reclassification rates
Summary
Director Dorothy presented Title I and Title III trends: economically disadvantaged students rose to ~68%; chronic absenteeism dropped from 35% to 16%; English-learner reclassification rates average ~22% vs. state ~14%, and Title I/III funds support paraprofessionals, counseling and EL interventions.
Director Dorothy reviewed federal funding and district performance, noting pre-pandemic poverty levels and a current rise in economically disadvantaged students to about 68% (slide updated after creation). She reported chronic absenteeism falling from 35% to 16% and highlighted a district three-year average EL reclassification rate of about 22% compared with the state's 14%.
Dorothy said Title I funds (examples described in packet) help pay for paraprofessionals, partial psychologist time and counseling, while the smaller Title III allocation (about $23,000) funds technology, teacher professional development and small student supports. She urged continued data-driven accountability and monitoring of achievement and absenteeism.
