"Assistance schools" refers to educational institutions or programs that provide help or support to students who may need additional guidance or resources to succeed in their education.
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In Title I school - wide programs, test preparation and tutoring are provided to a much greater extent than in
targeted assistance schools.
In effect, the eligibility criteria for the interventions could be the same as the eligibility criteria for Title I services in a
targeted assistance school.
And finally, for Title I schools known as
targeted assistance schools, these schools can now use funding for, what they call, «Comprehensive Services,» which could include hiring a community school coordinator; family engagement; and health care services.
In a targeted
assistance school, however, Title I funds may be used to provide services only to those students who are not meeting, or most at risk of not meeting, a state's academic achievement standards.
In implementing RTI, therefore, a Title I targeted
assistance school must identify which students are most at risk, determine what interventions will be used, and then use Title I funds to provide those interventions to the most at - risk students under the RTI framework being used.
The table below listing allowable and not allowable expenses for a Title I targeted
assistance school is certainly not all - inclusive but it should offer a starting point for discussions as an RTI framework is developed at an LEA.
As a Targeted
Assistance School, the Weilenmann School of Discovery provides services to students who qualify as at risk under Title I.
I was informed by the school that any time a former graduate needs
any assistance the school is supposed to provide it.