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| Arlington ISD Title I - Wednesday, May 21, 2008The purpose of Title 1, Part A is to enable schools to provide opportunities for children to acquire the knowledge and skills contained in Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and to meet the standards of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) which was developed for all children.
Campuses qualify for Title 1 funding based upon their free or reduced lunch percentage. In Arlington, 37 schools (5 junior high schools, 31 elementary schools and a pre-kindergarten center) qualify for funding. The poverty levels of these schools range from 55% to 94%.
Funds are primarily used to provide extended learning time for students, additional materials and supplies, staff development for teachers and family involvement activities. |
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| U.S. Department of Education News
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Grant to Utah to Help Create More Charter Schools
ED's Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Doug Mesecar visited Guadalupe Schools in Salt Lake City today to present an $8,533,334 Charter Schools Program grant to the Utah State Department of Education. Utah's Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert and Vice Chairman of the Utah State Board of Education Mark Cluff joined Mesecar for the announcement.
Career and Technical Education Grants
ED has awarded a total of $750,000 in grants to six states to help strengthen and enhance career and technical education (CTE) programs. Indiana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nebraska, Florida, and Hawaii have received grants to support partnerships that will create new CTE programs, or adopt existing ones, that will align secondary and postsecondary education courses needed to prepare students for further education and employment.
Teaching Resources: U.S. History, Polar Sciences, Countries of the World and More
The Constitution, U.S. government, international relations, nations of the world, pivotal moments in U.S. history, early childhood education, calculator-controlled robots, and polar sciences are topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.
When You Visit ED.gov, What Do You Hope to Accomplish?
When you visit ED.gov, why do you come -- what do you hope to accomplish? We are trying to identify the most important or popular tasks that people hope to accomplish at ED.gov, the main website of the U.S. Department of Education. Please help! Simply select the 5 tasks that are most important to you when you visit ED.gov.
Statement on ACT Scores
"ACT scores for the Class of 2008 have remained largely steady, which is encouraging given that the number of test-takers has expanded rapidly to include many more students than ever before...."
Appointees to Council on State Accountability Systems
Secretary Spellings announced the appointment of 16 members to the National Technical Advisory Council (NTAC), which Spellings announced as part of the proposed regulations to strengthen No Child Left Behind.
Reading First Data Show Gains
New data from states show improvement in nearly every grade and subgroup, including English language learners and students with disabilities.
Rock Cycle Animations
Shows common rock-forming processes. See magma crystallize to form igneous rock, rock erosion to create sediment, transportation of sediment, deposition of sediment to create sedimentary rock, and the creation of a metamorphic rock. Animations can be paused and rewound to stress important points. (Carleton College, National Science Foundation)
Grant Opportunities
Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include the following: Center on Positive Behavioral Supports and Center on Dispute Resolution.
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