What is Title I, Part A?
Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) supports reforms and innovations to improve educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged students. In December 2015, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) which again reauthorized ESEA.
ESSA includes provisions that broaden the definitions of educational excellence, while maintaining critical civil rights for all students. In addition, ESSA includes provisions designed to focus on providing students the diverse, integrated curriculum and learning experiences necessary for a well-rounded education. Title I, Part A of ESSA is designed to provide all children a significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.
Forty-seven Lee County schools (including one charters) are identified as Title I schools. These schools have the highest concentrations of poverty based on the direct certification percentage of economically disadvantaged students enrolled at the school. Title I funds are used to improve the teaching and learning in these schools and to help students meet challenging state academic standards.
Which schools are identified as Title I in the 2024-25 School Year?
- Allen Park Elementary
- Amanecer Elementary
- Bonita Springs Elementary
- Buckingham Exceptional Student Center
- Caloosa Elementary
- Caloosa Middle
- Colonial Elementary
- Coronado High School
- Diplomat Elementary
- Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary
- Dunbar High
- East Lee County High
- Edgewood Elementary
- Fort Myers Middle Academy
- Franklin Park Elementary
- G. Weaver Hipps Elementary
- Gateway High
- Hancock Creek Elementary
- Harlem Heights Community Charter School
- Harns Marsh Elementary
- Harns Marsh Middle
- Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary
- Island Coast High
- J. Colin English Elementary
- James Stephens Elementary
- Lee County Acceleration Academy
- Lehigh Acres Middle
- Lehigh Elementary
- Lehigh Senior High
- Lemuel Teal Middle
- Manatee Elementary
- Mirror Lakes Elementary
- North Nicholas High School
- Oak Hammock Middle
- Orange River Elementary
- Orangewood Elementary
- Patriot Elementary
- Ray V. Pottorf Elementary
- Royal Palm Exceptional Center
- San Carlos Park Elementary
- Skyline Elementary
- South Fort Myers High
- Spring Creek Elementary
- Success Academy
- Sunshine Elementary
- Tice Elementary
- Tortuga Preserve Elementary
- Tropic Isles Elementary
- Varsity Lakes Middle
- Veteran's Park Academy for the Arts
- Villas Elementary
- Young Parent Education Program
How Can Parents Be Involved?
Parents are very important in their child's education. We invite and encourage parents to become involved in their child's school. There are many ways to be involved such as joining the School Advisory Council, participating in the School Improvement Plan process, reviewing the school's Parent Involvement Policy and Home-School Compact, planning parent involvement activities and workshops, becoming a member of the school's parent/teacher organization, or volunteering at school. See more information about the School District of Lee County's Parent(s)/Guardian(s)and Family Engagement
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