Office of Title V-A

UPDATE

The Office Title V-A has moved to the Division of Academics Office. The Title V-A Office is currently located at:

Instructional Services Support Center
9201 East Hampton Dr
Capitol Heights, MD 20743

301-808-8240

Vision Statement:

A Commitment to Excellence.

Mission Statement:

The Division of Academic Office, Title V-A Innovative Programs believes in a “Commitment to Excellence” and aspires to foster the development of all students to enable them to become productive citizens who function successfully, responsibly, and independently through discipline and direction, with respect for themselves and others as they take a meaningful place in society.

Belief Statements:

• Every student deserves a quality education.
• High expectations for all promote student success.
• Continuous improvement is essential for success.
• Positive relationships enhance the teaching and learning process.
• Our greatest resources are highly qualified staff and effective use of time.
• Excellence is achieved through teamwork between the school, home and community.
• Diversity enriches learning and life.
• Education benefits the entire community.
• Educational processes that focus on real world standards.
• Challenge students to achieve at their maximum level.

Information:

Title V-A Innovative Programs

Title V-A, reauthorized former Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), provides resources to states in order for local educational agencies (LEAs) to design and implement innovative researched-based education programs and strategies to improve student achievement. This supplemental innovative assistance program is tied to promoting challenging academic achievement standards to improve student achievement and serve as an overall education reform strategy. Funds may be used in a variety of ways. The driving focus is to increase student academic achievement. Allocations to LEA’s are made available on a formula basis. The formula is based upon  relative public and private nonprofit schools’ enrollment and is adjusted to provide higher per-pupil allocations only to LEA’s with students whose education imposes a higher than average cost per child. All Title V-A funds are used to implement activities that provide specific services, target dates, specific goals and objectives and strategies detailed in the Quality Schools Program Strategic Plan. The services include: programs that expand learning opportunities and literacy instruction with the READ 180 Program, Innovative Extended Time Programs in non-Title 1 schools and programs for development and use of instructional and educational material in forty-nine private schools.

The purpose of the program is to: 

• Support local education reform efforts that are consistent with and support statewide education reform efforts.

• Implement promising educational reform and school improvement programs based on scientifically based research.

• Provide an ongoing source of innovative and educational improvement, including support for programs to provide library services and instructional and media related materials.

• Meet the educational needs of all students, including at-risk youth.

• Develop and implement education programs to improve student and teacher performance, including professional development activities and class size reduction programs.

More useful links on Title V-A:

Link to display the Title V-A list of 27 allowable activities for LEA’s:

http://ww.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02.pg60.html

The following is the complete section for Title V-A:

http: // www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg esea02/pg57.html

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