About 167,000 private-school students, most of whom attend Catholic schools, receive Title I services. I program for your students. They discuss what services will be offered, the needs of your students, how and where the services will be provided, how they will be assessed, and the amount of funds available for serving Title I-eligible children in your school. Know the needs of your students and be ready to suggest ways that Title I services can help to meet those needs. Ask your principal to begin a consultation process in your school among teachers of Title I students.
Most school districts use eligibility for free and reduced-price lunch as the indicator of poverty.
It is important to note that students do not need to participate in the federal school-lunch program, they simply need to be qualified to participate on the basis of family income. Many private schools do not participate in the school-lunch program, so they conduct a survey to determine the number of students in the school who meet the income qualifications for the lunch program. Parents who don't understand the importance of survey forms may neglect to return them. The greater the number of students that are qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, the more funds will be generated to serve children with educational needs. Urge your students to return school lunch-forms or income surveys, even if they are not going to participate in a lunch program or the Title I program.