Through Title One, the federal government funds money to school districts based on the number of low-income children in the district. Each district uses Title One money for extra educational services for children who are behind in school. All students should work toward the same high standards as everyone in the school or district. Parents are partners in helping all students achieve. Parents have the right to be involved in the design of their school's Title One Program.
Parents have the responsibility to help their children succeed in school programs.
Founded in 1965, the program offers comprehensive services including high quality early childhood education, nutrition, health and social services with a parent involvement component to low-income children. The overall goal of the program is to bring about a greater degree of social competence in preschool children from low-income families. Family Partnerships Head Start has rigorous performance standards which include family and community partnerships. The Head Start grantee must develop a collaborative partnership with parents to establish mutual trust and to identify family goals, strengths and necessary services and other supports to help the child. Each parent develops an individualized family partnership agreement with the Head Start site which includes family goals, responsibilities, timetables and strategies for achieving goals as well as progress in achieving them.