Specifications include, but are not limited to: The objective of Title I is to assist eligible non-public school children in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to meet challenging academic content and student academic achievement standards. This objective shall be accomplished by: • Providing eligible non-public school children enrolled in participating schools with supplemental educational services such as reading, math, language arts, and other benefits on an equitable basis to those provided to public school students; • Using program resources to help participating children to meet challenging student academic achievement standards expected for all children; • Using effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientifically based research, that provide an accelerated, high quality curriculum and that give consideration to extended learning time; • Coordinating with and supporting the educational program in the classroom; • Providing instruction by highly qualified professionals in accordance with the ESEA; • Providing non-public school teachers of participating children an equitable opportunity to participate in allowable professional development activities; • Providing strategies to increase parental (family and community) engagement; affording parents meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children at home and at school; engaging family and community resources to provide the support needed to foster school success (for example, efforts to encourage attendance, promote socio-emotional well-being that will allow academic achievement, ensure that physical needs are being met) and; • Reviewing, on an ongoing basis, the progress of participating children and revising the program and services, if necessary, to provide more effective services. Services may include but are not limited to: • Extended-day Services (before or after-school, summer or weekend programs); • Family Literacy Programs; • Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI), which may be used as central focus or as a supplement to other services; • School Day Services designed to address individual learning needs; • Combinations of the above; and • Other programs allowable for non-public schools under Title I regulations.
