Title I and II
Title I and Title II programs play a vital role in ensuring every student in our district has access to high-quality learning opportunities. Through federal funding, Title I supports schools in strengthening academic achievement for students who need it most, while Title II focuses on developing and supporting effective educators. Together, these programs help us create equitable, engaging, and student-centered classrooms where all learners can thrive.
Title I
Title I is a federal program that provides funding to schools to help ensure all children, especially those who are struggling or come from low-income households, receive a high-quality education. These funds support additional instruction, tutoring, intervention programs, and resources that help students meet grade-level standards and succeed academically.
Title II
The Title II Program provides professional development funding to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that is tied to research-based curriculum that impacts student achievement. These funds are intended to increase the academic achievement of students by improving teacher and principal quality. In particular, Title II funds are used to provide continuous, ongoing training that helps teachers better understand academic subjects and to learn new instructional strategies focused on improved student learning.
In addition to using Title II funds for professional development, funds can also be used for a variety of other purposes, from recruiting and retaining teachers to reducing class sizes.
Title II, Part A
These are professional development services that supplement professional development provided to private school teachers, principals, and other educational personnel at the private school. The law requires that all uses of Title II, Part A funds supplement non-federal funds (i.e., private school funds) that would otherwise be used for activities. Professional development provided with federal funds needs to be in addition to, and not in place of, what the private school would otherwise provide. These services can be provided in the form areas such as training, workshops/conferences, mentoring/coaching, professional learning communities, etc.
- The following non-public schools within the Anoka-Hennepin attendance boundaries accept Title II funding: Cross of Christ, Epiphany, Legacy Christian Academy, Northside Christian, St. Stephen's and Way of the Shepherd.