Federal Programs

What is Title I?

Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), is a federal program that provides financial assistance to schools. This funding is used to provide additional academic support and learning opportunities for students at schools with high percentages of economically disadvantaged children. The program is intended to help ensure that all students meet or exceed challenging state academic standards.

The goals of Title I are to:

• Increase academic achievement
• Provide direct instructional support to students
• Provide professional development for teachers
• Promote parent and family education and engagement

Insight PA Cyber Charter School is dedicated to providing academic support and enrichment to all students. Insight PA operates a schoolwide Title program, which allows all students to take part in any Title I initiative, regardless of the family’s economic status.

Parent and Family Engagement

Insight PA believes that Parent and Family Engagement is of paramount importance to student success. Every Title I school, in collaboration with parents, must prepare a school level Parent and Family Engagement policy. The Parent and Family Engagement Policy describes how the school will involve families in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of the Title I program at their school.

*The links below will open combined PDF files that include these documents in English, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic.

• Insight PA Parent & Family Engagement Policy (District Level)
• Insight PA Parent & Family Engagement Policy (School Level)
• Insight PA School-Parent and Family Compact
• Insight PA Parents Right to Know Information

In addition to Title I, Insight PA participates in additional Title programs:

Title II, A: Preparing, training, and recruiting high quality teachers and principals

Title III: Language instruction for English learners and immigrant students

Title IV: Student support and academic enrichment

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

IDEA funds are appropriated by Congress and are intended to support early intervention and special education services for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families.