Freire Charter High School receives federal funding through Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs. This federal program provides financial assistance to schools with high percentages of economically disadvantaged students to ensure that children meet challenging state academic standards.
Since more than 40 percent of the Freire Charter High School student body is classified as economically disadvantaged, Freire uses Title I funding to operate a school wide program to upgrade the instructional program for the whole school. Our school wide Title I program is based on effective means of improving student achievement and includes strategies to support parental involvement.
More than 50,000 public schools across the country use Title I funds to provide additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children master challenging curricula and meet state standards in core academic subjects. For example, funds support extra instruction in reading and mathematics, as well as special preschool, after-school, and summer programs to extend and reinforce the regular school curriculum.
In 2021-22, Freire High School will use our Title I funds to:
- Provide adequate support personnel to assist in removing barriers to learning (academic and non-academic) and support parent involvement.
- Allow for additional and targeted instruction for students at risk for academic failure.
- Support classroom teachers in the execution of our high-quality educational program.
- Coordinate Freire’s emotional support program.
- Provide staffing to support the use of instructional technology.
Freire’s Federal Programs Coordinator is Tanza Pugliese. She can be reached at 267-583-4465 or tanza@freireschools.org.
Freire’s full Annual Title I Notice can be found here: Annual Title I Notice 2021-22
Freire’s Family Involvement Policy can be found here: FCS Family Involvement Policy 2021-22
Freire High School’s Annual Title I Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 from 5-7 PM.
Click here to view Freire High School’s 2021-22 Contract for Excellence.
