Federal Programs
Title I, Part A-Improving Basic Programs
Purpose: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) -Improving Basic Programs:
Provides supplemental funding for resources to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide a high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the challenging state standards. Title I, Part A provides support to schools in implementing either a school-wide program (SWP) or a targeted assistance program (TAP) and requires that these programs use effective methods and instructional strategies that are grounded in evidence-based research. SAISD campuses have implemented a school-wide program.
Title II, Part A Supporting Effective Instruction
Purpose: Title II, Part A -Supporting Effective Instruction provides supplemental funding to increase student academic achievement through improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of effective teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools. The program uses evidence-based professional development interventions and holds districts and schools accountable for improvements in student academic achievement.
Title III, Part A English Language Acquisition (ELA)
Purpose: Title III, Part A, English Language Acquisition (ELA), Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement provides supplemental resources to help ensure that children who are English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency at high levels in academic subjects and can meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet
State Compensatory Education
Purpose: Under Section 29.081 of the Texas Education Code (TEC), compensatory education is defined in law as programs and/or services designed to supplement the regular education program for students identified as at-risk of dropping out of school. The purpose is to increase academic achievement and reduce the drop-out rate of these students.
Private Non-Profit
Purpose: Any Private Non-Profit (PNP) school that serves a Floresville ISD residing youth may contact the District's Federal Programs Coordinator to discuss what applicable, equitable services may exist and be arranged for the student, family, and/or school. Each ESSA component, as well as all other Federal Funding resources, differs regarding intentions, requirements, and funding parameters of PNP services; therefore, PNPs and public school districts are required to engage in timely and meaningful consultations.
To schedule an appointment for a PNP Consultation, contact Floresville's Federal Programs Coordinator, Brenda Jones, at 830-393-5300 ext. 11022 or by email: bjones1@fisd.us
Timeline for ESSA PNP Consultations for 2025-2026 Services will be scheduled to occur between June 1 and June 20, 2025.