The Sumter District Schools recieve funding from the U. S. Department of Education through the No Child Left Behind initiative.
Title I LEA & Parent Involvement Plan Infomation
Title I, Part A federal funds are awarded to the district from the Florida Department of Education to support educational programs in Title I schools. In Sumter, the Title I schools are Bushnell Elementary, Lake Panasoffkee Elementary, Webster Elementary, and Wildwood Elementary. Title I funds supplement the programs at these schools by providing additional staff, technology, instructional programs, parental involvement activities, professional development, and curriculum review and revisions. If you have suggestions for how Title I funds should be used, how to improve the Title I programs, suggestions for parent activities, or just need information about Title I, you may call Louise Ross at 352-793-2315, extension 204. You may also email Louise Ross at the district office: rossl@sumter.k12.fl.us
Title I, Part C, provides supplementary programs for eligible migrant students and families. Activities funded through this federal program include: tutorial assistance in the classroom, participation in prekindergarten programs, academic reviews to target areas of deficiencies, parent activities, support and translation services. Contact Louise Ross at 352-793-2315, extension 204, or email at rossl@sumter.k12.fl.us if you need information about the migrant program or have suggestions to improve the program.
Title II, Part A federal grant funds are awarded from the Florida Department of Education to the Sumter School District to support the following:
- improving teacher quality and meeting the requirement to have all core subject area teachers highly qualified
- providing professional development that improves the knowledge of teachers, principals, administrators and, in appropriate cases, paraprofessionals
- increasing student achievement, and eliminating the achievement gap
- recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers
- providing induction and mentoring programs for new teachers
- reducing class size
For further information, please contact the human resource department, Daris Dew dewd@sumter.k12.fl.us or access the district web site at http://sumter.k12.fl.us for additional references.
Title II Part D Enhancing Education through Technology
Sumter County Schools has received funding through the Enhancing Education through Technology entitlement grant program. This fund, as the title notes, enhancesour use of technology to improve student achievement. Title II part D is a part of the No Child Left Behind program from the United States Department of Education and is managed through the Florida Department of Education.
Title II part D funds were used to:
- Provide in-district technology training opportunities for teachers and staff,
- Allowed for school personnel to attend the Florida Educational Technology Conference,
- Provided registrations for teachers and staff to participate in the Florida Digital Educator summer institutes, and
- Additional technical support assisting classrooms through more reliable technical resources.
For additional information, please contact Jim Greene, Coordinator at greenej@sumter.k12.fl.us
Title III, Part A federal funds supplementary activities to assist English Language Learner (ELL) students become proficient in English language acquisition and meet state proficiency targets in reading, math and science. Title III also funds supplementary staff development activities and parent training. Please call Mary Camp at 352-793-2315, extension 259 or campm@sumter.k12.fl.us for more information or to make suggestions concerning Title III activities. If you need assistance in Spanish, please call 352-793-6061.
Title IV, Part A, Safe and Drug Free Schools, funds “proven-effective” programs in schools that address violence prevention and alcohol, tobacco and other drugs prevention. The programs are chosen based on the prioritized results of needs assessments such as school discipline data, the School Environmental Safety Incident Report (SESIR) and the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey (FYSAS). For more information, please call Jean Holstein at 352-793-2315, extension 211or holstej@sumter.k12.fl.us .
Title X, Part C, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, is federal legislation dealing with the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Each school and the district have a Homeless Liaison whose responsibilities are to identify children who are homeless, make homeless families aware of their rights and to remove barriers that may interrupt a child’s enrollment in school. The school liaison assists the parent in deciding whether it is best for the child to attend the school of origin or the local school. For more information, please call the District Homeless Liaison, Jean Holstein, at 352-793-2315, extension211.