WRPS Title I Program
The District is continuously in the process of reviewing and updating our Title I Program information including school specific Title I information. Listed below is general information regarding the WRPS Title I program and our current Title I schools and their plans.
Federal law requires that parents of each student attending any school receiving Title I funds may request and obtain information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers, including:
- Whether the student’s teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade level(s) and subject area(s) taught.
- Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status through which state licensing criteria have been waived.
- Whether the student’s teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
All teachers have at least a bachelor’s degree in the Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools and many have advanced degrees. In addition, over 99% of the teachers in this district are fully licensed for their assignment. If you want to see the state qualification for your child’s teacher, you may find it on the DPI Website.
In addition, if the student is provided services by paraprofessionals, parents may request their qualifications. Parents may request teacher and/or paraprofessional qualification information through their building principal.
Programs supported by Title 1 funds must be designed and implemented in consultation with parents of the students being served. Parent and family engagement strategies will be coordinated and integrated with other local, state, and federal initiatives. Title 1 funded schools will send out information annually to parents concerning the District parent and family engagement policy. (See Board Policy 342.5) '
