In support of strengthening student academic achievement, Briarlake ES receives Title I, Part A funds and therefore jointly develop, agree on, and distribute to parents and family members of participating children a written parent and family engagement policy and school-parent compact that contains information required by section 1116(b) and (c) of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

For more information, please visit the DeKalb Title 1 site at this link.

Title I is a provision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), signed into law back in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The ESEA funds primary and secondary education, promotes equal education access, and helps to close the education gap between high- and low-income students. Funding under Title I targets schools and school districts where a high percentage of students are from low-income families, and the purpose of this funding is to help schools establish programs to help those students—programs that wouldn’t be possible without some outside funding.