Title I, Section 1118

Section 1118 of Title I acknowledges the vital role that parents must play in their children's educational achievement. It requires that local education agencies (LEAs) consult parents in planning for parent involvement activities and keep them apprised of the LEA's plan to build involvement. LEAs will establish a school-parent compact that spells out how everyone will work together for improving student achievement. LEAs will provide resources and funding to facilitate parent involvement, including information about State academic standards and strategies parents can use to be sure their children succeed in school. View NCLB Title I, Section 1118 Legislation.

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Title I, Section 1119

Teachers teaching in core academic areas must be highly qualified by the end of the 2005-2006 school year and LEAs can use funds to help current teachers become highly qualified. "Highly qualified" means holding at least a bachelor's degree, having appropriate certification as determined by the State, and demonstrating content area proficiency. By and large, states determine how teachers will demonstrate content area proficiency. Also, beginning and veteran teachers will generally have different pathways to demonstrate this proficiency.

Paraprofessionals (also called paraeducators, teacher's aides, teacher's assistants, or instructional aides) must have a secondary school diploma (or its equivalent) and the equivalent of two years of college (45 to 60 credit hours, depending on the state), or an associate's degree, or be able to pass a rigorous assessment to measure reading, writing, and math knowledge, as well as the ability to assist in instruction of reading, writing, and math (or readiness in these skills, as appropriate). All Title I paraeducators hired after January 8, 2002, must meet these requirements. Paraeducators hired before this date have until January 8, 2006 to meet one of the three requirements. These criteria apply to paraeducators paid for by Title I funds or for paraeducators working in school-wide Title I programs. There are exceptions to some of these requirements for some paraeducators such as those whose primary duty is to serve as a translator or work as a parent involvement facilitator but these paraeducators must still have a secondary school diploma or its equivalent. View NCLB Title I, Section 1119 Legislation.

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