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Fairforest Elementary School Is Proud To Be A Title I School!

 

What is Title I

and

What Does it Look Like to Be A Title I School at

Fairforest Elementary?

 

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides financial assistance to local educational agencies and schools to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

 

These schools are identified based on the socioeconomic status of our students. School eligibility is determined during the Spring of each school year for the following year using students’ pupils in poverty data.

 

FES Pupils in Poverty:

2025-2026: 75.75%

2024-2025: 76.26%
2023-2024: 75.06%
2022-2022: 71.25%

 

Funding is utilized to:
* Class size reduction
* Instructional supplies and materials
* Family engagement and educational opportunities
 

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Meet FES's Title I Committee

 

 Dr. Stephen Bismarck, Parent and USC-Upstate Department of Education Chair

Angela Bray, Parent

Leslie Gomez, Parent

Brittany Holcombe, Parent

Addie Robards, Teacher

Katie Mauldin, Teacher

Kerrie Kish, Ex-Officio

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Innovative Practices and Programs at FES

 

2025 Palmetto’s Finest School

2023 Palmetto State Arts Education STEAM School of Excellence

Cognia STEM Accreditation since 2016

Thriving eighteen-year partnership with Michelin North America

Title I School with a focus on literacy, math, and family engagement

WIN (What I Need) Schedule for every grade

School-wide STEAM program with monthly professional development for faculty and staff on STEAM integration

School-wide Academic and Behavior Expectations: SOAR (Safety, Ownership, Awareness, and Respect)

Character Education Program

Innovative technology integration

School-wide STEAM and literacy-centered events (Farmer’s Day, Winter STEAM Day, Career Day, Read Across America Week, Black History Month, etc.)

Clubs and Enrichment Opportunities for Students (Gifted Music and Visual Arts Programs, Girls on the Run, Student Ambassador Program, Safety Patrol, Student Council, Flag Patrol, School Beautification, D6 Singers, etc.)

Family Engagement Events (STEAM and Literacy Nights, Open House Night, International Night, Holiday Family Fun Fest, Spring Carnival, etc.)

Supportive School Improvement Council and PTO

 

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Parents' Right-to-Know

 

Parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of a student’s classroom teacher including:

* Whether the teacher has met state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
* Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency of other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
* The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
* Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
* Information on the level of achievement of the parent’s child in each of the state academic assessments.
 

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Title I Helps Us Grow! 

 

If you have suggestions for us with how to use our funding then please email [email protected] . In the past, we have used funds for specific field trips, after school enrichment, reading interventionists, math and reading supplies, family engagement opportunities and so much more!

 

To learn more about Parent Information available for District Six’s Title I Schools, visit HERE.