Weakley County Schools: Federal Programs Overview, 2025-2026

Title I – Part A

The Title I program serves all ten of Weakley County’s schools: Dresden Elementary, Dresden Middle, Dresden High, Gleason, Greenfield, Martin Primary, Martin Elementary, Martin Middle, Westview High, and Sharon. Title funds paid for staff such as additional intervention teachers, instructional coaches, and educational assistants.

All ten of these schools are operating schoolwide programs. Schoolwide programs under Title I focus on integrating all children into the complete school program, rather than pulling at-risk or struggling students out of the regular classroom for special assistance. Congress originally authorized schoolwide programs out of a belief that it made little sense for high poverty schools to enforce requirements that the Title I program serve only Title I children. Research demonstrated that school poverty itself had a detrimental effect on student performance, over and above the influence of the student’s own family poverty.

Title I funds are used to supplement the regular program in support of student growth and the achievement of each school’s achievement goals. The total allocation for Title I is $1,167,840.73. The average per pupil spending in Weakley County for Title I Instruction is $319.12.

Title II – Part A

In Weakley County, Title II-Part A funds are used to provide five (5) half time instructional coaches at Dresden Elementary, Gleason, Greenfield, Martin Primary, and Martin Elementary. The total allocation for Title II is $187,582.47.

Title IV

The Title IV program is designed to address two main areas of need: Well Rounded Educational Opportunities and Safe and Healthy Students. This year, we used Title IV funds to continue our music offering in our middle schools and train staff on student mental health and crisis prevention strategies. The total allocation for Title IV this year is $95,996.14.

Title V

These funds are for Rural Schools and are projected to provide additional resources to supplement Title I. The funds will be used to provide an instructional coach at Sharon School. Other resources are available to all schools. The total allocation for Title V is $125,453.89.

Note: All positions paid with Federal funds are supplementary to the regular school program and are meant to support and enhance that program. These funds are never to be used to supplant either State or Local funds.

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Federal Programs

Federal Programs Team

Federal Programs Overview

Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY)

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