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LEA Monitoring and Technical Assistance Unit
Title I, Part A is a part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). This act provides federal
funds through the Georgia Department of Education to local educational agencies (LEAs) and public schools with
high percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging State academic content
and student academic achievement standards.
The Title I, Part A Program Unit is a division of the Education Support and Improvement. The Unit provides
technical assistance, resources, and program monitoring of LEAs to ensure that all children
have an opportunity to obtain a high quality education and to achieve proficiency on high academic standards
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Technical Assistance - Our Title I Education Program Specialists, Grant Program Coordinators, and other Program
Specialists interpret State and federal law and provide guidelines for implementing Title programs, address
specific questions and concerns regarding Title programs, and provide information and assistance in
implementing various requirements and guidelines.
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Resources - Our division provides a number of electronic tools and documents to local school districts
to ensure effective program implementation. We also provide regional meetings and a statewide summer conference
for local school district and school personnel to provide professional development in areas related to the implementation of Title programs.
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Monitoring - Our division regularly monitors Title programs at the local level to ensure compliance
with regulations as well as to assure the quality of the program and the instructional delivery being utilized
with at-risk populations.
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