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[quote=Anonymous][quote][b]First, there is no such thing as "Title I kids." There are Title I schools, based on the percentage of students who qualify for FARMS, [/b]and the FARMS percentage in FCPS has been relatively stable in recent years, and lower than in either Arlington or Prince William Counties. 
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As someone who taught "Title I kids" in the earliest days, it might interest you to know that in those days there were "Title I kids."  They were identified by individual child.  It is an improvement today to have "Title I schools" because one of the difficulties was keeping the non-Title I kids from using Title I resources.  For example, my part time aide was paid for by Title I and she was not supposed to help any child who was not identified as a Title I kid.  We purchased some materials with Title I--and were not supposed to use them with kids not identified as Title I.  It was ridiculous.  So, that is likely why the rule was changed to identify schools in that manner.

So, today, I would say that any child in a Title I school could be called a Title I kid as they are receiving the benefits of Title I--i.e. resources paid for by Title I.[/quote]

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