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Title I

What is Title I?

Title I is a federally funded grant designed to help schools meet the needs of all students and to provide resources to help improve educational success for families.

Every school that receives Title I funds has a Family-School Compact and a Parent and Family Engagement School Policy. Schools that receive Title I funds also host events to provide family engagement and involvement opportunities.

More information on the Title I program can be found on the PWCS Title I webpage.

John D. Jenkins Elementary Title I Staff Contact Information

Mrs. Jennifer VanZetta
Title I Reading Teacher
[email protected]

Mrs. Angela Savage
Title I Math Teacher
[email protected]

Mrs. Karen Lanzetta
Title I Math Teacher
[email protected]

Title I Family-School Compact

Vision

The vision at John D. Jenkins Elementary School is to nurture and inspire a respectful and responsible community of lifelong learners and leaders. 

Mission

At John D. Jenkins Elementary, we will set high expectations, collaborate, and partner with our community, to empower all stakeholders to see the leaders in themselves. 

Student Agreement

I will … 

  • Take responsibility for my learning. 
  • Show quality behavior at home and school.
  • Practice reading and math strategies at home.
  • Read every day and night.
  • Work collaboratively with teachers, parents, and peers.

Family/Parent Agreement

We will …

  • Ensure my child is at school on time each healthy day.
  • Encourage my child to read every night for at least 20 minutes.
  • Practice math concepts with my child.
  • Attend after school activities such as PTO meetings, Title I events, etc.
  • Volunteer at my child’s school.

Teachers/Staff Agreement

We will … 

  • Provide a diverse, nurturing, and safe environment for my students.
  • Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of each student.
  • Communicate frequently with parents and provide resources.
  • Host Family Events to encourage the importance of math and reading.
  • Integrate technology into my lessons.

Title I Parent and Family Engagement School Policy

Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Title I program is established to improve student achievement so that every student will graduate on time with the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind necessary to create a thriving future for themselves and their community.

John D. Jenkins Elementary School will ensure effective involvement of families and will support a partnership among the school, parents, guardians, and community to improve student achievement in the following ways:

School Family Engagement Policy

  • Review the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy which is jointly developed and distributed to parents.
  • Provide all parents with information about the schools’ participation in Title I at the Annual Meeting and inform parents of their right to be involved.
  • Invite and encourage all parents to attend all Title I Family meetings and events. Inform parents that the school may provide support for them to attend meetings.
  • Involve family participation in the planning, review, and improvement of the schools’ Title I Schoolwide/Continuous Improvement Plan
  • Provide parents with information about the Title I program, the curriculum, academic assessments, and students’ expected proficiency levels.
  • Notify the PWCS Title I Office if the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children.

Shared Responsibilities for High Student Achievement

  • Invite parents to volunteer, observe, and/or participate in their child’s class(es) and school.
  • Include a schedule for parent-teacher conferences and progress reports.
  • Invite parents to participate in events related to academics.

Building Capacity for Engagement

  • Assist parents to understand the state’s academic content, achievement standards, and assessments.
  • Communicate with families on a regular basis regarding their child’s progress in school; including school performance information and student assessment results.
  • Provide materials and training to help parents support their children’s academic progress.
  • Develop, in consultation with families, a Family-School Compact, stating how the school and families will share the responsibility for high student performance. Review the Family-School Compact annually with families and school staff.
  • Educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and how to communicate and work with parents as equal partners.
  • Coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement programs and activities with other federal and state programs supporting preschool, multilingual students, and students with disabilities.
  • Ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents in a format that is practicable and in a language that parents can understand.
  • Distribute annual parent surveys encouraging parents to respond to additional support needed to participate in parent and family engagement.
  • Provide opportunities to participate in decision-making at Parent Advisory Council meetings, Parent Teacher Organization meetings, and meetings related to Title I program planning.

Accessibility

  • Provide opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency and parents with disabilities, in a format that is practicable and in a language that parents can understand.

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Important Dates and Upcoming Title I Events

Back to School Nights

  • September 25, 2025, K-2
  • September 30, 2025, 3-5

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Elementary Schools

  • November 3, 2025
  • January 26, 2026

Middle Schools and High Schools

  • Touch base days will be scheduled by the schools

Last Day of Grading Periods

  • October 31, 2025
  • January 22, 2026
  • March 27, 2026
  • June 12, 2026

Title I Parent & Family Engagement Events (additional events may be added)

  • Annual Title I Family Engagement Meeting: September 25, 2025 and September 30, 2025
  • Title I Family Engagement Meeting: December 12, 2025
  • Title I Family Engagement Meeting: March 12, 2026
  • Title I “Summer Thrive” Family Engagement Meeting: May 21, 2026