Federal Programs

Please visit McKinney-Vento, located under District programs.

Title IA - Improving Academic Achievement Of Disadvantaged Students

The overall purpose of Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on common core state standards and assessments. Schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families receive Title I funds.

For the 2026-2027 school year, 10 elementary schools will have Title I school-wide programs. Under the school-wide program, all students in the school will be eligible for additional assistance. Students will move in and out of learning groups based on their academic need.

Title I programs depend on the support of families. Parents and guardians will be asked to sign a written agreement, along with the school, that specifies their collective roles in helping children learn at home, endorsing teachers' high expectations and helping to make the school a safe and caring place for learning.

Title I Schools (All Elementary)

Beaumont, Chappell, Danz, Eisenhower, Fort Howard, Howe Community, Lincoln, Nicolet, Starr and Sullivan.

Title I Goals

1. Make progress on closing the achievement gap for all subgroups in English language arts and math so all students meet challenging academic standards.
2. Provide every student access to a well-rounded education that meets their learning needs in an appropriate, healthy, and safe environment.
3. Provide professional growth and improvement opportunities for all teachers, principals, and other school leaders to further a high quality education for all students.
4. Utilize evidence-based interventions and support services to ensure every student graduates from high school prepared for their college career plans

This grant includes equitable participation for private school students.

The Title I, Part D program (also called the Neglected and Delinquent program) is a federally funded program to provide additional opportunities to neglected, delinquent, and at-risk students.

The Green Bay Area Public School District uses Title I D funding to provide a school counselor, additional teaching time, and supplemental materials at the Brown County Institute of Learning.

The goals of the program are to:

• Improve educational services for these children so they have the opportunity to meet challenging state academic content and achievement standards;
• Provide services to successfully transition students between facility and districts; and
• Prevent youth who are at-risk from dropping out of school, and to provide dropouts and children and youth returning from correctional facilities with a support system to ensure their continued education.

For more information about Title I D, please contact Lisa Bynum, Director of Federal Programs.

The purpose of Title II programs is to increase student achievement and close achievement gaps by offering professional development opportunities in core academic areas.

The Green Bay Area Public School District uses Title II funds to provide job-embedded professional development in math and literacy.

Questions about Title II programming should be directed to David Johns, Associate Superintendent of Continuous School Improvement or Lisa Bynum, Director of Federal Programs.

This grant includes equitable participation for private school students.

The purpose of Title III - Language Instruction for English Learners, is to help ensure that English learners (ELs) attain English language proficiency and meet state academic standards.

The Green Bay Area Public School District uses Title III funds for Bilingual Literacy Coaches, Bilingual Literacy Interventionists, and supplemental materials.

Questions about Title III programming should be directed to Julie Seefeldt, Director of English Learners.

This grant includes equitable participation for private school students.

Title IV, Part A (Student Support and Academic Enrichment) was newly enacted in 2017-2018 and is known as the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) Grant. Title IV, Part A is a flexible block grant that authorizes activities in three broad areas. Funding for this grant is based on the Title I funding formula and is meant to supplement not supplant current initiatives.

Funds may be used to support the following priority areas:

• Access to a well-rounded education,
• Improve school conditions for learning to ensure safe and healthy students, and
• Effective use of technology to improve academic achievement and digital literacy.

The Green Bay Area Public School District uses Title IV funding to provide additional school counselors and social workers; while supporting job-embedded professional learning in math, literacy, and the effective use of technology.

Questions about Title IV programming should be directed to: Katie Sulzer, Director of Student Services; or Lisa Bynum, Director of Federal Programs.

This grant includes equitable participation for private school students.

What Is Act 31?

We continue to provide support in regards to Wisconsin Act 31 training on Wisconsin's First Nations history, culture, and sovereignty. As a result of tensions between Native and non-Native peoples over Ojibwe treaty rights, in 1989 Wisconsin legislators passed an initiative to promote Wisconsin First Nations education in our public schools. This policy required education of students on Wisconsin First Nations history, culture, and tribal sovereignty. The State budgetary funds appropriated to accomplish this are used to hire staff, develop curriculum, and obtain/develop classroom resource materials, provide teacher training, and hold conferences and workshops to promote and support First Nations instruction in Wisconsin's public schools. (Wisconsin Educational Act 31)

What Is Title VI?

"The mission of the Office of Indian Education is to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities to meet the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of such students; and ensure that all students meet the challenging State academic standards.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (page 246) amends the Indian education programs as Title VI, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed on December 10, 2015, and represents good news for our nation's schools. The new law builds on key areas of progress in recent years, made possible by the efforts of educators, communities, parents, and students across the country." (U.S. Department of Education Office of Indian Education)

"It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government's unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children. The Federal Government will continue to work with local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, post-secondary institutions, and other entities toward the goal of ensuring that programs that serve Indian children are of the highest quality and provide for not only the basic elementary and secondary educational needs, but also the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of these children."
(U.S. Department of Education Title VII Program)

Questions about the Title VI grant should be directed to Lisa Bynum.

Questions about the Title VI program should be directed to Tammie Jones. 

Learn more about Title VI