Contact: Lori Register
Clinch County Elementary/Middle School
1 Panther Way
Homerville, GA 31634
(912) 487-5385

Title I is a federal program that provides funds to schools and districts based upon the percentage of students qualifying to receive free or reduced price (school) meals. The purpose is to ensure that all children have access to quality instruction and resources that will enable them to meet state academic standards.

Title I schools  must incorporate the following reform strategies:

* Provide opportunities for all students to meet the state's proficient and advanced levels of student academic achievement
* Address the needs of all students in the school, particularly the needs of low-achieving students and those at risk of not meeting proficiency
* Address how the school will determine if those needs have been met
* Use effective methods and instructional practices that are based on scientifically-based research
Also, Title I Schools are required to host workshops/trainings for parents that focus upon the academic needs of the students. While many of these workshops/trainings occur during daytime hours, others are in the evenings. Additionally, these workshops/trainings are repeated, based upon attendance and parent requests. Interpreters (for Spanish speaking parents) and childcare are often available.

Clinch County Elementary School and Clinch County Middle School are currently designated as Title I Schools. Clinch County High School is not designated as a Title I School.

The School Improvement Plans for Clinch County Elementary School and Clinch County Middle School are available in the sidebar of this page. The principal at CCES and CCMS has signed copies, and we have signed original copies at the board office.

Clinch County Elementary and Middle Schools have an on-site Parent Center, facilitated by Mrs. Lori Register. If you would like to give suggestions or feedback on any of the school compacts, Family Engagement plans, or the school-wide plans, please print and fill out the suggestions and feedback form on the right and drop off at the Elementary/Middle school or send it back via email.

Contact: Rose Gonzalez or Ann Johnson
Clinch County Schools
1 Panther Way
Homerville, GA 31634
(912) 487-5385

The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is a federally-funded program designed to support comprehensive educational programs for migrant children to help reduce the educational disruption and other problems that result from repeated moves.

Contact: Denise Brown
46 South College Street
Homerville, GA 31634
(912) 487-5321

Title II, Part A Improving Educator Quality State Grants originally authorized as Eisenhower Professional Development and the Class Size Reduction programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, was reauthorized in 2001 by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). While ESSA was authorized in December of 2015, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 extended the date by which certain parts of the act would be effective. The USDE has provided further guidance in the form of Dear Colleague Letters and FAQs. In 2012, USDE allowed SEAs to submit flexibility waivers; per these FAQs, all flexibility requests are null and void as of August 1, 2016.

Improving Teacher Quality State Grant funds are obtained by a state on the basis of the United States Department of Education’s (USDE) approval of either (1) an individual state plan as provided in Section 2112 of the ESEA (20 USC 2112) or (2) a consolidated application that includes the program, in accordance with Section 9302 of the ESEA (20 USC 7842). Through the program, state, and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) receive funds using a USDE provided formula based on poverty and population. 

The purpose of the Title II, Part A grant is: 

to increase student achievement consistent with challenging State academic standards, 
to improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders, 
to increase the number of teachers, principals, and other school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement in schools, and
to provide low-income and monitory student greater access to effective of teachers, principals and other school leaders. 
Parents, please view the Title IIA Parent’s Right to Know Letter for more information regarding Title IIA. We always strive to do our best to keep you informed.

CONTACT: Ann Johnson
46 South College Street
Homerville, GA 31634
(912) 487-5321

Title III is a federally-funded program that provides LEAs with funding to supplement those English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) services already in place. Clinch County School District is part of the Title III consortium due to a low incidence population. ESOL and Title III hold students accountable for progress toward and attainment of English language proficiency. Classroom teachers integrate the WIDA English Language Development standards with the CCGPS to enable ELs to both communicate in English and demonstrate their academic, social, and cultural proficiency. To the extent practicable, we use the EL’s home language as a means of facilitating instruction and providing parents with school-related information.

Contact - Lori James 
South College Street
Homerville, GA 31634
(912) 487-5321

Authorized in December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) introduced a new block formula grant under Title IV, Part A with a wide range of allowable uses. Title IV, Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grants are intended to improve students’ academic achievement by increasing the capacity of States, LEAs, schools, and local communities to:

• provide all students with access to a well-rounded education
• improve school conditions for student learning, and
• improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students. (ESEA section 41​01).

Contact - Lori James 
46 South College Street
Homerville, GA 31634
(912) 487-5321

The Rural and Low Income Schools (RLIS) Program:
The RLIS program is an initiative that provides grant funds to rural LEAs that serve concentrations of children from low-income families. Under the RLIS program, the U.S. Department of Education awards funds by formula to State Education Agencies (SEAs) to provide subgrants to eligible LEAs to support a range of authorized activities to support student achievement in order to meet the State’s definition of adequate yearly progress.

Contact - Jason Bell 
46 South College Street
Homerville, GA 31634
(912) 487-5321

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces, among other statutes, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. Title IX states that:

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.