Elgin Independent School District

Elgin ISD Changes Lives

Federal Programs

Federal Programs Information Brochure

Federal program funds are supplemental to state and local funds and are designed to enhance and upgrade the education program by:

Holding all students to high academic standards that prepare them for success in college and career;

Ensuring accountability and guaranteeing that when students fall behind, steps are taken to help them and their schools improve, with a particular focus on the very lowest-performing schools, high schools with high dropout rates, and schools where subgroups are falling behind;

Continuing to ensure that parents and educators have annual assessment information about how students are doing, while supporting states and districts in reducing unnecessary, onerous, and redundant testing;

Empowering state and local decision-makers to develop their own strong systems for school improvement;

Protecting students from low-income families and students of color from being taught at disproportionate rates by ineffective, inexperience, and out of field teachers.

In its efforts to promote nondiscrimination, Elgin ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, or disability in providing education services, activities, and programs, including CTE programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, which incorporates and expands upon the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.