Title I, originally enacted in 1965 as part of the war on poverty to help the most disadvantaged students, is the largest federal investment in elementary and secondary education to date.  Title I federal funding helps improve teaching and learning in schools with the highest concentrations of poverty (based on the number of free/reduced lunch students at the school) to help them meet challenging state academic standards.

The Title I program in the Milford School District uses the district wide model.  Each Title I school writes a school improvement plan to improve the total school program after conducting a needs assessment and receiving input from the school staff, parents and community.  Each school's plan includes goals in core content areas of reading, writing and mathematics.  

Increasing parent involvement is one of the main goals for Title I schools. Each school has a written compact, which is an agreement between the home and school stating the shared responsibility to improve student learning.  This compact also defines the goals and expectations for each the student, school, and parent.