Title I - Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged funding initiated with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Its purpose is to provide extra funding to eligible schools for programs to improve the achievement of academically at-risk students. Title I funded schools are either targeted assistance schools or school-wide program schools. Schools are eligible to receive Title I funds based on the percent of families in the school who qualify for Free/Reduced lunch. Title I funds are not used for Title III language instruction in RUSD.