Leigh Thrailkill, Director of Federal Programs
100 North Davis Road
Building C
LaGrange, GA 30241
Phone: 706.812.7900
Office hours Monday -Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Summer hours Monday -Thursday 7am - 5:30pm
Mandi Pike, Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator, Foster Care Point of Contact
Crystal Thompson, Secretary to Director of Federal Programs
Shanitra Ransom Wortham, McKinney-Vento Liaison
Nicole Kennedy, Community Coordinator
Troup County School System benefits from many of the educational programs funded through the federal government. This funding allows TCSS to offer additional training, instruction, technology, and other critical services which are not provided for through state and local education funds.
Title I Funds are used to supplement schools/system budgets. Title I funds are not used to supplant (take the place of) local, state, or other federal funding.
For more information about these programs, please click one of the links below. Also, be sure to check out the additional resources on the right side of this page:
- Title I, Part A: Education for the Disadvantaged
- Title I, Part A: Foster Care Provisions
- Parent and Family Engagement
- Title I, Part C: Migrant Education Program
- Title I, Part D: Neglected and Delinquent Children
- Title II, Part A: Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality
- Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment
- Title V, Part B: Rural Education Achievement Program
- Title IX, Part A: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Title I, Part A: Education for the Disadvantaged
Title I, Part A provides financial assistance to schools which have high populations of economically disadvantaged students. The purpose of the program is to provide additional academic support to low-income students to ensure all students meet state standards. All elementary schools in the Troup County School System are designated as Title I schools.
Title I, Part A: Foster Care Provisions
The Foster Care Program focuses on school access, improved educational outcomes, and enhanced academic stability for children and youth in foster care. The provisions derived from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) establish guidelines for recognizing and addressing the unique needs of foster care children and youth. The Foster Care Program has the responsibility of working closely with local child welfare agencies and local educational agencies to identify children and youth in foster care and to ensure the successful implementation of ESSA provisions.
Educators realize the important role parents play in the education of a child. A large component of Title I, Part A is parent and family engagement. Under the guidance of the Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator, Mandi Pike the district offers ongoing opportunities for parents and other stakeholders to participate in the educational process.
District Improvement Forum by Leigh Thrailkill & Mandi Pike
Click here to access the presentation & use this passcode: i@6.j3fu
Click here to provide feedback.
The link will remain open until the end of April, 2024. Please contact Mandi Pike, TCSS Title I Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator, if you have any questions.
Families and community members- your input is critical to our success as a school system! Thank you for taking the time to share your input.
Click here to access.
District Improvement Forum by Leigh Thrailkill & Mandi Pike
Click here to access the presentation.
Click here to provide feedback.
The link will remain open until the end of April, 2023. Please contact Mandi Pike, TCSS Title I Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator, if you have any questions.
Families and community members- your input is critical to our success as a school system! Thank you for taking the time to share your input.
Parent Advisory Council Meeting 10/4/22
Presentation by TCSS Coordinator of Social Emotional Learning, Tiffany Gibson
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q-K2oIwIcdSQadiQg1npzGBd-gdLcyRB/view?usp=sharing
Parent Advisory Council Meeting 12/6/22
Presentation by Assistant Attorney General, Whitney Reeves
Click here to access.
Parent Advisory Council Meeting 2/7/23
Presentation by Kim Myers with Get Troup Reading
Click here to access.
Title I, Part C: Migrant Education Program
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is designed to help reduce the educational disruption and other problems resulting from the repeated moves migrant children experience. ABAC's Migrant Education Consortium Program works with Troup County Schools to serve migrant children.
Please click on the icon below to learn more about the consortium.
Title I, Part D: Neglected and Delinquent Children
The purpose of Title 1, Part D is to increase improve educational services for children identified as neglected or delinquent, including those residing in institutions. Currently, Troup County School System oversees activities and resources available through Title I, Part D funds for the following sites:
Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Home--Pineland
Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc.--Ault Academy and Connections.
Family Life Center
Please click on the icons below to learn more about the sites.
Title II, Part A: Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality
The purpose of Title II, Part A is to increase academic achievement by improving the quality of teachers and principals in our schools. In TCSS, these funds are utilized to reduce class size and provide professional development. All professional development funded by Title II A must be tied to the school improvement plan and student achievement scores.
Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment
Title IV, Part A improves student academic achievement by increasing the capacity of state and local educational agencies by supporting the following:
- Providing all students with access to a well-rounded education.
- Improving school conditions for student learning to support safe and healthy students.
- Improving the use of technology in order to advance digital literacy of all students.
Title V, Part B: Rural Education Achievement Program
The Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) is designed to assist rural school districts in using Federal resources more effectively to improve the quality of instruction and student academic achievement.
Title IX, Part A: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth program is designed to address the problems faced by homeless children and youth in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. This program works to ensure students living in homeless situations have equal access to the same education as other children and youth.