PER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:

"Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps by allocating federal funds for education programs and services. Title I allocations to state education agencies and local education agencies (LEAs) are based primarily on annually updated LEA poverty estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Then, within-LEA allocations to schools are based on school poverty rates, for which a common measure used by LEAs is the number of public school children eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL). However, not all Title I-eligible schools participate in Title I programs, due to rules governing within-LEA allocations and state and district flexibility for allocating Title I funds. These rules also mean that Title I per-pupil allocations for schools vary across schools within LEAs, across LEAs within a state, and across states."

TITLE I SCHOOLS AND SWAMPMUN:

SwampMUN believes that participating in Model United Nations conferences equips delegates with skills that are fruitful in both short-term and long-term success. However, we also recognize that some schools may not have the resources to properly inform delegates about Model UN. It was this reflection on a reality for many high school delegates that allowed us to start SwampMUN.

Our conference is driven by a desire to make competing in Model UN more accessible to high school Model UN teams. SwampMUN I will take place over Zoom, a free video conference software, and each delegation will decide whether to meet or remain at home. All awards will be mailed to the school's main office.

Title I delegations will be granted reduced fees for both Early Bird and Regular registration.