- Planning and design. The Title I summer program for private
school children was designed to meet the needs of Title
I-eligible private school students after the U.S. Supreme
Court's Aguilar v. Felton decision, which prevents the local
Title I program from delivering on-site services at religiously
affiliated private schools. The district's Title I specialist
and principals of the local nonpublic schools identify
prospective students for the program. An advisory team to the
district Title I staff composed of the private school principals
meets every other month to discuss planning and implementation
issues, including academic content for the summer program,
continuity of instruction, parent involvement, and the
effectiveness of the Title I project consultant. Title I
teachers work in primary and intermediate grade-level teams to
plan all aspects of the program. - Academic focus. The
curriculum in Beaverton schools emphasizes language arts
instruction based on high-quality literature and thematic units
that b