Schoolwide Program (SWP) and Targeted Assistance Program (TAP)
| Guiding Questions | Schoolwide Model | Targeted Assistance Model |
| What is the model's general approach? | A school that operates a schoolwide model may use Title I funds to upgrade its educational program. | A school that operates a targeted assistance model must use Title I funds to support specifically identified students. |
| Which Title I schools are eligible to operate this model? | Any school with at least 40 percent poverty, or any school below 40 percent poverty with a waiver from the state.1 To operate a schoolwide program, an eligible school must develop a plan describing the services it will provide based on a comprehensive assessment of the school's needs.2 | Any school that does not operate a schoolwide program.3 |
| Which students can be served by this model? | All students in the school are considered to be Title I students.4 | From among these eligible groups, schools must identify the specific students they will serve.5 Students who: are failing, or at risk of failing, to meet state standards; participated in certain federally-funded preschool programs (such as Head Start); received services under the Migrant Education Program; are in a local institution for neglected or delinquent children or are attending a community day program; or are experiencing homelessness. 6 |
Targeted Assistance Program Resources
- Section 1115, ESSA [20 U.S.C. 6315] Targeted Assistance Schools
- Targeted Assistance Program - EGMS Help Document
- Leveraging MTSS Webinar
Schoolwide Program Resources
- SEC. 1114. [20 U.S.C. 6314] Schoolwide Programs
- Schoolwide Program Guidance
- Schoolwide Programs - EGMS Help Document
1. ESSA, Section 1114(a)(1).
2. ESSA, Section 1114(b)
3. ESSA, Section 1115
4. ESSA, Section 1114(a)(2)
5. ESSA, Section 1115(b)(2)(A)
6. ESSA, Section 1115(c)