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Northern High Student's Perspective on Hosting an International Student

In August of 2025, Henry Cooper, a student at Northern High, welcomed a German exchange student into his life. A rocky start ended with a brotherhood and an experience neither student will forget.

"At the end of my sophomore year, I learned about the opportunity to host a foreign exchange student. A flyer was distributed around Guilford County Schools to advertise a 16-year-old German boy who needed a home for the upcoming year. The flyer showed a picture of Frederik (Freddy, as I would come to know him) on a podium at a swim meet.

I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but out of everyone in my family, I was the most eager to host Freddy. After a year without my older brother living at home, I thought having another person around would make things less lonely."

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Title I

Title I is a federally funded program designed to ensure that every child has a fair, equitable, and meaningful opportunity to receive a high-quality education. The program supports efforts to raise academic achievement for all students.

How Title I Supports Schools

Title I funding supports a range of services and resources, including:

  • Additional instructional staff
  • Family engagement activities
  • Pre-Kindergarten programs
  • Professional development for teachers
  • Educational field trips and community outreach
  • Summer learning programs
  • Home library resources
  • Technology devices and online learning tools
  • Instructional materials and classroom supplies

Title I programs help ensure that all students benefit from:

  • Engaging, rigorous, and meaningful learning experiences
  • Opportunities to collaborate, think critically and creatively, and solve problems
  • Strong family-school partnerships that support academic success

Parents Rights Under ESSA

As a parent of a student in a Title I school, you have the right to know:

  • Whether your child’s teacher meets state certification and licensing requirements
  • Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status
  • Whether the teacher is teaching in their certified field
  • Whether paraprofessionals work with your child and their qualifications

You also have the right to receive information about:

  • District policies on participation in state-required assessments
  • Whether you can opt your child out of certain assessments, where applicable

Family involvement is a key part of student success. Each Title I school has a School Family Engagement Policy that outlines how families can participate in and support their child’s education.

To view your school’s engagement policy, please visit your school’s website.