Take a Room from
Ordinary to
Extraordinary!

Title I Entitled

A new concept
in home decor

Yeshiva Beth Yehudah accesses federal funds
previously unavailable to religious schools.

JULIE WIENER
StaffWriter

T

With a flair for the truly
unusual, every accent
piece on display at the
Home Accessory
Warehouse is hand
picked, including:

Title I activities occur. All materials
are the property of Title I and can be
reclaimed by the government should
the school's Title I program be discon-
tinued.
A total of 50 students from Yeshiva
Beth Yehudah and its girls' school,
Sally Allan Alexander Beth Jacob
School for Girls, participate in Title I
programs offered at the schools. The
program is overseen and managed
through the Berkley School District.
"This broadens the education of all
our students in giving them opportu-
nities that we wouldn't necessarily be
able to give them," said Susan
Colbert, secular principal at Yeshiva
Beth Yehudah.
Other Jewish day schools do not
yet have on-site Title I services,
although Sarah Kahn, principal of
Yeshivas Darchei Torah, said she is
"looking into?' the possibility. LI

hanks to a U.S. Supreme
Court decision last summer,
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah now
has $30,000 more available
for its students.
Last year's ruling in Agostini vs.
Felton, which was filed by the New
York City public schools, enables eligi-
ble religious schools to benefit from
federal Title I funds for on-site reme-
dial programming. In addition, public
school employees — who previously
could only provide off-site services —
can now also work within a parochial
school.
Eligibility for Title I services and
funds is determined by the number of
low-income students enrolled in a
school district. The program targets
students performing below grade level
on standardized tests,
said Ben Hamilton, Title
I regional consultant to
the Michigan
Department of
Education.
"Title I requires public
school districts to be
responsible for the educa-
tion of all resident stu-
dents regardless of where
they attend school," he
said. "Title I money is
allocated to non-public
schools based on the
number of youngsters
they have who are eligible
for a free lunch."
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's
after-school Title I pro-
grams, launched last
month at its boys' and
girls' schools, will receive
up to $30,000 for books,
computers, software,
teachers' salaries and
snacks used in the pro-
gram in the coming year.
Reusable materials —
such as books and soft-
ware — can be used for
other school programs as Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's Title I coordinator Betsy
Nunley, and secular principal Susan Colbert, with some
well, as long as they are
of the new materials used in the Title I program.
always available when

• Glass and ceramic
accessories
• Large floor urns & vases
• Custom original art
• Silk flower arrangements
and trees
... and so much more!

UNIQUE
GIFTS FOR
MOTHER'S
DAY!

Open Saturday
May 9
10 am — 5 pm

\ dT?

You must visit the Home Accessory Warehouse for

the first time in order to be drawn back again and

again by the sheer beauty and creativity. Stop in soon,

and experience the visual treat that is waiting for you!

Moine Accessory (Warehouse

Decors of distinction'

1017 West Maple Road
Walled Lake, MI 48390
Phone: (248) 624-6700
Fax: (248) 624-5325

In-home consultations available.

•

Interior Designers always welcome!

M-F 8:30 — 5

So

11 – 4

Or by appointment

•

5/8
1998

19

