This document is part of a kit entitled Title I in your community, which has been redesigned to include new information about Title I and to disseminate the experiences of parent groups who have been working on Title I problems. This kit includes sample forms which can be used by parent and community groups to monitor the use of Title I funds. The contents of this document include: (1) How Title I works; (2) Federal guidelines and criteria; money for poor children, not general aid, use of funds to supplant, the comparability rule, construction and equipment, failure to meet the needs of educationally disadvantaged children, supportive services, and private schools; (3) Title I in a unitary school system; (4) Your right to public information; (5) Analyzing information, interviewing officials, and visiting schools; (6) Parent councils; (7) Community action; and, (8) Compensatory education and other Federal programs. Appendix A lists the names, phone numbers, and jurisdictions of Federal and State officials involved with Title I. Appendix B is a partial list of people and organizations that may be of help on Title I and related issues, with address and phone number specified. (JM)