Student Selection in Targeted Assistance Programs

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Student Selection in Targeted Assistance Programs

• Title I Technical Assistance Networking Session
• Alex Lilley
• School Improvement Grant Programs
• November 19, 2008

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Purpose of Title I

• To provide supplementary support to enable
  participating students to achieve challenging
  State content and performance standards.
• Two types of programs
• Schoolwide all students are eligible
• Targeted Assistance only targeted students are
  eligible

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Title I Programs

• Schoolwide Programs (SW)
• Have at least 40 poverty
• Have Schoolwide Plan for improving entire
  academic program
• Particular attention paid to those furthest from
  reaching standards
• Funds supplement state local effort
• Targeted Assistance Programs (TA)
• Additional assistance provided to a select group
  of students
• Coordinate with and support regular education
  program
• Funds supplement state local effort
• Services supplement general classroom instruction

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Targeted Assistance Program Where, What, Who

• "Needs Assessment" - systematic processes
  districts schools conduct in order to establish
  priorities for action make appropriate
  decisions about the allocation of resources
• Drill-down district, school, grade(s), students
• Statutory Language NCLB Sec. 1115 (b)(1)(B) and
  1115(b)(2)(A)
• (B) ELIGIBLE CHILDREN FROM ELIGIBLE POPULATION-
  From the population described in subparagraph
  (A), eligible children are children identified by
  the school as failing, or most at risk of
  failing, to meet the State's challenging student
  academic achievement standards on the basis of
  multiple, educationally related, objective
  criteria established by the local educational
  agency and supplemented by the school, except
  that children from preschool through grade 2
  shall be selected solely on the basis of such
  criteria as teacher judgment, interviews with
  parents, and developmentally appropriate
  measures.
• (A) IN GENERAL- Children who are economically
  disadvantaged, children with disabilities,
  migrant children or limited English proficient
  children, are eligible for services under this
  part on the same basis as other children selected
  to receive services under this part.
• Greatest Need failing or most at risk

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Selection Criteria Must Be

• Multiple (not just one test)
• Educationally-related (measurement of academic
  performance)
• Objective (based on unbiased evidence, not
  opinion)
• Universally applied (all students eligible on
  same basis)

Students in pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2
developmentally appropriate criteria should be
used, which allows more subjective criteria
(e.g., teacher recommendations parent
interviews)

• Eligibility based on status
• Head Start, Even Start, or Early Reading First in
  2 years preceding
• Migrant services received in 2 years preceding
• Homeless children
• Children in local Neglected or Delinquent programs

Equal opportunity - Basis for consideration
selection is the same for all students,
regardless of status Special Education ELL
students, for example, can receive supplementary
Title I services just like all other students.
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Student Selection Procedure

• Written statement of selection process
• Timing of selection
• Scoring process
• Rank-order lists
• Statement of equal opportunity
• Selection Criteria Sheets
• Use separate criteria sheets for each subject
  area grade level
• Assign point values for each criterion
• Use multiple, educationally-related, objective
  criteria
• No points for information unrelated to current
  academic performance (e.g., retention history,
  Title I history, SPED or ELL status, home
  language, sibling achievement, etc.)
• Rank-Ordered Lists
• One list per subject/grade
• Ranked highest to lowest academic need based on
  composite score
• Has an established cut-off point
• Indicates who is participating who is not
• May contain special notes
• Must be updated as changes in service occur

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Resources

• ESE Monitoring Samples (Tabs 15A, 15B 15C)
• http//www.doe.mass.edu/titlei/monitoring/

District Practice

• Nancy Follansbee
• Director of Curriculum
• Easthampton Public Schools
• Grades 2-4 Reading
• Grades 1-4 Math
• Grade 6 Reading
• Grade 6 Math

• Dr. Sylvia Pattavina
• Director of Title I ESL/TBE
• Quincy Public Schools
• Grade 1 Title I Selection Checklist
• Grade 5 Title I Selection Checklist