School Improvement Seminar A School Support Team Resource: Use of NCLB Funds November 14, 2005 Virgi

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School Improvement SeminarA School Support
Team Resource Use of NCLB FundsNovember 14,
2005 Virginia Department of Education
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A Focus on Available No Child Left Behind
Resources
What are the available federal No Child Left
Behind funds for education?
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Second Emerging Theme

• How should federal funds be used to improve
  teaching and learning?

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Why will the SST member ask the use of funds
question?Schools under an Academic Review or in
Title I School Improvement must develop or revise
a school improvement plan.
 
 
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The use of funds requirements

• SOA Improvement Plan Requirement
• A description of the manner in which local,
  state, and federal funds are used to support the
  implementation of the components of this plan
• NCLB Title I School Improvement Plan Requirements
• Specifies how the funds. . .will be used to
  remove the school from school improvement status.

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Resource HandoutVirginia Department of
EducationNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
Title Summaries
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
TITLE I, PART B, SUBPART 3 EVEN START FAMILY
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Federal Education Funds
TITLE I, PART B, SUBPART 3 EVEN START FAMILY
TITLE I, PART F COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM
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Federal Education Funds
TITLE I, PART B, SUBPART 3 EVEN START FAMILY
TITLE I, PART F COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM
TITLE IV, PART B 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING
CENTERS
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Federal Education Funds
WHAT ARE THE NCLB FUNDS?
HOW ARE THEY USED?
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Does one fund know what the other is doing?
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What should the SST member also look for or
suggest?

• More Effective
• Coordination of funds
• Targeting of funds to specific populations or
  NCLB subgroups
• Collaboration between managers of funds
• Why?
• To eliminate duplication of services and to free
• resources for the provision of
• additional services

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The goal is a seamless use of funds to provide
for the improvement needs of the schools.
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Federal Education Funds
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Federal Education Funds
Even Start CSR
21st Century
Learning Com.
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Federal Education Funds
Even Start CSR
21st Century
Learning Com.
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Contact Information

• Brenda A. Spencer
• School Improvement Coordinator
• Office of
• School Improvement
• Virginia Department of Education
• Phone [phone]
• (brenda.spencer_at_doe.virginia.gov)