New Program Administrator Meeting June 1, 2006 Indiana Department of Education

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New Program Administrator MeetingJune 1,
2006Indiana Department of Education
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What Is Title I?

• Supplemental federal funding for low achieving
  students targeted to high poverty schools.
• A program that provides extra academic support
  and learning opportunities for children who are
  failing, or most at risk of failing, state and
  local standards.

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What Is Title I?

• Title I is part of the Elementary and Secondary
  Education Act that was introduced in 1965.

• Title I provides additional resources to high
  poverty schools, closing the gap between
  advantaged and disadvantaged children.

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What is Title I?

• The newest authorization of Title I is part of No
  Child Left Behind that was signed into law on
  January 8, 2002.

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No Child Left Behind

• NCLB emphasizes the importance of teacher
  quality, student achievement, and parental
  involvement.
• NCLB stresses ACCOUNTABILITY.

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How Does Title I Help My School?

• Title I funds are supplemental funds that provide
  additional instructional time for students who
  are not meeting State and local standards.
• Title I funding may be used for professional
  development, providing necessary training to
  teachers.

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What Types of Services Are Offered?

• Services depend on the LEA and schools are
  additional to what is already provided
• Program must be supported by scientifically or
  evidence-based research.
• Instruction should focus on English/language arts
  and math.

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For Example

• Before/after school tutoring
• Specialized teachers (e.g., Reading Recovery)
• Preschool

• Extended time opportunities (e.g., EDK)
• Professional development
• Home school liaisons (support staff)

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Who Can Be Served?

• Migrant children
• Limited English proficient children
• Children who are homeless
• Children with disabilities
• Any child in academic need

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How Are Children Selected for Title I Services?

• Children who are most in academic need (based on
  any variety of academic indicators, e.g., ISTEP,
  report cards) receive Title I services.
• Poverty is not a determining factor in student
  selection.

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How Does the Money Get to My School?

• Federal Government allocates to States based on
  Census Poverty Data.

States allocate to districts based on Census
Poverty Data.
Districts allocate to schools based on
Free/Reduced Lunch Counts.
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How Does a School Become Title I?

• Free/Reduced lunch data is used to determine the
  poverty level of schools in a district.
• Schools that meet or exceed the district poverty
  level (based on total F/R lunch counts) are
  eligible to be served.
• Schools with 75 poverty or higher must be served.

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• Monitoring Process
• Five-Tiered Model

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Five-Tiered Monitoring System

• Application Review
• LEA Self-Assessment
• Three-year Cycle Monitoring
• Onsite Monitoring (3 LEAs per month)
• Telephone Monitoring

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On-Site Monitoring

• Usually takes one day
• Meeting at central office
• Two IDOE employees- Central Office
• Two IDOE employees- Business Manager
• Two IDOE employees- School
• Debriefing at central office

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On-Site Monitoring

• Follow-up phone calls
• Report mailed in 30 business days
• LEA sends plan within 30 business days of
  receiving report
• Lots of technical assistance is given

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• High Quality Teachers and Paraprofessionals
• NCLB Section 1119
• Monitoring Topic 1

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Highly Qualified Teachers

• NCLB states that all teachers in core subject
  areas must be highly qualified by 2005-2006 (this
  may be extended through the end of the next
  school year).
• Information about highly qualified teachers and
  Indianas HOUSSE can be accessed at
• www.doe.state.in.us/hqt/welcome.html

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Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals

• NCLB states that all paraprofessionals in a SWP
  and paraprofessionals paid from Title I funds in
  a TAS meet 1 of 3 requirements by the end of the
  2005-2006 school year.

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Highly Qualified Teachers Paraprofessionals

• Title I funds may be used for teachers and
  paraprofessionals to participate in professional
  development related to their instruction.
• The LEA must reserve 5 of Title I, Part A funds
  to ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals
  are highly qualified by 2006-2007.

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Highly Qualified Teachers Paraprofessionals

• NCLB requires a Parents Right-To-Know letter.
• This letter allows parents to ask for the
  qualifications of their childs teacher and
  paraprofessional.
• A second letter must go home if a child will be
  taught for four or more consecutive weeks by
  someone who is not highly qualified.

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• Parental Involvement
• NCLB Section 1118
• Monitoring Topic 2

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Parents Are Important!

• Parents are needed for
• Planning
• Policy-making
• Participation
• Partnering
• Program evaluation

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Parental Involvement

• Schools and LEAs must
• - Develop a Parent Involvement Policy.
• - Create Home/School Compacts.
• - Schedule conferences with parents.
• -Build capacity for parental involvement.

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Parental Involvement

• Title I funds may be used to develop or support
  effective parental involvement programs for Title
  I families.
• The LEA must reserve 1 of Title I, Part A if it
  receives more than 500,000.

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• School and LEA Improvement
• NCLB Section 1116
• Monitoring Topics 4 5

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Accountability NCLB Section 1112

• No Child Left Behind requires states to develop
  one accountability system for all public schools.
• Title I schools and LEAs that do not show
  improvement face sanctions.

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School Improvement for Title I
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School Improvement

• Each school must set-aside 10 of its Title I,
  Part A allocation for professional development.
• The school must develop and revise NCLB
  improvement plan.
• The LEA must reserve an amount equal to 20 of
  its Title I, Part A allocation for sanctions.
• The LEA must notify parents in writing of
  improvement status.

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Moving Out of School Improvement

• A school will be removed from improvement status
  when the school demonstrates two consecutive
  years of AYP.

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LEA (Corporation) Improvement

• An LEA must set-aside 10 of its Title I, Part A
  allocation for professional development.
• Within 3 months of identification, the LEA must
  develop an improvement plan.
• The SEA must notify parents in writing of
  improvement status.

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• Schoolwide Programs
• NCLB Section 1114
• Monitoring Topic 6

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Schoolwide Programs

• Schoolwide schools have greater flexibility with
  Title I funds. Additional funds help upgrade the
  entire educational program while providing
  additional assistance to most at-risk students.

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Requirements of a Schoolwide

• At least 40 poverty in the school
• Complete a comprehensive needs assessment (to
  determine best use of funds)

• Title I funds must supplement local and state
  funds
• Must meet 10 components in NCLB of a highly
  effective schoolwide program.

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• Targeted Assistance Schools
• NCLB Section 1115
• Monitoring Topic 7

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Targeted Schools

• Targeted schools must identify students who will
  receive services. Those students will be
  failing, or most at risk of failing state and
  local standards.
• Identification must include at least 2 criteria
  (e.g., ISTEP and report cards).

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Requirements of a Targeted School

• Do not meet 40 poverty or elect not to become
  schoolwide
• Must focus on students who are most in academic
  need

• Must supplement local or state funds
• Must meet several components in NCLB of highly
  effective targeted program

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• Student Selection Process

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Student Selection Process

• In a TAS, you must assess all students in the
  grade level(s) you are serving by using 2
  criteria and identify the lowest achieving
  students to receive Title I services.
• In a SWP, you are not required to have a formal
  student selection process. However, you should
  be aware of who your lowest achieving students
  are.

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TITLE I STUDENT SELECTION PROCESS
WORKSHEET READING/LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH School
_ABC____ Teacher ___Mr Learning______________ Gra
de __4___ Room __210 _ Date
_12/01_ Completed by _____Mr Learning_____________
_____ Check Only One Reading/Language Arts
______ Math __X__
All students in the building with a Total Rank of
1 must be selected before any student with a
Total Rank of 2. All students in the building
with a Total Rank of 2 must be selected before
any student with a Total Rank of 3, etc...
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• Ranking and Serving
• (Eligible School Attendance Areas)
• NCLB Section 1113
• Monitoring Topic 8

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Ranking and Serving

• Schools must be served in rank order (highest to
  lowest poverty percentages).
• LEAs that serve any school below 35 poverty must
  calculate a Per-Pupil Expenditure (PPE).

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• Nonpublic Schools
• NCLB Section 1120
• Monitoring Topic 11

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Nonpublic/Private Schools

• Consultation between the LEA and school must take
  place to determine eligibility, allocation, and
  services.
• Nonpublic schools are entitled to proportional
  shares of districtwide parental involvement,
  professional development, and extended time
  programs.

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Nonpublic/Private Schools

• If a student resides in an eligible public school
  attendance area and would attend that school,
  they should be included with the enrollment count
  for the attendance area.

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Nonpublic/Private Schools

• If a student receives free and reduced lunch or
  some other equitable measure of poverty, then
  Title I funds are generated.

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Nonpublic/Private Schools

• Public Nonpub

400
1,000.00
3/5
200
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• Comparability
• NCLB Section 1120A
• Monitoring Topic 9

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Comparability

• Comparability determines whether or not Title I
  and non-Title I schools are being served fairly.
• Comparability is annual reporting is biennial.

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• Fiscal

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• Compensation for Personnel Services
• OMB Circular A-87
• Monitoring Topic 15

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Compensation for Personnel Services

• Time and effort (PARS)
• Semi-annual certification

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• Financial Management SystemEdgar 80.20
  Monitoring Topic 14

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Financial Management System

• Internal Control
• Allowable Costs (Reasonable, Allocable and
  Necessary)
• Excess cash on hand

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• Equipment Requirements Edgar 80.32Monitoring
  Topic 17

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Equipment Requirements

• Inventory list
• Description of property
• Serial number or other id number
• Source of property
• Percentage of Federal participation in the cost
  of property
• The location, use and condition of property
• Disposition data including date of disposal and
  sale price
• Disposal policy

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• Title I Website Overview

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Resources

• www.doe.state.in.us/TitleI/welcome
• www.ed.gov
• www.nochildleftbehind.gov
• http//www.doe.state.in.us/asap/welcome.html
• http//www.doe.state.in.us/esea/welcome.html
• www.ncela.gwu.edu (The Blue Book)
• www.thompson.com (The New Title I The Changing
  Landscape of Accountability)

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Contact Information

• Mailing address for first class mailRoom 229,
  State HouseIndianapolis, IN 46204
• Office Location151 West Ohio StreetIndianapolis
  , IN 46204
• Toll Free 877-418-7240Fax [phone]

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Contact Information

• Brenda Martz
• bmartz_at_doe.state.in.us
• Cindy Hurst
• hurst_at_doe.state.in.us
• Linda Cummins
• cummins_at_doe.state.in.us

• Lenee Reedus
• lreedus_at_doe.state.in.us
• Sarah Pies
• spies_at_doe.state.in.us
• Linda Ricketts
• lricketts_at_doe.state.in.us

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Administrative Staff

• Lee Ann Kwiatkowski
• Director
• Jamie Miller
• Associate Director
• Hazel Beasley
• Assistant Director, Fiscal
• Jolinda Bove
• Assistant Director, Programs