Schoolwide Program

1
2008-2009 Title I Schoolwide Program Overview
for University High School
Federal and State Education Programs Branch
2
Contents of the Title I Overview Power Point

• Title I, Part A
• Purpose of Power Point
• Purpose of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
  (NCLB)
• Purpose of Title I
• Definition of supplemental funds
• Definition of Adequate Yearly Progress AYP
  Accountability
• Implementation of Single Plan for Student
  Achievement (SPSA)
• Definition of Highly Qualified Teacher and
  Paraprofessional
• Mandates of Parent Involvement
• Parent Involvement Policy
• Parents Right to Know
• School-Parent Compact
• Building Capacity for Involvement
• Definition of Program Improvement Sanctions
• Public School Choice
• Supplemental Educational Services
• Program Improvement Years 1-5
• Resources
• School documents/materials needed for Annual
  Title I Meeting

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
3
Purpose

• The purpose of the Title I Overview is to inform
  local districts, schools, and parents about the
  requirements of the Title I Program and the
  correlation with the elements of the Categorical
  Program Monitoring (CPM) process reviewed by the
  California Department of Education (CDE). A
  reference has been made on the bottom right hand
  corner of each page when applicable.
• CPM refers to a legal accountability process used
  by the CDE to validate compliance with various
  program requirements and outcomes of the Title I
  program.
• Title I requirements are embedded within the
  following CPM instruments
• Cross Programs CP
• Compensatory Education CE
• Program Improvement PI

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
4
Purpose of No Child Left Behind
is to ensure that all children have a fair,
equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a
high-quality education and reach, at a minimum,
proficiency on challenging state academic
achievement standards and state academic
assessments
Federal and State Education Programs Branch
5
Purpose of Title I

• Title I Part A is a federal program providing
  supplemental resources to Local Educational
  Agencies (LEAs) i.e., school districts, assisting
  students in poverty to meet challenging state
  academic standards.
• In order to access these funds, schools must have
  a poverty threshold of at least 40 based on free
  and reduced lunch applications and/or Calworks.
• Schools that rank into Title I deliver
  supplemental services through a targeted
  assistance (TAS) program or a schoolwide program
  (SWP) model.

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
6
Supplemental Funds

• Supplemental funds are over and above the general
  revenue funds the districts and schools receive
  to support the base program.
• They are funds which are granted to districts and
  to schools for specific program purposes and must
  be used only to support and enhance the
  districts and schools regular program.
• Supplemental funds may not be used to replace or
  supplant the funds and programs the district
  provides the schools.

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
7
(No Transcript)
8
ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS

• The District uses results from statewide testing
  and other available indicators to determine
  annually whether schools funded by Title I,
  Part A are making adequate yearly progress (AYP)
  measured through the following four indicators
• Participation Rate
• Percent ProficientAnnual Measurable Objectives
  (AMOs)
• Academic Performance Index API
• Graduation Rate (High Schools only)

CPMCE 5 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
California Standards Test, California High
School Exit Exam, California Alternate
Performance Assessment
9
Release of 2008 AYP Data

• As of 2006-07, Program Improvement (PI)
  identification is the same for TAS and SWP
  schools
• California Department of Education (CDE) will
  release AYP information on August 29, 2008
• Access and print Accountability Progress Report
  (APR) at
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay/

CPMCE Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
10
2008 2009 AYP TargetsHigh Schools
CPMCE Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
11
Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
CPMCP 5 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
12
Single Plan for Student Achievement

• Each SWP school is required to collaboratively
  develop and approve the SPSA with the School Site
  Council (SSC) based on the advice from
  appropriate school advisory committees. The SPSA
  must be tied to budgets reflecting student needs.

SPSA
Budgets
CPMCP 5 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
13
Single Plan for Student Achievement
The SSC must annually review and update the SPSA
including proposed expenditures for Consolidated
Application programs operated at the school to
improve student achievement.
SPSA
Budgets
The SPSA and the school budgets are aligned and
updated yearly.
CPMCP 5 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
14
Single Plan for Student Achievement
Compensatory Education Advisory Committee (CEAC)
must provide written recommendations to the SSC
on an on-going basis using analysis of school
data, surveys, etc. to develop/modify the SPSA,
including Title I budgets.
CPMCP 5 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
15
(No Transcript)
16
Teacher Qualifications

• Teachers should be highly qualified at the time
  of employment
• All teachers teaching core academic areas in
  Title I schools must meet the highly qualified
  standard. By the end of 2006-07, teachers in core
  academic areas in all schools must meet that
  standard

CPMCE 16 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
17
Paraprofessional Qualifications

• As of June 30, 2006 all paraprofessionals must be
  highly qualified.

• All new hires are required to pass the District
  Proficiency Test and must meet the following
  criteria
• HS diploma/GED AND
• Have 60 semester or 90 quarter units from a
  recognized college or university OR
• Have an associate (or higher) degree from a
  recognized college or university OR
• Pass the Instructional Assistance Test
• Duties Provides instruction only if under direct
  supervision of highly qualified teacher

CPMCE 7, CP 17 Federal and State Education
Programs Branch
18
(No Transcript)
19
Elements of Parental Involvement

• LAUSD adopted a Districtwide Policy for parents.
  This Policy should be annually distributed to
  parents. The Districts annual Parent Student
  Handbook also provides parents with information
  on parental involvement and NCLB mandates.
• Each Title I, Part A funded school must develop,
  jointly with parents of children receiving Title
  I services, a written school parental involvement
  policy that describes how the school will carry
  out the parental involvement requirements in No
  Child Left Behind, Section 1118. The
  requirements consist of four components
• Involvement of parents in the policy
• School-Parent Compact
• Building Capacity for Involvement
• Accessibility for parents

CPMCE 1, CP 2 Federal and State Education
Programs Branch
20
A copy may be found at Inside LAUSD BUL-2680.0
21
(No Transcript)
22
Parental Involvement Policy

• Each Title I, Part A funded school must notify
  parents of its written parent involvement policy
  in an understandable and uniform format in a
  language the parents can understand. The policy
  must also be made available to the local
  community.
• Each Title I, Part A funded school must involve
  parents by convening   an annual meeting to
  inform parents of the following
• the schools participation in the Title I, Part A
  program
• the requirements of Title I, Part A
• the rights of parents to be involved
• Parents must be involved in an organized,
  ongoing, and timely way in the planning, review
  and improvement of the schools Title I program.

CPMCE 2 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
23
Parental Involvement Policy

• Each Title I, Part A funded school must provide
  parents
• of participating children
• Timely information about Title I, Part A funded
  programs
• A description and explanation of
• the curriculum in use at the school
• the forms of academic assessment used to measure
  student progress, and
• the proficiency levels students are expected to
  meet

CPMCP 3 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
24
Parents Right to Know

• No Child Left Behind mandates that Title I, Part
  A funded schools give parents timely notice when
  their child has been assigned, or has been taught
  for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher
  who is not highly qualified.

CPMCE 3 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
25
Parents Right to Know

• LAUSD parents may make written requests and
  receive information regarding the qualifications
  of their childs teacher (i.e., credential,
  degree, and major).

CPMCE 16 Federal and State Education Programs
Branch
26
(No Transcript)
27
Definition of Program Improvement (PI)

• A school is identified as PI if it does not make
  AYP for 2 consecutive years in the same content
  area or indicator
• Public School Choice is offered annually to all
  students attending a PI school
• Supplemental Educational Services is offered to
  eligible students attending a school in PI Years
  2-5

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
28
Program Improvement

• PI schools are required to send written
  notification informing the parents of the
  schools status. The notification must include
  the following
• The reasons for PI identification
• What the school is doing and the district and/or
  state is doing to help the school address the
  achievement problem
• How parents can become involved in addressing the
  academic issues that caused the school to be
  identified for PI
• The parents option to transfer their child with
  paid transportation to a Non-PI school (PI Years
  1-5 schools)
• The parents option to obtain supplemental
  educational services (PI Year 2-5 schools).

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
29
(No Transcript)
30
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE (PSC)

• If school does not make AYP for two consecutive
  years
• The District must provide students who are
  enrolled in PI Year 1 - 5 schools the option to
  transfer to a Non-Program Improvement school

CPM RequirementsPI 6 Federal and State Education
Programs Branch
31
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

• All students, including special education,
  enrolled in PI schools are eligible
• Priority is given to lowest achieving students
  from low-income families
• Paid transportation is provided by District for
  students who choose PSC
• Students who choose the option to transfer will
  be enrolled in classes and other activities in
  the same manner as all other children at the
  school
• Parents must be notified in a language that is
  understandable, before the beginning of the
  school year

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
32
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICELAUSD Timeline

• November 1, 2008 CHOICES Faire, UCLA, Ackerman
  Union, 900 a.m. 100 p.m.
• November 2008, all students in the District
  receive by US mail the CHOICES brochure. The
  brochure contains a list of currently identified
  At-Risk for PI and PI schools.
• The deadline to return the CHOICES application is
  January 2009.
• Parents of students enrolled in At-Risk for PI or
  PI schools have the right not only to PSC but all
  other traveling programs.

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
33
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

• School Options
• The District is responsible for identifying the
  choice school options and arranging for
  transportationfree of cost to the parent
• All schools at risk are identified in the CHOICES
  brochure. Parents can exercise the option to
  transfer their child to a Non-PI school.

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
34
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE LAUSD Application Process

• Parent completes and returns CHOICES application
  by January 2009.
• Federal and State Education Programs Branch
  processes the application.
• Federal and State Education Programs Branch
  provides Non-PI school selections. Achievement
  data is provided in order to assist in the
  selection decision
• Parents return School Selection Letter
  identifying school of choice
• Federal and State Education Programs Branch sends
  Confirmation Letter confirming school of choice
• Transportation Branch sends notification to
  parents prior to the beginning of the school year

Federal and State Education Programs Branch
35
(No Transcript)
36
SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (SES)

• Beginning with PI year 2 schools, the District is
  required to offer supplemental educational
  services for eligible students. SES providers
  are state-approved and choose to work with LAUSD
  students. Parents select the provider to deliver
  services to their children.
• A Student Learning Plan is developed for each
  student in consultation with the SES provider and
  the parent.

CPMPI 7, PI 8 Beyond the Bell Branch
37
SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
LAUSD Implementation

• Notify parents of eligible students (those
  students at Program Improvement Schools eligible
  for free and reduced-price meals) by May 31st of
  availability of supplemental educational
  services.
• Provide a description of each approved provider,
  their qualifications and effectiveness.
• Provide parent assistance, if requested, and
  establish a fair and equitable system for serving
  students if a given provider does not have space.
• Work with provider and parent to establish
  measurable achievement goals for each student.

Beyond the Bell Branch
38
SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONALSERVICES
LAUSD Implementation (contd)

• Establish an agreed upon timetable for achieving
  the goals.
• Establish how progress will be measured and
  reported back to both the parent and teacher.
• Establish a termination process if goals are not
  met.
• Establish a payment schedule for providers.

Parents of students eligible for SES will be
strongly encouraged to choose a provider. If
parents decide not to have their child
participate, they can indicate this decision on
the SES Request Form.
Beyond the Bell Branch
39
(No Transcript)
40
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT YEAR 3CORRECTIVE ACTION

• In addition to offering PSC and SES, the District
  must take at least one of the following
  corrective actions at PI Year 3 schools
• Replace some school staff
• Implement a new curriculum
• Decrease the schools management authority
• Appoint an outside expert
• Extend the school day or year or,
• Restructure the internal organization of the
  school

CPMPI 3 Program Improvement Support
41
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT YEAR 4PREPARING FOR
RESTRUCTURING

• After a third year in PI, the District must
  continue to offer PSC and SES and prepare a
  restructuring plan to take at least one of the
  following actions
• Reopen the school as a charter school
• Replace all or most of the staff
• Turn management over to a private company or
• Any other major restructuring of the schools
  governance arrangement that makes fundamental
  reforms

CPMPI 9 Program Improvement Support
42
For Additional Information Contact
43
Title I Part A Internet Support Sites

• AYP Reports
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay
• Federal and State Educational Programs
• (formerly Specially Funded Programs)
• http//www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/instruct/
  sfp
• Program Improvement Support
• http//research.lausd.net
• Beyond the Bell Branch
• http//btb.lausd.net
• Certificated Employment
• http//www.teachinla.com
• Paraprofessionals
• http//www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/personnel
  /class

44
LAUSD Title I Contacts

• Adequate Yearly Progress, Charleen Brown
  [phone]
• Human Resources, Certificated Teachers NCLB Unit
  [phone]
• Paraprofessionals, Norma Aguayo (213)
  353-4218
• Parent Involvement, Chris Downing (213)
  217-5270
• Program Improvement Support, Janet Kiddoo
  [phone]
• Public School Choice, Carolyn Williams-Marshall
  [phone]
• Supplemental Education Services, Becki Robinson
  [phone]