Title IA Coordinator Online Training

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Title IA Coordinator Online Training

• Schoolwide Programs
• 2005-2006

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Title IA Schoolwide Programs

• Why a schoolwide program?
• High poverty affects all students achievement
• To improve achievement
• Entire instructional program must be improved

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Title IA Schoolwide Programs

• What is a schoolwide program?
• Implements schoolwide reform strategies
• Uses all funding to improve school
• Must support schoolwide plan

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SWP

• What must Title IA fund?
• Reform strategies
• An increase in amount and quality of learning
  time
• High-quality curriculum for all children

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Schoolwide Flexibility

• What flexibility do schoolwide programs have?
• Schoolwide programs do not
• Select children for services
• Show supplemental nature of Title IA funding
• Separately track federal dollars at school level

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Schoolwide Flexibility

• How may a SWP use combined funds?
• To upgrade entire School
• Meet the intent and purposes of all combined
  programs
• Must implement a comprehensive plan
• Developed by all staff, parents, community
• Designed to meet all students needs

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Schoolwide Flexibility

• What is schoolwide flexibility is tied to?
• Increased achievement
• Of all children
• Especially populations targeted in each Title

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Advantages of SWP

• Plan program for all children
• Integrated approach to serve students
• Spend federal resources to raise achievement
• Implement comprehensive reform

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Schoolwide Programs

• Which schools are eligible for SWP?
• 40 of children from low-income families
• District determines children will benefit

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Becoming a SWP

• How do schools become SWP?
• School staff and parents want to be a SWP
• High-quality assistance available to school
• School demonstrates it will receive high-quality
  technical assistance

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Schoolwide Programs

• Who provides technical assistance?
• Comprehensive technical assistance centers.
• Regional education research laboratories
• Universities, community colleges
• Educators within the school
• District personnel

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Components of Schoolwide Programs

• School must
• Complete a comprehensive needs assessment
• Implement reform strategies that
• Provide opportunities for all children
• Are based on scientific research

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Components of Schoolwide Programs

• Use strategies
• Based on scientific research
• Strengthen core academics
• Increase amount/quality learning time
• Provide enriched/accelerated curriculum.
• Meet needs of all populations

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Components of Schoolwide Programs

• Transition Plans for preschool into elementary
  programs
• Inclusion of teachers in decisions in use of
  assessments
• Address needs of target populations of all Title
  programs
• How to determine needs are met

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Components of Schoolwide Programs

• Services may include
• Counseling and mentoring
• College and career guidance
• Applied learning and team-teaching strategies
  and
• integration of vocational and technical education

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Components of Schoolwide Programs

• Ensure students' difficulties
• identified and addressed
• Training for teachers
• Identify difficulties provide assistance
• Teacher-parent conferences

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Components of Schoolwide Programs

• Highly Qualified Staff
• High-quality professional development
• Strategies to attract highly qualified teachers
• Strategies to increase parental involvement

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Components of Schoolwide Programs

• Strategies to implement SWP
• Professional development,
• Parent involvement
• Transition services
• Identify and implement strategies to increase
  quality and amount of learning time

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Title IA Schoolwide Programs

• How does a school develop a Schoolwide plan?
• Involve in the planning
• Community
• School staff
• Parents of students
• Secondary students (if applicable)

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Dev eloping a Schoolwide Plan

• Describe use of
• Title I A, other sources, Federal funds, to
  implement components.
• List state, district, and federal programs
  included in SWP

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Schoolwide Programs

• Describe
• How parents are given assessment data
• Instructional practices
• How plan is made available to parents and public
• How plan is coordinated with other federal
  programs

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Schoolwide Programs

• SWP may establish pre-kindergarten programs
• Extend Kindergarten programs

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Schoolwide Programs

• Duration of Plan
• SWP in effect as long as school receives Title IA
• School must annually review/revise plan

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Schoolwide Programs

• Time and Effort Records
• Schoolwide staff
• Certify and sign semi-annually that they have
  worked in Schoolwide program

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Title IA Schoolwide Programs

• For Further Information
• Title IA Handbook
• Title IA Schoolwide Handbook
• NCLB Text and Guidance
• EDGAR
• OMB Compliance Supplements A-133 and A-87