Transcript Associated Talmud Torahs

Associated Talmud Torahs
Government Programs
Liaison to Federal &
State Programs
Hierarchy of Federal
Education Programs
Federal Government
U.S. Dept. of Education
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Local Educational Agency (LEA)
Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
Nonpublic School Affiliates
(ATT is in this group)
Nonpublic School Affiliates
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Office of Catholic Schools (71%)
Independent Schools (15%)
Christian Schools (6.5%)
Lutheran Schools (4.5%)
Associated Talmud Torahs (3%)
Monthly Consultation
Meetings
Illinois Coalition of Nonpublic
Schools (ICNS)
• ATT has been a
member since 1970
• ATT has been on its
Executive Board since
1990
Currently meets 4 times per year
Schools Represented by the
ATT to CPS
Elementary
• Akiba Schechter
• Joan Dachs Bais
Yaakov – Yeshivas
Tiferes Tzvi
• Yeshiva Shearis
Yisroel
High Schools
• Bais Yaakov High School
• Bnos Rabbeinu High
School
• Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov
• Ida Crown Jewish
Academy
• Lubavitch Girls High
School
• Lubavitch Mesivta of
Chicago
• Telshe High School
• Yeshivas Meor HaTorah
Federal Title Programs
NCLB: No Child Left Behind
Title I
 Funds are used for math and reading
remediation for eligible students.
 The ATT was instrumental in getting the
alternative method of poverty data
collection (i.e. proportionality) approved
by CPS which brought Title I to our
Chicago and Skokie elementary and high
schools
FY 09 Dollars (Services) Allocated
to Title I
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all ATT schools
• Remedial Services directly to ATT Schools
(including Skokie for the Chicago students)
$306,064 (Provided by Catapult Learning
and school-based program)
From Pooled Nonpublic Dollars:
• Professional Development $125,171
• Academic Counseling $68,475
• Parent Involvement Sessions $10,518
Federal Title Programs
NCLB: No Child Left Behind
Title IIA (Professional
Development)
 Funds are used by ATT schools for
attendance at professional development
conferences, for in-school workshops,
and to pay consultants who give inservices in the core-curricular subject
areas.
FY 09 Dollars (Services) Allocated
to Title IIA
-- all ATT schools
• Professional development in the
core curriculum subjects
$68,295
Federal Title Programs
NCLB: No Child Left Behind
Title IID (Technology)
 Funds are used for professional development
in technology and for software/hardware.
 The ATT helps its schools write ISBEapproved technology plans which often prove
to be a critical factor for receiving
technology funds. As of 2004, the ATT is the
official approval agency of technology plans
for nonpublic non-Catholic schools for the
Schools and Library Division.
FY 09 Dollars (Services) Allocated
to Title IID
-- all ATT schools
• Technology professional development
and software/hardware
IID Formula
$11,169
Federal Title Programs
NCLB: No Child Left Behind
Title III (Foreign Language)
 Funds are used in improving the
teaching of English to foreign
students. Foreign students are
identified as being in the U.S. less
than 3 years and in grades K-12.
FY 09 Dollars (Services) Allocated
to Title III
-- all ATT schools
• Limited English proficient
programs/materials
$5,568
Federal Title Programs
NCLB: No Child Left Behind
Title IV (Safe and Drugfree Schools)
 Funds are used for drug prevention
and conflict resolution
workshops/consultants and
materials to aid in creating safe and
drug-free learning environments.
FY 09 Dollars (Services) Allocated
to Title IV
-- all ATT schools
• Programs for drug-free and safe
schools (includes conflict resolution,
character education, and limited
security equipment)
$14,723
Special Leadership Grant from CPS
-- all Chicago ATT schools
• ATT in its role as Jewish affiliate to
Chicago Public Schools has made a
special Leadership Grant available to
its Chicago principals. Funds cover
attendance at conferences that
impact the leadership skills of school
principals and administrators.
ATT’s Role in NCLB
• Mandatory consultation
with the LEA
• Liaison to individual
nonpublic schools
• All paperwork – pre-,
during, and post
ATT’s Role in State Programs
Liaison to individual nonpublic
schools
• ISBE Recognition Process
• Illinois Textbook Loan
• Teacher Certification
Associated Talmud Torahs
Government Programs
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