Transcript Benefits of Using Title I for Preschool

- Meeting the Challenge Creating and Sustaining Quality
Programs in “Tight Times”
Using Title 1 Stimulus Funding
For Early Learning
Birth Through Age 8
Uses & Models for Effective, Aligned
Early Care and Education
Mary Seaton, Director of Early Learning & Anne Renschler, Consolidated Program Review Supervisor
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction State of Washington
Realities of Title1
Stimulus funding
• Large influx of funding with limited time for
planning
• High need at districts in many areas
• High level of accountability
• High interest in the use of funds for innovative
sustainable programs
Why Consider Using Title 1 for Early
Learning
• 70% of a child’s brain architecture and their foundation
for learning are set from birth through age eight
• High percentage of children arrive at school without
sufficient skills and knowledge needed
• Without connections/alignment benefits of Pre-K often
fade by 3rd or 4th grade
• Nationally the percentage of students reading at grade
level by 4th grade ranges from 17-45% depending on
ethnicity (NAEP 2007 Reading Assessment)
Bottom Line
“Children are more likely to grow into
independent, able learners, and to succeed in
school and beyond, if they have a strong, solid
PreK-3rd base that integrates planning, curricula,
professional development, and assessment
across these six years.” (
Rema Shore Foundation for Child Development 2009)
Benefits of Using Title I
for Early Learning
• Reach at-risk children in families with incomes
above State or Federal eligibility guidelines
• Fund high-quality programs that meet Head Start
educational standards
• Provide comprehensive services
• Fund partnered professional development for
children birth through age eight
• Serve children in community based settings
• Create programs that serve children from birth
through school entry age
Allowable Early Learning Activities
Title 1 funds can be used for:
• Teachers salaries
• Professional development
• Counseling services
• Minor remodeling, leasing or renting space in
private facilities
• Screening to identify children at-risk
• Fund Pre-K programs both in buildings and
communities
• Increase alignment between early care and
education by connecting existing early
learning programs birth through age eight
• Layer funds to develop or expand services to
additional students
• Add comprehensive services targeting
children birth through age eight
• Home
visiting
Approaches for
Using
Title I Funds to
• Summer
kindergarten
prep programs
Support
Early Learning
Increase Alignment of
Early Care and Education
Birth Through Age Eight
Organize partnered professional development &
planning for children birth through age eight toward
development of common understanding & practice.
• Common Curriculum
• Assessment
• Developmentally appropriate and effective
instruction
• Family Engagement
Layer Funds to Retain or Expand
Services to Additional Students
• Reading First to expand or extend the grants that are
ending
• Even Start to add Parent Literacy or Parent Child Literacy
efforts to existing Reading First, Adult Basic Ed ESL or
birth to age eight early childhood programs
• Special Education, Head Start or ECEAP dollars to create
a integrated program
• Title 1School Improvement funds may be used for Preschool program
• Title 1 migrant funds can be used to develop or add
preschool programs, for family literacy or extended-day
Kindergarten (under certain circumstances)
Used For Professional Development &
Planning
Title 1can be used to support professional
development or planning.
• For example choosing a common curriculum or
cross training for early childhood and K-3 teachers
• Response to Intervention & Recognition and
Response
Examples of How Other States Layer
Funds with Title 1
Asheville, NC
Funds classrooms for 4 year olds who qualify “More at
Four”, Head Start, and extends child care subsidy to fullday, full-year funds.
Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, TN
Uses Title I, Head Start and state pre-k funds to support 37
preschool classes of which12 are provided in community
based settings. All classes use the same curriculum, and
all teachers receive the same professional development,
regardless of setting.
(Center for Law And Social Policy CLASP -2007)
Developing Comprehensive or Extended
Services
• Funds can be used to develop preschool programs
with comprehensive services - including ECEAP and
Head Start
• Comprehensive services - If a needs assessment
shows that a child needs health, nutrition, or other
social services and they are not available from other
sources.
• Home Visiting - Prior to entry or for birth to 3
• Summer programs - Summer Kindergarten or
transition to Kindergarten programs
• Full Day Kindergarten (under certain circumstances)
Other Examples of How Other States
Use Title 1 Funds
• Houston, TX - Provides full-day preschool to all
eligible 4 year olds in the district.
• Detroit, MI - Extends the day for state Pre-K and
Head Start classes.
• Pittsfield, MA - Assists the Parent Child Home
Visiting Program for 2 and 3 year olds.
(Center for Law And Social
Policy CLASP -2007)
Some Examples of How Other States
Use Title 1 Funds
• Melrose, MA - Offers comprehensive screening to all
4 year olds in the district to identify at-risk children.
• Mesa County Valley School Dist, CO - Provides
Partnered Professional development to develop
highly qualified Para-professionals for the district’s
preschool program.
• South Bay Union School Dist, CA - Provides literacy
enrichment for preschool children and a summer
booster program for entering kindergarten. (Center for Law And
Social Policy CLASP -2007)
Contacts at OSPI
to Support Planning
For additional technical assistance in your planning, or to
find out if your ideas are allowable for use of Title 1 funds,
OSPI staff are available to help.
• Gayle Pauley, Director – Title1 [email protected]
• Mary Seaton, Director – Early Learning [email protected]
• Sheila Ammons, Coordinator – Early Childhood Special Education
[email protected]
• Sarah Rich, Director – Reading First [email protected]
• Deb Appleton, Coordinator – Even Start [email protected]
• Sylvia Reyna, Coordinator – Migrant Bilingual [email protected]