Transcript In the Beginning… August

TITLE I FOR NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL STUDENTS
Tucker McKissick
717-783-3381
[email protected]
What is Title I?
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Funding is based on the number of
low-income students who reside in
eligible attendance areas
Funding is used for academically
needy students who are at-risk of
failing to meet the academic standards
What is Title I?
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Federal funding
Supplementary reading, math and/or language arts
instruction for students who are at-risk of failing to
meet PA academic standards
Nonpublic students are eligible for an equitable
portion of the home district’s Title I funding if they
reside in a Title I eligible attendance area
Example: If the student would normally attend a
public school building that receives Title I funds, then
the service follows that student.
Important Terms to Remember
Timely and Meaningful Consultation
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Timely – Prior to decisions being made
Meaningful – wishes of nonpublic school
officials are genuinely considered
RESULT – Title I program designed to
meet the needs of the nonpublic students
LEA makes final decisions
Nonpublic Consultation
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Title I-A
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Title II-A (Professional Development)
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Title III-A (ELL)
Nov-Dec
SD responsibilities
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Obtain complete list of all nonpublic
schools with students that are residents of
the LEA
Send Participation Letter to all nonpublic
schools asking if they are participating
with Title I
If participating, then Initial Consultation
Meeting is held
If not contacted by the LEA, you may
contact them
Nov-Dec Consultation Topics
Overview of Title I program
 Consultation Calendar
 Options for service providers
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 District
 IU
 Private
Vendor
Poverty data collection
 Possible program designs
 Complaint procedure
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Dec – Feb
NP Responsibilities
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Obtain poverty data on students
 Free/Reduced
Lunch
 Survey of parents
 Extrapolate data
 Alternative data
 Scholarships
 TANF
 Medicaid
 Use proportionality
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Send data to SD – grade level,
address, NP school (no names)
Feb – Mar
SD Responsibilities
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Match addresses of NP students to public
school attendance area
Estimate amount of funds generated using
last year’s Per Pupil Allocation
Meet with NP School Officials-establish
eligibility criteria
Eligibility Criteria (at least two)
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Standardized test scores
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Classroom grades
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Report card grades
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Skills checklists
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DIBELS
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Teacher recommendation
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Parent recommendation
Mar – Apr
SD Responsibilities
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Assess current year’s program
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Meet with NP officials
 Design
services based on student needs
 Determine
program assessment – modify
based on this year’s assessment
 Define
annual progress
Mar – Apr
NP School Responsibilities
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Determine student eligibility
Provide SD with list of names, addresses and grades
of eligible students
Suggest ideas, program designs, and modifications
that meet the needs of eligible children
Be consistent
Program Design
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Pull-out program scheduled around
regular reading/math classes
Extended-day services
Summer School
Saturday programs
Counseling (to promote academic
success in reading, math language arts)
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Home Tutoring
Take-home computers
Program Design Cautions
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Push-in programs – not allowed
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Computer-assisted Instruction
 Program
must be supervised by HQ
teacher
 Cannot be supervised by
paraprofessional alone
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Take home computers – Train
families and students in computer
and software use
Assessing the program
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Agree in consultation to standards that
are to be assessed
 Aligned
with the nonpublic school curriculum
 Aligned
with state standards
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Decide what assessment will be used
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Decide what constitutes progress
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Assessment is done by Title I teachers and
student results are provided to nonpublic
personnel
Apr – June
SD Responsibilities
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Meet with NP officials
 Professional
 Parent
Development activities
Involvement activities
 Program
designs
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Negotiate third-party contracts
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Order materials
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Discuss with NP officials how Title I program may
be coordinated with regular program
Apr – June
NP school responsibilities
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Suggest ideas, designs,
modifications that meet
the needs of teachers
and parents
Professional Development
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If a district sets aside funds for district-wide
professional development, the nonpublic
schools get an equitable portion
These funds are for nonpublic classroom
teachers who have Title I students
These funds are to help nonpublic teachers
better meet the needs of their Title I students
Professional Development
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Use student assessment results to plan and review
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Use teacher surveys
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Activities should be ongoing
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Activities cannot be used to upgrade the
instructional program in the regular classroom or
to meet the needs of the general population
Professional Development
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Activities may be provided by
 LEA
personnel
 Third
parties
 Independent
Education consultants
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Must be secular, neutral, non-ideological
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LEA approves the types of activities
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Funds cannot travel through the nonpublic school
May-June
Consultation Topics
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Finalize designs of program, including numbers of hours
of instruction to be provided
Finalize professional development programs (provide
calendar, if applicable)
Finalize parent involvement programs (establish a
calendar)
Continue to review current year assessment data to
determine if adjustments should be made
Review funding based on e-grant application
June - July
SD responsibilities
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Complete E-grant application
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Assign teachers/paras
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Hire teachers/paras
 Must
be highly qualified
June – July
NP Responsibilities
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Sign off on e-grant application
Attest that timely and meaningful consultation
has taken place
Assign a dedicated space for program
activities in the NP school
July – Aug
SD responsibilities
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Draw up Third-Party contracts
Make sure Third-Party Contracts are signed
and in place before school year starts
Send letters to parents of educationally
eligible students
Sept
SD responsibilities
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Title I services begin
Consult with NP officials on how
new Title I eligible students may be
served using existing resources
Coordinate services between LEA
and nonpublic teachers
Consultation
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Agendas may be combined
SD officials may meet with
several NP entities at once
NP officials may meet with
several SD officials at once
Keep informal notes of
consultation meetings
Document, Document, Document!
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Copies of correspondence
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Log of contacts
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Parent Involvement documentation
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Professional Development documentation
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Inventory of Title I equipment
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Dated and signed affirmations
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Copies of expenditure documentation
Review
In the Beginning… August
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Mrs. Good is the Federal Programs coordinator at
the Woody Fields School District.
The district has already identified all of the Title I
students who are attending non-public schools.
They are either providing their own services for
their students. Or…
They could have entered into an inter-district
agreement with the local IU, selected another
school district or a private provider to supply the
Title I services.
Question
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The SD needs to:
A. Send Participation Letters to Non-Publics
B. Complete eGrants Application in August
C. Hold Pep Rally for first football game of the
season
Where did the student count come from?
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Last October/November all non-public schools
provided Mrs. Good with the grade levels and
addresses of those low-income students who reside
in the district and are attending a non-public school.
Mrs. Good checks her own records to include any
missing students.
Question
Timely and Meaningful refers to:
A. prompt and sincere dialog between the nonpublic school administrator and the district title I
staff
B. holding a conversation anytime before Title
services begin
C. the time it takes to plan a program
How are services determined?
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If they qualify as Poverty:
Would the students attend a Title I school if they were to attend public
school?
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If No: then the students will not qualify for services.
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If Yes: then they can receive monies
If they can receive monies, then the student is tested to see if that
student needs academic services.
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If Yes: then the services are provided.
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If No: then the services are not provided and monies are spent
on other educationally eligible students at that same diocese
school. Private schools would not receive monies.
So, when school opened in the fall, the district knew who they will serve
and appropriate funds, accordingly.
Question
True or False
Non-public schools provide the names
of the students who are attending their
school to the local school district.
How are services determined?
Which one is correct?
A. The school district collects non-public enrollment
data in Oct./Nov.
B. All poverty students who attend a non-public school
will receive Title I service
C. Only the academically needy can get Title I services
when attending a non-public school
Time Goes On
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Throughout the school year, Mrs. Good
has been coordinating services for her
Title I students with the local non-public
schools, both diocese and other nonpublic schools.
She maintains communication between the
service providers and the diocese school
about the student progress and the
services being provided.
May, 2012
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eGrants has opened up the Consolidated
Application for the 2012-2013 school year.
Mrs. Good wants to complete her application
before July 1, 2012.
When completing her Selection of Schools, she
will need her non-public enrollment information.
Question
Mrs. Good uses the November data for school
enrollment when she completes the eGrants
application in May.
True or False
The attendance number can be easily
changed after the grant has been submitted.
Enrollment Numbers
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Once the numbers have been
entered in eGrants, we ask that you
do not change these numbers.
New eGrants Screen
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This is the information that we will be
collecting in the new system.
We are only collecting the number of Low
Income Non Public students from Selection of
Schools, Step 2.
June 2012
It’s the month of June, 2012 and the Smith family has
decided to send their children to parochial schools
within their school district.
Here are some of the things you need to know about
the Smith family.
They live in the Woody Fields School District.
Woody Fields School District is a part of the Heaven
Gate Diocese.
The Smith family:
3 school age children:
Jack is 11 years old and is in the 5th grade.
Jack struggles in both reading and math.
Jenny is 8 years old and is in the 2nd grade.
Jenny has problems with reading.
Robert is 15 years old and is in the 9th grade.
Robert is functioning at grade level in both
reading and math.
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Jenny and Jack are currently attending Dogwood
Elementary School.
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Robert attends Bentwood Senior High School.
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The elementary school is served and is school wide.
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The high school is not served.
One more thing.
All three children receive Free and Reduced Lunch.
So, Mrs. Smith contacts the Diocese to see
what is needed to send her children to
parochial school.
Mrs. Smith has completed all the forms, paid
her tuition and the children are excited to go
to a new school!
Back at the school district It’s now August and school is about to
begin.
The Smith children are about to begin
their journey.
STOP!
Question
If the Smith children start school in August, when will the
students “officially” receive title services?
A. They will receive services in October.
B. They will receive services next fall.
C. They won’t receive services.