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Association of Compensatory
Educators of Texas (ACET) Conference
Corpus Christi, Texas
October 10, 2014
•
Anita Villarreal
State Coordinator, Title I, Part A
Division of Federal and State Education Policy
Texas Education Agency
©2014 by the Texas Education Agency
Program
 Resources
 Private Non Profit (PNP)
 Website
 McKinney Vento Homeless
 Capacity Building Initiative
 Parent Involvement and School Support
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Creation of a new office, the Office of
State Support (OSS) within ED’s Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education
(OESE)
 The Office of State Support (OSS) will
help rethink, redesign, and rebuild the
ways that ED supports and interacts with
states.
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reduce duplication of effort and improve
effectiveness and efficiency
Specifically, the OSS will be responsible for
administering:
 Title I Part A
 Title VI, Part A, ESEA –
State Assessment Grants
 Title VI, Part A, ESEA –
Enhanced Assessment Grants
Title III, Part A
 Section 1003(g), Title I of ESEA –
School Improvement Grants
 Race to the Top
 Title II Part A, Subpart 1, Section 3111 of
ESEA – Teacher Quality Formula Grants
to States
 Title II, Sec. 203, of the Education
Technical Assistance Act of 2002 –
Comprehensive Centers Program
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Toolkits and training available free of costs
at each ESC under Title I, Part A and NCLB
School Support:
 Title I, Part A
 Empowering Parents: A Training for
Families and Parents
 Getting It Right: Educating Children and
Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Basic Elements of the Parental
Involvement Policy
 Equitable Services to Private Non-Profit
(PNP) Schools
 Advancing the Education of Students in
Foster Care-Guidance for Texas Schools
 Title I, Part A Fiscal Issues
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Unveiling ….
Federal Flexibility Toolkit!
Comprehensive
Needs
Assessment
Evaluation
Plan
Campus
Improvement
Plan
Title I, Part A
Schoolwide
Program
Fiscal Issues
Consolidation
Options
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Required components of a schoolwide
program
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Comparison of consolidation options
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Fiscal issues related to operating a
schoolwide program
Federal Flexibility Initiative
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/grants/federalflexibility/
Division Name
Contact Person
Email
Telephone
Office for Grants
and Federal Fiscal
Compliance
Terry Reyes
[email protected]
Division Name Division of Federal and
State Education Policy
Contact Person Anita Villarreal
[email protected]
Email
Telephone
512.463.9414
Division Name Division of Federal and
State Education Policy
Contact Person Didi Garcia
[email protected]
Email
Telephone
512.463.9414
Reports released on NCLB Reports week
of October 13
 If staging released on ISAM only the
reports for staged districts due to ICRs will
be available
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ICR Intervention Stage
Number
of
Districts
Not Staged for ICRs
918
Watch List – Not Staged for ICRs
255
Staged for ICRs
Staged for ICRs due to missing 2 or more
of same indicators as in 2013-2014
Total
37
8
1218
Manually verified all Yes answers
 Manually verified all NA answers
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Collaborating with management
 Reassessing ICRs and effectiveness
 Random Validations
 Develop a plan to share with management
 Process may change but not the
accountability
 Currently reviewing compliance reports for
any potential changes
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Increase the frequency of random validations to
2 times per school year – Fall and Spring
Campus Improvement Plans will be part of
every random validation
Remaining random validations will be from other
areas of concern
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Parental Involvement
Coordination and Integration
Title I, Part D
Private Non-Profit
Division Name Division of Federal and
State Education Policy
Contact Person LaNetra Guess
[email protected]
Email
Telephone
512.463.9414
Reminders
• Complete a PNP Affirmation for each PNP
participating with Title I Part A
• PNP Affirmation is no longer required for additional federal
programs
• Complete an Equitable Services Worksheet (ESW) for
each PNP campus participating with Title I Part A, Title
I-C Migrant, Title II-A, Title III-A, and Immigrant
Past Due
2014-2015 PNP Equitable Services Worksheets &
Affirmations were due, October 1st
Title I Part A:
Students Residing in Mexico
For students residing in Mexico & attending Texas PNPs
which receive Title I Part A services:
• Students are not eligible for Title I Part A services
• Rationale: Residency requirement is not met *
*Source: Title I Services to Eligible Private School
Guidance (Q. B-21)
Title III Part A:
Students Residing in Mexico
and Other States
Eligible for services IF:
• Student meets Limited English Proficient (LEP)
eligibility criteria
[Definition of LEP—Section
9101(25) of ESEA]
And
• Eligible student attends a PNP located in an area
served by the LEA which receives a Title III-A
subgrant
Also,
Eligible student’s residency is not a factor (unlike Title
I Part A), even if residing in Mexico or another state
*Source: Title IX, Part E Subpart 1 Private Schools Guidance
(Q. E-1, E-4)
Title I Part A
Campus Reservations ‘Off
The Top’
Title I Part A* Equitable Services required ‘if’ LEA
provides its campuses the following services
• Summer School
• District-wide Instructional Programs
• Transferability Authority
*Source Title I Services to Equitable Private School Children
Guidance (Q.B9 – B15)
*Sample Calculation may be found in Q.B-10 of the Guidance
Title I Part A:
Professional Development
Professional development activities for PNP staff should
address how teachers can serve Title I students better
(i.e., research-based reading and mathematics
instruction)
*Source Title I Services to Equitable Private School Children
Guidance (Q. D-3)
Title II Part A:
Professional Development
Online professional development subscriptions
• LEA is responsible for ensuring only secular,
neutral, and non-ideological subscriptions &
materials are being accessed and paid by the LEA
with Title II-A dollars
• If unable to ensure specific guidelines are being
met, LEA may request that Title II A services be
provided through other allowable options
*Source TEA Title II-A Guidance (Q. G-15)
Division Name Division of Federal and
State Education Policy
Contact Person Charles Hess
[email protected]
Email
Telephone
512.463.9414
Division Name Texas Homeless
Education Office
(THEO)
Contact Person Barbara Wand James
Email
Telephone
[email protected]
800-446-3142
For McKinney-Vento Assistance
Contact the Texas Homeless Education Office
800-446-3142
McKinney-Vento Update
Fall 2014
Funding Availability
New Texas Support for Homeless Education
Program (TEXSHEP) RFA on THEO website:
www.utdanacenter.org/theo
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grants up to $225,000
separate applications for single LEAs and
Shared Services Arrangements
Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
• assess for homelessness on case-by-case basis
• Texas has the largest numbers of
unaccompanied children
• children must be enrolled
Fall Enrollment Issues
• requiring records and proof of residency prior
to enrollment
• electronic registration: may discourage
homeless students from enrollment
• requiring caregivers to obtain legal
guardianship
• unnecessary enrollment delays
McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison
Program Implementation Guide
• An exciting new resource—will be on the
THEO website in mid-October
• Based on feedback from MV liaisons across
the state: a quick guide that’s easy to use
• Filled with best practices, helpful documents
Paving the Way: Educating ALL Our
Children and Youth
Annual Conference of the National
Association for the Education of
Homeless Children and Youth
October 25-28, 2014
Kansas City, MO
For information: www.naehcy.org
Division Name Division of Federal and
State Education Policy
Contact Person Kelly Kravitz
[email protected]
Email
Telephone
512.463.9414
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