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Title IA Coordinator Title IA Coordinator Online TrainingOnline Training

Title IA Coordinator Title IA Coordinator Online TrainingOnline Training

Targeted Assistance SchoolsTargeted Assistance Schools

2005-20062005-2006

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Targeted Assistance Schools

•What is a Targeted Assistance School?– Title IA funded school that

•Selects students failing or at risk of failing

•Serves only selected students

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Targeted Assistance Schools

• What may Title IA funds be used to provide?– Services to children determined to

have greatest need for assistance – Services in addition to regular school

program

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Targeted Assistance Eligibility

How are students selected for service?– District, in consultation with parents,

determines criteria• Must be multiple, objective academic

measures

– Criteria may be supplemented by school

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Targeted Assistance Eligibility

What kinds of criteria may be used to select children in pre-school – grade 2?

• Teacher judgment• Interviews with parents,• Developmentally appropriate

measures

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Targeted Assistance Eligibility

What criteria is used to select children grades 3-12?

• Oregon State Assessments • District Assessments• Classroom performance• Teacher Judgment

– Must be based on academic/educationally related criteria

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TAS Eligibility– Are disable students eligible for Title

IA services:– Selected using district/school criteria – Entitled to services required by law

• Avoid supplanting • May not use Title IA funds to provide

services to meet Federal, State, or local law

– May supplement required services

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Components of Targeted Assistance

Program• Must help children meet standards• Program based on scientific evidence• Planning TAS program incorporated in

school planning • Use strategies that

– Provide extended day/year activities– Provide accelerated, high-quality

curriculum.

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Required TAS Components

• Minimize removing children from classroom• Coordinate with regular education program• May include

– Counseling and mentoring– College/career awareness/preparation– Prepare students for transition from school to

work– Preschool transition to elementary school

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Required TAS Components

• “Highly qualified” staff • Professional development for

– all school staff working with participating children

• Strategies increase parent involvement

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Targeted AssistanceInstruction

• Strategies:– Enable students to meet standards– Extended time – In-class assistance– Collaborative teaching among Title IA

and regular classroom teachers

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Targeted AssistanceInstruction

• Extended Day/Year– Summer school– Before- and after-school programs– Preschool program – Extended Kindergarten– Extended Time

• Computer Assisted Learning

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Targeted AssistanceInstructional Models

• In Class Model– Title IA teacher/Classroom teacher

collaborate on lessons– Team teaching – Push In

• Title I teacher or paraprofessional works with small groups of children

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Targeted AssistanceInstructional Models

•Pull-Out–Not recommended–Must not be during classroom instruction time

–Provides supplemental instruction and practice

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Targeted Assistance Incidental Inclusion

May not be reasonable to serve only targeted children – May provide, on an incidental

basis, services to children not targeted

– Allowable if:• Services to targeted students are not

neglected

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Targeted AssistanceComprehensive

Services• Title IA funds may be used to

provide– Basic medical equipment– Health, nutrition and social services

• If services are unavailable elsewhere

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Targeted Assistance School Personnel

• Title IA staff may:– Assume duties:

• Beyond classroom instruction or • Does not benefit Title IA students• If duties are the as for similar personnel

– Participate in professional development and planning

– Teach collaboratively if collaboration directly benefits Title IA students

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Targeted Assistance School Personnel

• Split Funded Personnel– Must keep time and effort records

• Time spent on Title IA activities• Names and numbers of students served• Time spent on allowable non-Title IA

activities• May be daily, weekly, monthly schedules• Filed at the school and District Office

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Targeted Assistance Records

• Split funded staff Time and Effort records• Ranking worksheets

– Rank all students in school using selection criteria for service

– List of students served

• Student files include:– Date services started– Assessment scores at commencement of

services– List of services provided

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Targeted Assistance Records

• Student Records continued– Record of parent contacts

• Date compact sent home – if signed and returned copy of compact

• Copy of letter describing services• Copy of parent refusal of services (if applicable)• Copy of progress reports to parents

– Exit criteria• Date of exit from program• Assessment scores at exit

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Targeted Assistance Records

• Inventory of Title IA equipment/materials– Disposal of equipment

• Record Retention– Records are confidential– Keep all records for 3 years– Destroy after 3 years

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Targeted Assistance Schools

For Further Information:• Title IA Handbook• NCLB Text and USDE Guidance• OMB Circular A-133