Title I New Administrators

NetworkingRanking and Serving Title I Attendance Areas

Agenda• General Resources• Roll call• History and purpose of Title I• Flow of funds• Roll Forward and off-the-top reservations• Serving public schools• Serving private schools• Resources

General Resources for Title I Implementation• ECTAC Website: http://www.ectacfl.net/title-i-guide-and-other-ta-tools.html• ED’s Title I Laws, Regulations and Guidance Papers: http://

www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/legislation.html • Designing Schoolwide Programs (March 2006)

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/designingswpguid.doc • ESEA Title I Schoolwide Guidance (July 2015) http://

www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/eseatitleiswguidance.pdf • Community Eligibility Provision (updated March 2015) http://

www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/15-0011.doc • Title I Services to Eligible Private School Children (October 2003) http://

www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/psguidance.doc • Title I Fiscal Issues: Comparability, SNS, Carryover (February 2008) http://

www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/fiscalguid.doc• Title I Paraprofessionals (March 2004) http://

www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/paraguidance.doc• Serving Preschool Children Through Title I (October 2012) http://

www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/preschoolguidance2012.pdf

ROLLTime to get to know each other!

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Where do you work? What is your Title?

How long have you worked with the Title I program?

CALL

Tell us your favorite…..[food, music, city, band, store, holiday, person]

In which city and state were you born?

You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert.Denis Waitley

I AM NO EXPERT.

My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he

killed himself.Henny Youngman

What's an expert? I read somewhere, that the more a man knows, the more he knows, he doesn't know. So I suppose one definition of an expert would be

someone who doesn't admit out loud that he knows enough about a subject to know he doesn't really know how much.

Malcolm Forbes

Sitting next to his first teacher, President Johnson signs the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 on April 11, 1965.• Reauthorized with different “nicknames”

• 1994 – Improving America’s School Act (Title I) • 2001 – No Child Left Behind

• Modified through regulations and new funding• 2008 – New Regulations – CFR 200• 2009 – Title I ARRA funding• 2011 – ESEA Flexibility Waivers

• January 2015 - Secretary Duncan’s new vision for ESEA

LBJ State of Union War on Poverty

Purpose of Title I

• Increase the achievement of all students, particularly those who are disadvantaged

• Ensure all children have fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain high quality education

• Reach, at minimum, proficiency on challenging state standards & assessments

Allocation of Funds by ED

• Federal funds are allocated to state agencies through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state.• Census: number of children 5-17 in families in poverty• Total school-age population• Total resident population• State prior year per-pupil expenditure data• Caseload data on the number of children in local N&D institutions, foster

homes, and families above poverty receiving assistance under TANF

Allocation of Funds (SEA to LEAs, LEAs to Schools)

• ED to SEAs to LEAs

• Districts allocate funds to schools based on poverty data• Districts create their own allocation procedures,

but must serve schools with poverty rates above 75%

A Few Terms (…of endearment?)• Per Pupil Allocation (PPA) – the amount of money per child allocated to a school• Rank Order Rule – do not serve a lower poverty school with a higher PPA than a

higher poverty school• Poverty Data – districts choose which data to use to identify low-income students

(free/reduced lunch, direct certified)• PSES – public/private school eligibility survey that lists all schools in the district

that are included on the master student identification files• CLIF – children from low-income families• Equitable Funding – private school students who reside in Title I attendance areas

are eligible for Title I services. An equitable amount of funds from the Title I, Part A allocation is used to provide these services.• Proportionate rate (# CLIF in private schools/# CLIF in public and private schools) multiplied

by funding amount for district wide activities

Roll Forward/Carryover

• Unspent funds from the previous year’s allocation.• May not exceed 15% of district’s allocation• May not be used to serve non-Title I schools• Options for using Roll Forward1. Add to schools’ funding using the district’s allocation procedure2. Use for programs that could use extra funding (parental

involvement, schools with the highest concentration of poverty)(Increased funding to certain activities like school allocations and district-wide activities will result in an adjustment to private school allocations.)

Off-The-Top ReservationsFor Public and Private Schools

Off-the-Top Reservations/Set-Asides• Administration (administrator’s salaries, indirect costs, etc. Consider public and

private school program administrative costs.)• Parental involvement* (at least 1% of the total allocation)• Meet the needs of teachers not highly qualified* (at least 5% of allocation)• Comparable services for:

• children in local institutions for neglected children*• homeless students in non-Title I schools*• Children in local institutions for delinquent children (if appropriate)• Neglected and delinquent children in community day school programs (if appropriate)

• District-wide professional development• District-wide instructional programs (summer, pre-school, school improvement)• Interventions for priority and focus schools• Equitable funding for private school students* (bolded items)

*Required

https://www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/ps/titleitoolkit.pdf

Example of Off-the-Top Reservations

Activity Amount Equitable Amt for Private Schools

Administration $250,000

Parental Involvement (1%) $20,000 $300

Highly Qualified Teachers (5%) $100,000 $1,500

Comparable Services for Homeless Students in Non-Title I Schools

$60,000

Comparable Services for Neglected and Delinquent Students

$50,000

Professional Development $175,000 $2,625

Instructional Programs $225,000 $3,375

Interventions for Priority and Focus Schools $80,000

Totals $960,000 $7,800

Total Allocation - $2,000,000Proportionate Rate – 1.5%

Amount remaining for public and private schools allocations - $1,032,200

Funds Available to Schools

District AllocationSubtract off-the-top reservations

Add Roll forward

Remaining amount is available to allocate to public and private schools.

Poverty Data & Ranking Schools

Ranking Schools by Poverty Rates

• Schools must be ranked in order of poverty percentages.• Options for poverty criteria: • Children eligible for free and reduced-priced lunches under the Richard B.

Russell National School Lunch Act.• Children in families receiving assistance under the State program funded

under Title IV, Part A of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).• Children eligible to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program.• A composite of any of the above measures.

Poverty Data Provided by FDOE on PSES• Survey 3 Data - prior year data used for the PSES• Free/reduced price lunch data• Includes students ages 5-17 who are eligible for free or reduced price lunch

• Direct certified data• Identified students include students who are 5-17 directly certified through

SNAP; TANF; the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations; children experiencing homelessness who have been identified on the local liaison's list; Head Start participants; identified migrant youth; identified runaways; non-applicants approved by local officials; foster children who are certified through means other than a household application; and those eligible for Medicaid.

Options for Using Poverty Criteria to Serve Schools• For Title I purposes, there are three available options for within-district

allocations:1. Use direct certified data for CEP schools (with the multiplier) and FRPL

data for non-CEP school2. Use direct certified data for all schools and use the multiplier for all

schools3. Use direct certified data for all schools without the use of the multiplier• Option 2 and 3 will provide the same rank order, but option 2 will

increase the schools’ poverty rates. Notes: Options 2 & 3 were released in the March 2015 CEP guidance and is still under discussion at FDOE.

New or Expanding Schools

• Use projected poverty data to rank a new or expanding school.• Update PSES in October (Survey 2) with actual poverty data and the

revised allocation (if necessary).• Code K

School Allocations

Requirements for Determining School Allocations• Poverty criteria must be the same for all schools for determining:• Which schools to serve• Rank order• School allocations

• Only include students age 5-17 in the poverty data• Rank schools in order of poverty, highest to lowest• Allocate funds to all schools above 75% poverty (regardless of grade

span)• Exception: Districts with less than 1,000 students or only have one

school in each grade span are not required to rank and serve schools in order of poverty.

District Allocation Procedures

Requirements for Allocating Funds to Schools

• Use the same poverty criteria for all schools• Only consider students ages 5-17• Ranks schools in order of poverty

percentages, highest to lowest• Serve all schools with poverty

rates above 75%, regardless of grade span• Serve all schools in rank order of

poverty

Considerations for Allocating Funds to Schools

• Serve schools below 75% poverty?• Grade span group below 75%

poverty?• Skip schools?• Grandfather?• Split fund schools that include

more than one grade span?

• District Allocation Procedure – describes how funds will be allocated to schools (examples below)• All schools above 75% will be served with a $500 PPA. Schools below 75% will

be grouped by grade span. Only elementary grade levels (K-5) will be served below 75% at $300 PPA.• All schools above 40% poverty will be served based on a tiered allocation

procedure. 75% and higher will receive $400 PPA. Schools 60% to 74% will receive $300 PPA. 50% to 59% will receive $250 PPA. 40% to 49% will receive $200 PPA.• Schools above 90% will be allocated $500 per child, between 80% and 89%

will be allocated $400 per child, between 75% and 79% will be allocated $350. No schools below 75% will be served.

• Schools may be served down to the district poverty average or 35%, whichever is lowest.• Schoolwide programs only down to 40%

Determining School Allocations

Consideration for Determining School Allocations

Grade Span Grouping• After serving all schools above 75%, the district may group the remaining

schools by grade span.• Each grade span is determined based on how the district organizes it’s grade

spans (K-5, 6-8, 9-12)• If grade spans overlap (K-8, K-12), the district should place the school in the

most appropriate grade span.• May determine different PPAs for different grade spans so long as those

amounts do not exceed the amount allocated to any area or school above 75 percent poverty.• PPAs within grade spans may vary so long as schools are served in rank

order.

Consideration for Determining School Allocations

•Split Funding K-12 School

Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12

Skipping• Districts may choose not to serve an eligible school that has a higher

poverty rate than a school that is being served.• Three conditions must be met:1. The school must meet comparability requirements2. The school receives supplemental funds from other state or local

sources that are spent according to the requirements of Title I (SAI)3. The school expends funds equal to or exceeding the amount that it

would be provided under Title I, Part A.• Private school children residing in a “skipped” attendance area are

eligible for Title I services.

Consideration for Determining School Allocations

Feeder Pattern for Middle and High Schools• Less likely to participate in free/reduced lunch programs• Districts have flexibility for counting children from low-income

families in middle and high schools.• May use the “feeder pattern” concept to project the number of low-

income students based on the poverty rate of the elementary school that feeds into the school.

Consideration for Determining School Allocations

Grandfathering• For one additional year only, designate and serve a school that is no

longer eligible but was eligible and served in the preceding year. section 1113(b)(1)(C)• “No longer eligible” means below 35% or the DPA, whichever is lower

Consideration for Determining School Allocations

A Starting Place for School Allocations• Determine the per pupil amount (PPA) by dividing the total remaining

allocation by the total number of low-income students in the Title I schools being served (including private school students residing in a Title I attendance area).

• This PPA is a guide to determine how to fund each Title I school based on the assumption all students have the same PPA.

• Calculate school allocations by # of low-income students x per pupil amount (PPA)

• Schools served in rank order may be funded at different per pupil amounts (PPA) as long as higher poverty schools have = or > PPA

Work On It

89% - Starfish Elementary (540 Public CLIF, 2 Priv CLIF) 98% - Redwood Elementary (285 Public CLIF, 7 Priv CLIF)

97% - Shark Elementary (410 Public CLIF, 1 Priv CLIF) 100% - Pine Elementary (525 Public CLIF, 2 Priv CLIF)

99% - Dolphin Elementary (350 Public CLIF, 3 Priv CLIF) 99% - Oak Elementary (375 Public CLIF, 0 Priv CLIF)

70% - Sunny Middle (700 Public CLIF, 13 Priv CLIF) 78% - Manatee Middle (625 Public CLIF, 3 Priv CLIF)

75% - Rainy Elementary (300 Public CLIF, 16 Priv CLIF) 66% - Tortoise High (986 Public CLIF, 12 Priv CLIF))

• Allocation – 5 million• Off-the-top reservations 2.5 million

1. Create an allocation procedure.2. Rank schools in order of poverty.3. Assign a PPA to each school

School Name Poverty Rate # Public CLIF # Priv CLIF PPA Total School Allocation (Public)

Private SchoolFunding

Pine Elementary 100% 525 2

Oak Elementary 99% 375 0

Dolphin Elementary 99% 350 3

Redwood Elementary 98% 285 7

Shark Elementary 97% 410 1

Starfish Elementary 89% 540 2

Manatee Middle 78% 625 3

Rainy Elementary 75% 300 16

Sunny Middle 70% 700 13

Tortoise High 66% 986 12

Totals 87% 5096 59

School Name Poverty Rate # Public CLIF # Priv CLIF PPA Total School Allocation (Public)

Private School Funding

Pine Elementary** 100% 525 2

Oak Elementary** 99% 375 0

Dolphin Elementary* 99% 350 3

Redwood Elementary ** 98% 285 7

Shark Elementary* 97% 410 1

Starfish Elementary* 89% 540 2

Manatee Middle** 78% 625 3

Rainy Elementary* 75% 300 16

Sunny Middle* 70% 700 13

Tortoise High** 66% 986 12

Totals 87% 5096 59

* High performing schools, highly effective teachers and administration ** Low performing schools, new teachers and administration

Things to Consider Before Allocating Funds to Schools

• Review past allocation procedures and rank order• Most recent data available for schools (school improvement, school

grades)• New needs for schools• New or expanding schools, closed schools• Commitments (staff, programs, etc.)• ?????

Private School Reservations

Private School Income Data and Funding• Funds are generated on a per child basis (income data)• Districts have options for determining poverty criteria for private

school children. If possible, use same measure of poverty for both public and private school students. (multiple methods may be used)• FRPL or another similar source (TANF)• Income survey• Extrapolated survey data (if complete actual data is unavailable)• Proportionality (apply poverty rate of public schools to the number of private

children who reside in that attendance area)

• Every two years• Not all students who generate funding receive services. To receive

services, children must meet criteria established during consultation.

Instructional Allocations for Private School Children• The PPA is the basis for determining instructional allocations for

private schools.• Determine where the child would attend school if attending public

school (residential address).• Assign the PPA for the (home) Title I school to each child attending a

private school. • In addition, if the district reserves funds off the top of a district-wide

instructional activity, additional funding may be available for instructional services for private school children.

Reservations for Private Schools

Types of services (and funding) for private schools1. Instructional • PPA from residential school• Equitable share of set-aside, if application

2. Parental Involvement• Equitable share

3. Professional Development• Equitable share of set-aside, if application

Low-Income Private School Students• Once the district has determined the number of low-income students

(using their preferred measure of poverty), the district can apply the appropriate PPA to the correct number of children for each public school attendance area.

Name of Private School # CLIF in Private School Title I School Name Title I School PPA Total Amount

St. Peter’s Catholic School 3 Redwood Elementary

St. Peter’s Catholic School 10 Rainy Elementary

Providence Christian Academy 4 Redwood Elementary

Providence Christian Academy 6 Rainey Elementary

Little Red School House 2 Dolphin Elementary

Howdy, Neighbor!

• It is the responsibility of the district where the student resides to provide Title I services.• Districts may have agreements with neighboring districts that outline

how private school students will be served.• Administration, consultation, delivery of services, evaluation?• Will funds be transferred?

• Remember to reserve funds in the Title I budget for private school students who reside in your districts and attend private schools in neighboring districts

Private School Networking Preparations• Administration• Consultation• Parental Involvement• Professional Development• Responsibility of Program • Third-party contractors

Ranking and Serving Resources

• Non-Regulatory Guidance: Local Educational Agency Identification and Selection of School Attendance Areas And Schools and Allocation of Title I Funds to Those Areas And Schools (August 2003)• Florida Technical Assistance Paper on Identifying and Serving Eligible T

itle I Schools (May 2007)• Section 1113 – Eligible School Attendance Areas• §200.77 Reservation of funds by an LEA• §200.78 Allocation of funds to school attendance areas and schools• ECTAC Title I Guide (updates on CEP and UGG coming soon)