Title I, Part A and Section 31a At Risk

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Office of Field Services

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Title I, Part A

Improving Basic ProgramsDefinition

Designed to help disadvantaged children meet high academic standards; to help

children who are failing or most at risk of failing to meet the district’s core academic

curriculum standards

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A State educational agency or local educational agency shall use Federal funds received under this part only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal sources for the education of pupils

participating in programs assisted under this part, and not to supplant such funds

[Title I, Part A Section 1120 A (b)]

Supplement vs. Supplant

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Supplement, Not Supplant

Definition of Supplanting• Substituting or replacing funds from non-

Federal sources (State/local) for existing or previously-existing instructional programs or non-instructional services

• Substituting or replacing funds from other Federal/State funds required by law for specific categories of students(e.g., Special Education)

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Supplement, Not Supplant

• State/local funds must be used for all activities that are the district’s responsibility

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What is “District Responsibility”?

Defined as the requirements for operating a school under State and local laws/policy. This includes categories such as, but not limited to:• Basic education classroom teacher salaries• Support personnel salaries• Administrator salaries• Basic classroom supplies and materials• Operation and maintenance• Contractual agreements with unions• Transportation

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Supplementary• Title I, Part A: Extends Learning Time for

Eligible Students

• Title I, Part C: Services to Migrant Students

• Title II, Part A: Professional Development/Class Size Reduction

• Title III: Services to Limited English Proficient Students

• Section 31a: Direct Support or Direct Instruction to Eligible Students

Supplement vs. Supplant

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Allocation District

Allocation Process• Allocation formula for Local Education Agencies

(LEAs) based on counts of low-income children (2008 census poverty estimates for 2009-2010 allocations)

• Allocation formula for Public School Academies (PSAs) based on October 2008 equated free lunch counts

• Minimum of 10 low-income children based on the above criteria for district/academy to be eligible for allocation

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Targeted Assistance Definition

Targeted Assistance (TA)

Only students identified as failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State’s

challenging student performance standards

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TA Needs Assessment (required component)

Identify Eligible Children• Four core academic areas• Multiple, educationally-related criteria by:

– Grade level– Content area

• Preschool-Grade 2 selected solely on the basis of teacher judgment, interviews with parents and developmentally-appropriate measures

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• Needs Assessment – Consistent selection criteria used to identify

students at each grade level in each content area (four core)

– Focus the program for the current year• Head Start, Even Start, or Early Reading First

Children – 2 years preceding• Migrant Children• Neglected/Delinquent Children• Homeless

Targeted Assistance Eligibility (required component)

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TA Incorporated intoSchool Improvement Planning (SIP)

(required component)The TA program plan contains a description on how program planning for Title I, Part A students is incorporated into the existing School Improvement planning process

or The TA program services are included with the SIP (interventions) to address the needs of eligible students

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Instructional Strategies (required component)

A description of:• Services delivered in each academic area of

core curriculum• Effective strategies for improving student

achievement based on scientifically-based research on teaching and learning

• Multiple strategies used during in-class instruction in all academic areas

• Additional instructional time and/or opportunities given to identified students

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Title I/Regular Education Coordination (required component)

• A description of ongoing coordination and integration between regular education and the TA program, including services for Limited English Proficiency, if applicable

• A description of the transition plan for preschool-age children, if applicable

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Instruction by Highly Qualified Staff (required component)

• An assurance statement that allTitle I, Part A instructional paraprofessionals meet the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements

• An assurance statement that all teachers are highly qualified

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Ongoing Review ofEligible Student Progress

(required component)• Describes how progress of participating children is

reviewed, on an ongoing basis, to revise the TA program to provide supplemental learning opportunities to enable such children to meet the State’s challenging student achievement standards

• Describes how using the above to revise the TA program to provide training for teachers to identify students who need additional assistance or training on how to implement student achievement standards in the classroom

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Section 31a At Risk

"at-risk pupil" means a pupil for whom the district has documentation that the pupil meets….

For pupils in grades K-3, at-risk pupil also includes a pupil who is at risk of not meeting the district’s core academic curricular objectives in English language arts or mathematics.

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Section 31a At Risk

Allocation

Based on Oct 31 free lunch count and a formula in the School State Aid Act.

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Section 31a At Risk

All services provided under Section 31a must be supplemental, support a comprehensive program that is based on the needs identified using the Student Eligibility Worksheets and focused on the overall goal of improving student academic achievement. Supplemental is defined as services that are in addition to services provided to all students. Supplemental services cannot replace services required by State or Federal legislation or that have been funded with general funds in the prior year.

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Section 31a At Risk

A district or public school academy shall not use any of that money for administrative costs or to supplant another program or other funds…no professional development or parent involvement costs.

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Section 31a At Risk

The instruction or direct non-instructional services provided under this section may be conducted before or after regular school hours or by adding extra school days to the school year and may include, but are not limited to, tutorial services, early childhood programs to serve children 0 to 5, and reading programs as described in former section 32f as in effect for 2001-2002. A tutorial method may be conducted with paraprofessionals working under the supervision ofa certificated teacher.

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Section 31a At Risk

Eligibility Worksheets

Preschool

K-3

4-12

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Questions and Answers

Contact your regional Office of School Improvement consultant:• Region 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517-373-4009

• Region 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517-373-0161

• Region 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517-373-6341

• Region 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517-373-4004

• Region 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517-373-4212