Campus Responsibilities under Title I, Part A Programs
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Funding
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Campus Administration:
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Must also ensure that the funds
allocated to the campus for parent
involvement activities are expended to
improve family and community
engagement, i.e., parent involvement
Funding
Schoolwide
Program:
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Title I, Part A funds must be
supplemental (in addition to) the
equitable amount of state and
local funds allocated to the
campus and used to
upgrade the
entire
educational program
on a
schoolwide campus
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Funding
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Targeted Assistance Program:
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Title I, Part A funds may only be used to meet
the needs of children identified as being in
greatest need of services
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Students must be selected using multiple,
educationally related, objective criteria
established by the LEA
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The program, activity, or strategy must be
supplemental
Funding
Targeted Assistance
Program:
Records must be
maintained that
document that Title I, Part
A funds are expended on
activities and services for
only
Title I, Part A eligible
children identified as
having the greatest need
for special assistance
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Funding
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Campus Administration must be able to
respond appropriately to and maintain
documentation for specific questions to
determine if an expenditure would be
allowable
Refer to page five of the resource,
NCLB Title I,
Part A Allowable & Unallowable Costs,
for six
questions that campus administrators need to
be able to answer when budgeting Title I, Part
A funds.
Resource available from:
http://www.region10.org/capacity-building-
initiative/capacity-building-links/nclb-
publications
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Campus
Expenditures
Funding
Schoolwide
Flexibility
Options
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Schoolwide campuses have some
additional Flexibility options
available for consolidation of
funds:
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Allows pooling of funds
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Promotes greater flexibility in the
allowable use of funds.
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The Texas Education Agency
maintains a webpage dedicated to
Schoolwide Flexibility:
http://tea.texas.gov/grants/schoolwideprogr
ams/
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Funding
The New
EDGAR
These changes were established to:
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Reduce waste, fraud, and abuse
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Improve consistency among federal
grants;
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Increase efficiency and oversight
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The Texas Education Agency has
established a webpage dedicated fully
to this topic:
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The_New_EDGAR
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Funding
The Title I, Part A Allowable and Unallowable Costs r
esource and the
Fiscal Requirements
resources provide additional information:
These resources are located at the following link:
http://www.region10.org/capacity-building-initiative/capacity-
building-links/nclb-publications/
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Highly Qualified Staff
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Section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Act
(ESEA) focuses on improving teacher and
paraprofessional quality at the local level
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Teachers are required to be highly qualified (HQ) if
they are the Teacher of Record – providing direct
instruction to students in any core subject area
Highly Qualified Staff
Core Academic
Subject Areas:
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English
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Reading or language arts
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Mathematics
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Science
•
Foreign languages
•
Civics and government
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Economics,
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History
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G
eography
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Arts
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Courses that are outside of the core
academic subject areas (including some
Career and Technical Education Courses
and some Technology Application Courses)
that are accepted by SBOE for graduation
credit in a specific core academic subject
area require the teacher of record to be
highly qualified
Highly
Qualified Staff
At the beginning of each school year, the
district must notify the parents of each
student attending any school receiving
Title I, Part A funds that the parents may
request information regarding the
professional qualifications of the student’s
classroom teachers
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This is sometimes referred to as “The
Right to Know” notification
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Highly Qualified Staff
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“Right to Know” Notification should
include:
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Whether the teacher has met the state
qualifications and licensing criteria
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Whether the teacher is teaching under an
emergency or other provisional status
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The type of degree and certification the
teacher has
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Whether the child is provided services by
paraprofessionals, and if so, what their
qualifications are
“Right
to
Know”
Highly Qualified Staff
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Campus Requirements:
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Campus administrators should work with district
staff to hire highly qualified teachers in core
academic subject areas. (This also applies to
campuses not served with Title I, Part A funds if the
district receives Title I, Part A for any of its
campuses)
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Campus Requirements:
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The principal of each campus must attest, in writing (Principal
Attestation) as to the status of each campus being in
compliance with the requirements for highly qualified
teachers
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Copies of the signed attestation forms need to be on file at the
campus level and at the district level
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A sample attestation is available on TEA’s NCLB website at the
following link:
Principal Attestation
Highly Qualified Staff
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Campus Requirements:
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If a campus does not have 100% core academic subject area
classes taught by highly qualified teachers, the campus is
required to complete a Highly Qualified Continuous
Improvement Plan (HQTCIP) detailing actions that will be
taken to assist the not HQ teacher in becoming highly
qualified for that assignment
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Templates for required Highly Qualified Plans are located on
the TEA NCLB website at the following link:
HQTCIP
Highly Qualified Staff
Parent Notification
for any teacher
NOT HQ:
The campus principal
must also provide
timely written notice
to the parent if the
parent’s child has
been assigned or has
been taught for four or
more consecutive
weeks by a teacher
who is not highly
qualified
A template of this letter is
available on the TEA NCLB
website at the following
link:
Parent Notification NOT HQ
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Highly Qualified Staff
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On a Title I Schoolwide campus - all
paraprofessionals that perform
instructional support duties must be HQ,
without regard to whether the position is
funded with federal, state, or local funds
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On a Targeted Assistance campus – only
paraprofessionals who perform
instructional duties and
are funded
through Title I, Part
A must be HQ
HQ
Paraprofessionals
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To be HQ, paraprofessionals who perform
instructional duties in a Title I, Part A program must:
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Have completed 2 years of study at an institution of higher
education (defined as 48 semester hours) or
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Have obtained an associates degree; or
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Have met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate,
through a formal state or local assessment knowledge and
ability to assist in instruction
Highly Qualified Staff
The campus principal must ensure that
paraprofessionals who provide instructional support
are working under the direct supervision of a highly
qualified teacher
The campus and the district must have copies of the list
of paraprofessionals and designated teachers
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Highly Qualified Staff
The
NCLB Highly Qualified
Resource can provide additional information.
The resource is located at the following link:
NCLB Publications
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Comprehensive Needs
Assessment and Planning
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The Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
statute requires that each funded program conduct
a comprehensive needs assessment to determine
priorities for the intended program recipients
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Districts and campuses are required to use the results of the
comprehensive needs assessment to develop the
comprehensive plan and program
Comprehensive Needs
Assessment and Planning
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For both Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance
Campuses, the CNA should examine:
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Performance of children in relation to state content and student
performance standards
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ALL students, as well as required subgroups: Economically Disadvantaged
students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with
disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, and Migratory
students
Comprehensive Needs
Assessment and Planning
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A Title I, Part A campus plan should be:
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Developed with the involvement of parents and other
community members, and individuals who will carry out the
plan (administrators, teachers)
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Made available to the district, parents, and the public, and the
information contained in the plan should be in an
understandable and uniform format
Comprehensive Needs
Assessment and Planning
The Comprehensive Needs Assessment
resource can provide additional
information.
The resource is located at the following link:
NCLB Publications
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Parent Involvement/Family and
Community Engagement
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Parents, families, educators, and communities form
a partnership and are accountable for improving
student achievement by fully participating in the
education of all children
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Partnership is defined as the participation of parents in regular,
two-way, and meaningful communication involving student
academic learning and other school activities
Requirements for Parental
Involvement Meetings:
Convene an annual meeting
at a convenient time
All parents of participating
children are invited and
encouraged to attend
Offer flexible meeting times
(morning or evening)
These parents are to be
informed of their child’s
participation in Title I and
of the parent’s right to be
involved
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Parent Involvement/Family and
Community Engagement
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Parent Involvement/Family and
Community Engagement
Campus requirements for parental involvement:
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Parents must be informed about curriculum, assessment, and
proficiency levels students are expected to meet
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Campuses must provide assistance to parents, as appropriate, in
understanding such topics as the state’s academic content
standards and the state and local academic content standards
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Parent Involvement/Family and
Community Engagement
Campus requirements for parental involvement:
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Provide materials and training to help parents work with their
children to improve their student’s achievement (includes literacy
training)
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Coordinate, to the extent feasible and appropriate, with other
programs – Head Start, Title III, etc. to discuss the developmental
and other needs of individual children
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Parent Involvement/Family and
Community Engagement
Campus requirements for parental involvement:
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Provide information related to school and parent programs,
meetings and other activities in a language understandable by
parents of participating children
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Provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement
activities that parents may request
Parental Involvement Policy
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The PI Policy is required for each Title I funded
LEA and campus
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It defines how the LEA or campus will meet
parent involvement/family and community
engagement requirements
Parental Involvement Policy
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The Parental Involvement Policy:
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Is developed with and distributed to parents of
participating children
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Is incorporated into the Title I, Part A campus plan
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States how parents will be involved in planning,
reviewing, and improving programs, including the parent
involvement policy
Parental Involvement Policy
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The Parental Involvement Policy:
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Includes descriptions and explanations of curriculum,
assessment, and proficiency expectations
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Includes how the campus will be responsive to parents’
requests to participate in their child’s education
Parental Involvement Policy
The Parental
Involvement
Policy:
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Includes how parents may have input
on the plan including submitting
complaints if not satisfactory
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Builds capacity toward a strong
parent, family, and community
program
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Provides for annual evaluation of
content and effectiveness including
identification of barriers to
participation by any particular
ethnicities or economic groups
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Parental Involvement Policy
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When developing the campus parental involvement
policy, campuses are required to address specific
activities
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Please refer to page 16 of the resource for these activities
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Additional information and a PI Policy toolkit are also
available at
Reg 16 Statewide Initiatives PI
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Campuses may also address additional activities.
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Each campus must develop a school-parent compact to clarify what families and schools will do to ensure that students reach high academic achievement standards
School-Parent Compact
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The requirement to develop
the compact is applicable for
all Title I Schoolwide and
Targeted Assistance programs
School-Parent Compact
The school-parent compact
must be jointly developed by the
campus with the involvement of
parents of participating children.
The school-parent compact
should outline how parents,
school staff, and students will
share responsibility for
improved student achievement
The compact will also outline
the means by which the school
and parents will build and
develop a partnership to help
children achieve high academic
standards
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School-Parent Compact
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Each campus must ensure that the school-parent
compact:
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Describes the school’s responsibility to provide high-quality
curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning
environment
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Describes the ways in which all parents will be responsible for
supporting their children’s learning
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Additional information regarding the
PI School-Parent Compact
is also available from the Region 16 Statewide Initiative ‘Live
Binder’, located via this link:
Five Steps to Success For Developing School-Parent Compacts
School-Parent
Compact
Each campus
must ensure that
the school-parent
compact
addresses the
importance of
ongoing
communication
between teachers
and parents on a
regular basis
through, at a
minimum:
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Annual parent-teacher
conferences in elementary
schools during which the
compact shall be discussed in
relation to the child’s
achievement
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School-Parent Compact
Each campus must
ensure that the school-
parent compact
addresses the
importance of ongoing
communication
between teachers and
parents on a regular
basis through, at a
minimum:
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Frequent reports to
parents on their
children’s progress
Reasonable
access to staff
Opportunities to
volunteer and
participate in their
child’s class
Observation of
classroom
activities
Schoolwide Planning
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Schoolwide Programs
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Address the educational needs of economically
disadvantaged students with comprehensive
strategies for improving the
whole
school so every
student achieves at high levels of academic
proficiency
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Do NOT have to identify particular children as
being eligible for services
Schoolwide Planning
A
Schoolwide
Plan should
be:
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Developed with the involvement from parents and
other members of the community to be served and
individuals who will carry out the plan
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Teachers
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Principals
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Administrators
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Administrators of other Title I programs
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Pupil services personnel
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Technical assistance providers
•
School staff
•
Secondary students *(if secondary campus plan)
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Schoolwide Planning
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Each schoolwide program plan must:
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Describe how the campus will implement the ten schoolwide
components
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Describe how the campus will use Title I, Part A and other
resources to implement program
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Include a list of state and LEA programs and other federal programs
that will be included in the schoolwide program
Schoolwide Planning
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DESCRIBE how the campus will provide
individual assessment results in a
language that parents can understand,
including the interpretation of those
results
The Schoolwide
Program plan
must also:
Schoolwide Planning
The
Schoolwide
Program plan
must be:
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in effect during the campus’
participation under Title I, Part A
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reviewed and revised annually
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made available to the LEA, parents, and
the public
•
in an understandable and uniform
format
•
provided in a language that the parents
can understand
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developed in coordination with other
programs
Schoolwide Planning
The Schoolwide Plan must
include the 10 Schoolwide
Components for a
Schoolwide Program
The 10 Schoolwide
Components and their
descriptions are listed on
pages 19-22 of this resource
A toolkit for the
10 Schoolwide Components
is also located at
http://www.esc16.net/default
.aspx?name=title1swi.home
(click on
Title I Statewide
Initiative
, then
Publications
)
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Schoolwide Planning
The
Improvement Plans
resource is available to provide additional
information on planning requirements for districts and campuses.
This resource is available at the following link:
NCLB Publications
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Targeted Assistance
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Targeted Assistance Programs focus on
children who are failing or most at-risk of
failing to meet state standards using
multiple, educationally related, and
objective criteria
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Criteria for serving students must be
established for every grade that a student
receives services under a Title I, Part A targeted
assistance program
Targeted Assistance
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In grades PK-2, children are selected solely on
the basis of the following criteria:
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Teacher judgment
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Interviews with parents
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Developmentally
appropriate measures
Targeted Assistance
Targeted
Assistance
programs:
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Use effective methods and
instructional strategies that are
research based
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Strengthen the core academic
program
•
Improve achievement of children
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Give primary consideration to
extended learning time
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Provide an accelerated, high-quality
curriculum
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Minimize removing students from
the regular classroom during regular
school hours
Targeted Assistance
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In targeted assistance schools,
professional development
opportunities should be provided for:
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Personnel
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Parents who work with participating
children either in the Title I, Part A
program or the regular program (as
appropriate)
Targeted Assistance
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Targeted Assistance programs must have
defined procedures for:
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Identifying eligible children who are failing or
most at risk of failing to achieve state standards
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Reviewing progress of participating children on
an ongoing basis and revising the program to
provide additional assistance as necessary
Targeted Assistance
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Targeted assistance programs must be:
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Coordinated with the regular school programs
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Provided by Highly Qualified staff
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Documented in a targeted assistance campus
plan, which incorporates the 8 components of a
targeted assistance program. (These 8
components are found on page 11 of this
resource)
NCLB Publications
Homeless
Districts that receive Title I, Part A funds for any of the
campuses in the district are required to set-aside or
reserve Title I, Part A funds for homeless students on
any campuses that are not served with T-I funds
The district makes the determination of the amount
that is reserved for services to homeless students on
non T-I campuses
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Homeless
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Title I, Part A funds set aside for homeless
students can be used for any of the following:
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To improve educational services for homeless children
and youth by assisting them in meeting social and
academic challenges
•
To provide homeless children and youth services needed
to make a successful transition from their state of
homelessness to school or employment
Homeless
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Title I, Part A funds set aside for
homeless students can be used for any
of the following:
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To prevent homeless youth from dropping
out of school, and to provide a support
system to ensure their continuing
education
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A student who is homeless and attending
any campus served by the LEA is eligible
for Title I, Part A services
Homeless
Homeless students who attend a non-Title I, Part A
campus should receive Title I, Part A services
through an LEA-level program provided through the
required homeless set-aside
The LEA may also choose to set aside additional Title
I funds to provide services to homeless students at its
Title I campuses
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Homeless
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The LEA is required to identify a homeless liaison
who is responsible for ensuring the identification,
school enrollment, attendance, and opportunities
for academic success of students in homeless
situations
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Information concerning specific requirements are
also available at the Texas Homeless Education
Office website :
http://www.utdanacenter.org/theo
Other Requirements
Resource:
Template
NCLB Program Evaluation Tool
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The LEA will conduct an annual evaluation of programs
assisted with Title I, Part A, funds and will use the findings of
this and other evaluations in modifying and improving the
program. Evaluation results are to be disaggregated within
each LEA and campus by the following:
•
gender
•
major racial and ethnic group
•
English proficiency status
•
migrant status
•
students with disabilities as compared to nondisabled
students
•
economically disadvantaged students as compared to
students who are not economically disadvantaged. [P.L.
107–110, Section 1111(b)(3)(C)]
Title I, Part A
Other Requirements
Resource:
Template
NCLB Program Evaluation Tool
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Title I, Part A
The LEA will conduct an annual evaluation of programs assisted
with Title I, Part A, funds and will use the findings of this and
other evaluations in modifying and improving the program.
Evaluation results are to be disaggregated within each LEA and
campus by the following:
•
gender
•
major racial and ethnic group
•
English proficiency status
•
migrant status
•
students with disabilities as compared to nondisabled
students
•
economically disadvantaged students as compared to
students who are not economically disadvantaged. [P.L.
107–110, Section 1111(b)(3)(C)]
The purpose of the tool is to provide LEAs and campuses with a
systematic process to evaluate the impact of federal program funding.
To evaluate the
effectiveness and
impact of federal
programs on student
achievement outcomes.
To assess the impact
of federally funded
strategies on
campus
performance
objectives (CPOs).
To determine the
degree to which
program funds met the
intended purposes.
To guide future
program decisions.
Other Requirements
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Results of the annual review of student data from all
participating schools must be publicized and
disseminated to parents, teachers, principals, schools,
and the community
.
Each campus must inform parents and organizations
of the existence and purpose of parent information
and resource centers.
Other Requirements
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More Information
Available
•
This PowerPoint and associated
documents provide
the framework
for comprehensive Title I, Part A
programs. For further study, please
refer to the resources at the Texas
Education Agency’s “Title I, Part A –
Improving Basic Programs”
•
TEA_TIA_Webpage
LEA is another name for the district.
Title I, Part A programs aim to address the needs of at-risk children by providing financial assistance to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and campuses serving economically disadvantaged students. Campuses can operate either a schoolwide program or targeted assistance to raise academic achievement. Monitoring effectiveness is crucial, requiring the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to oversee program operations and recommend School Support Teams for compliance. Members of the SST include qualified educators and specialists to ensure program effectiveness and student performance alignment with state and federal expectations.
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Introduction These programs help ensure that the needs of children who are failing, or most at risk of failing to meet the state s challenging student academic standards and assessments are addressed The purpose of Title I, Part A is to provide financial assistance to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and campuses that serve high percentages or high numbers of economically disadvantaged children NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 1
Schoolwide Campus Title I campuses with percentages of students from low-income families of at least 40% may use Title I funds, along with other federal, state and local funds and may operate a schoolwide program to: Raise academic achievement for ALL students Upgrade the entire educational program NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 2
Targeted Assistance The campus identifies a select group of students who are failing, or most at risk of failing to meet the state s challenging academic achievement standards, and designs an instructional program to meet their needs Title I campuses with less than 40% of students from low-income families or that choose not to operate a schoolwide program can operate a targeted assistance program NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 3
Monitoring Effectiveness Federal law requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to monitor the operation of Title I, Part A programs Title I, Part A campuses are also recommended to have a school support team (SST) consisting of two to three members, including a district level contact, to monitor program compliance, effectiveness, and most importantly how students served through the program are meeting the state and federal expectations for performance NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 4
Monitoring Effectiveness Who are members of an SST? Highly Qualified or distinguished teacher and principal Pupil services personnel Qualified consultants from Math, ELA and Science Any Title I specialists NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 5
Funding The most recent Census update and the annual update of neglected and foster home children are used for this calculation TEA allocates Title I, Part A funds by using a statutory formula that the Census Bureau provides with LEA estimates of poor, school-age children NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 6
Funding These services must be in addition to the regular services normally provided by an LEA or campus for participating children Title I, Part A funds are to be used to provide supplemental services. NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 7
Funding Any program activity required by state law, State Board of Education (SBOE) rule, or local board policy may not be funded with Title I, Part A funds In addition, state or local funds may not be decreased or diverted for other uses merely because of the availability of these funds NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 8
Funding Campus Administration: Must be knowledgeable about the campus budget and must have provided input on how funds are to be expended Must be knowledgeable about allowable and unallowable costs and the use of funds for Title I, Part A campus allocations NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 9
Funding Campus Administration: Must also ensure that the funds allocated to the campus for parent involvement activities are expended to improve family and community engagement, i.e., parent involvement NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 10
Funding Title I, Part A funds must be supplemental (in addition to) the equitable amount of state and local funds allocated to the campus and used to upgrade the entire educational program on a schoolwide campus Schoolwide Program: NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 11
Funding Targeted Assistance Program: Title I, Part A funds may only be used to meet the needs of children identified as being in greatest need of services Students must be selected using multiple, educationally related, objective criteria established by the LEA The program, activity, or strategy must be supplemental NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 12
Funding Records must be maintained that document that Title I, Part A funds are expended on activities and services for only Title I, Part A eligible children identified as having the greatest need for special assistance Targeted Assistance Program: NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 13
Funding Campus Administration must be able to respond appropriately to and maintain documentation for specific questions to determine if an expenditure would be allowable Refer to page five of the resource, NCLB Title I, Part A Allowable & Unallowable Costs, for six questions that campus administrators need to be able to answer when budgeting Title I, Part A funds. Resource available from: http://www.region10.org/capacity-building- initiative/capacity-building-links/nclb- publications SW Campus Expenditures NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 14
Funding Schoolwide campuses have some additional Flexibility options available for consolidation of funds: Allows pooling of funds Promotes greater flexibility in the allowable use of funds. The Texas Education Agency maintains a webpage dedicated to Schoolwide Flexibility: http://tea.texas.gov/grants/schoolwideprogr ams/ Schoolwide Flexibility Options NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 15
Funding These changes were established to: Reduce waste, fraud, and abuse Improve consistency among federal grants; Increase efficiency and oversight The Texas Education Agency has established a webpage dedicated fully to this topic: The_New_EDGAR The New EDGAR NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 16
Funding The Title I, Part A Allowable and Unallowable Costs resource and the Fiscal Requirements resources provide additional information: These resources are located at the following link: http://www.region10.org/capacity-building-initiative/capacity- building-links/nclb-publications/ NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 17
Highly Qualified Staff Section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) focuses on improving teacher and paraprofessional quality at the local level Teachers are required to be highly qualified (HQ) if they are the Teacher of Record providing direct instruction to students in any core subject area NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 18
Highly Qualified Staff English Reading or language arts Mathematics Science Foreign languages Civics and government Economics, History Geography Arts Core Academic Subject Areas: NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 19
Highly Qualified Staff Courses that are outside of the core academic subject areas (including some Career and Technical Education Courses and some Technology Application Courses) that are accepted by SBOE for graduation credit in a specific core academic subject area require the teacher of record to be highly qualified NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 20
Highly Qualified Staff At the beginning of each school year, the district must notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving Title I, Part A funds that the parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of the student s classroom teachers This is sometimes referred to as The Right to Know notification NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 21
Highly Qualified Staff Right to Know Notification should include: Whether the teacher has met the state qualifications and licensing criteria Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or other provisional status Right to Know The type of degree and certification the teacher has Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, what their qualifications are NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 22
Highly Qualified Staff Campus Requirements: Campus administrators should work with district staff to hire highly qualified teachers in core academic subject areas. (This also applies to campuses not served with Title I, Part A funds if the district receives Title I, Part A for any of its campuses) NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 23
Highly Qualified Staff Campus Requirements: The principal of each campus must attest, in writing (Principal Attestation) as to the status of each campus being in compliance with the requirements for highly qualified teachers Copies of the signed attestation forms need to be on file at the campus level and at the district level A sample attestation is available on TEA s NCLB website at the following link: Principal Attestation NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 24
Highly Qualified Staff Campus Requirements: If a campus does not have 100% core academic subject area classes taught by highly qualified teachers, the campus is required to complete a Highly Qualified Continuous Improvement Plan (HQTCIP) detailing actions that will be taken to assist the not HQ teacher in becoming highly qualified for that assignment Templates for required Highly Qualified Plans are located on the TEA NCLB website at the following link: HQTCIP NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 25
Highly Qualified Staff Parent Notification for any teacher NOT HQ: The campus principal must also provide timely written notice to the parent if the parent s child has been assigned or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified A template of this letter is available on the TEA NCLB website at the following link: Parent Notification NOT HQ NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 26
Highly Qualified Staff On a Title I Schoolwide campus - all paraprofessionals that perform instructional support duties must be HQ, without regard to whether the position is funded with federal, state, or local funds HQ Paraprofessionals On a Targeted Assistance campus only paraprofessionals who perform instructional duties and are funded through Title I, Part A must be HQ NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 27
Highly Qualified Staff To be HQ, paraprofessionals who perform instructional duties in a Title I, Part A program must: Have completed 2 years of study at an institution of higher education (defined as 48 semester hours) or Have obtained an associates degree; or Have met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local assessment knowledge and ability to assist in instruction NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 28
Highly Qualified Staff The campus principal must ensure that paraprofessionals who provide instructional support are working under the direct supervision of a highly qualified teacher The campus and the district must have copies of the list of paraprofessionals and designated teachers NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 29
Highly Qualified Staff The NCLB Highly Qualified Resource can provide additional information. The resource is located at the following link: NCLB Publications NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 30
Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Planning The Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) statute requires that each funded program conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to determine priorities for the intended program recipients Districts and campuses are required to use the results of the comprehensive needs assessment to develop the comprehensive plan and program NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 31
Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Planning For both Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance Campuses, the CNA should examine: Performance of children in relation to state content and student performance standards ALL students, as well as required subgroups: Economically Disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, and Migratory students NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 32
Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Planning A Title I, Part A campus plan should be: Developed with the involvement of parents and other community members, and individuals who will carry out the plan (administrators, teachers) Made available to the district, parents, and the public, and the information contained in the plan should be in an understandable and uniform format NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 33
Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Planning The Comprehensive Needs Assessment resource can provide additional information. The resource is located at the following link: NCLB Publications NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 34
Parent Involvement/Family and Community Engagement Parents, families, educators, and communities form a partnership and are accountable for improving student achievement by fully participating in the education of all children Partnership is defined as the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 35
Parent Involvement/Family and Community Engagement Convene an annual meeting at a convenient time All parents of participating children are invited and encouraged to attend Offer flexible meeting times (morning or evening) These parents are to be informed of their child s participation in Title I and of the parent s right to be involved Requirements for Parental Involvement Meetings: NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 36
Parent Involvement/Family and Community Engagement Campus requirements for parental involvement: Parents must be informed about curriculum, assessment, and proficiency levels students are expected to meet Campuses must provide assistance to parents, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the state s academic content standards and the state and local academic content standards NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 37
Parent Involvement/Family and Community Engagement Campus requirements for parental involvement: Provide materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their student s achievement (includes literacy training) Coordinate, to the extent feasible and appropriate, with other programs Head Start, Title III, etc. to discuss the developmental and other needs of individual children NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 38
Parent Involvement/Family and Community Engagement Campus requirements for parental involvement: Provide information related to school and parent programs, meetings and other activities in a language understandable by parents of participating children Provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities that parents may request NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 39
Parental Involvement Policy The PI Policy is required for each Title I funded LEA and campus It defines how the LEA or campus will meet parent involvement/family and community engagement requirements NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 40
Parental Involvement Policy The Parental Involvement Policy: Is developed with and distributed to parents of participating children Is incorporated into the Title I, Part A campus plan States how parents will be involved in planning, reviewing, and improving programs, including the parent involvement policy NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 41
Parental Involvement Policy The Parental Involvement Policy: Includes descriptions and explanations of curriculum, assessment, and proficiency expectations Includes how the campus will be responsive to parents requests to participate in their child s education NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 42
Parental Involvement Policy Includes how parents may have input on the plan including submitting complaints if not satisfactory Builds capacity toward a strong parent, family, and community program Provides for annual evaluation of content and effectiveness including identification of barriers to participation by any particular ethnicities or economic groups The Parental Involvement Policy: NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 43
Parental Involvement Policy When developing the campus parental involvement policy, campuses are required to address specific activities Please refer to page 16 of the resource for these activities Additional information and a PI Policy toolkit are also available at Reg 16 Statewide Initiatives PI Campuses may also address additional activities. NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 44
School-Parent Compact parent compact to clarify what families and schools will do to ensure that students reach high academic achievement standards The requirement to develop the compact is applicable for all Title I Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance programs NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 45
School-Parent Compact The school-parent compact must be jointly developed by the campus with the involvement of parents of participating children. The school-parent compact should outline how parents, school staff, and students will share responsibility for improved student achievement The compact will also outline the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve high academic standards NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 46
School-Parent Compact Each campus must ensure that the school-parent compact: Describes the school s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment Describes the ways in which all parents will be responsible for supporting their children s learning Additional information regarding the PI School-Parent Compact is also available from the Region 16 Statewide Initiative Live Binder , located via this link: Five Steps to Success For Developing School-Parent Compacts NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 47
School-Parent Compact Each campus must ensure that the school-parent compact addresses the importance of ongoing communication between teachers and parents on a regular basis through, at a minimum: Annual parent-teacher conferences in elementary schools during which the compact shall be discussed in relation to the child s achievement NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 48
School-Parent Compact Frequent reports to parents on their children s progress Each campus must ensure that the school- parent compact addresses the importance of ongoing communication between teachers and parents on a regular basis through, at a minimum: Opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child s class Reasonable access to staff Observation of classroom activities NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 49
Schoolwide Planning Schoolwide Programs Address the educational needs of economically disadvantaged students with comprehensive strategies for improving the whole school so every student achieves at high levels of academic proficiency Do NOT have to identify particular children as being eligible for services NCLB Title I, Part A Campus Responsibilities 50
