Federal Programs Academy January 2012

……just an fyi  NO WORD on 21 st Century Community Learning Centers Awards!  Keystones to Opportunities pre-application due today!  Keystones to Opportunities invitation to apply released Jan 31  Title I Final Allocations delayed to late January  Title I School Improvement Grant Application late January  Safe Schools Targeted Grant Application due Jan 31  Title I Improving Schools Conference, Jan 29-Feb 1

……just an fyi continued…….  PDE New Coordinators Training, Feb 6, Noon to 4pm  Federal Programs Academy, Feb 10, 8:30 am – noon  Family Community Liaison Academy, Feb 23, 8:30 am- noon  AIU Grant Development Workshop, Feb 29, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm  PAFPC Annual Conference, March 25 – 28  Federal Programs Regional Meeting, April 10, 9:00 am to noon  PDE New Coordinators Training, May 16, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Reports that are due  Monthly personnel reports for split time staff paid by federal funds  Semi annual certification reports for staff paid 100% by federal funds (next certification in June)  Quarterly Reports due January 18

What you need to do now!  Nonpublic Schools  Mid year consultation (LEA Responsibility) Check on program implementation Collect low income data Set date for next consultation Check the data to ensure a match to Title I schools Assure enrollment data is correct with contractor Reminder about the amendment process and “signing off” again!  Monitoring  Locate the letter from your superintendent’s office  Contact your monitor and agree on the monitoring date and the site schedule  Communicate the date with all relevant staff and parents  Login and register in Fed Monitor, start the process

What you need to know now!  Federal Funds: Final Allocations  Amendment Process  Title I School Improvement  Application Process  Safe Schools Targeted Grant  Application Process Let’s review egrants and egrants 2!

Refer to key documents on wiki  Consolidated Amendment Step-by-Step Guide  Upward Amendment Instructions 2012  Downward Amendment Instructions 2012  Safe Schools Targeted Grants  AIU Grant Workshop  Single Funding Certification  Split Funding Certification  Quarterly Reports  eGrant status codes

What’s next?  SES Provider Application  Opens February 6  Closes April 13

This month’s topic……  DATA  What types of data do we collect?  Why collect the data?  Who is accountable for the data?  Where do we manage the data?  Where do we report the data?  Why should we care?

Data Categories Student Demographics Student Achievement Data Teacher Information District Data Community & Regional Data

Student Demographics  Free/Reduced lunch  Ethnicity  Special education  English as a second language  Participation in other programs

Student Achievement Data  State assessments  Standardized assessments  Local assessments  Graduation rate  Attendance rate

Teacher/Staff Information  Credentials  Years as an educator  Proficiency with technology  Teacher integration of strategies  Grade level and content area of assignment

Program Data  Geographic location(s)  Facilities  Communities served  Services offered  Resource availability/proximity  Student enrollment & transience

Possible Student & Program Data Sources  Local Student Information or Management Systems, PIMS files  Pennsylvania State Data Center  National Center for Education Statistics  PDE Statistical Reports  Standard & Poor’s  Adequate Year Progress Reports/District Report Cards

Community & Regional Data  Employment rates  Poverty  Industry (types & volume)  Educational levels  Types of families (i.e. single parent households)  Resources (i.e. transportation, parks, social services)  Community history

Community Data Sources  U.S. Census  State and County Governments  Community Organizations

Using Data for Reporting  Common reports  PSSA results (inc. Parents Right to Know)  Local assessment results  School attendance  School discipline  Report card grades  Program implementation/Time & effort  Staff credentials (Principals Attestation)  Equity Plan  Comparability Report  Enrollment  Project Specific  EETT  Safe Schools Targeted Grant  Keystones to Opportunity  21 st CCLC  Targeted Interventions  SES  School Improvement  Forms  Getting Results Framework  Schoolwide Plan

Why should we care? $

Next Meeting February 10, 20128:30 am to noon Topics Completing the amendments Nonpublic Schools Monitoring Getting ready for !

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