Shelton School District Federal Programs Presentation to the School Board Federal & State Compensatory Program Overview April 23, 2013 Gail Straus Director of ECE & Federal Programs

Grant Funds Purpose Title I A $984,307 Federal $$ Restricted use. Using at the 3 elementary schools for remedial support in Reading and Math and B/A tutoring in Reading and Math. LAP (Learning Assistance Program) $680,224 State $$ Restricted use. Using at OMS for Reading, Math, and ELL support; OBJH for Math and ELL support; and SHS for Reading and ELL support Rural & Low Income Schools $80,289 Available only to districts with rural designation and meeting high poverty factor (based on census) Restricted use. Pays for staff training and additional support/mentoring of homeless students. Title X – Homeless (competitive grant, awarded for 3 years 2010-2013) $30,000/year Restricted use. Pays for a portion of required Homeless Liaison, required excess transportation costs, and help to families with school related expenses.

District Average Free/Reduced % 10 years of District Free/Reduced % District Average Free/Reduced %

Free/Reduced Lunch Program 8-month average for schools

Title IA: Largest Title allocation to the District Funds allocated to districts based on poverty from census data Funds allocated to buildings based on grade level emphasis and poverty from free/reduced lunch data

Title IA – 5 year allocation comparison 12-13 $984,307 11-12 $1,019,407 10-11 $1,015,358* 09-10 $992,886* 08-09 $764,733 *Includes ARRA funds of $215,938

Title IA is used for direct services at our 3 elementary buildings Purpose of $ is to help students at greatest risk of not meeting state standards, particularly in reading and math Allocations to buildings are proportional to their free/reduced count All students in each elementary eligible for Title I assistance via the “Schoolwide Model”

Title IA funds for 12-13 pay for:

Learning Assistance Program (LAP) State $680,224 Designed to provide additional support and extended learning opportunities to low performing students in grades K-12 in reading, math and/or language arts. Can only serve students scoring I or II on MSP or HSPE Allocation of funds are based on K-12 enrollment and the new “prototypical school district” funding model

LAP 5-year allocation comparison 12-13 $680,224 11-12 $674,759 10-11 $803,021 09-10 $721,488 08-09 $764,733

LAP funds for 12-13 pay for:

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