ESEA Directors Institute 2014ESEA Directors Institute 2014 Title I Schools – Select / Rank / Serve

Title I 1) Spiraling and Ranking (school allocations) 2) District Set asides 3) Equitable Services allocation 4) Consolidated Administration 2

School Allocations/Spiraling & Ranking Resources  Statute Section 1113  Regulations 34 CFR §  Non-regulatory Guidance August 2003 e-Plan under Document Library, Consolidated Funding Application 3

LEA-to-School Allocations “Ranking and Serving” Rules 1) Identify Eligible Schools 2) Rank Schools in Order of Poverty 3) Serve Schools Strictly in Accordance with Rank 4

Step 1: Identify Eligible Schools  Must list poverty and attendance for K-12 schools except alternative program and adult schools.  The enrollment in alternative programs is counted in the main school of attendance.  LEA doesn’t have the option to leave off any school such as a charter or high school. 5

LEA Discretion: School Eligibility  “35 Percent Rule” May designate a school as eligible Must apply the 125 rule  “Grandfathering” option Continue to serve a school if served last year even if poverty level has decreased But, only continue for one year 6

5 Poverty Measures 1. Census data 2. Free and reduced lunch 3. TANF 4. Medicaid eligibility 5. Household survey (Community Eligibility) 6. Composite of above  Must use the same date for all schools. 7

STEP 2: RANK ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS IN ORDER OF POVERTY 8

Step 2: Rank Eligible Schools in order of poverty  Exceeding 75% poverty Strictly by poverty Without regard to grade span In ePlan these should be given a “1”  At or below 75% poverty May rank by grade span or straight district-wide ranking (“2” or higher) 9

Exception: NO Rank & Serve IF  Small LEA exclusion If <1000 students  One school at each grade span 10

STEP 3: SERVE SCHOOLS STRICTLY IN ORDER OF RANK 11

Allocation to Schools  BUT first, calculate set-asides  Allocate to schools based on total # of students from low income families residing in area (including nonpublic)  Middle and High schools can use poverty measure from feeder elementary  Discretion on amount of PPA Higher PPAs must be in higher schools on ranked list 12

Allocations given without regard to school-wide or targeted assistance model Title I funding To school based on poverty... To student based on academics 13

“125 Percent” Rule  If serve any school <35%  Then PPAs for all schools must be at least 125% of LEA’s PPA under Title I allocation Entire LEA Title I-A Grant_ # of low income on census 14

EXAMPLE $1,000,000 total Title I grant 2,000 poverty students = $500/ student PPA If serve school <35% poverty, $500 x 1.25 = $625 PPA 15

Exception: Rank & Serve  “Skip” school, if: 1) Comparability met 2) Receiving supplemental state/local funds used in Title I-like program 3) Supp. State/local funds meet or exceed amount would be received under Title I  Still count and serve nonpublic in area 16

Title I Set-Asides 17

LEA MUST Reserve or Set-aside  1% parental involvement  Administration: public and non-public school (or identify other resources)  Homeless services for non-Title I schools  Neglected & delinquent services 18

Set Aside for Parent Involvement  For LEAs with Part A allocations >$500,000  1% minimum reserved  Proportional amount to private students  95% of remainder to schools  5% of remainder kept at LEA  If above 1%, OK to keep at LEA level 19

Required Set Aside for Parent Involvement in ePlan  Required 1% is entered in the blue box below  Any additional amount being set aside (over the 1%) is entered in the Additional Parent Involvement section 20

LEA MAY Reserve:  Incentives to teachers in priority or focus schools  Professional development  Transportation for Choice  “other authorized activities” Summer school Preschool District-wide program 21

CAUTION: DON’T CIRCUMVENT “RANKING AND SERVING” RULES! 22

Resources – Cross-cutting  “Title I Fiscal Issues” Feb 2008 Consolidating funds in school-wide programs, Maintenance of Effort, Comparability, Supplement not Supplant, Carryover, Grantbacks Requirements 23

Equitable Services for Non-public School Students 24

Calculation of Non-Public Allocation for Instruction 25

Equitable Services: Deriving Allocation General Formula:  Based on number of: 1) Private school students 2) From low-income families 3) Who reside in Title I-participating public school attendance areas 26

Calculate Allocation for Instruction: 1) Identify eligible school attendance areas 2) Rank in order of poverty 3) Strictly serve in rank order (i.e., ID who is “Participating Public School”) 4) Calculate PPA for each area 5) Derive allocation amount for each area must include non-public low-income # 6) Reserve nonpublic amount PPA x # of non-public low-income students who reside in participating public school area 27

Reservation for District-wide Instruction  If LEA reserves for “district-wide instructional programs for public elementary and secondary”  Then proportional amount goes to nonpublic  34 CFR sect (a)(2)(i)(A) 28

Example  LEA reserves $500,000 for district-wide reading initiative  Of all low-income in LEA residing in participating attend areas, 5% are private  5% of $500,000 to private allocation 29

Applies to:  Summer school  After school programs  Reading coaches DOES NOT APPLY TO:  Preschool  Services to only Focus and Priority Schools  Homeless set-aside 30

Reservation for Teachers and Families  If LEA reserves funds for parental involvement or professional development  Then proportional amount to nonpublic  34 CFR sect (a) 31

Example  LEA reserves 1% of $500,000 allocation for parental involvement, or $5,000.  Of all low-income families residing in participating attend area, 6% are private. Then 6% of $5,000 used for families of participating private school students. 32

Non-public school in ePlan  ePlan revisions to simplify the non-public school calculations will occur this year.  We could use a couple of LEA volunteers who could help assist us with this revision. Any volunteers? 33

Consolidated Administration  Which Titles can you consolidate?  Why would you NOT consolidate administration?  Why might you fund administration out of state or local funds? 34

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