Providing Equitable Services to Non-Public Schools Title I, II, and III
LEA/Non-Public School Timely and Meaningful Consultation For Title I, II, and III consultation should be: Timely – before decisions are made Meaningful – input from both parties And occur: Consultation – during the design, development, and implementation of the program
Complaint Procedures For Title I, II, and III: Under each of the federal programs, non-public school officials who feel that timely and meaningful consultation did not occur, may contact the SEA and file a formal written complaint. For Title II and III: If the response is not satisfactory, the SEA may be contacted and a formal written complaint can be filed.
Equitable Share Determination Title I funds can be generated through: LEA Poverty Enrollment Formula-based on—a) LEA set asides and b) Poverty enrollment Title II funds can be generated through: LEA Total Enrollment Formula/Hold Harmless—LEA determines Title III funds can be generated through: LEA State total LEP student enrollment reported on DOE-LM collection Formula—State determines
Allowable Non-Public School Uses of Equitable Participation For Title I, II and III: Services must be secular, neutral, and non-ideological Educator professional development For Title I and III: Instructional services to eligible students For Title I: Limited parent involvement
LEA Control of Equitable Share For Title I, II and III: No monies can flow to or through the non-public school LEA determines the process for either teacher reimbursements or payment to third parties For Title II and III: LEA may determine non-public timeline for using equitable participation in PD activities before the end of grant period For Title I: Unused non-public participation funds are carried over to the next school year.
Required Documentation Application Documentation Title I, II, and III Signed consultation forms Monitoring Documentation Title I, II and III Evidence to ensure equitable services Evidence of LEA management and oversights, including on-going consultation and annual evaluation Evidence of expenditures Title I Enrollment/poverty data Evidence of ranking and serving students
Grant Timelines Title I: 15 month grant period, allowing for carryover to next school year (i.e. Activities encumbered in this period of time: July 1, 2014— September 30, 2015) Title II: 27 month grant period (i.e. Activities encumbered in this period of time: July 1, 2014— September 30, 2016) Title III: 15 month grant period, allowing for carryover to next school year (i.e. Activities encumbered in this period of time: July 1, 2014— September 30, 2015)
Resources Learning Connection Title I: “IDOE—Title I” Title II: “IDOE—Title IIA and Highly Qualified Teacher Status” Title III: “IDOE—Title III and NESP (English Learners)”
Office of Grants Management Indiana Department of Education (317)