Shelton School District Federal Programs Presentation to the School Board Federal & State Compensatory Program Overview December 13, 2011 Gail Straus Director of ECE & Federal Programs

Title IA: Largest Title allocation to the District Allocation = $1,019,407 (original allocation was $1,041,549 before Federal cut in October Funds allocated to districts based on poverty from census data Funds allocated to buildings based on grade level emphasis and poverty (free/reduced lunch)

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 – 5 year Allocation Comparison Allocation Comparison 11-12$1,019,407 (ARRA discontinued) 10-11$799,430 + $215,938 ARRA 09-10$776,948 + $215,938 ARRA 08-09$764, $747,186

Free/Reduced Lunch Program 8-month average for schools

Title IA funds for pay for:

Learning Assistance Program (LAP) State $$ Designed to provide additional 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 new “prototypical school district” model “Poverty factor” (districts with more than 40% F/R district-wide receive additional funding – started in SY 06-07) was removed by Legislature for SY

LAP $674, $803, $721, $764, $618, $508,346

LAP funds for pay for:

LAP Services at these schools: Bordeaux and Mt. View –.6 Instructional Coach in Math (.3 BDX and.3 MTV) OMS – 3.0 FTE Remedial Teachers in Reading & Math.5 FTE Instructional Coach in Math OBJH – 1.6 FTE Remedial Teachers 1.4 Reading/Language Arts;.2 Math SHS – 1.0 Remedial Teacher (Reading/Language Arts) 25.5 hours/day Educational Assistant time spread out at OMS, OBJH, SHS

Other Federal Grants GrantFundsPurpose Rural & Low Income Schools (new to Shelton this year) $88,227 Available only to districts with rural designation and meeting high poverty factor (based on census) Federal $$ Restricted uses. We are using to pay for extended day tutoring at each elementary school, and extra pay for RTI teams to meet and work on school RTI model. Title III – Limited English Proficient $56,427Federal $$ Main emphasis is extended day tutoring, professional development, parent involvement, equal access for family involvement (ex: translating) and supplemental materials. Cannot use for day-to-day staffing. Title X – Homeless (competitive grant, awarded for 3 years ) $30,000/yearFederal $$ Pays for a portion of required Homeless Liaison, required excess transportation costs, and help to families with school related expenses.

District underwear drive a success! District & Mason General Hospital staff were very generous!