Thoughts for today *Teacher: I want you to tell me the longest sentence you can think of Pupil: Life imprisonment! You know you can’t sleep in this workshop…would someone be kind enough to ask Don to talk a little lower, perhaps then we could get a cat nap???
Title I Part D Subpart 2 Don’t be Blind Sided by an N&D Audit May Don McCrone, N&D Liaison PDE – Division of Federal Programs Joe Hiznay, Title I Consultant
Agenda PDE Updates In the Beginning… Preparing for New Year E-Grants Mark Your Calendars Prior to Program Start-up Monitoring Resources
PDE UPDATES New and recent issues as they relate to Title I Part D – Subpart 2
In the beginning The Feds gave us: PDE-3048 Purpose: Generate Title I Part D Subpart 2 funds Where: online When: Mid-December Responsibility: Institution
Preparing for New Year Intent to serve form Meeting with Institution Who will provide the services Type of services needed Prioritize Needs Range of grades to be served
E-Grants Selection of Institutions Budget Pages “Narrative” and narrative Formal Agreements
Prior to Program Start-up Meeting with Institution Institution Budget Services which will be offered and length of program How services will be paid/reimbursed Specific timelines of LEA and other expectations/requirements
Mark Your Calendar Title I Part D – July to September (of following year) September – Reporting System December – PDE 3048 April – Review Allocation May – E-GRANTS & Intent to Serve Form June – Formal Agreements`
Monitoring Once in a 3 year cycle Extracted from LEA’s monitoring Monitoring Instrument on-line LEA & Institution Reps, Students & Teachers (if possible) Self-monitoring Suggested Annually
New Institution/Institution Closure NEW - Contact to determine if they currently receive Title I funds NEW - Provide PDE or one of the N&D Advisory Committee members with name of agency an contact information CLOSURE – LEA Responsible for Immediate Notification to PDE CLOSURE – PDE will determine the disposition of unused fund balance
Title I, Part D: Neglected, Delinquent and At-Risk Youth Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children & Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk (N&D) Nonregulatory Guidance doc
Types of Facilities in Pennsylvania 111 Neglected Institutions 3 Adult Correctional Facilities 5 Juvenile Correctional Facilities 150 Delinquent Institutions Private or County operated - LEA regulated State operated - SEA regulated State operated - SEA regulated Private or County operated - LEA regulated
Eligible Institutions Eligible Institutions State operated correctional institutions County operated correctional institutions County operated dependent institutions Private operated facilities serving delinquent youth Private operated facilities serving neglected youth
N & D Programs within Pennsylvania After-school tutorial Both year-round and summer only Both pull-out and inclusion Services in Detention Centers and Shelters Services in State Correctional Facilities Both short and long- term residential facilities Programs servicing fewer than 5 to more than 1,500 students. (73% less than 30 students) Children from K through Grade 12
Funding Process Institution – PDE 3048 – NEW PROCESS PDE – Aggregate Data USDE – Determination of Funds PDE – Assignment of Allocations LEA – Acceptance of Institution Program LEA – EGRANT Application LEA/Institution – Formal Agreement LEA/Institution – Begin Program
Resources N&D Advisory Committee National State
National Resources United States Department of Education The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk delinquent.org/nd/default.asp National Association of State Title I Directors
State Resources PDE Division of Federal Programs PA Association of Federal Program Coordinators N&D Advisory Committee
Contact Information Questions can be directed to any member of the PA Neglected and Delinquent Advisory Committee. Thanks for your time…. Don & Joe