1. New Coordinator’s Strategy Session Presented by Jesse Fry

2. PAFPC Conference March/April Release of preliminary allocations for upcoming school year SESSION: Title I Allocations: Understanding my Award (Kelly Gallatin)

3. Consolidated Application May/June Consolidated Application due on July 1. Includes Title I, Title IIA, and tentatively Title III. SESSION(logistical): Hands on eGrant Training Session (Technicians)

4. Consolidated Application (cont.) SESSIONS (fiscal): Fiscal Management of Federal Programs (Technicians) Administration of Federal Programs (Don McCrone, Susan McCrone, Jesse Fry, Technicians)

5. Consolidated Application (cont.) SESSIONS (fiscal): (Advanced) Title I Fiscal Issues: Supplement versus Supplant, Maintenance of Effort, Comparability (Don McCrone, Erin Oberdorf)

6. Consolidated Application (cont.) SESSIONS (programmatic): Where to Find Answers Needed in Administering Federal Programs (Cindy Rhoads) (Advanced) Title I and RTII: Coordination and Effective Implementation (Susan McCrone)

7. Consolidated Application (cont.) SESSIONS (programmatic) (Advanced) Title III Program Implementation (Karl Streckewald) (Advanced) Title IIA and Equity (Don McCrone)

8. School Improvement Implementation July/August NOTE: School Improvement provisions are not pertinent to many LEAs. Be cognizant of: PSSA scores (particularly if building is in “warning “ status from previous year),structure of your LEA, and building status from previous year.

9. School Improvement Implementation SESSION (Reservation of Funds): Fiscal Management of Federal Programs (Technicians)

10. School Improvement Implementation SESSIONS(programmatic): Surviving Title I School Improvement (Norma Hull) Implementation of Effective SES Programs (Karl Streckewald) Title I Law and Parent Involvement Activities (Cindy Rhoads)

11. Supplement versus Supplant Integral to understanding Title I both programmatically and fiscally September-November SESSION: (Advanced) Title I Fiscal Issues: Supplement/Supplant, Maintenance of Effort, and Comparability (Don McCrone and Erin Oberdorf)

12. Amendment process January-March Adjustments based upon final USDE allocations and charter school enrollments SESSIONS (fiscal): Fiscal Management of Federal Programs (Technicians) Title I Allocations: Understanding my Award (Kelly Gallatin)

13. Additional School Improvement Funds January-March NOTE: School Improvement provisions are not pertinent to many LEAs. Fund distribution correlates to AYP status SESSION (programmatic) Surviving Title I School Improvement (Norma Hull)

14. Year-round activities REQUIRED – Monitoring of administered federal programs via on-site visitation. SESSION: Consolidated Program Monitoring (Susan McCrone and Kelly Iorfida)

15. Year-round activities (cont.) REQUIRED – Quarterly ARRA reporting. Jobs created and vendor payments made are the key components to this statutory measure. 2 quarter left (ends 9/30/2011) SESSION: FFATA and ARRA Reporting Requirements (Jesse Fry)

16. Year-round activities (cont.) REQUIRED – Title I funds and activities must be reserved for homeless students in both Title I buildings and buildings where the general population is not served with Title I funds. SESSION: Homeless Education Programs (Maria Garcia-Morales)

17. Year-round activities (cont.) REQUIRED – Parent Involvement in Title I is mandated. Non-compliance with this component of NCLB is the most common monitoring finding. SESSION: Title I Law and Parent Involvement Policies (Cindy Rhoads)

18. Year-round activities (cont.) REQUIRED – Nonpublic School Involvement. NOTE: Nonpublic involvement does not pertain to all LEAs on an annual basis. Demographics and nonpublic participation are potential limiting factors. SESSION: Nonpublic School Services Workshop (Karl Streckewald)

19. Year-round activities (cont.) OPTIONAL/COMPETITIVE – 21 st Century Community Learning Centers After school tutoring and enrichment. NOTE: currently being integrated into DFP SESSION: 21 st Century Community Learning Centers (Cindy Rhoads)

20. Year-round activities (cont.) REQUIRED* - LEA coordination with Neglected and Delinquent Institutions NOTE: This is only required pending the grantee administration of the external N & D entity. SESSION: (Advanced) N & D Programs in Pennsylvania (Don McCrone)

21. Year-round activities (cont.) OPTIONAL – School wide programs, moving beyond targeted programs. NOTE: Building free and reduced lunch count must be 30%+ of the student population SESSION: (Advanced) Writing and Implementing an Effective School-wide Plan (Maria Garcia-Morales)

22. Year-round activities (cont.) OPTIONAL/COMPETITIVE – School Improvement Grant (SIG) application and implementation. NOTE: Extremely limited audience. SESSION: (Advanced) SIG: A Sharing Session (Virginia Baker)

23. Year-round activities (cont.) OPTIONAL – Strategies for LEAs to enhance parent involvement. SESSIONS: Creating Real Family Engagement (PIE Consultants) Beyond the Bake Sale (PIE Consultants)

24. Year-round activities (cont.) OPTIONAL/COMPETITIVE – Preparation for competitive grant applications. SESSION: (Advanced) Effective Grant Writing Workshops (Cindy Rhoads)

25. General SESSION: Panel Discussion with Federal Program Coordinators (Norma Hull)

26. Contacts DIVISION ADMINISTRATION Renee Palakovic (rpalakovic@state.pa.us)rpalakovic@state.pa.us Erin Oberdorf (eoberdorf@state.pa.us)eoberdorf@state.pa.us Kelly Gallatin (kgallatin@state.pa.us)kgallatin@state.pa.us

27. Contacts (cont.) REGIONAL COORDINATORS Susan McCrone (smccrone@state.pa.us)smccrone@state.pa.us Norma Hull (nhull@state.pa.us)nhull@state.pa.us Virginia Baker (vbaker@state.pa.us)vbaker@state.pa.us Donald McCrone (dmccrone@state.pa.us)dmccrone@state.pa.us

28. Contacts (cont.) REGIONAL COORDINATORS (continued) Cindy Rhoads (crhoads@state.pa.us)crhoads@state.pa.us Jesse Fry (jefry@state.pa.us)jefry@state.pa.us Maria Garcia-Morales (mgarcia- mo@state.pa.us)mgarcia- mo@state.pa.us Karl Streckewald (kstreckewald@state.pa.us)kstreckewald@state.pa.us

29. Contacts (cont.) TECHNICIANS Barbara Kuhn (bkuhn@state.pa.us)bkuhn@state.pa.us Erin Oberdorf (eoberdorf@state.pa.us)eoberdorf@state.pa.us Kelly Iorfida (kiorfida@state.pa.us)kiorfida@state.pa.us Yvonne Cobb (ycobb@state.pa.us)ycobb@state.pa.us Tracy Rapisarda (trapisarda@state.pa.us)trapisarda@state.pa.us Daniella Care (dacare@state.pa.us)dacare@state.pa.us

30. Contacts (cont.) SUPPORT STAFF Karen Trissler (ktrissler@state.pa.us)ktrissler@state.pa.us Lennette Wilson (lwilson@state.pa.us)lwilson@state.pa.us Deborah Lau (dlau@state.pa.us)dlau@state.pa.us Katie Hodge (khodge@state.pa.us)khodge@state.pa.us Reba Kansiewicz (rkansiewicz@state.pa.us)rkansiewicz@state.pa.us