1. Shelton School District Federal Programs
Presentation to the School Board
Federal & State Compensatory Program Overview
November 26, 2013
Gail Straus
Director of Federal Programs & ECE

2. Grant Funds Purpose/Use i$1,078 (sequestration) Title I A
Improving Basic Programs
Federal $$ - available to all districts
SY 13-14: $886,092
SY 12-13: $984,307
i$98,215 (sequestration)
Funds allocated to districts based on census data and other poverty factors.
Funds allocated to buildings based on poverty factors (F/R lunch) and grade level emphasis.
Supplemental to Basic Ed. Restricted Use.
Purpose of $$ is to help students at greatest risk of not meeting state standards, particularly in reading and math.
Currently used at all 3 elementary schools for supplemental support in reading and math, K-5. Required to set aside funds to aid school improvement efforts (Bordeaux & Evergreen).
Approval of OSPI’s ESEA Flexibility Waiver is pending (NCLB).
NCLB (2002) reauthorization is overdue.
Title III
Limited English Proficient (LEP)
Federal $$ - have to apply for
SY 13-14: $61,671
SY 12-13: $62,749
i$1,078 (sequestration)
Funds are generated based on average count of STBIP students each May, K-12.
Supplemental to Basic Ed and State Transitional Bilingual Program funding. Restricted use.
Purpose is to ensure that LEP students develop English proficiency and meet the same academic content and academic achievement standards that other children are expected to meet.
Currently used for extended day tutoring, parent education and parent involvement activities, supplemental materials and staff training. Cannot be used for ongoing day-to-day staffing.

3. Grant Funds Purpose/Use i$7,136 (sequestration) Title X $30,000/year
Homeless Children & Youth
Federal $$ -
Competitive grant awarded for 3-year period
( )
$30,000/year
Received new grant July 2013
Restricted use. Can only be used for activities outlined in grant application.
Currently used to pay for a portion of our required Homeless Liaison, some excess transportation costs, and help to families with school-related expenses.
Rural & Low Income Schools
Federal $$ - have to apply for
SY 13-14: $73,153
SY 12-13: $80,289
i$7,136 (sequestration)
Funds based on poverty factors (census) and rural eligibility factors.
Supplemental to Title I-A.
Purpose is to assist rural low income districts in meeting ESEA performance goals.
Currently used to pay for staff training, RTI implementation, and before/after school tutoring at all 3 elementary schools.

4. Learning Assistance Program
State funded program
Designed to provide additional extended learning opportunities to low performing students K-12 in reading, math and/or language arts
Significant changes to LAP resulting from 2013 legislation (ESSB 5946 of 2013)
Significant increase in funds starting SY

5. What are the significant changes to LAP?
LAP must first focus on addressing the needs of students in kindergarten through fourth grade who are deficient in reading or reading readiness skills to improve reading literacy. Districts must use intensive reading and literacy improvement strategies from a state menu of best practices in for schools where more than 40 percent of third grade students scored at basic or below basic.
LAP funds may be used to provide support services to students who demonstrate disruptive classroom behaviors.
Up to five percent of a district’s LAP allocation may be used for development of partnerships with community-based organizations, educational service districts, and other local agencies to deliver academic and non-academic supports to participating students who are significantly at risk of not being successful in school, to reduce barriers to learning, increase student engagement, and enhance students’ Readiness to Learn (RTL).
Districts must collect LAP individual student and program effectiveness data to report to OSPI.

6. What stays the same in LAP?
LAP remains supplemental to core instruction
LAP may be used to provide supplemental reading, writing, mathematics, and readiness interventions associated with these content areas
Districts may select the grades (K-12) to be served for basic LAP services
LAP may also support eleventh and twelfth grade students at risk of not meeting local and state graduation requirements

7. LAP 5-year allocation comparison
$1,193,438**
$680,224
$674,759*
$803,021
$721,488
**2013 Legislative change
Oct. apportionment
*2011 Legislative change removed high
poverty factor from funding

8. Substantial increase in LAP funds for 2013-14
Funds are done through apportionment. October apportionment = $1,193,438 above previous year
Very late legislative changes and passing of state budget did not allow for advanced planning or budgeting Spring 2013
Carry over maximum allowable rate in to (10% limit
Added LAP teachers at Evergreen (1.0 FTE) and OMS (.5 FTE)
To pay for implementing LAP changes, will reconfigure some admin time and some teaching time currently paid out of Title I to be paid out of LAP
Using 5% cap allowance to continue Readiness to Learn services
Increasing before/after school tutoring dollars at elementary schools
Possible Summer School expansion?
Needed intervention materials for future?

9. Legislative Impact on SSD
For SY , districts may continue to operate their LAP program as it was implemented in their grant application
Districts may also use as a “phase-in” year for legislative changes
Must implement legislative changes starting Fall 2014 (SY ) – specifically K-4 Reading priority
Legislative changes are in conflict with certain aspects of Title I. Waiting for guidance from OSPI (i.e., Title I becomes supplemental to LAP)
Required legislative changes for greatly impacts which of our schools will be Title I funded; Title I/LAP funded; LAP funded

10. Other factors effecting SSD Supplemental Instruction Programs
Free/Reduced Priced Lunch (FRPL) data has changed across district – this effects Title I “must serve” school eligibility
Grade reconfiguration slated to start in impacts which schools will be served with which funds
Many unanswered questions regarding program requirements

11. 15 years of Shelton School District Free/Reduced %
Federal Programs Department
G.Straus/J.Fairbrother

12. Free/Reduced Lunch Program 8-month average for schools
Shelton School District
Federal Programs Department
G.Straus/J.Fairbrother

13. How many HC&Y have been officially identified in SSD?
Shelton School District
Federal Programs Department
G.Straus/J.Fairbrother
HC&Y= homeless children and youth

14. Primary Nighttime Residence of HC&Y Definitions
Shelters: Shelters are defined as supervised publicly or privately operated facilities designed to provide temporary living accommodations. Children and youth in shelters, transitional housing or awaiting foster care would be included in this category. Children who are already in foster care, on the other hand, are not considered homeless.
Doubled-Up: Examples include (but are not limited to) children and youth (including runaway youth and unaccompanied youth) who live with relatives or friends due to loss of housing, are having economic hardship or a similar reason. (The term “similar” is not defined in law, but is generally understood to include (but not limited to) such circumstances as family turmoil, domestic violence, incarceration, hospitalization, drug/alcohol treatment, etc.)
Unsheltered: Examples include (but are not limited to) children and youth who live in abandoned buildings, campgrounds, vehicles, parks, temporary trailers, FEMA shelters, bus/train stations, abandoned in the hospital, living in substandard or inadequate housing, or on the “streets”.
Hotels/Motels: Children and youth residing in hotels/motels due to lack of alternative housing.
Reference:
Shelton School District
Federal Programs Department
G.Straus/J.Fairbrother
HC&Y= homeless children and youth

15. Where are our HC&Y living?
Shelton School District
Federal Programs Department
G.Straus/J.Fairbrother
HC&Y= homeless children and youth

16. Questions?
Contact Info: Gail Straus
Director of Federal Programs & ECE
, ext