1. Shelton School District Federal Programs
Presentation to the School Board
Federal & State Compensatory Program Overview
April 23, 2013
Gail Straus
Director of ECE & Federal Programs

2. Grant Funds Purpose Title I A $984,307 Federal $$
Restricted use. Using at the 3 elementary schools for remedial support in Reading and Math and B/A tutoring in Reading and Math.
LAP
(Learning Assistance Program)
$680,224
State $$
Restricted use. Using at
OMS for Reading, Math, and ELL support;
OBJH for Math and ELL support; and
SHS for Reading and ELL support
Rural & Low Income Schools
$80,289
Available only to districts with rural designation and meeting high poverty factor (based on census)
Restricted use. Pays for staff training and additional support/mentoring of homeless students.
Title X – Homeless
(competitive grant, awarded for 3 years )
$30,000/year
Restricted use. Pays for a portion of required Homeless Liaison, required excess transportation costs, and help to families with school related expenses.

3. District Average Free/Reduced %
10 years of District Free/Reduced %
District Average Free/Reduced %

4. Free/Reduced Lunch Program 8-month average for schools

5. Title IA: Largest Title allocation to the District
Funds allocated to districts based on poverty from census data
Funds allocated to buildings based on grade level emphasis and poverty from free/reduced lunch data

6. Title IA – 5 year allocation comparison
$984,307
$1,019,407
$1,015,358*
$992,886*
$764,733
*Includes ARRA funds of $215,938

7. 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”

8. Title IA funds for 12-13 pay for:

9. Learning Assistance Program (LAP) State $680,224
Designed to provide additional support and 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 the new “prototypical school district” funding model

10. LAP 5-year allocation comparison
$680,224
$674,759
$803,021
$721,488
$764,733

11. LAP funds for pay for:

12. Breaking news . . .
Sequestration update
LAP legislation