1. Contents: Module 7 Federal Requirements & Budget School Improvement Team Alabama Department of Education

2. Contents of Module Title I Schoolwide Components Parental Involvement Budget Title I Targeted Assistance Components

3. Title I Schoolwide Components

4. How are new or inexperienced teachers being supported? How are master teachers assigned to mentees? What does the support look like? 1. Teacher Mentoring

5. How are the various funds coordinated in this school (local, state, Title I, other federal funds, etc)? Is this a Title I school identified for school improvement? Has 10% been set-aside for professional development? 2. Budget

6. How are the transitions handled for students? 3. Transition

7. What are the ratios for highly qualified teachers within the school? How is the LEA supporting the school with efforts to attract and retain high quality teachers? 4. Highly Qualified Teachers

8. How do teachers collaborate around academic data? 5. Assessments and Teacher Involvement

9. Describe programs/procedures used to support Migrant, English Learners, Economically Disadvantaged, Special Education, Neglected and/or Delinquent and Homeless. 6. Special Populations

10. Only applies to secondary settings Describe programs/procedures used to support access to Career Technical programs. Address individuals with disabilities, economically disadvantaged, foster children, single parents, etc. 7. Special Populations (Carl Perkins Act)

11. How does the school provide additional academic opportunities for students identified as academically needy beyond the school day? 8. Extended Learning Opportunities

12. Federal Requirements – Schoolwide

13. Parental Involvement

14. Explain how will meetings be convened Describe the information that will be addressed during meeting, including 1% set-aside and Parents Right to Know Annual Meetings

15. Describe the format and flexible scheduling of parent meetings. How will parents be involved in the planning and budgeting? What specifically will funds be used for in the school? Meetings/Planning

16. Describe the process that will be used make sure parents receive information in a timely manner. What methods will be used to get information out to parents? What are the procedures for requesting meetings/conferences? How will parents be able to provide feedback on the program? Communication

17. Describe how parents, school staff and students share responsibility for improved student achievement. Include description of development process for the School – Parent Compact and how it is used in the school Shared Responsibility

18. What procedures are used to facilitate parent feedback on the Continuous Improvement Plan? What is the process for parents to share comments about dissatisfaction? CIP Feedback

19. No Child Left Behind defined six (6) areas that must be addressed by schools toward building capacity in parents and stakeholders School team must describe activities that support each requirement Capacity Building

20. What supports are in place to ensure that parents who are represented in a “diverse population” (English Learner, special education, migrant, etc) have equal access? Diverse Populations/Special Needs Parents

22. Budget Page

24. Title I Targeted Assistance Components

25. How will the plan be made available to the LEA, parents and the public? Availability of Plan

26. What are the multiple criteria and weighted values used to identify targeted students? What is the cut-off score for the eligibility list? Multiple Criteria

27. Describe rank order of student services. How will identified students be selected to ensure that that most academically needy students receive services? Timely Assistance

28. How will timely supplemental assistance be provided to identified students? Supplemental Assistance

29. What will be the factors used to determine if a student has met the standard? What are the procedures used to exit a student from the program? Exiting Criteria

30. How will the Title I program be coordinated with and supported by the regular education program? Regular Program Coordination

31. How will Title I funds be used to coordinate and supplement existing services? *NOTE: Funds cannot be used to provide services that, in the absence of Title I funds, would be provided by another fund source. Resource Coordination

32. How will Title I personnel be integrated into the regular program? Address planning and professional development. Title I Personnel

33. If the school is identified for school improvement, describe the teacher mentoring support provided to new and/or inexperienced teachers. Additional Component

34. Federal Requirement – Targeted Assistance

35. How to Verify Title I Data in STI –Targeted Assistance (TA) ONLY For any school that is a Targeted Assistance Title I school, for each student that participates in the program, please flag which subject area(s) in which that student receives services. You can check multiple boxes in this area.