Title I Equitable Services for Eligible Private School

Students2015 ESEA Directors Institute

August 27, 2015

Consolidated Planning & Monitoring

Quache SpencerOCR and Non-public Manager

Quache.Spencer@tn.gov615-770-1793 (Office) 615-906-4425 (Cell)

Agenda

Agenda

• Why do private schools receive services?• Who is responsible for providing services?• What should Title I services look like? • What is the timeline of services?• How are funds generated?• Who receives the services?• What is required for documenting services?

– Intent to Participate – Private school survey– ePlan

• What are the Title I set-asides?

Why do private schools receive services?• Under Title I, local educational agencies (LEAs) are

required to provide services for eligible private school students, as well as eligible public school students.

• In particular, §1120 of Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), requires a participating LEA to provide eligible children attending private elementary and secondary schools, their teachers, and their families with Title I services or other benefits that are equitable to those provided to eligible public school children, their teachers, and their families.

Who is responsible for providing services?• The LEA is responsible for planning, designing, and

implementing the Title I program

– The LEA may not delegate those responsibilities to the private schools

• The LEA must consult with the private school officials annually to develop a program that best fits the private school

– Initial consultation– On-going consultation

What should Title I services look like?• Instructional services must be the primary focus

• If funding is not sufficient to provide instructional services other services may be provided– Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)– Professional development– Parental involvement

What should Title I services look like?• Tutoring (Instructional services)

– During school (Pull out services)– After school (Extended day)– Summer services (Extended year)

• Services and materials should be separate from classroom materials and services

What should Title I services look like?• LEA delivers the

services– Hires the teachers/tutors

• Meets same criteria as LEA’s teachers

– Orders materials and supplies

– Monitors the program for compliance

– Evaluates the effectiveness of the program

• Third-party vendor delivers the services– Contracts services– Vendors hire teachers

• Do not have to meet the same criteria as LEA’s teachers

– LEA orders materials and supplies

– LEA monitors the program for compliance

– LEA evaluates the effectiveness of the program

What is the timeline for services?

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

First Quarter

First Quarter:

For the next school year:

January – Gather Intent to Participate information

February – Complete private school survey; Get poverty information from private schools

March – Have Consultation Meeting; Calculate PPA per schoolFourth Quarter:

October / November – Monitor services for compliance and effectiveness

December – Download Intent to Participate form; Mid-year feedback survey (private school officials)

Second Quarter:

For the next school year:

April – Begin individual meetings with private school officials; Match data from private school survey to Consolidated Funding Application (CFA)

May – Complete CFA

June – Fine-tune service plan

Third Quarter:

July – Coordinate hiring of instructional staff; Place instructional staff

August / September – Begin services; Monitor services for compliance and effectiveness

Generating Funding for Title I Private School Programs

How are funds generated?

• Funds are generated based on the number of private school children who:– reside in a Title I school attendance area– are deemed low-income Public schoolattendance area   

 Column APer pupil allocation (PPA) by attendance area

 Column BNumber of public school low-income children by attendance area

 

 Column CNumber of private school low-income children by attendance area

 Column DTotal allocation for each public school

[A X B]

 Column EAmount available for Title I services to private school children

[A X C]

  A

  $800

  500

  130

 $400,000

 $104,000

  B

  $700

  300

  8

 $210,000

 $ 5,600

  C

  $600

  200

  3

 $120,000

 $ 1,800

  D

  $500

  400

  17

 $200,000

 $ 8,500

What is required for documenting services?• Intent to Participate

– LEAs must send to all private schools in your attendance area

– Used to fill out Private school survey

– Can be downloaded from ePlan

What is required for documenting services?• Private school

survey

– Information taken directly from the Intent to Participate forms from private schools

– Used to populate information into ePlan

What is required for documenting services?

Title I Set-asides

What are the Title I Set-asides?

• If an LEA chooses to reserve funds for PD and/or district-wide initiatives, equitable portions of those set-asides are required.

• Set-asides that are subject to equitable services:– Parental involvement– Professional Development– District-wide Initiatives

• Title I required set-asides:– Parent Involvement (If LEAs Title I allocation is greater than

$500,000) – 95% for schools–above and beyond spiral

Title I Equitable Worksheet

• Let’s practice:– Using the Title I equitable worksheet and the information on

the next slide, calculate the proportion of the reservation for ABC school district. Next calculate the equitable services amount for each set-aside.

• The reservations for the each set-aside are:– Parental Involvement: $350,000– Professional Development: $250,000– District wide Instructional programs: $1,000,000

Calculating Set-asides

• Taken from the School Eligibility Page in ePlan

Reservation for Calculating Set-asides

Taken from the District Set-asides and Overview page in ePlan:

Calculating Set-asides

• Does the Non-Title I school’s low income count matter?

1585

Reservation for Calculating Set-asides

Taken from the District Set-asides and Overview page in ePlan:

Set-asides for Non-public Schools

Once calculations are complete, they should be plugged into the “Non-Public/ Private School” section of the “District Set Asides and Overview” page in ePlan.

Resources

• Title I Non-public Schools Guidance

– https://www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/ps/titleitoolkit.pdf

– http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/equitableserguidance.doc

– http://www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/psguidance.doc

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