Developing a Title I Budget Title I Directors
Developing a Title I Budget Title I Directors Budget and Planning Workshop June 18, 2012 Embassy Suites
Resources § No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Ø Subpart 1: Basic Program Requirements Ø Subpart 2: Allocations § Non-Regulatory Guidance (www. ed. gov) Ø Title I Fiscal Issues, February 2008 www. ed. gov/programs/titleiparta/fiscalguid. doc Ø LEA Identification and Selection of School Attendance Areas and Schools and allocation of Title I Funds, August 2003(Refer to #5 pages 5 -6) www. ed. gov/programs/titleiparta/legislation. html Ø The New Title I: The Changing Landscape of Accountability, 7 th Edition, by Kristen Tosh Cowan, Esq. (Revised July 2011) (Chapters 3 and 8 address allocations and budgeting) http: //www. thompson. com/public/offerpage. jsp? prod=TEACH&appcode=prod-search § Title I Handbook, Volumes I and II http: //www. thompson. com/public/search/thompsonsearch. action? sort. Option. value=product _rank&sort. Option. way=0&er=&query=Title+I+Handbook&r= § Title I Website http: //wvde. state. wv. us/titlei/ Ø Calendar, Fiscal Procedures, Finance Forms, etc. )
Developing a Title I Budget Overview • Part 1 - Review of prior fiscal year • Part 2 - Title I set aside requirements • Part 3 – Selection of school attendance areas • Part 4 – Public school ranking and determining Title I school allocations • Part 5 – Developing school budgets and the LEA composite budget
Part 1 – Review of Prior Fiscal Year FY 12 • Amount of allocation • Carryover amount • Percentage of prior year remaining carryover $ _______________% Current Fiscal Year FY 13 $________ • Current Allocation • Carryover regular amount $___________ from prior year • Total funds available for $________ current year
Review of Forms for Carryover Funds and Budget Transfers • LEA Carryover Application – required from all LEAS that will be utilizing carryover funds (p. 12 of HO) • LEA Carryover Waiver Request - required if a LEA has more than 15% in carryover funds (p. 13 of HO) Budget forms are available on the Title I website (fiscal section) http: //wvde. state. wv. us/titlei/
Part 2 –Title I Set Aside Requirements • Required Set Asides – School choice and/or supplemental educational services (20% or a lesser amount) – Professional development (10%) – Highly qualified (5% or a lesser amount) – Parent involvement (1%, but N/A if LEA allocation is less than $500, 000) – Neglected and delinquent – Homeless – Indirect costs (based on LEA rate) • Optional Set Asides – Administrative budget – District wide programs Additional Resource: Cowen, K. T. (2011, July). The changing landscape of accountability. Thompson Publishing Group. Washington, DC. , pp. 165 -168
Part 3 – Selection of School Attendance Areas Definitions § School attendance area – a geographic area of a particular school in which children served by that school reside § Eligible school attendance area – a school where the percentage of children from low-income families who live in the school attendance area is at least as high as the percentage of children from low-income families in the LEA as a whole Additional Resource: Cowen, K. T. (2011, July). The changing landscape of accountability. Thompson Publishing Group. Washington, DC. , pp. 161 -162
Part 3 – Selection of School Attendance Areas General Selection Requirements – Select a poverty measure – A LEA shall count only students ages 5 -17 in – Utilize the same measure of poverty for utilizing any of the 5 measures of poverty permitted (*p. 162) 1. 2. 3. – Determining eligible school attendance areas (*pp. 161 -162) Determining the ranking of each area (*p. 163) Determining the allocation for each school (*pp. 169 -170) Identify any schools with a poverty percentage that exceeds 75% - rank from highest percentage to lowest percent without regard to grade spans Must be served (*p. 164) – Select a method of ranking schools (*pp. 163 -165) 1. 2. District wide ranking Grade span ranking *Additional Resource: Cowen, K. T. (2011, July). The changing landscape of accountability. Thompson Publishing Group. Washington, DC.
Part 3 – Selection of School Attendance Areas • LEA discretion in selecting participating areas and schools – 35% rule – Serving an ineligible school attendance area – Electing not to serve an eligible attendance area Additional Resource: Cowen, K. T. (2011, July). The changing landscape of accountability. Thompson Publishing Group. Washington, DC. pp. 161 -162
Part 3 – Selection of School Attendance Areas • Allocating Title I funds to participating areas and schools – Allocate according to a decreasing rank order of percentage of poverty – 125 % rule - serving any schools below 35% poverty – Allocate based only on percent of poverty (instructional model and/or educational need may not be considered) – Allocate adequate funding to ensure a quality program (Refer to #5 pages 5 -6 of LEA Identification and Selection of School Attendance Areas and Schools and allocation of Title I Funds, August 2003)
Part 4 – Public School Ranking and Determining Title I School Allocations • Complete the public school ranking spread sheet • Determine which private schools will be served (if applicable) • Calculate the amount of funding needed per school for salaries and fixed costs for each Title I funded staff member • Determine the per pupil allocation from the current fiscal year's allocation • Determine the per pupil allocation for parent involvement • Determine the per pupil allocation for professional development (if applicable) • Determine the per pupil allocation from carryover funds (Regular and ARRA funding) • Review the calculations for each school allocation
Part 5 –School Budgets LEA Composite Budget Calculate Total Program Budget • Amount of carryover (regular funding) from prior fiscal year • Amount of current fiscal year allocation $ _____________ • Total amount to budget for fiscal $ _______ year
Part 5 –School Budgets LEA Composite Budget • Complete the LEA budget – Budget expenditures for administration – Budget set asides – Budget carryover funds • Complete individual school budgets • Review the detailed composite budget • Complete the summary of the LEA budget
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