What is Title IA Purpose help disadvantaged children

What is Title I-A? Purpose – help disadvantaged children meet high academic standards n Funding - Based on your free/reduced count. The higher the number of students that qualify for free/reduced lunch, the higher the amount of funds you will receive n

What kinds of Title I schools are there? If a school receives Title I funds, that school is either Targeted Assistance and Schoolwide

What schools must be targeted assistance • A new school • A school with less than 40% of its students qualifying for free/reduced lunch • A school that has chosen to remain targeted assistance

How can a school become a Schoolwide Title 1? • Over 40% of your students qualify for free/reduced lunch • A Schoolwide Plan has been developed with stakeholders over the course of a year • All your teachers must be highly qualified

How can you use Title I funds? • Additional educational programming (on top of core educational program) that helps students achieve grade level proficiency

The School Improvement Plan • A team process with all stakeholders (including parents!) • Comprehensive needs assessment • Research-based strategies • Detailed activities

What is Title II-A? Effective Teachers and Leaders

How can you use Title II-A funds? Number 1 - To ensure all your teachers and paraprofessionals are highly qualified Number 2 - Once all your teachers are HQ, then you can use the funds for professional development Number 3 – Class size reduction

What is Title III? English language instruction for limited English proficient students that help them meet state standards

How can I use my Title III funds? • Supplemental materials/supplies for ELL, including workbooks, textbooks, dictionaries, software, computers, etc. • Professional development activities for teachers • Costs associated with professional development activities

What is IDEA? Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

How can you use your IDEA funds? n n n Salaries/benefits for special education teachers Specialized transportation Summer school tuition Instructional materials/supplies for special education students Speech/language/psychological/audiologic al services Any needs or services as specified in an IEP

Section 31 a • A state entitlement grant • Purpose – 3 rd grade students proficient in reading, 11 th grade students ready for college and careers • No supplement, not supplant rule!! • Does need to be in your SIP

What does supplement, not supplant mean? Guiding principles: Reasonable Necessary Allocable Allowable

Is it in your plan? • Every time you wonder if you can use grants to pay for something, ask yourself… Is it in my school improvement plan?