Title I for nonpublic school students

1. Title I for nonpublic school students Tucker McKissick 717-783-3381 tmkissick@pa.gov

2. What is Title I? • Funding is based on the number of low-income students who reside in eligible attendance areas • Funding is used for academically needy students who are at-risk of failing to meet the academic standards

3. What is Title I? • Federal funding • Supplementary reading, math and/or language arts instruction for students who are at-risk of failing to meet PA academic standards • Nonpublic students are eligible for an equitable portion of the home district’s Title I funding if they reside in a Title I eligible attendance areaExample: If the student would normally attend a public school building that receives Title I funds, then the service follows that student.

4. Timely and Meaningful Consultation Important Terms to Remember • Timely – Prior to decisions being made • Meaningful – wishes of nonpublic school officials are genuinely considered • RESULT – Title I program designed to meet the needs of the nonpublic students • LEA makes final decisions

5. Nonpublic Consultation • Title I-A • Title II-A (Professional Development) • Title III-A (ELL)

6. Nov-Dec SD responsibilities • Obtain complete list of all nonpublic schools with students that are residents of the LEA • Send Participation Letter to all nonpublic schools asking if they are participating with Title I • If participating, then Initial Consultation Meeting is held • If not contacted by the LEA, you may contact them

7. Nov-Dec Consultation Topics • Overview of Title I program • Consultation Calendar • Options for service providers • District • IU • Private Vendor • Poverty data collection • Possible program designs • Complaint procedure

8. Dec – FebNP Responsibilities • Obtain poverty data on students • Free/Reduced Lunch • Survey of parents • Extrapolate data • Alternative data • Scholarships • TANF • Medicaid • Use proportionality • Send data to SD – grade level, address, NP school (no names)

9. Feb – MarSD Responsibilities • Match addresses of NP students to public school attendance area • Estimate amount of funds generated using last year’s Per Pupil Allocation • Meet with NP School Officials-establish eligibility criteria

10. Eligibility Criteria (at least two) • Standardized test scores • Classroom grades • Report card grades • Skills checklists • DIBELS • Teacher recommendation • Parent recommendation

11. Mar – AprSD Responsibilities • Assess current year’s program • Meet with NP officials • Design services based on student needs • Determine program assessment – modify based on this year’s assessment • Define annual progress

12. Mar – AprNP School Responsibilities • Determine student eligibility • Provide SD with list of names, addresses and grades of eligible students • Suggest ideas, program designs, and modifications that meet the needs of eligible children • Be consistent

13. Program Design • Pull-out program scheduled around regular reading/math classes • Extended-day services • Summer School • Saturday programs • Counseling (to promote academic success in reading, math language arts) • Computer-Assisted Instruction • Home Tutoring • Take-home computers

14. Program Design Cautions • Push-in programs – not allowed • Computer-assisted Instruction • Program must be supervised by HQ teacher • Cannot be supervised by paraprofessional alone • Take home computers – Train families and students in computer and software use

15. Assessing the program • Agree in consultation to standards that are to be assessed • Aligned with the nonpublic school curriculum • Aligned with state standards • Decide what assessment will be used • Decide what constitutes progress • Assessment is done by Title I teachers and student results are provided to nonpublic personnel

16. Apr – JuneSD Responsibilities • Meet with NP officials • Professional Development activities • Parent Involvement activities • Program designs • Negotiate third-party contracts • Order materials • Discuss with NP officials how Title I program may be coordinated with regular program

17. Apr – JuneNP school responsibilities • Suggest ideas, designs, modifications that meet the needs of teachers and parents

18. Professional Development • If a district sets aside funds for district-wide professional development, the nonpublic schools get an equitable portion • These funds are for nonpublic classroom teachers who have Title I students • These funds are to help nonpublic teachers better meet the needs of their Title I students

19. Professional Development • Use student assessment results to plan and review • Use teacher surveys • Activities should be ongoing • Activities cannot be used to upgrade the instructional program in the regular classroom or to meet the needs of the general population

20. Professional Development • Activities may be provided by • LEA personnel • Third parties • Independent Education consultants • Must be secular, neutral, non-ideological • LEA approves the types of activities • Funds cannot travel through the nonpublic school

21. May-June Consultation Topics • Finalize designs of program, including numbers of hours of instruction to be provided • Finalize professional development programs (provide calendar, if applicable) • Finalize parent involvement programs (establish a calendar) • Continue to review current year assessment data to determine if adjustments should be made • Review funding based on e-grant application

22. June - July SD responsibilities • Complete E-grant application • Assign teachers/paras • Hire teachers/paras • Must be highly qualified

23. June – JulyNP Responsibilities • Sign off on e-grant application • Attest that timely and meaningful consultation has taken place • Assign a dedicated space for program activities in the NP school

24. July – AugSD responsibilities • Draw up Third-Party contracts • Make sure Third-Party Contracts are signed and in place before school year starts • Send letters to parents of educationally eligible students

25. SeptSD responsibilities • Title I services begin • Consult with NP officials on how new Title I eligible students may be served using existing resources • Coordinate services between LEA and nonpublic teachers

26. Consultation • Agendas may be combined • SD officials may meet with several NP entities at once • NP officials may meet with several SD officials at once • Keep informal notes of consultation meetings

27. Document, Document, Document! • Copies of correspondence • Log of contacts • Parent Involvement documentation • Professional Development documentation • Inventory of Title I equipment • Dated and signed affirmations • Copies of expenditure documentation

28. Review

29. In the Beginning… August • Mrs. Good is the Federal Programs coordinator at the Woody Fields School District. • The district has already identified all of the Title I students who are attending non-public schools. • They are either providing their own services for their students. Or… • They could have entered into an inter-district agreement with the local IU, selected another school district or a private provider to supply the Title I services.

30. Question • The SD needs to: A. Send Participation Letters to Non-Publics B. Complete eGrants Application in August C. Hold Pep Rally for first football game of the season

31. Where did the student count come from? • Last October/November all non-public schools provided Mrs. Good with the grade levels and addresses of those low-income students who reside in the district and are attending a non-public school. • Mrs. Good checks her own records to include any missing students.

32. Question Timely and Meaningful refers to: A. prompt and sincere dialog between the non-public school administrator and the district title I staff B. holding a conversation anytime before Title services begin C. the time it takes to plan a program

33. How are services determined? • If they qualify as Poverty:Would the students attend a Title I school if they were to attend public school? • If No: then the students will not qualify for services. • If Yes: then they can receive monies If they can receive monies, then the student is tested to see if that student needs academic services. • If Yes: then the services are provided. • If No: then the services are not provided and monies are spent on other educationally eligible students at that same diocese school. Private schools would not receive monies. • So, when school opened in the fall, the district knew who they will serve and appropriate funds, accordingly.

34. Question True or False Non-public schools provide the names of the students who are attending their school to the local school district.

35. How are services determined? A. The school district collects non-public enrollment data in Oct./Nov. B. All poverty students who attend a non-public school will receive Title I service C. Only the academically needy can get Title I services when attending a non-public school Which one is correct?

36. Time Goes On • Throughout the school year, Mrs. Good has been coordinating services for her Title I students with the local non-public schools, both diocese and other non-public schools. • She maintains communication between the service providers and the diocese school about the student progress and the services being provided.

37. May, 2012 • eGrants has opened up the Consolidated Application for the 2012-2013 school year. • Mrs. Good wants to complete her application before July 1, 2012. • When completing her Selection of Schools, she will need her non-public enrollment information.

38. Question Mrs. Good uses the November data for school enrollment when she completes the eGrants application in May. True or False The attendance number can be easily changed after the grant has been submitted.

39. Enrollment Numbers • Once the numbers have been entered in eGrants, we ask that you do not change these numbers.

40. New eGrants Screen • This is the information that we will be collecting in the new system. • We are only collecting the number of Low Income Non Public students from Selection of Schools, Step 2.

41. June 2012 It’s the month of June, 2012 and the Smith family has decided to send their children to parochial schools within their school district. Here are some of the things you need to know about the Smith family. They live in the Woody Fields School District. Woody Fields School District is a part of the Heaven Gate Diocese.

42. The Smith family: 3 school age children: Jack is 11 years old and is in the 5th grade. Jack struggles in both reading and math. Jenny is 8 years old and is in the 2nd grade. Jenny has problems with reading. Robert is 15 years old and is in the 9th grade. Robert is functioning at grade level in both reading and math.

43. Jenny and Jack are currently attending Dogwood Elementary School. • Robert attends Bentwood Senior High School. • The elementary school is served and is school wide. • The high school is not served. One more thing. All three children receive Free and Reduced Lunch.

44. So, Mrs. Smith contacts the Diocese to see what is needed to send her children to parochial school. Mrs. Smith has completed all the forms, paid her tuition and the children are excited to go to a new school!

45. Back at the school district - It’s now August and school is about to begin. The Smith children are about to begin their journey. STOP!

46. Question If the Smith children start school in August, when will the students “officially” receive title services? A. They will receive services in October. B. They will receive services next fall. C. They won’t receive services.