TITLE II, Part A Supporting Effective Instruction

1. TITLE II, Part ASupporting Effective Instruction PAFPC May 7-10, 2017 Don McCrone Program Manager

2. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • “Preparing, training, and recruiting high quality teachers, principals, or other school leaders.” • HQT provisions end August 1, 2016 • PDE 425 no longer required • LEAs will ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in a program supported with Title I or IIA meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements. • No emergency permits. • All other IIA ESSA provisions effective with the start of the 2017-18 year.

3. Title II A Purpose • In general: Improve teacher and principal quality. • Professional development-college credit reimbursement - core content. • Class-size Reduction – core content. • Supplement/supplant – exception: ESEA waiver activities and “required by law” test. • Recruitment and retention

4. Title II A Use of Funds – CSR • Only Appropriately State Certified teachers. • Reduce class size. • Any grade level, any building. • Team teaching in a single classroom. • Dividing students among core and CSR for sustained blocks. • “Meaningful reduction for all of the students in the class on a regular basis.” • Time Certification applies.

5. Title II A Use of Funds – Materials and Hiring • Title II funds cannot be used to purchase materials for students unless materials are necessary for professional development activities which can then be used within classrooms. • Recruit, Hire, and retain ASC and principals.

6. Title II-A SY 2017-18 Allocations- Formula Grants to States • ESSA reduces the hold harmless amount between FY 2017 and FY 2022, until it is ultimately eliminated. • Hold Harmless provision guaranteed that states receive at least as much money as in FY 2001. • Once hold harmless is eliminated, allocation will be based 20% on population and 80% on poverty numbers.

7. Title II-A SY 2017-18 Allocations- Subgrants to LEAs • Hold Harmless provision is permanently eliminated effective 2017-18 SY. • 20% of funds to LEAs based on their number of school age (5-17) population. • 80% of funds to LEAs based on their number of school age (5-17) low income.

8. Title IIA in ESSA • 95% must be reserved for LEA subgrants. 1% maximum for SEA Admin. • Remaining state-level funds, capped at 5% total, except optional 3% SEA set aside for additional state-level activities – Not more than 2% of the State's 5% allotment may be used to establish or expand teacher, principal or other school leader preparation academies. • Class size reduction now shared with non-publics • SEA and LEA equity plans continue

9. Allowable uses • All expenditures must be supplemental in nature and may not supplant, or replace, required activities. • Funds address the needs of all students e.g. gifted, ELL, IEP. • Supplemental Teacher/principal evaluation. • Recruitment and retention. • Class size reduction • PD – technology integration, data usage, parent engagement, IEP, ELL, early learning, selecting and implementing assessments. • PD - Identify trauma, mental illness, and intervention.

10. Continued • PD - Safety, drug and alcohol abuse, chronic absenteeism. • PD - Gifted learning. • Instructional support for library programs. • PD - Sex abuse. • PD - STEM. • Improved staff working conditions (feedback). • PD - Career/tech ed integration and work-based learning to prepare for workforce or post-secondary transition. • Supplemental induction/mentoring programs. • Principal/School leader PD. • PD selecting/implementing assessments. • Other uses that meet the intent of Title IIA.

11. Title IIA Use of Funds - PD • Distance learning. • Parent Involvement PD. • Substitute costs for attending IIA PD. • “reasonable and necessary” admin and RICR. • Classroom management, curriculum.

12. Appropriate State Certification • ALL Instructional Paraprofessionals working in a Schoolwide schools need to meet one of the requirements below (a-c).  Instructional Paraprofessionals in Targeted Assistance schools paid with Title I funds must also meet the requirements below (a-c). • a. Have completed at least two years of postsecondary study. • b. Possess an associate degree or higher. • c. Meet a rigorous standard of quality as demonstrated through a State or local assessment. • Special Education requirements for paraprofessionals remain • Instructional paraprofessionals, each school year, shall provide evidence of 20 hours of staff development activities related to their assignment.

13. Emergency Certifications • Not considered Appropriately State Certified (ASC) • If do not have 100% ASC will be marked out of compliance during monitoring working in a Title I program. • Exemption: Charter Schools can have up to 25% that are not ASC. • However, those staff members must not be paid with Federal funds. • Must send out four consecutive week letter to parents.

14. Non-public changes • ESSA requires non-public consultation to include “how, where, and by whom the services will be provided.”  • Non-public allocations will be calculated in your 2017-18 application • Amount reserved for administration and indirect costs claimed to administer both the district and non-public programs________ • LEA Previous Year October Enrollment_______ • Total Previous year October non-public enrollment________ • Resulting proportionate share due to non-public schools______ • Per-pupil amount_________ • Remaining Title IIA allocation reserved for your district________

15. ESSA – Title II LEA Applications • Description of how activities are aligned to state standards • Description of Professional development • Assurance to prioritize funding to poorest schools • Assurance that spending is data-driven • Assurance that LEA coordinates funds with other funding sources • Assurance of stakeholder consultation e.g. parents, teachers principals etc • LEA must report annually on the use of funds. UGG.

16. Disclaimer: Analysis of provisions related to ESSA contained in this powerpoint are based on a limited review of an expansive new federal law, the provisions of which are subject to interpretation and regulation by the U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

17. Questions?