Title I Part D Subpart 2

2. Title I Part D Subpart 2 Are You Feeling Neglected or Delinquent??? April 2013 Don McCrone, N&D Liaison PDE – Division of Federal Programs Joe Hiznay, Chairman N&D Advisory Committee

3. Agenda • Differentiation of Title Programs • Funding Process • Regulations • Assessment/Reporting • Monitoring • Highly Qualified • Stimulus Funds • Resources

4. PDE UPDATES • Outreach efforts/recognition program • Sequestration impact • 13/14 funding levels – significant decrease possible (subpart 2) and probable (subpart 1) • National trend • ESEA waiver update • Egrant changes

5. Eligible Institutions • State operated correctional institutions • County operated correctional institutions • County operated dependent institutions • Private operated facilities serving delinquent youth • Private operated facilities serving neglected youth

6. Types of Facilities in Pennsylvania • 143 Neglected Institutions • 3 Adult Correctional Facilities • 5 Juvenile Correctional Facilities • 170 Delinquent Institutions Private or County operated - LEA regulated State operated - SEA regulated State operated - SEA regulated Private or County operated - LEA regulated

7. After-school tutorial Both year-round and summer only Both pull-out and inclusion Services in Detention Centers and Shelters Services in State Correctional Facilities Both short and long-term residential facilities Programs servicing fewer than 5 to more than 1,500 students. (73% less than 30 students) Children from K through Grade 12 N & D Programs within Pennsylvania

8. Funding Process • Institution – Title I Survey of Children in Local Institutions (no longer PDE 3048) • PDE – Aggregate Data • USDE – Determination of Funds (requested budget line, not dependent on “Title I Survey of Children in Local Institutions” ) • PDE – Assignment of Allocations • LEA – Acceptance of Institution Program • LEA – EGRANT Application • LEA/Institution – Formal Agreement • LEA/Institution - Program

9. Application for Title I • Must complete “Title I Survey of Children in Local Institutions” • Required to be submitted online through reporting system • “Title I Survey of Children in Local Institutions” • Caseload Data • December 15th • Tracy Rapisarda 717-787-7117 or trapisarda@pa.gov

10. Caseload Data Qualifications • Adjudicated delinquent and/or dependent • Children aged 5 through 17 at least one day during the reporting window AND during their stay • In a 24hr residential institution for neglected or delinquent children • No longer 30 consecutive days. Separate committals count twice • PDE’s 30 day window – October 31st – November 29th • Online “Title I Survey of Children in Local Institutions” caseload section of reporting system will automatically determine eligibility

11. Funding Process • Institution – “Title I Survey of Children in Local Institutions” – NEW PROCESS • PDE – Aggregate Data • USDE – Determination of Funds • PDE – Assignment of Allocations • LEA – Acceptance of Institution Program • LEA – EGRANT Application • LEA/Institution – Formal Agreement • LEA/Institution - Program

20. THE LAW • Intentions • Section 1431(a) • PA Compliance • Assessment

21. Title I, Part D: Neglected,Delinquent and At-Risk Youth • Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children & Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk (N&D) • Nonregulatory Guidance • 2006 • http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/nord.doc

22. Program EvaluationsPart D, Subpart 2, Section 1431(a) • Each state agency or LEA that conducts a prevention & intervention program for children & youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk under Part D, subparts 1 & 2 must evaluate the program, disaggregating data on participation by sex and if feasible, by race, ethnicity and age not less than once every 3 years to determine part D’s impact on the ability of participants to:

23. Maintain and improve educational achievement by using multiple and appropriate evaluation measures; • Accrue school credits that meet state requirements for grade promotion and secondary school graduation;

24. Make the transition to a regular program or the education program operated by an LEA; and • Complete secondary school (or secondary school equivalency requirements) and obtain employment after leaving the institution. • In conducting each evaluation, a state agency & LEA shall use multiple & appropriate measures of student progress.

25. Each state agency & LEA shall: • Submit evaluation results to the state educational agency; and • Use the results of evaluations to plan & improve subsequent programs for participating children & youth. • Develop/Disseminate Reporting Instrument

26. For this purpose we have developed a reporting instrument that: • Is accessible through the internet for online reporting • Is available to all LEAs and institutions • Has comprehensive data management capability • Data files are encoded and protected by security codes to protect client confidentiality.

27. Reporting System –New System • No old data has been transferred from the old system • Old system will remain active as an archive • Each facility must report – no rolling up of data • Each person using the system is assigned a unique username and password for each facility he/she accesses • Username/password recovery option

28. Reporting System –New System • Master users of each facility maintains users • Students are shared across the state and entered only once into the system • Data entry in the form of a wizard • Only required questions are asked • May not be prompted for all questions • Automatic email capabilities • Includes “Title I Survey of Children in Local Institutions” and reporting information

29. Word from USDE… State agencies and LEAs operating Part D programs may determine the “most appropriate assessments” to reflect “the progress of those children toward meeting the State’s standards”. Gary Rutkin, Title I Report, April 2006

30. Assessment Choosing an assessment that’s right for you… The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center has put together a Guide to Using and Selecting Pre/Post Assessments. You can view and download the guide at: http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/nd/docs/guide_prepost.pdf

31. What Happens to Your Data? • Database is housed at I.U.5 • Analyzed by N&D Advisory Committee for reporting purposes • Presented to PDE for inclusion in the Federal Performance Report submitted to USDE

32. Monitoring of Title I N&D • Once in 3 year cycle • Assistive • Extracted from LEA Monitoring • NEW: Now online

33. Allowable Uses • Supplement/Supplant in Subpart 1 and 2 • Targeted Assisted v. Schoolwide • Direct/Admin costs v. indirect costs

34. Resources • N&D Advisory Committee • National • State

35. Mission Statement N&D Advisory Committee • To ensure quality services for children in Title I Programs in Pennsylvania Neglected and Delinquent Agencies

36. Purpose • To provide technical assistance & guidance to PDE as it relates to the implementation of Title I services throughout the state. • To provide technical assistance & support to those institutions that operate Title I programs. • To maintain the statewide data reporting system for Title I, Part D Subparts 1 & 2. • To maintain rapport with USDE for the purpose of advocating Title I programs in Pennsylvania

37. National Resources • United States Department of Education • www.ed.gov • The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk (NDTAC) • www.neglected-delinquent.org • National Association of State Title I Directors • www.titlei.org

38. State Resources • PDE Division of Federal Programs • www.education.state.pa.us • PA Association of Federal Program Coordinators • www.pafpc.org • N&D Advisory Committee • www.ndprogramspa.com

39. Contact Information Questions can be directed to any member of the PA Neglected and Delinquent Advisory Committee. www.ndprogramspa.com Thanks for your time…. Don & Joe