Federal Programs in Wayne County for Educational Support
Explore federal programs in Wayne County led by Mrs. Mary Lou Perry, aimed at providing supplemental educational services, staffing, and materials, ensuring fair opportunities for children to obtain high-quality education, and promoting proficiency in state standards. Learn about Title I funding, the Schoolwide Model, and support for teachers in Reading and Mathematics.
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Wayne County Federal Programs Mrs. Mary Lou Perry Federal Programs Director July 2019
Overview Purpose of Title I Purpose of Title II Purpose of Title III Guidelines/Resources for Federal Programs Title I, II and III Components Developing Budgets Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs
WV Standards for High Quality Schools Positive Climate and Cohesive Culture School Leadership Standards-focused Curriculum, Instruction and Assessments Student Support Services and Family Community Connections Educator Growth and Development Efficient and Effective Management Continuous Improvement
Purpose of Title I Provide supplemental educational services, staffing and materials Ensure children have fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain high quality education Ensure children reach, at minimum, proficiency on challenging state standards & assessments (reading, mathematics, and readiness)
Title I Established by the Elementary and Secondary Educational Act of 1965 Currently authorized through No Child Left Behind Act of 2001-Will be transitioning to Every Student Succeeds Act(ESSA) 2016/17 school year Title I, Part A provides federal funding to more than 90% of the nation s school districts to offset the effects of poverty on the educational opportunities of low performing children in high-poverty schools.
Schoolwide Model A Title I school is eligible to become a schoolwide program when the student poverty level is at or above 40 percent.
Title I Funds All Wayne County Schools are schoolwide Title I because LES children make up at least 40% of enrollment Provide additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children meet state standards in reading and mathematics
Title I Funds Support Title I Teachers (extra instruction in Reading and Mathematics) Professional Development Teachers Academy Principals Academy Academic Coaches Preschool Tutoring Transitioning Summer Programs (Energy Express/Science Camps/Kinder Coll.) Parent Liaisons Cadre teachers Edwards Model After/before school tutoring
Title I Funds Support Maintain budget and support for Priority/Focus Schools: Support for Homeless and N&D grants
Wayne Co. Title I Schools Crum Elementary Dunlow Elementary East Lynn Elementary Fort Gay PreK-8 Genoa Elementary Kenova Elementary Prichard Elementary Wayne Elementary Crum Middle
Purpose of Title II Increasing (core) academic achievement by improving teacher and principal effectiveness Increasing the number of HQ teachers and principals Recruit Retain Retrain Providing teachers and principals with high quality professional development
Title II Funds Support Highly Qualified Teachers Teachers Academy Principals Academy Teachers & Principals Mentoring Academic Coaches School Improvement Coaches Interventionists Provide Sustained Professional Development Tuition Reimbursements Parent Community Liaisons in Non-Title I Schools (11 Schools)
Purpose of Title III Ensure LEP (limited English proficiency) students attain English Proficiency, achieve at high academic levels in English Help LEP students meet the same challenging State Academic Content and student academic achievement standards as all other students
Supplemental Opportunities ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Educational Act) provides federal dollars to help supplement educational opportunities for children who live in high poverty areas who are most at risk of failing to meet state s challenging achievement standards.
Supplement NOT Supplant Federal program funds may not be used to pay for services, staff, programs, or materials that would otherwise be paid with state or local funds. Key question: How would the district/school have paid this expenditure in the absence of federal funds?
Guidelines/Resources for Federal Programs Level of Authority Statute (ESEA - NCLB) Regulations including EDGAR (CFR) Policy letters Non-Regulatory Guidance USED web: www.ed.gov Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
Title I Resources WVDE Title I Website http://wvde.state.wv.us/titlei Non-Regulatory Guidance http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/designingswpguid.doc http://www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/parentinvguid.pdf The New Title I: The Changing Landscape of Accountability (Cowan and Edwards)
Title II Resources Title II Website https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12. wv.us/title-ii/ Non Regulatory Guidance - Title II http://www2.ed.gov/programs/teacher qual/guidance.doc
Title III Resources U.S. Department of Education Title III Part A http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg40.html Subpart I http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg41.html OELA http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html WV Connections http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/ State Policy 2417 http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2417.doc TransAct www.transact.com
Title I Program Components Highly Qualified and Effective Staff Professional Development Parent Involvement Extended Day/Year Transition Activities
Title II Program Components Highly Qualified Teachers and Professionals Professional Development Parental Involvement
Title III Program Components LEP students Enrollment Process/Identification Parents Notification Letter Commitment to Serve ALL students Building Responsive Programs West Virginia Test for English Language Learners (WESTELL) WESTEST 2
Title I Professional Dev. One of the five program components at the school and LEA level Required annual training for staff on working with parents Planning should coordinate with other programs to provide professional development (ESEA 1112(b)(1)(D))
Title II Professional Dev. Title II requires that LEAs provide high quality professional development to core subject area teachers Tracking professional development The challenge is being specific to NCLB definitions
Title III Professional Development Professional Development (monitoring document 3.2): High Quality, Sustained, Ongoing School Administrator/Principals Content (classroom) Teachers (Toolkit Secondary page 9)
High Quality Professional Development - NCLB Must be: Based on scientific research Based on the needs of the school district Sustained and ongoing training(s) Review collaboration is provided
Core Subject Areas - NCLB English and reading or language arts mathematics science foreign languages civics and government, economics, history, geography arts (including music, dance, theatre, art, etc.) special education (because they teach core subject area information to students)
Title I Parent Involvement One of the five program components at the school and LEA level District Parent Involvement Policy is: A written document Jointly developed and agreed upon with parents Distributed to all parents of participating students **If the district already has a parent policy, it can be amended to meet Title I requirements
Title I Parent Involvement School-Parent Involvement Policy (Plan) is: Written policy (plan) Agreed upon by parents Describes the means for carrying out parent involvement activities at the building level Distributed to parents, and the local community, in a format and language that parents can understand **If the school has a parental involvement policy that applies to all parents, it may be amended to meet the requirements of Title I.
Title II Parent Involvement Parental Involvement is not limited to Title I schools alone All LEAs must strive to ensure parents are involved in their child s education LEAs must solicit information from parents about their child s educational experience
Title II Parent Involvement LEAs must provide high quality professional development to principals, teachers and service personnel on improving parental involvement
Title III Parent Involvement Parent Involvement (monitoring document 4.1 and 4.4): Resource - If Your Child Speaks Two Languages http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/terminol ogy.html Parent outreach programs Newsletters
Title I Parent Involvement http://www.csos.jhu.edu/P2000/nnps_model/school/sixtypes.htm
Extended Time Title I One of the five program components at the school and LEA level LEA should incorporate plans for extended day/year learning opportunities (ESEA 1112(b)(1)(Q)
Title III Extended Time Extended Day Summer School
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
Title I Set Aside Requirements Required Set Asides School choice and/or supplemental educational services (20% or a lesser amount from Title I and the remaining funds from state/local) 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) Other Set Asides Administrative budget District wide programs
Developing a Title II Budget High Quality Professional Development Recruitment, Retention and Retraining of Highly Qualified Teachers and Administrators Tuition Reimbursement Parental Involvement Interventionists Administration (Limited to 5% of the entire allocation)
Developing a Title II Budget Data Driven Align to goals of the district's strategic plan Align to goals of each school's strategic plan Target schools with the largest identified needs Target the needs of core subject area teachers and highly qualified administrators
Allowable Costs Necessary? Reasonable? Legal under state and local law? Allowable? Check Circulars A-87 & A -133 Does it supplement not supplant the program? Is the initiative in LEA approved Plan? Is money allocated in your approved budget to cover the expense? Is it supported by a scientific research base?
Monitoring Preparation Monitoring Indicators http://wvde.state.wv.us/titlei/mon_lea.html States Monitoring Reports-Findings Advance Materials/Documentation Online Document Storage Conducting the Visit LEA Schools Report & Responses
Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs Title I regulations require a school operating a schoolwide program to annually evaluate the implementation of, and results achieved by, the schoolwide program. The annual evaluation must determine whether the schoolwide program was effective in increasing the achievement of students in meeting the State s academic standards.
WVDE Federal Programs Contacts for Questions Title I Melanie Purkey,Executive Director Office of Federal Programs mpurkey@k12.wv.us Robert Crawford, Asst. Dir. Rcrawford@k12.wv.us Title III Title II Coordinator: Laura Pauley, Coordinator Title II lpauley@k12.wv.us Mami Itamochi mitamochi@access.k12.wv.us
