1. GUIDANCE FOR 2007-08 FUNDING Title III CONSORTIA GRANTS

2. Consortia Application Process Each member county individually completes components of their counties 5 Year Strategic Plans Each member county individually completes components of their counties 5 Year Strategic Plans Plus, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between member counties Plus, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between member counties

3. MOU Components Identify Consortium Lead (fiscal agent) Identify Consortium Lead (fiscal agent) List member counties List member counties Total # of LEP students (per county) Total # of LEP students (per county) Total amount of award Total amount of award (see sample at: http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/title3 grants.html (see sample at: http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/title3 grants.html http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/title3 grants.html http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/title3 grants.html

4. Allocation Process State review of individual plans and MOU agreement State review of individual plans and MOU agreement Allocations made to consortium Lead Allocations made to consortium Lead Lead county will be invoiced by member counties Lead county will be invoiced by member counties

5. Process for Determining AMAOs For accountability purposes, state will determine status on data aggregated at the consortium level For accountability purposes, state will determine status on data aggregated at the consortium level For technical assistance purposes, state will also determine status for each county member For technical assistance purposes, state will also determine status for each county member

6. Consortia Not Meeting AMAOs State will notify each consortia lead and member counties that fail to make AMAOs State will notify each consortia lead and member counties that fail to make AMAOs Consortia members that do not make AMAOs will be required to send appropriate parent notifications Consortia members that do not make AMAOs will be required to send appropriate parent notifications

7. Accountability Measures Measures for not meeting AMAOs Year 1 (and every year thereafter) –Consortia members must notify parents of participating children of the consortiums failure to meet AMAOs. However, individual district status (met AMAOs) may also be included in the letter. Two Consecutive Years- The state will provide technical assistance to the consortium district that failed to make AMAOs to develop a plan that specifically address the factors that prevented the district from achieving the objectives Four Consecutive Years – the state will require the district to modify the curriculum, ESL program, and method of instruction, or will determine if funding should continue and require the district to replace educational personnel.

8. Monitoring of Consortia Using the Consolidated Monitoring process, all consortia members will be monitored on an individual basis once every three years Using the Consolidated Monitoring process, all consortia members will be monitored on an individual basis once every three years Consortia leads will also be monitored through the regular consolidated process Consortia leads will also be monitored through the regular consolidated process Other state governance for intermediate agencies (RESAs) serving as fiscal agents is applicable Other state governance for intermediate agencies (RESAs) serving as fiscal agents is applicable

9. RESA 6 Consortium71 $ 175.00 $ 12,425.00 2Barbour3 $ 175.00 $ 525.00 29Hancock2 $ 175.00 $ 350.00 41Lewis7 $ 175.00 $ 1,225.00 47Marion4 $ 175.00 $ 700.00 ?? 48Marshall1 $ 175.00 58Morgan11 $ 175.00 $ 1,925.00 64Ohio38 $ 175.00 $ 6,650.00 92Wetzel5 $ 175.00 $ 875.00 RESA 4 Consortium69 $ 175.00 $ 12,075.00 8Braxton2 $ 175.00 $ 350.00 20Fayette 16 $ 175.00 $ 2,800.00 24Grant12 $ 175.00 $ 2,100.00 Greenbrier9 $ 175.00 $ 1,575.00 62Nicholas12 $ 175.00 $ 2,100.00 74Raleigh18 $ 175.00 $ 3,150.00 ?? 49Mason7 $ 175.00 $ 1,225.00 ?? 51Mercer12 $ 175.00 $ 2,100.00 ??

10. Questions? Each member county individually completes components of their counties 5 Year Strategic Plans Each member county individually completes components of their counties 5 Year Strategic Plans Plus, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between member counties Plus, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between member counties