1 Determining Title IA School Allocations Title IA Online Training

2 District Allocation Determined by USDE Census poverty count of children ages Includes students attending private schools

3 Allocations to Schools Annual allocation + carryover + transferred funding Subtract –Required set asides –Optional set asides

4 Carryover District may carry over 15% from prior school year Does not apply if district receives less than $50,000 More than 15% –Apply for waiver

5 Transferred Funds Funds transferred into Title IA become Title IA Subject to set aside requirements

6 Required District Set Asides Before allocating to schools Must fund: –Services for homeless students –Parental Involvement (allocation of $500,000 +) – include private schools

7 Required Set Asides District / School improvement –20% choice and supplemental services –10% professional development Professional development

8 Optional Set asides District Administrator for Title IA program Salary equalization Indirect Extended day/year programs

9 Determining Title IA School Allocations Add carryover and transferred funds to allocation Subtract set asides Remainder allocated to schools

10 Poverty Criteria Most Oregon Districts use Eligibility for Free and Reduced Lunch Counts Determine % students: – Eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch in each District School

11 Secondary Schools HS/MS Students –Do not apply for free/reduced lunch as elementary students do District may use feeder pattern Project HS/MS free/reduced lunch using elementary numbers See USDE Guidance: examples of “ feeder ” patterns

12 Eligible Schools Must serve schools 75% poverty May serve schools 35% poverty Under 35% –125% rule applies (See ‘Determining Eligible Schools’ for more information)

13 Rank Order Schools Determine whether district will rank order: –By grade span or –without regard to grade span Rank all schools by % of poverty

14 School Allocations Determine per child amount: – May use: same per-child amount Varied per-child amount –Must: allocate higher per-child amount to schools with higher poverty rates

15 School Allocation Districts with: – Less than 1000 students –One building per grade span Need not target schools

16 Funding Eligible Private School Students Determine: Number of eligible private school students in each school attendance area Multiply school per child amount by number of eligible students

17 Funding Schools Allocate 95% of parent involvement setaside to schools Schools in improvement must set aside 10% of allocation for professional development May reduce school allocation 15% to pay for choice and SES

18 School Funding District Coordinator –Ensure time/effort records are kept –Ensure comparability among all district schools –Assist schools in selecting activities

19 For Further Information Title IA Handbook Online training documents USDE Non regulatory guidance NCLB Title IA text