1 Virginia Department of Education Title I, Part A and The Community Eligibility Provision Virginia Department of Education Office of Program Administration and Accountability Title I University

2 Virginia Department of Education Session Agenda Background Information Title I, Part A, School Ranking Eligibility for divisions with participating schools Federal Accountability Questions

3 Virginia Department of Education The Community Eligibility Program (CEP) Universal meal program designed by the National School Lunch Program Response to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Implementation began in , with all states participating by the school year Goal of providing more free meals to low-income students In each participating school, all students are provided free breakfast and free lunch

4 Virginia Department of Education The Community Eligibility Program To be eligible, a school, group of schools, or LEA must have at least 40 percent of its students meet the definition below: Identified Students are defined as students approved as eligible for free meals through means other than individual household applications. This definition includes students who are directly certified for free meals on the basis of their participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). It also includes homeless students on the liaison list, runaways, migrant youth, Head Start, Even Start and foster children approved by means other than a meal application. It does NOT include students who are categorically eligible based on information submitted on a free and reduced price application, such as a SNAP or TANF case number.

5 Virginia Department of Education The Multiplier Used to account for low-income families not reflected/ captured in identified student count Determines percent of federal reimbursement for meals Set by USDA at 1.6 Multiplier remains constant for schools and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) throughout the four year CEP cycle

6 Virginia Department of Education Examples of the Multiplier School A 40% of students identified 40 X 1.6 = 64 64% of meals reimbursed at Federal “Free” rate 36% of meals reimbursed at Federal “Paid” rate School B 62.5% of students identified 62.5 X 1.6 = % of meals reimbursed at Federal “Free” rate NOTE: 100% is maximum

7 Virginia Department of Education How does CEP impact Title I school ranking? The LEA must use a common poverty metric to rank order schools and allocate Title I funds on an equitable basis If an LEA selects National School Lunch data as its poverty measure and participates in CEP, the CEP data will be used by the LEA for within-district allocations An LEA will not use CEP data for Title I school ranking until a school is in its second year implementing CEP ( or later)

8 Virginia Department of Education Three Options for LEAs with both CEP and non-CEP schools Option #1 – Use the Multiplier for CEP Schools SchoolTotal Enrollment # Direct Cert # Household Apps Apply Multiplier # Low - Income Percent Low- Income School 1 CEP % School 2 CEP % School 3 Non-CEP %

9 Virginia Department of Education Three Options for LEAs with both CEP and non-CEP schools Option #2 – Use ONLY Direct Certification Data for ALL schools SchoolTotal Enrollment # Direct Cert # Household Apps Apply Multiplier # Low - Income Percent Low- Income School 1 CEP % School 2 CEP % School 3 Non-CEP % X

10 Virginia Department of Education Three Options for LEAs with both CEP and non-CEP schools Option #3 – Use Direct Certification Data and the Multiplier for ALL schools SchoolTotal Enrollment # Direct Cert # Household Apps Apply Multiplier # Low - Income Percent Low- Income School 1 CEP % School 2 CEP % School 3 Non-CEP % X

11 Virginia Department of Education CEP and Ranking Schools Each school’s data must be reported separately in the Title I, Part A, application for federal funds (not in a group or by division average, even if schools were grouped for CEP eligibility) The LEA or school must use updated direct certification data on an annual basis for Title I purposes, even if these data are not used for CEP purposes

12 Virginia Department of Education How will CEP impact the Title I, Part A, application? Adjustments will be made to the Eligible Attendance Areas section of the application. On the Title I, Part A, Individual Application, this section is in the “Program Requirements” tab On the Consolidated Application, this section is in the “Title I, Part A” tab

13 Virginia Department of Education Ranking Eligible Attendance Areas – Using the Multiplier for CEP Schools DRAFT – Application currently being finalized Total Number of Children Residing in Attendance Area Name of Public School Grade Span of School Public School Member- ship Private School Member- ship Total (Col. 3- 4) From Low- Income Families CEP School (Yes/No) CEP Multiplier Applied (Yes/No) Low Income Count Used to Allocate Title I Funds Percent- age of Low Income School 1 K Yes 96 96% School 2 K Yes 80 80% School 3 K No 40 40% School 3 low-income count includes household meal applications

14 Virginia Department of Education Ranking Eligible Attendance Areas – Using Only Identified Student Data for All Schools Total Number of Children Residing in Attendance Area Name of Public School Grade Span of School Public School Member- ship Private School Member- ship Total (Col. 3- 4) From Low- Income Families CEP School (Yes/No) CEP Multiplier Applied (Yes/No) Low Income Count Used to Allocate Title I Funds Percent- age of Low Income School 1 K YesNo60 60% School 2 K YesNo50 50% School 3 K No 30 30% DRAFT – Application currently being finalized School 3 low-income count does not include household meal applications

15 Virginia Department of Education Ranking Eligible Attendance Areas – Using Only Identified Student Data and the Multiplier for All Schools DRAFT – Application currently being finalized Total Number of Children Residing in Attendance Area Name of Public School Grade Span of School Public School Member- ship Private School Member- ship Total (Col. 3- 4) From Low- Income Families CEP School (Yes/No) CEP Multiplier Applied (Yes/No) Low Income Count Used to Allocate Title I Funds Percent- age of Low Income School 1 K Yes 96 96% School 2 K Yes 80 80% School 3 K NoYes48 48% School 3 low-income count does not include household meal applications

16 Virginia Department of Education Identification of Economically Disadvantaged Students for Federal Accountability The CEP identified students definition will be used to identify the economically disadvantaged subgroup for accountability purposes in all CEP schools. Schools not participating in CEP will continue to use traditional methods for the identification of the economically disadvantaged subgroup for accountability purposes as allowed under Title I and that comply with the data elements outlined in the Student Record Collection (for example, student eligibility for Free/Reduced Meals, students receiving TANF, and students eligible for Medicaid).

17 Virginia Department of Education Information on CEP U. S. Department of Education Guidance - The Community Eligibility Provision and Selected Requirements under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. Revised March 2015U. S. Department of Education Guidance - The Community Eligibility Provision and Selected Requirements under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. Superintendent’s Memo #073-15: Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Guidance and Procedures for School Year Released March 27, 2015Superintendent’s Memo #073-15: Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Guidance and Procedures for School Year Superintendent’s Memo #104-14: Identification of the Economically Disadvantaged Subgroup for Title I Accountability Under the Community Eligibility ProvisionSuperintendent’s Memo #104-14: Identification of the Economically Disadvantaged Subgroup for Title I Accountability Under the Community Eligibility Provision

18 Virginia Department of Education VDOE Contact Information Dr. Lynn Sodat, Title I Coordinator

19 Virginia Department of Education Questions?