1. Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Presenter: Paul Coleman
District Accountability Advisory Committee
Falcon D49
September 27, 2016

2. ESEA
1965: ESEA provides first substantial aid for local schools. Part of President Johnson’s “War on Poverty”
1981: Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) block grants many programs. Renames “Title I” as “Chapter 1”. Part of President Reagan’s budget cuts for education.

3. ESEA (Cont.)
1988: Amendments to ECIA introduce accountability into Chapter 1 programs.
1994: President Clinton signs into law the Improving America’s Schools Act (IASA) that broadens the accountability under Chapter 1 (now renamed Title I).

4. ESEA (Cont.)
2002: No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) signed into law by President George W. Bush. Establishes minimum qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals and sets goal of all children achieving at state-defined proficient level by

5. ESEA (Cont.)
2011: President Barack Obama uses statutory waiver authority to eliminate much of the NCLB school improvement apparatus in exchange for states adopting “college- and career-ready standards”, focusing more resources on the lowest-performing schools, and implementing a teacher and principal evaluation system employing student achievement growth.

6. ESEA (Cont.)
2015: President Barack Obama signs the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law. This creates a more flexible approach to student testing and school accountability once again making states responsible for fixing under-performing schools. ESSA also limits the US Department of Ed.’s oversight role.

7. Programs Under ESSA Title I
Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by State and Local Educational Agencies
Part B: State Assessment Grants
Part C: Education of Migratory Children
Part D: Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or at-risk.
Part E: Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Funding

8. Programs Under ESSA
Title II: Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality Teacher, Principals, or Other School Leaders
Title III: Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students

9. Programs Under ESSA Title IV: 21st Century Schools
Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Part C: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools
Part D: Magnet School Assistance
Part E: Family Engagement in Education Programs
Part F: National Activities

10. Programs Under ESSA Title V: State Innovation and Local Flexibility
Title VI: Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education
Title VII: Impact Aid
Title VIII: General Provisions
Title IX: Education for the Homeless and Other Laws

11. ESEA in D49 2016-2017 Preliminary Allocations:
Title I, Part A: $1,129,245
Title II, Part A: $117,087
Title III, Part A: $68,515
Title III Immigrant: $3,954
Total: $1,318,801

12. Title I, Part A Title I is a federal formula grant
School districts get Title I funds based on the number of school age children at or below the poverty level within the districts boundaries
As of October 1, 2015:
D49 has 22,965 students
8,297 receive free or reduced lunch
The poverty index for the district is 36.13%

13. How Do Schools Get To Be Title I?
D49 uses the “Grade Span Grouping + District Wide Percentage” method to fund schools
This means that schools at all levels (E, M and H) are eligible for Title I funds, if their free/reduced lunch percentage is higher than 36.13% (the district’s total free/reduced lunch percentage)
All D49 schools are rank ordered by percent of f/r lunch. Schools must be served in order of f/r % until the funds run out.
For , D49 serves all schools above 40% free/reduced lunch. They are:
GOAL Academy – 69.56%
Evans International Elementary – 50.54%
Horizon Middle School – 46.85%
Odyssey Elementary School – 44.30%
Falcon Elementary School of Technology – 42.76%

14. Title I Program Types
In a Schoolwide program, Title I funds may be used to upgrade the entire education program for all students
In a Targeted Assistance program, eligible students are assessed and given extra learning opportunities based on need.

15. Uses of Funds – School Level
Over 90% of Title I funds are directed to support students and families
Must supplement, not supplant state and local funds
To increase reading and math achievement
Hiring additional teachers, instructional coaches and paraprofessionals
Paying for tutoring for students who need extra support
Supplemental materials and supplies for above
Staff development opportunities for teachers and principals

16. Uses of Funds – School Level
Promote parent and family engagement in schools
1% of allocation must be used for family engagement activities

17. Uses of Funds – District Level
Program Administration – 7% of funds
Coordinator, Title Program Compliance
Specialist, Title Programs
Parent and Family Engagement TOSA
Additional support for Homeless
Additional Professional Learning for teachers and principals
Transportation for Summer Programs

18. Opportunities for Parent Involvement
Title I School-Parent Compacts
Title I Parent Involvement Policy
PTA/PTSA/PTO
School Accountability Committee
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Family activity nights

19. Parent Engagement TOSA
New position this year.
Position created based on principal input for assistance with parent and family engagement
Supports Title I schools with all aspects of parent engagement

20. Parent Engagement TOSA
Acts a liaison between Title I schools and families
Provides assistance to Title I principals in planning and facilitating Title I parent engagement events
Provides support to families needing assistance, particularly homeless families

21. Title II, Part A
The purpose of Title II Part A of the ESEA is to increase student achievement by improving teacher and principal quality. This includes:
increasing the number of Highly effective teachers in classrooms,
improving skills of principals and assistant principals in schools, and
increasing the effectiveness of teachers and principals.

22. Title II Requirements
Each district must develop a professional development plan that addresses the needs of teachers and principals
Must ensure that poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-field teachers

23. District Uses of Funds
Provide professional learning activities for teachers and principals.
Instructional coach training
Instructional Leadership
New Teacher Support
Instructional Technology
Provide funds for the recruitment of hard to fill positions

24. Title III, Part A
The Purpose of Title III is to help ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet.

25. District Use of Funds Adult ESL classes
Interpreting/Translation Services
Supplemental materials for classrooms
Assessments for English Language Proficiency
Professional Learning Activities for ELD teachers
Love and Logic Training for parents of ELLs.
Technology

26. Title III Immigrant Set Aside
Designed to support school districts that have experienced a significant increase in immigrant students over the past two years.

27. Requirements
Districts must submit a plan describing how they will serve immigrant children and youth.
Immigrant children are:
Age 3 through 21
Were not born in the U.S., and
Have not attended U.S. schools for more than three full academic years.

28. District Use of Funds
Tutoring services for identified immigrant students

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