1. Braiding Funds to Implement Pre-K Title l Programs
FY16 Georgia Educational Leaders Conference Savannah Riverfront Marriott
February 22-24, 2016
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2. Presenters Bobby Trawick Title I Education Program Specialist
Georgia Department of Education
(229)
Grace McElveen
Title l Education Program Specialist
(912)
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3. Braiding Funds to Implement Preschool Title l Programs
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT & DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS
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4. Purpose General Information on Preschool and Title I
Title I support for Preschool Programs
Based on Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Preschool programs and eligible children
Transition from preschool to Kindergarten
Coordination with other Federal Programs
Resources
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5. Preschool and Title I
A preschool-age child is one who is below the grade level and age at which the district provides elementary education. For the purposes of Title I, children from birth to the age that the district provides a free public elementary education may receive preschool services.
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6. Preschool and Title I
A Title l LEA makes a determination as to whether to use its Title l funds to operate a preschool program based on the needs of its eligible students and the most effective use of those funds.
The use of Title l funds for a preschool program is a local decision.
The purpose Title I preschool program is to improve cognitive, health and social-emotional outcomes for eligible children (ESEA section 115(b)(1)A(ii); 34 C.F.R ).
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7. Preschool and Title I
Title I preschool programs provide young children with the early learning experiences that will enable them to meet academic standards throughout elementary and secondary school.
One of the purposes of Title I is to narrow and eventually eliminate the academic achievement gap between poor and disadvantaged elementary school children and their more well-to-do counterparts.
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8. Ways Title I Can Support Preschool Programs
Provide additional preschool programs beyond those provided by state or with local funds
Schoolwide Program
Targeted Assistance Program
Districtwide Program
Whole Program
Portion of a Program
Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten
Professional learning for teachers
Parental involvement support
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9. Ways Title I Supports Preschool Programs
Requirements for Title I approved plan
To be coordinated with other programs - Section 1120(a)(1)
Include strategies for coordination with Title II, Part A - Section 1112(b)(1)(D)
Describe how services are coordinated with preschool children and other special populations
Coordinate with Head Start and other early childhood development

10. Planning for Title I Preschool Programs
Comprehensive Needs Assessment – Critical
A “needs assessment” is a systematic set of procedures that are used to determine needs, examine root causes, and set priorities for future action
Determine how students are performing academically and what factors are contributing to poor performance.
Needs assessments are conducted to help program planners identify and select appropriate activities before implementation of activities
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11. Planning for Title I Preschool Programs
Comprehensive Needs Assessment, continued
Results will determine where and to what extent assistance is needed for preschool programs
Discussion
How can the preschool program help address the identified needs of the elementary students, especially the needs of primary level students (K-2)?
What family literacy needs are identified to help students in school?
Are there any language development needs?
What professional learning needs for preschool teachers to address identified needs of the elementary students?
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12. Title I Preschool Programs
Title I Schoolwide Program
All preschool-age children residing in the attendance area of the schoolwide school are eligible to participate in the Title I preschool program.
If all preschool-age children residing in the school attendance area cannot be served the LEA must establish and apply selection criteria to ensure that those children who are most at risk of failing are served.
Multiple, educationally related, objective criteria, such as teacher judgement, interview with parents, and developmentally appropriate measures of child development
Use of family income is one factor that may inform eligibility, but should not solely.
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13. Title I Preschool Programs
Title I Schoolwide Program, continued
The funds to support this program will come from the school’s allocation.
The LEA must describe in its LEA plan and the school’s schoolwide plan how it uses its funds to support a preschool program. The LEA must also describe how it will coordinate and integrate preschool services at the LEA or school level, including plans for the transition of children in preschool programs to early elementary school programs (ESEA section 1112(b)(1)(E)(i)).
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14. Title I Preschool Programs
Title I Targeted Assistance Program
Preschool-age children residing in the attendance area of a school operating a targeted assistance program who are most at risk of failing of failing to meet the State’s academic standards are eligible.
Eligible students are identified by use of a multiple, educationally related, objective criteria, such as teacher judgement, interviews with parents and developmentally appropriate measures of child development
Use of family income is one factor that may inform eligibility, but should not solely.
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15. Title I Preschool Programs
Title I Targeted Assistance Program, continued
The funds to support this program will come from the school’s allocation.
The LEA must describe in its LEA plan and the school’s targeted assistance plan how it uses its funds to support a preschool program. The LEA must also describe how it will coordinate and integrate preschool services at the LEA or school level, including plans for the transition of children in preschool programs to early elementary school programs (ESEA section 1112(b)(1)(E)(i)).
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16. Title I Preschool Programs
Districtwide Title I Preschool Program
An LEA may reserve a portion of funds off the top of the LEA’s Title I allocation
Students are selected in accordance with ESEA section 1115(b)(1)(B) (targeted assistance program) by identifying the most at risk
LEA may not use Title I funds to implement a districtwide preschool program to benefit all preschool children in the LEA unless all the schools in the LEA are Title I schools operating schoolwide programs.
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17. Title I Preschool Programs
Districtwide Title I Preschool Program, continued
An LEA may reserve funds to operate a preschool program for eligible children in a portion of the district
LEA would select specific Title I school attendance areas in which to provide preschool programs (for example, highest poverty attendance area)
All preschool-age children in the schoolwide attendance area are eligible. If not all children can be served, selection criteria must be established.
Only the most at risk students in the targeted assistance attendance area are eligible.
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18. Title I Preschool Programs
Districtwide Title I Preschool Program, continued
An LEA cannot use its entire Title I allocation to operate a districtwide Title I preschool program.
The LEA must ensure that there are enough funds to make allocation to some or all of its eligible school attendance areas. The schools must have enough funds to run a viable Title I programs.
The LEA must ensure it serves all schools above 75% before making the decision to use funds for a preschool program.
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19. Title I Preschool Programs
Children Automatically Eligible
Children who participate in Head Start or a Title I Preschool program at any time in the prior two years.
Children who received services under Title I, Part C (migrant) in the prior two years.
Homeless preschool-age children.
Children who are in a local institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth or attending a community-day program for these children.
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20. Title I Preschool Programs
4.LEA may use Title I funds to support existing preschool programs. If Title I funds are used to expand or enhance an existing public preschool program, that program is considered a Title I program and all Title I requirements apply, including the requirements with respect to eligible students.
All supplement not supplant requirements apply.
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21. Transition for Pre-K to Kindergarten
A schoolwide school must assist preschool children in the transition from early learning programs, such as Title I preschool programs, Head Start, IDEA programs, Child Care, state-funded preschool (Bright From the Start), etc. to elementary school programs.
The comprehensive schoolwide plan must include a description of how it will assist in this transition.
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22. Transition for Pre-K to Kindergarten
A targeted assistance program must coordinate with and support the school’s regular education program, which may include services to assist preschool-age children in the transition from early learning programs to elementary schools.
The LEA must describe how it will coordinate and integrate services and include strategies for transition.
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23. Coordination with Other Federal Programs
Each LEA receiving Title I funds, regardless of whether it operates a Title I preschool program, must carry out the following coordination activities with Head Start agencies, and if feasible, other early learning programs that serve children who will attend the schools of the LEA (ESEA section 1120B(a):
Developing and implementing a systematic procedure for receiving records of preschool children (family consent)
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24. Coordination with Other Federal Programs
Establishing communication between school staff and their early learning program counterparts.
Conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten or elementary school teachers, Head Start teachers, or teachers from other early learning programs to discuss the developmental and other needs of individual children.
Organizing and participating in joint transition-related training of school staff, Head Start staff, and/or other early learning program staff.
Linking the educational services provided by the LEA with those provided by other preschool programs.
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25. Coordination with Other Federal Programs
The Migrant Education Program has a responsibility to coordinate with Title I programs. These requirements for coordination increase program effectiveness, eliminate duplication and reduce fragmentation of instructional programs provided to preschool migrant schools.
LEA may use School Improvement Grant funds to include strategies, such as implementing a high- quality preschool program that is designed to improve school readiness for high-need young children.
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26. Examples of Coordination and Transition
Activities throughout the year:
Kindergarten students visit Pre-K classrooms to share a story, journal writing, etc.
Pre-K students participate in Book Fair at local school
Kindergarten teachers visits preschool classrooms to share stories, conduct literacy activities.
Preschool students visit kindergarten classes for center time, story time.
Coordinate activities with Birth to Age 5 program via Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant.
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27. Examples of Coordination and Transition
Activities throughout the year:
Use of retired teachers and student apprentices to model literacy strategies in local daycares, Head Start and Pre-K programs.
Half day visitation between the local preschool programs and zoned schools. Include migrant preschool programs.
Preschool students are invited to Fine Arts classes in January to help establish routines.
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28. Examples of Coordination and Transition
Activities During Summer:
Kindergarten transition packets are distributed to families (coordinate funds)
Summer School Academy for preschool students
Literacy
Mathematic
JumpStart – Pre-learning transition activities
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29. Examples of Coordination and Transition
Parent/Family Activities:
Kindergarten Meeting with Preschool Parents: Kindergarten Readiness and Registration
Special Pre-K/Kindergarten open house before regular hours for an easier transition
Community Collaborative (early learning centers, LEA staff) designed to provide
A structured setting in which child care providers, parents and school system staff can have an exchange of ideas and resources
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30. Examples of Coordination and Transition
Parent/Family Activities:
Community Collaborative (early learning centers, LEA staff) designed to provide
Resources to child care providers and parent concerning K-2 standards
Example of agencies: DECAL, Head Start, Boards of Education, DFCS, Health Department, Department of Juvenile Justice, Chamber of Commerce
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31. Professional Learning
Title I funds may be used to support ongoing training and professional development to assist teachers and paraprofessionals in satisfying the requirements of Title I.
This includes staff working in Title I preschool programs that are in whole or in part supported by Title I as long as the professional learning is designed to meet the educational needs of the Title I eligible students.
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32. Professional Learning
Title I funds may be used for professional learning if the children served in the non-Title I preschool are likely to attend a Title I elementary school, and if the purpose of the training is to improve coordination between the non-Title I preschool and the Title I elementary school.
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33. Parental Involvement
A school operating a Title I preschool program would be required to include parents of the preschool children in its parental involvement policy.
Include parents as appropriate for annual meeting requirements or providing training.
Coordinate and integrate strategies with other programs such as Head Start, Bright From the Start (DECAL), Child Care, Striving Readers Grant, and IDEA programs.
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34. Parental Involvement
Provide parents with educational training in parenting skills most closely associated with children’s language, social-emotional, and cognitive development.
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35. Funding Preschool Programs with Title I
Title I funds to support in part or as a whole the preschool program
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Must address identified needs
Possible Coordination of Funds (Braiding)
Occurs when two or more funding sources are coordinated to support the total cost of services to individual children, but revenues are allocated and expenditures are tracked by funding sources.
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36. Braiding Activities Program Specific Considerations Fiscal Rules
Program Guidance
Administrative Considerations
Supplement not Supplant
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37. Examples
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38. Example #1 Activity Possible Components Possible Programs
Addition Preschool Classes (whole classes or portion of classes)
Possible Components
Staff, materials, classroom locations, parental involvement, special education services
Possible Programs
Title I, Part A
Title I, Part C (Migrant)
IDEA
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39. Example #2 Activity Possible Components Possible Programs
Additional resources for existing preschool programs to ensure a high-quality program
Possible Components
Computers, math manipulations, literacy supplies, books
Possible Programs
Title I, Part A
Title I, Part C (Migrant)
IDEA
Striving Readers Grant
Bright From the Start
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40. Example #3 Activity Possible Components Possible Programs
Professional learning for preschool staff
Possible Components
Consultants, stipends, materials
Possible Programs
Title I, Part A
Title I, Part C (Migrant)
IDEA
Bright From the Start
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41. Example #4 Activity Possible Components Possible Programs
Parental involvement
Possible Components
Instructors, materials for training/packets, child care, mailings
Possible Programs
Title I, Part A
Title I, Part C (Migrant)
IDEA
Bright From the Start
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42. Example #5 Activity Possible Components Possible Programs
Summer school transition (example, JumpStart)
Possible Components
Staff, instructional supplies, mailings, parent packets
Possible Programs
Title I, Part A
Title I, Part C (Migrant)
IDEA
Striving Readers
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43. Resources
Serving Preschool Children Through Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended, Non-Regulatory Guidance, March uidance2012.pdf
Striving Readers Grant Assessment/Curriculum-and- Instruction/Pages/Literacy-Reading.aspx
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44. Resources Bright From the Start http://decal.ga.gov/
Georgia Migrant Education Program Improvement/Federal-Programs/Pages/Migrant- Education-Program.aspx
Georgia Preschool Special Education Program Assessment/Special-Education- Services/Pages/Preschool-Special-Education.aspx
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45. Resources
Georgia Parent Engagement Improvement/Federal-Programs/Pages/Parent- Engagement-Program.aspx
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46. Summary
Title I funds can be integrated, coordinated, braided to support in whole or in part preschool programs in Title I schools either at the district or school level.
Support given in various ways:
Provide additional preschool programs beyond those provided by state or with local funds
Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten
Professional learning for teachers
Parental involvement support
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47. Title I, Part A Program Specialists’ Contact Information
Area
Name
Office Telephone 1
Robyn Planchard
(404) 2
Sherri Minshew
TBD 3
Anthony Threat
(706) 4
Evelyn Maddox
(404) 5
Judy Alger
(229) 6
Grace McElveen
(912) 7
JaBra Hardin Fuller
(229)

48. Title I, Part A Program Specialists’ Contact Information
Area
Name
Office Telephone 8
Marijo Pitts-Sheffield
(912) 9
Kathy Pruett
(706) 10
Elaine Dawsey
(478) 11
Olufunke Osunkoya
(678) 12
Bobby Trawick
(229) 13
Ken Banter
(478) 14
Tammy Wilkes
(478)

49. Presenters Bobby Trawick Title I Education Program Specialist
Georgia Department of Education
(229)
Grace McElveen
Title l Education Program Specialist
(912)
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50. Braiding Funds to Implement Pre-K Title l Programs
FY16 Georgia Educational Leaders Conference Savannah Riverfront Marriott
February 22-24, 2016
11/10/2018