1. Title I-A Coordinators Conversation
April 15, 2015

2. Agenda Introductions & ODE Updates ESEA Update Testing & Title IA
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
Allocations
Topics from Coordinators

3. Introductions (Who’s online & in the room?)

4. Updates & Changes at ODE
Saying Goodbye to
Dave Cook, Interim Director
Jesse Parsons, Education Specialist
& Please Welcome
Theresa Richards, Director
(moving from Educator Effectiveness)

5. ESEA Reauthorization update
New Bill introduced by Alexander & Murray
Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Bill summary at: lei/files/Association/2015 /Committees/AdvocReaut h/2015Alexanderbillsum mary.pdf
Highlights for Title IA
Eliminates HQT
Changes in Rank & Serve
Must fund/serve all schools at 75% and above AND
Must fund/serve all secondary school > 50%
Parent Involvement Set- Aside increases to 15%

6. Title IA Funds & Testing
Title IA funds MAY NOT be used for State Testing
Excerpt from previous announcement:
“Several districts asked whether staff funded solely out of Title I-A may administer Oregon's statewide assessments. The answer is no, these staff may not administer statewide assessments because it is considered supplanting. Since administering state assessments is required under state law, a teacher solely paid out of Title I-A funds could not administer these tests.  State assessments need to occur during a student's core academic instructional time, not during their supplemental/intervention time.  An allowable strategy that districts may follow to enable staff who are otherwise funded by Title I-A to administer state tests would be to pay for the portion of the teacher's salary dedicated to testing out of general funds rather than Title I-A funds.”

7. Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
New guidance regarding CEP & Title IA located at

8. Preliminary Title IA Allocations http://www. ode. state. or
70% of all districts received a reduction in
their preliminary Title I-A allocations for

9. Reminders Data Collections Odyssey Conference
Homeless May 14 – June 30 (Homeless Ed Website)
CDPR
Odyssey Conference
Portland (August 11-13th)
Sunriver (August 18-20th)

10. Topics from Coordinators?

11. Federal Systems Team Director: Dave Cook Education Specialists:
Melinda Bessner, Title I-A, Monitoring, REAP, RLIS, Schoolwide Planning, Budget Narrative Approvals for districts E-P
Dona Bolt, Title X (Homeless Education)
Jesse Parsons, Title I-A, Monitoring, Budget Narrative Approvals for districts A-D
Pete Ready, 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Russ Sweet, Monitoring, Titles I-A & I-D, Private Schools, Budget Narrative Approvals for districts Q-Z
Support Staff
Emily Swope
Stacie Ankrum
Ann Kaltenbach

12. Questions? PowerPoint & Webinar will be posted at