1. TITLE II, Part A Supporting Effective Instruction
PAFPC
MAY 2018
Don McCrone
Program Manager

2. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
“Preparing, training, and recruiting high quality teachers, principals, or other school leaders.”
HQT provisions end August 1, 2016
PDE 425 no longer required
LEAs will ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in a program supported with Title I meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements.
No emergency permits.
All other IIA ESSA provisions effective with the start of the year.

3. Title II A Purpose In general: Improve teacher and principal quality.
Professional development-college credit reimbursement - core content.
Class-size Reduction – core content.
Supplement/supplant – exception: ESEA waiver activities and “required by law” test.
Recruitment and retention
These funds are received on a formula basis. And must address the above. Title IIA replaced the Eisenhower Professional Development and Class Size Reduction programs. The Eisenhower program mostly focused on professional development in mathematics and science. Many other activities are now allowed under Title IIA.
Title II, Part A, is a 100% Federally funded supplemental educational  program that provides financial assistance to improve the skills of teachers and the quality of instruction in core academic subjects in public and private elementary and secondary schools.
Of the state allocation, 95% is used for basic education in local educational agencies, 2.5% is used for higher education competitive  grants, and 2.5% is used for state activities.
Title II, Part A, combines the Eisenhower and Class-Size Reduction programs into one program that focuses on preparing, training, and recruiting and hiring highly qualified teachers.

4. Title II A Use of Funds – CSR
Reduce class size.
Any grade level, any building.
Team teaching in a single classroom.
Dividing students among core and CSR for sustained blocks.
“Meaningful reduction for all of the students in the class on a regular basis.”
Time Certification applies.

5. Title II A Use of Funds – Materials and Hiring
Title II funds cannot be used to purchase materials for students unless materials are necessary for professional development activities which can then be used within classrooms.
Recruit, Hire, and retain teachers and principals.
Remember, you may use funds from other programs to enhance Title II A.
Title I, Part A, (5%) professional development
Title 1, Part B, you are required to build on scienctifically based reading research,
Title IIB, math and science program,
Title II, C-Troops to teachers and Transition to Teaching
Title II D-Enhancing Education through Technology program (25%)
Title III, Part A (professional development)
Title V-A (professional development activities) carried out in accordance with title IIA.

6. Title II-A SY 2017-18 Allocations- Formula Grants to States
ESSA reduces the hold harmless amount between FY 2017 and FY 2022, until it is ultimately eliminated.
Hold Harmless provision guaranteed that states receive at least as much money as in FY 2001.
Once hold harmless is eliminated, allocation will be based 20% on population and 80% on poverty numbers.

7. Title II-A SY 2017-18 Allocations- Subgrants to LEAs
Hold Harmless provision is permanently eliminated effective SY.
20% of funds to LEAs based on their number of school age (5-17) population.
80% of funds to LEAs based on their number of school age (5-17) low income.

8. Title IIA in ESSA Class size reduction now shared with non-publics
SEA and LEA equity plans continue
(B) how low-income and minority children enrolled in schools assisted under this part are not served at disproportionate rates by ineffective, out-of-field, or inexperienced teachers, and the measures the State educational agency will use to evaluate and publicly report the progress of the State educational agency with respect to such description

9. Example A
locate where all of your inexperienced, your ineffective, and your out of field teachers are and then calculate the percentage of poor and minority students assigned to them.  Then compare that to the district average of poor and minority in your LEA.  That will give you an idea of possible equity issues. 

10. Example B
do the percentages of inexperienced, ineffective, or out of field staff in each building instead of running poor/minority student percentages.  So, for instance, building A (with a free/reduced and minority percentage of 40%) has 2 staff on emergency permits and 4 with under 3 years of experience out of a total of 40 staff.  6/40 = 15%.  Building B (with a free/reduced and minority percentage of 80%) has 3 on emergency permits and 8 under 3 years’ experience  with total staff of 36.  11/36 = 30%.

11. Allowable uses
All expenditures must be supplemental in nature and may not supplant, or replace, required activities.
Funds address the needs of all students e.g. gifted, ELL, IEP.
Supplemental Teacher/principal evaluation.
Recruitment and retention.
Class size reduction
PD – technology integration, data usage, parent engagement, IEP, ELL, early learning, selecting and implementing assessments.
PD - Identify trauma, mental illness, and intervention.

12. Continued PD - Safety, drug and alcohol abuse, chronic absenteeism.
PD - Gifted learning.
Instructional support for library programs.
PD - Sex abuse.
PD - STEM.
Improved staff working conditions (feedback).
PD - Career/tech ed integration and work-based learning to prepare for workforce or post-secondary transition.
Supplemental induction/mentoring programs.
Principal/School leader PD.
PD selecting/implementing assessments.
Other uses that meet the intent of Title IIA.

13. Title IIA Use of Funds - PD
Distance learning.
Parent Involvement PD.
Substitute costs for attending IIA PD.
“reasonable and necessary” admin and RICR.
Classroom management, curriculum.

14. Appropriate State Certification
ALL Instructional Paraprofessionals working in a Schoolwide schools need to meet one of the requirements below (a-c).  Instructional Paraprofessionals in Targeted Assistance schools paid with Title I funds must also meet the requirements below (a-c).
a. Have completed at least two years of postsecondary study.
b. Possess an associate degree or higher.
c. Meet a rigorous standard of quality as demonstrated through a State or local assessment.
Special Education requirements for paraprofessionals remain
Instructional paraprofessionals, each school year, shall provide evidence of 20 hours of staff development activities related to their assignment.

15. Emergency Permits Not considered Appropriately State Certified (ASC)
If do not have 100% ASC will be marked out of compliance during monitoring working in a Title I program.
Exemption: Charter Schools can have up to 25% that are not ASC.
However, those staff members must not be paid with Federal funds.
Must send out four consecutive week letter to parents.

16. Non-public changes
ESSA requires non-public consultation to include “how, where, and by whom the services will be provided.” 
Non-public allocations will be calculated in your application
Amount reserved for administration and indirect costs claimed to administer both the district and non-public programs________
LEA Previous Year October Enrollment_______
Total Previous year October non-public enrollment________
Resulting proportionate share due to non-public schools______
Per-pupil amount_________
Remaining Title IIA allocation reserved for your district________

17. ESSA – Title II LEA Applications
Description of how activities are aligned to state standards
Description of Professional development
Assurance to prioritize funding to poorest schools
Assurance that spending is data-driven
Assurance that LEA coordinates funds with other funding sources
Assurance of stakeholder consultation e.g. parents, teachers principals etc
LEA must report annually on the use of funds. UGG.

18. Disclaimer: Analysis of provisions related to ESSA contained in this powerpoint are based on a limited review of an expansive new federal law, the provisions of which are subject to interpretation and regulation by the U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

19. Questions?