Stimulus Co-op

Title I, Part A and IDEAApplications

AGENDA TOPICS

• Co-op Membership and Support• Stimulus Funding Key Points• ARRA Goals: Federal and State• Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA)• Identifying Needs and Determining Activities

through Small Group Work• Title I Application – Helpful Hints• Questions/Answers and Next Steps

What will the Stimulus Co-op Provide?

• District Level Data Dig and Dashboard• Support in Identifying Needs and Aligning with

ARRA and TEA goals• Ongoing Technical Assistance related to Grant

Requirements, including quarterly report and amendment support

• Discounted Professional Development based on Needs

• Updated Grant Information as available from TEA/USDE

Notebook Materials

• Presentation• Scenarios• District-level Reports:

DashboardAEIS SPPPBMPEIMSAYP ResultsState Accountability Results

• PD Resources• Application Information

Stimulus Funding Key Points

• Current Applications Available on Egrants – NCLB and IDEA

• Must be submitted by no later than September 1, 2009

• Funding will end September 30, 2011• Funds must be accounted for separately from

other federal allocations• Significant Transparency and Accountability

Requirements, including a “whistle-blowing” provision• DUNS number must be secured; CCR registration must

be completed and US Congressional District # must be reported prior to receiving a NOGA

KEY POINTS (continued)

• Initiatives Must be tied to Needs AND be included in district and/or campus plans

• Private Non-profit School Consultation is Required

• Districts must track new jobs created and number of existing jobs saved

• A Needs Assessment Data Validation will occur in September from the NCLB office at TEA

• Quarterly reports will include programmatic information, not just fiscal, with data elements TBD

KEY POINTS (continued)

• All Title I, Part A district-level setasides (parent involvement, homeless, neglected/delinquent facilities, choice/SES, and professional development) are required (unless TEA secures a waiver)

• While TEA expects more than 30% of the funds to be reserved for district-level initiatives, funds must also be allocated to Title I eligible campuses

• All Title I and IDEA rules/regulations apply• Be able to answer auditor questions about how your

activities are aligned with your Needs Assessment and ARRA and TEA goals!

ARRA Guiding Principles

ARRA Core Reforms/Goals

TEA Target Investments

Aligned Allowable Title I Investments

Supplemental professional development and activities, meeting identified needs of Title I campuses, such as:

* Refers to Schedule 3111 of ARRA Title I Application

Alignment: ARRA, TEA, & Title I

Alignment: ARRA, TEA, & IDEA

Alignment: ARRA, TEA, and Title I and IDEA

• But…

WHAT IS MISSING????????

Needs Must Drive All Decisions

Identifying Needs to ensure that Title I and IDEA activities are based on needs!

The rest of today will be spent introducing ways to identify needs based on data.

Comprehensive Needs Assessment

A Comprehensive Needs Assessment should include longitudinal data in the following domains:

I. Shifting DemographicsII. State Accountability III. Federal AccountabilityIV. Grade Level Standards

V. College or Work Force Preparation

Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Domains continued:

VI. Teacher RetentionVII. School Processes in Support of EquityVIII. Safe SchoolsIX. Parent/Community Engagement

State Performance Plan (SPP) Profile

• While the domains include data related to students with disabilities, the SPP profile gives district’s specific data as to how they compare to the State.

• The SPP provides analysis of district data on 21 indicators in 14 areas, including

graduation, dropout, AYP, assessment , discipline, LRE, preschool LRE, preschool progress, parent involvement, disproportionality, timelines, 3-year olds, transition and post-secondary participation.

Aligning Needs to Activities

Identified Needs must be aligned to Activities indicated on Schedule PS3111 of the Title I Stimulus Application• Activity Areas include:

High School Completion and Dropout PreventionSupplemental Educational Services (SES)High-Quality Professional DevelopmentReading First or Similarly Implemented Reading

Programs

Aligning Needs to Activities

• Activity Areas continued:Response to Intervention (RtI)School ImprovementTechnologyTeacher QualitySTEM EducationEarly ChildhoodPerkins/Career and Technology Education

Scenarios

Region XIII has developed 5 scenarios to help you prioritize your grant needs and allocate grant funds based on data that you have available in your notebooks.

District Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Using the data notebook, as well as any other data you brought with you, including parent evaluation information, you will:

identify needs prioritize needs if necessary align needs to Title I PS3111 activities and SPP

indicators using the activity worksheets begin delineating costs for district-level vs. campus

activities

USDE Guiding Questions

And, check to ensure that the district can answer YES to all five questions posed by the USDE. Will the proposed use of funds:

1. drive improved results for students, including students in poverty, students with disabilities, and ELLs?

2. increase educator’s long-term capacity to improve results for students?

USDE Guiding Questions

3. advance state, district, or school improvement plans and the reform goals encompassed in ARRA?

4. avoid recurring costs that states, school systems, and schools are unprepared to assume when this funding ends?

5. include approaches to measure and track implementation and results and create feedback loops to modify or discontinue strategies based on evidence? (i.e., foster continuous improvement?)

Title I Application – Helpful Hints

Grant Application Process

•Grant ADC•Grant Application

Grant Schedule Instructions

Stimulus Special Instructions

Program Requirements

Fiscal Requirements

Amendments Due Dates and Deadlines

Q and A

Title I Application – Helpful Hints

DUNS, CCR, CD SC5010 Charter School Only

ADC

GFS CR Application NOGA Amendments

Audits Program Fiscal NCLB Regular Application SC5000

Application Guidelines and Instructions

• Part 2- Program Guidelines and Use of Funds• ARRA of 2009 (Stimulus Funding) NCLB

Application for Federal ARRA Funding• 2009-2010 School Year• Due to TEA – 5:00 p.m. Central Time,

Tuesday, September 1, 2009• Standard Application System (SAS) Schedule

Instructions NCLB Stimulus Application for Federal Funding 2009-2010

Next Steps

Consult with private non-profit schools about ARRA (if not already done so)

Maintain documentation related to private non-profitschool consultation

Ensure your district has a DUNS # and has completed the CCR registration

Complete the CNA process for all campuses Collect data from other sources to document needs (if data

provided is not adequate to support needs) Include initiatives in DIP and CIPs Identify estimated costs for district vs. campus initiatives

for Title I

Next Steps

Read the Provision and Assurances, especially those specific to ARRA

Complete other components of the application Ensure all CNA documents are in a secure location so

available if TEA calls for them in September Begin discussing with appropriate staff how to capture data

related to positions saved and created through ARRA Submit the Egrant application as soon as possible if

planning to hire positions that begin this summer Begin to identify participants for the Data Dig that will

occur in September Submit the Egrant applications by no later than

September 1!!!!

Helpful State Websites

• TEA Stimulus Websitehttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=3873

• NCLBST10 Applicationhttps://seguin.tea.state.tx.us/apps/logon.asp

• NCLBST10 TEA Website for Viewing Purposes Onlyhttp://burleson.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/

forms /GrantProgramSearch/aspx

Important Websites

• USDE Guidancehttp://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html#apps

• ESCXIII ARRA Stimulus Fundinghttp://www5.esc13.net/stimulus/index.html

Who Do I Contact?

• For Title I, ARRA:Dan Arrigona 512-919-5236

dan.arrigona@esc13.txed.netCraig Henderson 512-919-5390

craig.henderson@esc13.txed.netJulie Lyons 512-619-2174

jlyons@esc13.txed.net • For IDEA ARRA:

Shirley Sanford 512-919-5375shirley.sanford@esc13.txed.net