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Title I Site EligibilityRanking & Serving Schools
NCLB Technical Assistance AudioMarch 28, 2007 3:30 PMMarch 29, 2007 10:30 AMAlaska Department of Education & Early DevelopmentMargaret MacKinnon, Title I/NCLB Administrator
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Topics
Poverty Data – public & private schoolsRanking & Serving Rules125% RuleDistributing Funds to SchoolsTitle I Site Eligibility FormSamples
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Poverty Data – Public Schools
Type of poverty data must be same for all schools: US Census Medicaid Free & Reduced Lunch Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) Weighted combination of two or more
All public schools must be listed, including charter schools, district and/or statewide correspondence schools
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Poverty Data Source
Most districts use free & reduced lunch qualification Eligibility application form or Direct certification data from CNS
May use survey if no F&R lunch program offered – sample included, also for e-rate For current guidelines, see
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/cns/pdf/income_eligibility_guidelines.pdf
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Poverty Data – Private Schools
May use survey if no F&R lunch program offered – sample includedPrivate school maintains poverty data; provides info to district: Geographic information verifying
residence in school attendance area, Grade level of each child, & Income level of parents
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Poverty Rate
Find the total of public and private school low-income studentsDivide by total school enrollment by total # of low-income students to find poverty rate
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Method of qualifying schools
Determine if ranking is needed: Single attendance area (a one-school
district or one school per grade span): may serve any school as Title I according to district need
District enrollment < 1000: may serve any school(s) as Title I according to district need
District enrollment 1000 or more, must serve schools in rank order
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Ranking & serving rules
All schools at 75% or above poverty must be servedAll schools at or above district poverty average are “eligible”, any above 35% may be considered eligibleSchools must be ranked in order from highest to lowest poverty: All schools without regard to grade level or Schools grouped by grade-span and Title I
funds focused to certain grade spans
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Ranking & serving con’t
If serving schools < 35% poverty, must use 125% ruleHigh poverty schools may be “skipped” or “excepted” from Title I funding only if: School receives supplemental funds from
state or local sources spent for the purposes of Title I in at least the amount that would be received from Title I and the school meets comparability requirements
Mark EX (excepted) on Site Eligibility Form.
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125% RuleRequired if serving schools < 35% povertyDetermine 125% per pupil amount: Total IA allocation divided by # of district low-
income students = base per pupil amount Multiply base per pupil amount * 1.25 to find
125% per pupil amount
All schools must receive at least the 125% per pupil amount per studentAllocate funds to schools in rank order using 125% pp amount until funds run out
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Distributing Funds to Schools
Determine amount available to schools (Total I-A allocation minus total district set-asides)Determine which schools will be served by ranking & serving rules and amount of funding availableDetermine per pupil amount for each school
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Per Pupil Amounts
District may fund each eligible school with the same amount per low-income studentSchools served in rank order may be funded at different per pupil amounts as long as higher poverty schools have = or > pp amount
If serve schools < 35% poverty, must use 125% rule to determine per pupil amount
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Title I Allocations
Calculate Title I allocation for each school by entering per pupil amount. The allocation will be calculated by multiplying that number by total number of low-income students.Only schools that receive a Title I allocation are considered Title I schools. Each will be marked either TA or SW on the Site Eligibility Form.Schools that do not receive an allocation are marked NS (not served) or EX on the Site Eligibility Form.
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Title I Site Eligibility FormTab k, 2007-2008 NCLB Application
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Title I Site Eligibility Form p.2
Check box A, B, or C to indicate how schools are funded. Enter description if C is selected.Funds available to schools box should equal total I-A allocation minus total district expense set-asides from tab h.Col 1 - Enter school name and state school number for all public schools.
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Title I Site Eligibility Form p. 3
Col 2 – enter grade span of schoolCol 3 – enter Title I status (TA, SW, NS or EX)Col 4 – enter total school enrollmentCol 5 – enter # public school low-income studentsCol 6 – enter # private school low-income studentsCol 7 & 8 – total # low-income students and poverty rates will be automatically calculated
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Title I Site Eligibility Form p. 4
Col 9 – enter per pupil amount as determined by districtCol 10, 11, & 12 – total Title I allocation, total public school allocation and private school reserve will be automatically calculatedDistrict wide total of low-income students and average poverty rate is calculated in last row of tableTotal allocation to all schools in last row of column 10 must match funds available to schools
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Sample - District Enrollment < 1000
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Sample - Same per pupil amount
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Sample - Rank Order All, Private School Reserve
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Sample - Rank Order by Grade Span
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Sample - 125% Rule
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Sample - 125% Rule Calculation
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Resources & Assistance
EED website: www.eed.state.ak.us Forms & Grants
NCLB Consolidated Application – tabs h, j, & k Application Instructions & Handbook, pages 7-10,
22-24 No Child Left Behind
Program Information & Guidance
US DOE website: www.ed.gov Federal program legislation, regulations &
guidance
EED staff members