Title I Updates

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Title I Updates
Lee Ann Kwiatkowski, Director Teresa Neely,
Specialist Fall 2008
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What is new in Title I?

• Differentiated Accountability Model

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Theory of Action
Vision, Mission, Goals Includes high
expectations for all students and teachers
Leadership shared instructionally focused
highly effective
Data, Formative Assessments to analyze
instruction in light of student learning
Student Achievement
Curriculum aligned to standards aligned within
and across grade levels rigorous taught
Instruction engaging cognitively demanding
differentiated
Professional Development high quality ongoing
focused on instruction, curriculum, assessment,
and using data
Parent, Family, Community partnerships improved
communication parent education
Culture Competency the ability to interact
effectively with people of different cultures
related to language, race, ethnicity or social
class. DRAFT 10-08
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How is Title I Providing Support?

• Schoolwide Planning
• Instructional Coaches Training
• The Institute for School Leadership Teams
• LEA Improvement Meetings
• Curriculum Mapping
• Spring and Fall Administrative Meetings
• On-site Monitoring
• School Support Teams
• Essential Schools Conference June 24 and 25,
  2009
• On-line Modules- 2009

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Areas of Concern

• Supplement not supplant
• Extended contracts
• Providing the support and technical assistance
  for schools in improvement status
• Adequate funding allocated to schools
• 20 Choice/SES

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New Fiscal Procedures

• Excess carryover

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• Applications
• and
• Amendments

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Where do I find the Application?

• Start at the Title I website
• http//www.doe.state.in.us/TitleI/welcome.html
• Applications, Amendments, and Reporting Center
• Link to Title I Application, Amendments, and
  Reporting Center
• 4th bullet- Title I Application, Quarterly
  Monitoring Reports, and Expenditure Reports
• Log in to the Title I Programs Application Center
• User ID Corporation number

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Application Approval

• Online Application has allowed for quicker
  approval of applications.
• Application is not given final approval status
  until it has been signed by the superintendent.
  
• Notifications are sent to email address provided
  when submitted.

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Common Errors

• Administrative Expenses and Professional
  Development off the top must equal what is on the
  set-aside page
• Eligible School Summary and School budgets must
  match
• Extended time teachers Enter the position one
  time and estimate the number of staff in the
  description
• Stipend not FTE

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Amendments

• November 1st through April 1st
• Click the Amend button under Begin Amendment
• Fill out and attach the amendment worksheet to
  the summary page of the application.
  http//www.doe.state.in.us/TitleI/docs/amendment_w
  orksheet.doc
• Only items listed on this sheet will be reviewed
  and considered approved.

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Reasons for Amending

• Programmatic
• Personnel
• Fiscal

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Expenditure Report

• The final expenditure report must be completed
  prior to submitting an amendment.
• Before beginning the amendment the Click Here
  button on the summary page needs to be pressed to
  pull in the carryover from the expenditure report.

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Cash Request Tips

• Do not change the amounts requested for months of
  funding you have already received.
• It takes our office, on average, thirty days for
  the amendment process to be completed.  If you
  file your amendment in December the first change
  should show in January.

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Distributions

• If a district should need more or less monies in
  any given month, they should email the request to
  Linda Ricketts, lrickett_at_doe.in.gov, by the 15th
  of the month before they would like the change. 
• Example If a district needs more money for
  January 2009, The request should be made by
  December 15, 2008.

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• High Performing School
• DuPont Elementary,
• Madison Consolidated Schools
• Karlyn Lamb, Principal
• High Performing School
• Christel House Academy, Charter School
• Indianapolis
• Carey Dahncke, Principal

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Monitoring Panel Notes