TITLE I FUNDS

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TITLE I FUNDS American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA)
Principals Meeting June 11, 2009
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ARRA vs. REGULAR TITLE I

• Title I ARRA
• Two year timeframe
• 1st Allocation May 2009 / 2nd Allocation Fall
  2009
• Must be processed and tracked separately
  different fund codes and applications.
• Expenses are required to be classified as
  Recovery or Investment
• Supplement not Supplant provisions apply.
• Title I Regular
• 1 year timeframe September 1, 2009 to August
  31, 2010
• Must be processed and tracked separately
  different fund codes and applications.
• Supplement not Supplant provisions apply.

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SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT

• Title I funds may not take the place
  ofsupplantpublic education services that are to
  be provided to all students. Title I funds should
  only supplement, and to the extent practical,
  increase the level of funds that would, in the
  absence of Title I funds, be made available from
  non-Federal sources for the education of children
  participating in Title I programs.

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ABOUT YOUR ALLOCATIONS

• In school year 2009-2010 the district will be
  serving all schools with Title I funds, including
  the 4 major high schools.
• In total, schools will be receiving an additional
  2.4 million over the 2008-2009 school level
  allocations.
• When determining allocations, schools are ranked
  by poverty percentage with priority given to
  those with the highest poverty.
• Schools with expected decreases to enrollment
  will see a decrease in Title I funds.
• Reminder Pre-K children were excluded when
  determining poverty percentages for each school.
• All schools with a NCLB status of Corrective
  Action or Restructuring received an allocation of
  at least 85 of their prior years allocation.

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TITLE I ARRA - PURPOSE

• Provides supplemental resources to local school
  districts in order to help improve teaching and
  learning for students in high poverty schools
  most at risk of failing to meet the states
  academic achievement standards.
• Activities funded through the ARRA Title I
  grant must be designed to help improve education
  for at-risk students and close achievement gaps.
  
• ARRA funds are categorized into two priorities
• 1. Recovery
• 2. Investment

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TITLE I ARRA - RECOVERY

• Under this priority districts may consider using
  funds to advance ARRAs short-term economic
  objectives by investing quickly to support or
  expand existing Title I programming in support of
  the districts academic achievement goals.
• Activities funded under this priority can only
  be sustained beyond the grant period with
  additional funds.

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Schools proposing to use Title I ARRA funds for
Recovery purposes must respond to each of these 6
items
TITLE I ARRA - RECOVERY

• Describe the proposed recovery activities and
  explain how the proposed activities will
  supplement (be in addition to) activities that
  the district would otherwise support through
  state or local funds.
• When will the funds be used? Indicate relevant
  school year(s) (SY2009-10 including 2009 summer
  programs, SY2010-11).
• Describe how the proposed activities are
  coordinated with the use of funds provided by the
  districts regular FY10 and/or FY11 Title I
  grant.
• Describe how the proposed fund use will support
  and strengthen regional/collaborative approaches
  to educational service delivery, if applicable.
• Describe the rationale for using ARRA funds to
  support the proposed activities.
• 6. Does the district plan to sustain the proposed
  activities beyond the grant period? If so, how
  will the district do so?

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TITLE 1 ARRA - INVESTMENT

• Under this priority districts may use funds to
  advance ARRAs economic goals by investing these
  one-time funds strategically in areas that will
  result in long-term improvements in Title
  I-funded programming. Funds spent under this
  priority should yield lasting results without
  creating recurring costs that are unsustainable
  beyond the grant period.
• 4 Categories under Investment

3. Educator Quality and Effectiveness Increase
educator effectiveness and equitable distribution
of qualified teachers, para-educators,
administrators, and other personnel working with
Title I-eligible students. 4. Support and
Intervention Improve implementation of intensive
and effective systems, supports, and programming
for the districts lowest performing schools and
students.
1. College and Career Readiness Develop
activities which will result in greater numbers
of students effectively prepared for college and
careers. 2. Assessment and Data
Systems Increase or improve implementation of
high-quality assessment and data systems to track
progress and foster continuous improvement.
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TITLE I ARRA - INVESTMENT
Schools proposing to utilize Title I ARRA funds
for investment must propose the investment
activity and respond to the following 9
questions

• Describe the proposed investment activity and
  explain how the proposed activity will supplement
  (be in addition to) activities that the district
  would otherwise support through state and local
  funds.
• Indentify the specific gaps or weaknesses that
  will be addressed by the proposed investment
  activity.
• Describe the implementation timeline, and
  indicate when the funds will be used (SY2009-10
  including 2009 summer programs, SY2010-11)
• Describe how the district will assess the
  implementation and impact of the proposed
  investment activity.
• 5. Describe how the district will use information
  collected through 4 above to guide decisions
  regarding this activity.

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TITLE I ARRA - INVESTMENT
Questions continued..

• Describe how the proposed investment activity is
  aligned with the districts strategic priorities
  and associated activities.
• Describe how the district plans to coordinate the
  funds for this activity with other ARRA or
  regular entitlement funds or through
  regional/collaborative approaches to educational
  service delivery.
• Describe the anticipated long term benefits that
  will result from the proposed activity. Provide
  information on how the investment will increase
  the long-term capacity of teachers, schools
  and/or the district to raise achievement for
  students. Include information, as applicable,
  about the other benefits that will continue
  beyond the grant period.
• 9. Describe how the activity, or its benefits,
  will be sustained beyond the grant period.

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REGULAR TITLE I

• As of today, the district has not received a
  final Title I allocation from the state. We are
  expecting to receive level funding in FY 2010.
• Due to the ESE changing the application process
  for the regular Title I funds, the district will
  be requiring principals to submit their budget
  documents on detailed forms categorizing all
  projected Title I expenses for your school.
  These forms will be made available electronically
  on the districts website.
• All regular Title I expenses at your school will
  need to be categorized under one of the following
  4 activities
• 1. Educator Quality and Effectiveness
• 2. Support and Intervention
• 3. Assessment and Data Systems
• 4. College and Career Readiness
• (For a further description of the above
  activities please reference the Title I ARRA
  Investment slide). After selecting the
  appropriate activity category you will be
  required to respond to a series of questions
  similar to those being asked under the Title I
  ARRA application.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• The NCLB office will be sending further
  information regarding the application process for
  both Title I ARRA and regular Title I. We will
  be providing a link to the necessary forms. All
  applications will need to be submitted
  electronically.
• Schools in improvement status will be required to
  set aside 10 of both their regular Title I
  allocation and Title I ARRA allocation.
• A preliminary deadline for the school level Title
  I and Title I ARRA applications will be Friday
  July 10, 2009.
• For additional information regarding Title I ARRA
  and regular Title I please visit
  http//www.doe.mass.edu/arra/

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• Dr. Denise L. Pagán-Vega Chief of Grants
  Management
• E-mail pagan-vegad_at_sps.springfield.ma.us
• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
• Mindie Richter - Senior Manager of No Child Left
  Behind (NCLB) ComplianceE-mail
  richterm_at_sps.springfield.ma.us
• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
• Nealon Jaynes-Lewis Supervisor of NCLB and
  Special projects (Supplemental Educational
  Services) and the McKinney-Vento ActE-mail
  jaynes-lewisn_at_sps.springfield.ma.usPhone (413)
  787-7294 Fax [phone]
• Patricia A. McCarthy - Administrative Executive
  AssistantE-mail mccarthyp_at_sps.springfield.ma.us
• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
• Stacy Cichaski Administrative Assistant, No
  Child Left Behind Compliance
• E-mail cichaskis_at_sps.springfield.ma.us
• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]