Becca Marsh, SIP State Coordinator Title I School Improvement

Becca Marsh, SIP State Coordinator
Title I School Improvement
Texas Education Agency
Division of NCLB Program Coordination
©2010 by the Texas Education Agency
The purpose of Title I, Part A School
Improvement funds is to provide
supplemental funding to Local Education
Agencies (LEAs) to assist Title I, Part A
schools identified in need of improvement to
implement school improvement strategies
which provide a high-quality education, that
will enable all children to meet the State
student performance standards.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/titleia/sip/20
10-2011/sip-campus.html
 Fiscal Responsibilities
 LEA & Campus
 Addressed in detailed slides
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Campus Improvement Plan
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Revise within 3 months of SIP Identification
In consultation with parents, school staff, LEA
Cover a two year period
Elements to be included found at link listed above
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LEA Responsibilities
 Review CIP within 45 days of receipt
 Technical assistance to campus
 Parent notification
 School Choice – Stage 1
 School Choice and SES – Stage 2 and above
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Campus Principal required to participate
 Stage 1 – SIRC Introductory Meeting & TSI
 Stage 2 and above – Transition webinars & TSI
Texas School Improvement (TSI) Conference
 Stage 1 must participate in the Campus Administrative
Mentor (CAM) Program
 Stage 2 and above must participate in the Technical
Assistance Program (TAP)
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If less than 100% core academic subject areas
taught by highly qualified teachers at start of
year:
 Stage 1 required to review the campus Highly Qualified
Continuous Improvement Plan( HQCIP) with the CAM
 Stage 2 and above must submit the HQCIP to TEA by
designated deadline
Additional Stage 1 Requirements
 Criteria to be posted on LEA website for
School Choice(SC)
◦ Number of students eligible for SC
◦ Number of students participating in SC
◦ List of available schools students may transfer
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Reallocation procedure to reallocate 20%
reservation
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Additional Stage 2 and above
 Arrange for Supplemental Educational Services (SES) for
eligible students
 Implement EZSES Management System
 Participate in the Evaluation of SES
 Criteria to be posted on LEA website for SC & SES
 Reallocation procedure for 20% reservation
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Additional Stage 3
 Identify and implement a Corrective Action
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Additional Stage 4
 Prepare a Restructuring Plan with parents and campus
staff
 Make arrangements to implement Restructuring Plan if
campus advanced to Stage 5 in following year
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Additional Stage 5
 Implement Restructuring Plan
Campuses are required to use the parent
notification letters provided by TEA in both
English and Spanish.
 These letters are available on the TEA web
site at:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/titleia/sip/20
10-2011/sip-campus.html
 School Choice Parent Notification Letters are
required to be sent at least 14 days before
the uniform start date for school each year.
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School Choice Parent notification
letters are required to be mailed to
TEA at the same time they are
disseminated from the LEA to the
parents.
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SES parent notification letters and packets are
due to parents by the uniform start date of
school.
SES parent notification letters and packets are
required to be mailed to TEA at the same time
they are disseminated from the LEA to the
parents.
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Revise the district improvement plan to
include the criteria listed
NEW
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NEW
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Notification to parents of all students in the
district of the LEA SIP Stage and indicator
missed, and how the parents can get
involved. The dissemination of this notice to
parents and TEA is due by October 15, 2010.
ICR level will be elevated if notification is not
sent.
SIP LEA Fiscal Responsibilities
Title I, Part A
LEA Allocation
Required
Reservation
Transportation
SES
Transportation
+ SES
The statute (PL.107-110, Section 1116 (b) (10) (A)) states “an amount equal to”
meaning that Title I, Part A; SIP; and/or other available funds may be used to meet
this requirement.
SIP LEA Fiscal Responsibilities
Title I, Part A
CAMPUS
Allocation
Required
Reservation
Professional
Development
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Due in eGrants October 22, 2010
Actual roll forward from Formula Funding in
early December
Reallocated amount
Maximum entitlements
Amend Applications to budget additional
amounts
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Pre-award
Capital Outlay Schedule 6600 Justification
Questions
Letter or memo describing how roll over
funds from a campus that exited SIP will be
used at a different SIP campus
SIP/SIP Academy Justification Questions:
1.
How is the program, activity, strategy, or
item reasonable and necessary to carry out
the intent and purpose of the program?
2. How does the program, activity, strategy, or
item address a need previously identified in
the campus comprehensive needs
assessment?
How was the program, activity, strategy, or
item to be funded described in the campus
or district improvement plan before the
decision was made to pay the expenditure
from SIP funds?
4. How will the program, activity, strategy, or
item be evaluated to measure a positive
impact on student achievement?
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5. How is the program, activity, strategy, or
item supplemental to nonfederal programs
and is it supplemental to Title I, Part A?
6. How will this program, activity, strategy or
item help the campus exit school
improvement?
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eGrants – SIP Application
◦ Instructions
◦ Guidelines Related to Specific Costs
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OMB Circular A-87
Appendices
Program Guidance
PL 107-110
Ask Us
Campuses that exit School Improvement are no
longer eligible for SIP funds and may not
obligate, encumber or expend SIP funds after
the date of the AYP/SIP release indicating
they met AYP status and exit SIP. For any
funds obligated prior to exiting, the service
must be received prior to exit.
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SIP/SIP ARRA Compliance Reports
◦ SIP/SIP ARRA LEA Compliance Report due through
eGrants first business day of August
◦ SIP/SIP ARRA Campus Compliance Report due
through eGrants September or October
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School Choice parent notification letters due
for schools who do not exit SIP and for those
newly identified in SIP 14 days before the
uniform start date
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SES Parent Notification Letter and Packet due
by uniform start date for school
SIP/SIP ARRA Application Opens in eGrants in
September
SIP/SIP ARRA Application due to TEA six
weeks after it opens
SIP/SIP ARRA Application amendments due
June 1
School Choice Parent Notification Letter for
existing SIP campuses due in June
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NCLB Website
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/
School Improvement Program (SIP)
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/titleia/sip/2
010-2011/
NCLB Updates
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/list
SIP/SES Listserv
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us.list
Contact the Division of Performance Reporting
for data questions
Website: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/
Phone: 512 463-9704
Texas Education Agency
NCLB Program Coordination
School Improvement Unit
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
NCLB Telephone (512) 463-9374
School Improvement Unit (512) 463-9374,
Option 3
Fax (512) 305-9447
[email protected]
Anita Villarreal, State Director
Title I School Improvement
512-463-9402
[email protected]
Rita Ghazal, SES State Coordinator
512-936-9374
[email protected]
Becca Marsh, State Coordinator
512-936-2256
[email protected]
Norma Yanez
Program Specialist
512-463-3002
[email protected]
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