American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
May 28, 2009
ARRA Title I Funds
• Fiscal
year 09-10 funds
• All monies obligated by
Sept. 30, 2011
ARRA Title I Overview
REMEMBER:
• Use
funds
consistent with
the Title I, Part
A statutory and
regulatory
requirements
No waivers
• Comparability
• Private
school participation
• Supplement vs. supplant
Invitation for Waivers
• Set-aside
requirements
• SES student cap
• Carryover cap
• Maintenance of Effort (consider
the extent of the impact of the
economic decline)
Set-aside Waivers - YES
• LEA Improvement
(10%)
• School Improvement
(Choice/SES 20%)
• School Improvement PD
(10% of school allocation)
Set-asides Waivers - NO
• Parent
Involvement (1%)
• Homeless Education
• Private Schools
Q&R
Title I Directors Frequently
Asked Questions about
the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) of 2009
Will the 09 ARRA funds be
utilized only for currently
participating schools?
Local education agencies (LEAs)
decide on an annual basis which
schools will receive Title I school
allotments. The LEA should include
input from all stakeholders when
deciding which schools to continue
serving and/or schools to begin
serving for the first time.
Can a school operate as a
schoolwide program the first year
it is served as a Title I school?
“The comprehensive plan shall be —
(i) developed during a one-year period, unless
— (I) the local educational agency, after
considering the recommendation of the
technical assistance providers under
section 1117, determines that less time is
needed to develop and implement the
schoolwide program [Section
1114(b)(2)(B)(i)(I) of Title I of ESEA].
In NC, the School Improvement
Planning process may accomplish
this requirement.
Can LEAs request a waiver to
serve as a SWP, schools with
less than 40% poverty?
Yes. This is an allowable
waiver request for which NC
has Ed-Flex authority.
Are there guidelines
regarding minimum school
level (per pupil) allocations?
Guidance issued in 2003 states
that for schools the, “allocation
amount must be large enough to
provide a reasonable assurance that
a school can operate a Title I
program of sufficient quality to
achieve that purpose.”
If the LEA chooses to serve
additional schools, will the
paraprofessionals in those
schools be required to meet
the definition of being highlyqualified?
Yes. Title I funds under
ARRA must follow all statutory
requirements under ESEA.
Can stimulus monies be
used to expand preschool
programs?
Yes. ARRA funds provided
under Title I, Part A may be
used for any activities
allowable with regular Title I,
Part A funds.
Can instructional facilitators
be a district-wide initiative
for Title I Schools?
Yes. ARRA funds provided
under Title I, Part A may be
used for any activities
allowable with regular Title I,
Part A funds.
With state budget cuts
affecting teachers, will there
be any waivers regarding
supplement vs. supplant?
No waivers will be allowed for
the supplement vs. supplant
provision of Title I funds.
However, cases of extreme
budget shortfall often provide a
rebuttal for the presumption of
supplanting.
Will the state be able to
hold the ARRA funds until
July 1 to avoid exceeding
the 15% carryover?
Although 50% of ARRA funds
that will be made available in April,
ARRA funds for Title I, A are
considered part of the 2009-2010
total Title I allocation. Carryover
provisions do not apply until
September 30, 2010.
Should regular Title I funds and
ARRA funds be used
simultaneously (at the school
level), or should PRC 050 be
used first to avoid carry-over
issues?
The ARRA funds are considered
part of the total 2009-2010 Title
I allocation. The carryover cap
will be considered on the total of
the two fund streams.
Will LEAs be able to request
a waiver to exceed 15%
carry-over limit for SY 200809? 09-10?
NC has Ed-Flex authority and
may grant carryover waivers to
LEAs more than once in three
years (as outlined in the
regulations) if sufficient
justification is provided.
Can positions supported by
ARRA funds (other than LEA
Improvement) serve the
district at large, or would
services be limited to Title I
schools?
Again, ARRA funds are part of
the total Title I allocation and the
use of funds must adhere to all
applicable statutory
Requirements under Title I, A.
With the reductions in state and
local funding, can all qualifying
students in the district attend
summer programs funded by
stimulus money?
Again, ARRA funds are part of the total
Title I allocation and the use of funds
must adhere to all applicable statutory
requirements under Title I, Part A.
Qualifying students are considered
those students attending Title I schools.
Will the homeless set-aside
increase regardless of whether
the present set-aside is used?
Title I staff should collaborate
with Homeless Education
staff on an annual basis to
determine the reservation
amount from Title I, Part A
funds.
Contact Information
Donna Brown – 919.807.3959
dbrown@dpi.state.nc.us
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/program-monitoring