Federal Program Updates March 13, 2013 Office of Federal Programs Webpage • wvde.state.wv.us/federal-programs ESEA Flexibility Request New Questions? Comments? Federal Budget Issues Sequestration • http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/ news.html • LEA allocations will vary • Sequestration impact on USDE may cause delays in budget projections ESEA Plan Revisions Expect strategic plan revisions Upon approval of the Flexibility Request: • Title I plans will be revised to reflect the elimination of School Improvement under NCLB • Title I, Title II, Title III and Title VI will be changed to address new Flexibility designations Committee of Practitioners The Committee of Practitioners will meet after we have approval of the Flexibility Request to provide consultation on: • ESEA Consolidated planning documents • ESEA Consolidated Monitoring Protocols • Review of Reward criteria Federal Program Meetings June Face-to-Face Meeting: • Plans • Budgets • 2013-2014 Monitoring Schedule 21st Century Community Learning Centers • Bidders Process for 2013-14 grantees Webinar on March 20th at 9am • Providing after school services to Priority and/or Focus schools will be given bonus points in the bidding process World Languages • • • • Embassy of Spain Agreement Minimum of 5 teachers Critical Shortage Areas Title II Activities Concurrent Sessions 9:00 – 10:20 a.m. Room Concurrent Session Round 1 Session Title Presenter D Title I Distinguished Schools Cresant Elementary, Raleigh County Schools Big Otter Elementary, Clay County Schools ABC Title III Updates Robert Crawford & Mami Itamochi WVDE Office of Federal Programs E Educator Evaluation Reporting & SIPP Michele Blatt, Executive Director WVDE Office of School Improvement FGH On-line Program Documentation Processes Ryan Saxe, WVDE Office of Federal Programs Concurrent Sessions 10:40 – 12:00 pm. Room D Concurrent Session Round 2 Session Title Families Celebrating Literacy & The Leader in Me Presenter Weirton Heights Elementary, Hancock County Schools & Omar Elementary, Logan County Schools ABC Building Connections between K-12 and Adult LEP Programs Cathy Shank, ABE Coordinator WVDE E District Leadership for School Improvement Michele Blatt, Executive Director WVDE Office of School Improvement FGH 21st Century Afterschool Programs Benitez Jackson, Coordinator WVDE Office of Federal Programs Concurrent Sessions 1:00 – 2:20 p.m. Room D Concurrent Session Round 3 Session Title Standard Based Grading & Student Learning Goals Presenter Nutter Fort Intermediate, Harrison County Schools & Cherry River Elementary, Nicholas County Schools ABC Education of Homeless Children and Youth & Community Schools Rebecca Derenge, Kathy Hypes & Paula Fields - WVDE E Personnel Critical Needs Listing & Transition to Teaching Doug Cipoletti, Coordinator WVDE Office of Professional Preparation FGH Implementation Strategies for ESEA Private School Requirements John Ford, Coordinator – WVDE Office of Federal Programs Scheduled Meetings The meeting sessions are concluded at the end of the afternoon concurrent session. If you want to meet with your WVDE liaison, make sure that you schedule that with the individual coordinator. Thank you! & Enjoy the Concurrent Sessions