Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Oregon Guidance to School Districts
Receiving Title I-D, Subpart 2
Authorized under Title I
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Title I-D
Prevention and Intervention Programs
for Children and Youth Who are
Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
November 2003
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Oregon Department of Education
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW ……………………………………………………………………………..3
CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY……………………………………………………………… 4
DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY………………………………………………………………5
LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN A DISTRICT AND A FACILITY……………………...5-6
DISTRICT TRANSITION AND ACADEMIC SERVICES…………..…………………………..6
USES OF FUNDS………………………………………………………………………….7
ACCOUNTABILITY…………………………………………………………………….7
PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
EVALUATION MEASURES
DEFINITIONS………………………………………………………………………………8
NCLB SUBGRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS……………………………………….9
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Oregon Department of Education
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OREGON GUIDANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
RECEIVING TITLE I-D, SUBPART 2
OVERVIEW
The purposes of NCLB Title I-D subgrants are to improve educational services
for students in institutions for neglected or delinquent students, to provide
students with services needed to make a successful transition from
institutionalization to further schooling or employment and to prevent at-risk
students from dropping out of school.
Title I-D has two subparts. Subpart 1 is granted from Oregon Department
of Education (ODE) to state agencies responsible for the education of students in
state funded facilities for neglected or delinquent students.
Subpart 2 ODE grants to districts having facilities for neglected or
delinquent youth located within district boundaries. Local facilities may be public
or nonprofit private institutions serving neglected or delinquent students. If a
local facility is eligible for Title I-D, subpart 1, or is a foster home, it is ineligible to
receive funds from subpart 2.
Oregon statute and administrative rule requires districts to be responsible
for the educational program of students in facilities located within district
boundaries. This means that the district provides the educational services for
students in the facilities either directly or through contracts.
If a district chooses to use Title I-D grant funds to supplement educational
services provided by an institution, a letter of agreement must be on file
describing the programs of the institution and district involvement in the provision
of services.
A district may choose to fund transition and academic services for
students returning from the institution in place of, or in addition to, contracting
services from the institution. The district is responsible for monitoring the
academic and transitional success of all students served by Title I-D, subpart 2.
Questions may be directed to:
Ardeen Sykes
ardeen.sykes@state.or.us
503-378-3600, ext. 2720
255 Capitol St NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
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Oregon Department of Education
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CRITERIA FOR TITLE I-D, SUBPART 2, FUNDING
Oregon Department of Education (ODE) subgrants Title I-D, subpart 2, to
districts with percentages of children and youth residing in local correctional
facilities (not operated by the state), including community day programs for
delinquent youth.
Oregon aggregates the number of children in locally operated correctional
facilities across the state, divides the Title I-D, subpart 2, allocation by the
number of children to calculate a per child amount. The per-child amount is then
multiplied by the number of eligible students in the district facilities. Districts with
higher than the state average of youth in correction facilities (at least 30
children), or a district whose correctional facility population exceeds 10 % of its
total school-age population, may receive Title I-D, subpart 2, funding. Only
public school districts may apply for, or receive Title I-D subgrant funds.
ODE conducts a survey count of districts annually to determine the number of
children served in local facilities. School districts, with local correctional or
facilities serving neglected students within the district boundaries, contact the
facilities and report the number of eligible students residing in the facility to ODE.
ODE then reports the statewide count to USDE to calculate Oregon’s Title I-D,
subpart 2, allocation.
Eligible students are children and youth between the ages of 5 and 17 years old,
who receive a free public education, have been adjudicated to the local
correctional facility and have been participating in an educational program
provided by the facility for 30 consecutive days, one of which must be in the
month of October. The home district, or the district to which the student will
return, is not relevant for the purposes of this count. All students residing in
facilities within the district boundaries are eligible to be counted.
Not all districts with local correctional facilities receive Title I-D, subpart 2. Only
those having high numbers or percentages of adjudicated youth are eligible to
receive Title I-D funding for delinquent children and youth. Those facilities
served directly by Oregon Youth Corrections are not eligible for Title I-D,
subpart 2.
Annual survey count forms are available on the ODE Student Services website.
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DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IN LOCAL
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Oregon Statute and Administrative Rules address the academic needs of
students residing in correctional facilities located within the boundaries of public
school districts.
DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY
The district in which the residential youth care center is located is responsible for
developing a plan that meets the provisions outlined in ORS 336.580.
The district school board must approve plan for the educational program
provided to students in local Correctional facilities. The district may contract for
services with a private provider, another district or an ESD. In the event that the
district contracts for services, the plan must be made in consultation with the
facility, the contractor and the district. The district is responsible for resolving any
conflicts that may arise during the planning and implementation.
The plan the district is responsible for developing must meet the requirements of
a Free Appropriate Public Education. It must meet all the requirements of:
 Standards for Elementary and Secondary Schools,
 Training partnerships,
 Teachers Standards and Practices Commission Rules
 Special Education Rules,
 School Improvement
 Professional development rules School Governance and
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Student Conduct
 Oregon Achievement Standards including participating in Oregon State
Assessments
Title I-D, subpart 2, must be used to supplement the academic needs of the
students. The district may use funding to contract educational services from the
facility, ESD or public schools. A letter of agreement between the district and the
facility is required, if Title I-D funding is being used for the contract.
LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN A DISTRICT AND A FACILITY
NCLB requires that each correctional facility entering into an agreement with a
local educational agency to provide services to children and youth shall:
 Where feasible, ensure that educational programs in the correctional
facility are coordinated with the student’s home school, particularly with
respect to a student with an individualized education program under
IDEA.
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If the child or youth is identified as in need of special education services
while in the correctional facility, notify the local school
Where feasible, provide transition assistance to help the student stay in
school, including coordination of services for the family, counseling,
assistance in accessing drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs,
tutoring, and family counseling;
Provide support programs that encourage children and youth who have
dropped out of school to reenter school once their term at the correctional
facility has been completed, or provide such children and youth with the
skills necessary to gain employment or seek a secondary school diploma
or its recognized equivalent;
Work to ensure that the correctional facility is staffed with teachers and
other qualified staff who are trained to work with children and youth with
disabilities taking into consideration the unique needs of such children
and youth;
Ensure that educational programs in the correctional facility are related to
assisting students to meet high academic achievement standards;
To the extent possible, use technology to assist in coordinating
educational programs between the correctional facility and the community
school;
Where feasible, involve parents in efforts to improve the educational
achievement of their children and prevent the further involvement of such
children in delinquent activities;
Coordinate funds received under this subpart with other local, state, and
federal funds available to provide services to participating children and
youth, such as funds made available under Title I of Public Law 105–220,
and vocational and technical education funds;
Coordinate programs operated under this subpart with activities funded
under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and
other comparable programs, if applicable; and
If appropriate, work with local businesses to develop training, curriculumbased youth entrepreneurship education, and mentoring programs for
children and youth.
DISTRICT TRANSITIONAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICES
If more than 70% of the returning students will attend district programs,
transitional and support programs must be provided by the district.
District operated transitional and supportive programs are to be designed
primarily to meet the transitional and academic needs of students returning to
district or alternative education programs from local facilities.
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A district that serves a school operated by a correctional facility is not required to
operate a program of support for children and youth returning from the facility
school to a district school, if more than 30 percent of the children and youth
attending the school operated by the correctional facility will reside outside the
boundaries served by the district after leaving such facility.
TITLE I-D, SUBPART 2, DISTRICT USES OF FUNDS
Title I-D, subpart 2, funds may be used for—
 Programs that serve children and youth returning to local schools from
correctional facilities, to assist in their transition to the school environment
and help them remain in school;
 Dropout prevention programs, including pregnant and parenting teens,
students who have come in contact with the juvenile justice system,
students at least 1 year behind their expected grade level, migrant youth,
immigrant youth, students with limited English proficiency, and gang
members;
 Coordination of health and social services if there is a likelihood that the
provision of such services, including day care, drug and alcohol
counseling, and mental health services, will improve the likelihood
students will complete their education;
 Special programs to meet the needs of participating students, including
o vocational and technical education,
o special education, career counseling,
o curriculum- based youth entrepreneurship education, and
o assistance in securing student loans or grants for postsecondary
education; and
 Programs providing mentoring and peer mediation
ACCOUNTABILITY
PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
Each district conducting a Title I-D, subpart 2, program shall evaluate the
program, disaggregating data on participation by gender, race, ethnicity, and
age, not less than once every three years, to determine the program’s impact on
the ability of students—
 To maintain and improve educational achievement;
 To accrue credits toward graduation;
 To make the transition to a district program
 To complete secondary school (or secondary school equivalency
requirements) and;
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Obtain employment children and youth; and
To participate in postsecondary education and job training programs
EVALUATION MEASURES
In conducting an evaluation the district shall use multiple and appropriate
measures of student progress. This may include Oregon State Assessments,
portfolios, and other measures. The evaluation results will be submitted to ODE
on request and used to plan and improve subsequent programs.
If the Title I-D program of the district does not show progress in reducing dropout
rates for male students and for female students over a three-year period ODE
may reduce or terminate funding for the program. ODE may require correctional
facilities to demonstrate, after receiving assistance for 3 years, that there has
been an increase in the number of children and youth returning to school,
obtaining a High School diploma or its recognized equivalent, or obtaining
employment after release to continue to receive Title I-D support.
TITLE ID DEFINITIONS
ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘adult correctional
institution’ means a facility in which persons (including persons under 21 years of
age) are confined as a result of a conviction for a criminal offense.
AT-RISK—The term ‘at-risk’, when used with respect to a child, youth, or
student, means a school aged individual who is at-risk of academic failure, has a
drug or alcohol problem, is pregnant or is a parent, has come into contact with
the juvenile justice system in the past, is at least 1year behind the expected
grade level for the age of the individual, has limited English proficiency, is a gang
member, has dropped out of school in the past, or has a high absenteeism rate
at school.
COMMUNITY DAY PROGRAM.—The term ‘community day program’ means a
regular program of instruction provided by a State agency at a community day
school operated specifically for neglected or delinquent children and youth.
INSTITUTION FOR NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH—
the term ‘institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth’ means—
 A public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, that is
operated for the care of children who have been committed to the
institution or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable state law,
due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians; or
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A public or private residential facility for the care of children who have
been adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision.
NCLB SUBGRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Each district shall submit an application to ODE that includes, as appropriate
and/ or applicable:
A description of:
 The program to be assisted;
 Formal agreements between
o The local educational agency; and
o Correctional facilities and alternative school programs serving
children and youth involved with the juvenile justice system;
A description of:
 How schools will coordinate with facilities working with delinquent students
to ensure that the education program is comparable to one operating in
the local school;
 The program operated by schools for students returning from correctional
facilities and,
 The types of services that such schools will provide such children and
youth and other at-risk children and youth;
 The characteristics (including learning difficulties, substance abuse
problems, and other special needs) of the students who will be returning
from correctional facilities and, as appropriate, other at-risk children and
youth expected to be served by the program, and
 How the school will coordinate existing educational programs to meet the
unique educational needs of the students;
 How schools will coordinate with existing social, health, and other services
to meet the needs of students returning from correctional facilities, at-risk
students, including prenatal health care and nutrition services related to
the health of the parent and the child or youth, parenting and child
development classes, child care, targeted reentry and outreach programs,
referrals to community resources, and scheduling flexibility;
 Any partnerships with local businesses to develop training, curriculumbased youth entrepreneurship education, and mentoring services for
participating students;
 How the program will involve parents in efforts to improve the educational
achievement of their children, assist in dropout prevention activities, and
prevent the involvement of their children in delinquent activities;
 How the program under this subpart will be coordinated with other federal,
state, and local programs
 How schools will work with probation officers;
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The efforts schools will make to ensure correctional facilities working with
students are aware of existing individualized education program; and
The steps schools will take to find alternative placements for children and
youth interested in continuing their education but unable to participate in a
regular public school program.
If the information required is not in the NCLB application, it needs to be found in the district
plans.
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