Introduction to Title I
and Schoolwide
Programs
Presented by:
Division of Academics,
Performance and
Support/Office of School
Support
Division of Portfolio
Planning/Office of School
Development
Agenda for Today’s Webcast
• Overview of Title I
> Description of Title I
> Description of the two types Title I Programs (Targeted
Assistance and Schoolwide Programs)
• Outline the process that schools will need to undertake in
order to become a Schoolwide Program (SWP) School.
• Walk through the SWP proposal
• Discuss next steps and timeline
• Questions and comments
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Overview of Title I
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What is
Title I?
The largest federal aid program for improving the
academic achievement of disadvantaged students.
Originally enacted under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA) of 1965.
ESEA was reauthorized under the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (NCLB) and signed into law in January 2002.
What is the
Purpose of
Title I?
The goal of NCLB and purpose of Title I is to
ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and
significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality
education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on
challenging state academic achievement
standards and state academic assessments.
Source: www.ed.gov
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How is the Goal of NCLB and the Purpose of Title I Accomplished?
Providing greater decision making authority and flexibility to schools.
Providing students an enriched and accelerated educational program
Promoting schoolwide reform and ensuring the access of children to effective, scientifically based
instructional strategies and challenging academic content.
Significantly elevating the quality of instruction by providing staff in participating schools with substantial
opportunities for professional development.
Affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.
Ensuring that high-quality academic assessments, accountability systems, teacher preparation and
training, curriculum, and instructional materials are aligned with challenging state academic standards.
Meeting the educational needs of low-achieving children in high poverty schools.
Closing the achievement gap between high- and low-performing students.
Holding schools, districts, and states accountable for improving the academic achievement of all students.
Distributing and targeting resources sufficiently to make a difference to schools where needs are greatest.
Improving and strengthening teaching, and learning.
Source: www.ed.gov
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How Does Title I Work?
Title I funding is
allocated by the federal
government to states
for distribution to
eligible districts and
schools.
In NYC, school
eligibility is determined
by the percentage of
students eligible for
free lunch (poverty
percentage).
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What are the Two Types of
Title I Programs?
Title I
Programs
Title I Targeted
Assistance
Program (TA)
Title I
Schoolwide
Plan Program
(SWP)
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What is a Title I
Targeted Assistance Program?
A Targeted Assistance school (TA) is one that:
• receives Title I Part A funds to target services to a
select group of children--those identified as not
meeting, or most at risk of not meeting the State's
challenging content standards--rather than for overall
school improvement.
• targeted students are the only students in the school
that are eligible to participate in a Title I funded
activity.
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Characteristics of a
Title I Targeted Assistance Program
Title I funds must
supplement the state
and local resources
received by the
school
Eligible students are
selected on the basis
of academic need
Focus on improving
the achievement of
Title I eligible
students
Title I
Targeted
Assistance
Programs
School consultation
with
parents/guardians of
Title I eligible
students regarding
program planning and
use of funding
Detailed records must
be maintained to
document the use of
Title I funding
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What is a Title I Schoolwide Program?
A Schoolwide Program (SWP) is:
•
built on school-wide reform strategies, rather than separate,
add-on services.
•
address the educational needs of children with comprehensive
strategies for improving the whole school so every student
achieves high levels of academic proficiency.
The Purpose of a Schoolwide Program is…
The purpose of a Schoolwide Program is to improve academic
achievement throughout a school so that all students, particularly
the lowest-achieving students, demonstrate proficiency related to
the state’s academic content standards.
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Characteristics of a Title I Schoolwide
Program
Addresses the needs of
students in an integrated
way.
Stimulates
comprehensive reform
of the entire instructional
program, rather than
operating separate and
fragmented add-on
programs.
Operationalizes a
comprehensive plan that
improves the overall
educational program for
all children in the school.
School consultation with
parents/guardians of
Title I eligible students
regarding program
planning and use of
funding
Title I
Schoolwide
Program
Utilizes federal
resources in ways that
can most effectively
raise the achievement of
students.
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Benefits of a Title I Schoolwide Program
Allows schools to
integrate programs,
strategies, and
resources to support
school-wide reform.
Flexibility of Title I
Funds can be used
SWP funding enables
schools to move away from Title I, Part A and
other federal education
from fragmented
program funds and
programs by
developing and
resources to upgrade
implementing a single, the entire educational
coherent instructional program of the school
in order to raise
plan for the whole
school that addresses academic achievement
for all the students.
the educational needs
of all children.
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Approaches to Schoolwide Reform
A Schoolwide Program allows a Title I school greater flexibility to create an
environment that supports instructional excellence.
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Designing more personalized instructional
strategies where staff can know students
individually and follow their social and academic
progress closely
Integrating professional development for
monolingual and bilingual/ESL staff into the
ongoing instructional activities of the school, for
example, through multidisciplinary planning,
common preparation periods, and locally designed
professional support
Using instructional time more effectively, for
example, through longer periods that allow for indepth instruction, and eliminating the use of pullout programs that reduce the amount of time
students spend out of the classroom during the
school day
Involving parents in their children's education
through greater collaboration with teachers and
other school staff, and increased engagement in
the school's education program
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Comparing Targeted Assistance and Schoolwide Programs
Characteristic
Schoolwide Program
Targeted Assistance
Student
Eligibility
All students in the school
participate in the Schoolwide
Program.
Students who are not meeting or
most at risk of not meeting New
York State’s content standards.
Scope of
Program
Whole-school instructional reform
that leads to achievement by all
students of high State and
citywide standards.
Assistance for students with the
greatest educational need in order
to help them achieve the same
high State and citywide standards
expected of all students.
Planning
School-based planning and a
comprehensive school plan are
required; one year of planning
required prior to implementation
of a new Schoolwide Program.
School-based planning required;
while schools plan their
Schoolwide Programs, they
continue as Title I Targeted
Assistance schools.
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Comparing Targeted Assistance
and Schoolwide Programs
Characteristic
Schoolwide Program
Targeted Assistance
Student
Participation
All students
Students who are most at risk of
not meeting the State’s
challenging standards.
Preferred
Instructional
Approach
Comprehensive building-wide
instructional reform that
supports achievement of high
standards by all students
(approaches include
Bilingual/ESL programs and
native language content area
instruction and materials).
Approaches that lead to
achievement of high standards
by participating students.
Preferably approaches do not
reduce the time participants
spend in the regular classroom:
for example, push-in and after
school programs.
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Comparing Targeted Assistance
and Schoolwide Programs
Characteristic
Schoolwide Program
Targeted Assistance
Use of Funds
Flexibility in combining Title I
funds from federal, State, and
local resources, with the
exception of special education
and funds allocated specifically
for ELL students; funds are used
to benefit all students in the
school, but must be used for
supplemental services, e.g.
providing Academic Intervention
Services to identified students.
Funds may not be combined with
other federal, State, and local
resources; funds must be used to
benefit participating students.
Identification
of
Participating
Students
In accordance with the Title I
law, “no school participating in a
Schoolwide Program shall be
required to identify particular
children as eligible to participate
in this program or to provide
supplemental services to such
children.”
All records that were traditionally
maintained for the Title I program
should continue to be
maintained.
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Comparing Targeted Assistance
and Schoolwide Programs
Characteristic
Schoolwide Program
Targeted Assistance
Supplement
Not Supplant
In no case may Title I funds supplant the State and local
resources that are otherwise allocated to the school.
Consultation
with parents/
guardians
Consultation with parents/guardians of children participating in
the program is required. In New York City, Chancellor’s
Regulation A-655 establishes the SLT as the vehicle responsible for
facilitating consultation with Title I parent representatives
regarding the Title I program planning and the use of the Title I
funding.
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How Does a School Become a Schoolwide Program?
The decision to become SWP is voluntary. It is based on the joint
agreement of the school’s staff, parents and administrators to plan for and
implement a Schoolwide Program.
Step 1: The
core members
of the SLT
(Principal, UFT
Chapter Leader
and the
President of the
PA/PTA) agrees
to apply.
Step 2: The
school
undertakes a
formal school
vote for staff
and for parents.
Step 3: The
school develops
and submits the
SWP Planning
Proposal to the
Office of School
Development.
Step 4: The
Office of School
Development
notifies schools
of the approval
of the SWP
Planning
Proposal in
June.
Step 5: The
school develops
the CEP for
2011-12.
The core members of the SLT must consult with the Chairperson of the
Title I Parent Advisory Council (PAC) or Title I Parent Subcommittee of
the PA or PTA and other members of the School Leadership Team.
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How Do We Conduct a Vote
to Become a Title I SWP School?
Staff Vote: A vote of approval of
60% of the non-supervisory staff
(teachers, paraprofessionals, DC37)
that attend the meeting. The UFT
Chapter Leader facilitates the staff
voting process (this meeting may
also be co-facilitated by the DC 37
representative).
Principal/Administration
Approval: Principal approval
after consultation with all
appointed administrators.
Participation in the planning of a
SWP requires the agreement of
all three constituencies.
Parent Vote: A majority
parent vote by
parents/guardians who vote
at a well-advertised meeting.
The PA or PTA President
facilitates the parent voting
process.
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COMPLETING THE
SCHOOLWIDE
PLANNING
PROPOSAL
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Signature Page:
Complete all information
requested and provide
all applicable signatures
in blue ink.
An original copy of the
signature page must be
submitted to complete
your school’s SWP
proposal.
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
School Leadership Team
Membership:
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Enter names of all team members
and constituency group each
represents (e.g., staff, parent)
Please include student members
(for high schools only)
No signatures are required.
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 1: School Description
Reference your Comprehensive
Educational Plan, grant proposals,
new school educational plan in
providing a narrative description of
your school in this section.
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 2: Collaborative Experiences
Describe the ways in which your school
engages in collaborative discussions
around the needs of the student population
and how to best address those needs in
planning educational programs, e.g.
• SLT monthly meetings
• Faculty conferences/grade level
meetings/SLC meetings
• PA or PTA meetings
• CEP planning process
• External partnerships
Question 3: Current Whole School
Reform Initiatives
•
If applicable, indicate any whole school
reform initiatives your school has recently
participated in or is currently engaged in.
•
If not applicable, indicate N/A.
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 4: Needs Assessment
In this section, describe the activities your
school will engage in to determine the
needs of your student population and the
efficacy of current educational programs
to enable you to design an effective
Schoolwide Program as part of your
2011-12 CEP.
Examples of activities may include:
• Review of Progress Report Data
• Review of Accountability Overview
Report (School Report Card)
• Analysis of student performance on
state assessments
• Analysis of data from the Periodic
Assessments
• Analysis of student, parent and staff
surveys, etc.
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 5: Communication
With Your School Community
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5a- How did your School Leadership
Team inform parents and staff about the
Schoolwide Program Planning Initiative?
> Documentation such as flyers,
letters, notices, e-mails, sign-in
sheets, minutes, agendas are
needed.
> Written notification to
parents/guardians must be
translated, if needed.
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5b- How will your team ensure ongoing
communication with staff and
parents/guardians? (e.g., school
meetings of the PA, PTA, SLT)
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 6: Determination
of Voluntary Participation
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Describe processes and procedures
conducted to facilitate staff and
parent and principal/administrator
agreement.
•
Include documentation such as:
> Certification letter from the UFT
Chapter Leader and/or DC 37
Representative to verify the
outcome of staff vote
> Certification letter from PA or
PTA President to verify the
outcome of the parent vote
> Attendance sheets
> Meeting agendas
> Meeting minutes
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 7: Shared Decision-Making Process
Describe the process your School
Leadership Team will use to make
decisions, i.e.,
• Shared decision making
protocols consistent with
SLT bylaws.
• Consensus decision
making is required under
Chancellor’s Regulation A655.
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 8: Feedback and Approval
Describe the process your SLT will
use to gather feedback from the
school community regarding the
CEP. This may include:
• Input and feedback gathered
from constituency groups at
monthly SLT meetings,
including Title I parent
representatives.
• Discussion of key plan
components at PA or PTA
meetings, faculty conferences
and grade meetings.
• Plan shared via email to
constituent groups in advance
of SLT meeting dates.
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 9: Technical Assistance
Technical assistance may include:
•
Your participation in:
> On-demand webinars
> Network and school-based
meetings conducted by
technical assistance
providers.
•
Technical assistance provided by
staff from:
> NYCDOE Office of School
Development
> Senior Grants Officer
> CFN Staff
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Completing the Schoolwide Planning Proposal
Question 10: Planning Activities
Describe planning activities
that you will conduct this
year to prepare for your
Schoolwide Program.
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Next Steps
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Complete and fax the School Leadership Team Core Member Certification
Letter in Support of School’s Title I Schoolwide Planning (Title I SWP) Proposal
for 2011-2012 by May 23, 2011 to 866-857-0758.
•
Develop and submit your SWP Planning Proposal by June 13, 2011
•
Mail staff/parent certification letters to:
Gwen Hopkins
Director, Title I/NCLB Program Support and Compliance
Office of School Development
New York City Department of Education
52 Chambers Street, Room 219
New York, NY 10007
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Office of School Development will notify schools of SWP planning proposal
approval by June 20, 2011.
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Approved SWP Planning Schools develop a CEP for 2011-12 that is reflective
of all schoolwide planning requirements and inclusive of all required
components of Title I Schoolwide program. The CEP serves as the Schoolwide
Program Plan.
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Tentative TIMELINE OF 2010-11 SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM PLANNING
ACTIVITIES
Activity
Professional development and technical assistance on the
benefits and requirements of SWP delivered via webcast at
Timeline
May 20, 2011
http://www.learndoe.org/osd/login/ and login
Fax the School Leadership Team Core Member Certification
Letter located on page 10 of the proposal template to the Office
of School Development at 866-857-0758.
May 23. 2011
Eligible schools (i.e., staff and parents) make the decision to
become a Title I Schoolwide Program (based on agreement
among core SLT members and affirmative results of staff and
parent voting) and submit SWP planning proposals.
May/June2011
School SWP planning proposals submitted to the Office of
School Development.
June 13, 2011
Participating schools notified of the approval of their SWP
planning proposals.
June 20, 2011
Approved SWP schools develop draft Comprehensive
Educational Plans for 2011-2012 that are reflective of all SWP
planning requirements and inclusive of all required components
of a Title I Schoolwide Program.
September 2011
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Questions or Comments
For more information, please contact:
• CFN Grants Liaison
• CFN/Network Leaders
• Senior Grants Officer (SGO) assigned to your network
• Office of School Development at 212-374-5757
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