Title I “Quick Start”

1. Title I “Quick Start” Wisconsin Statewide Title I Network CESA #1 and the Wisconsin DPI Planning for the ESEA Application

2. Objectives • Understand the application requirements. • Understand how to use a variety of tools for planning. • Clarify common questions asked by district ESEA Coordinators.

3. ESEA Application Requirements

4. ESEA Programming Planning Template:Needs Assessment Best Practice Requirements • Targeted Assistance and Schoolwide Programs each conduct universal needs assessment to identify program priorities. • Individual student assessments should be done for Targeted Assistance programs; • Schoolwide programs should still identify students who need additional support; • Multiple assessments should be used to identify students’ needs. • State assessment results • Benchmark assessments • Performance assessments • End-of-course tests

5. ESEA Programming Planning Template:Multiple Sources of Assessment Data • Teachers use current and ongoing student achievement data that describe student achievement • Progress monitoring • Teachers may need professional development to understand how to use assessment results to improve instruction.

6. ESEA Programming Planning Template:District Needs Assessment Review • Data retreat documentation; • Wisconsin RtI Center School-wide Implementation Review (SIR); • Wisconsin PBIS – Team Implementation Checklist (TIC) • District demographic data; • Homeless data; • Parent Involvement data;

7. ESEA Programming Planning Template:Needs Assessment Data Collection • School Improvement plan; • High quality Professional Development; • Building Level Needs Assessment SCHOOLWIDE; • Building Level Needs Assessment TARGETED ASSISTANCE;

8. Good Questions! • Why is it beneficial to conduct needs assessment in the spring? • Who is involved in the needs assessment process? • How are you using results for ESEA planning? • Must you do it every year? Discussion with the larger group will take place in 5 minutes.

9. ESEA Staffing Worksheet • Based on your needs assessment, consider staffing options: • Employee name • DPI Educator File Number (EFN) • Position Assignment • “Highly qualified” • School assignment • School-wide or Targeted Assistance • % FTE • Salary/Fringe • Budget Code

10. Private School Consultation • Districts are required to provide eligible private school children, their teachers and families, with Title I services equitable to those provided to public school children.

11. Private School Title I Target Area Survey To determine projected enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year: • Only include students ages 5 through 17 based on the January 2012 count. • Check addresses to determine district of residence

12. Private School Consultation • It is the responsibility of the student’s home district to assure that students receive equitable Title I services, even in the case of the student attending a private school in another district. • The public school district provides services to the private school eligible students that is comparable to the targeted assistance/schoolwide grade span of the Title I school.

13. Good Questions! • Is it allowable to purchase materials for the private school instead of providing service if they are agreeable? • What happens when the allocation for the private school is so small that we cannot provide service? • Can we take transportation to the private school and cost of preparing for instruction out of the allocation to the private school?

14. Parent Involvement • Parent Involvement is required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. • Parent compacts and a district and school parent involvement policy is required. • ESEA requires an annual evaluation of the district’s parent involvement. • Parents, including those of private school students and homeless students, are to be a very active participant in the planning, student achievement and assessment activities. • Districts and individual schools should review their parent involvement policy annually.

15. Planning for Parent Involvement Activities Epstein’s Six Types of Parent Involvement • Decision Making • Parenting • Communication • Volunteering • Learning at Home • Collaborating School, Family, and Community Partnership: Your Handbook for Action, 3rd edition (2009)

16. Planning for Parent Involvement Activities • Considering your data, what types of parental involvement activities will bring about the greatest gains in student achievement? • Are there special populations that need to be addressed in order to improve student achievement and close gaps?

17. Good Question! • Are we required to allocate funds for parental involvement when our allocation is barely enough to cover staffing needs?

18. ESEA Fiscal Coordination and Collaboration • Integration with federal, state and local programs and initiatives, including individuals responsible for those programs in the collaborative process is required. • Take a comprehensive look at all the funding available in the given school year to achieve the district/school’s goals based on the needs assessment.

19. Title I Program Plan Worksheet • You may use this document to match activities with the goal and performance indicator and identify the funding sources. • These decisions are required as part of the planning process.

20. Thank You! Questions?