Title IA-Improving The Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged

1. Title IA-Improving The Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Federal Programs Director (Local Liaison) Tom Farley Family Liaison Facilitators San Juanita DeLaCruz – Migrant Coordinator Anna Cruz • Title I-A is intended to help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments. • Title I-A targets these resources to the districts and schools where the needs are greatest.

2. Title IA Money Set Asides “Money Set Asides” include percentages of allocation for: • Administration • Salaries • Parent Involvement • SES – NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME • Transportation • Professional Development • A maintenance of effort is required of all federal educational programs.

3. Title IC – Migrant Education Federal Programs Director (Local Liaison) Tom Farley Family Liaison Facilitators San Juanita DeLaCruz – Migrant Coordinator Anna Cruz • The purpose of the program is to support high-quality educational programs for migrant children to help reduce the educational disruptions that result from repeated moves; • ensure that migrant children who move among and within the States are not penalized in any manner; • ensure that migrant children are provided with appropriate educational services (including supportive services) that address their special needs in a coordinated and efficient manner;

4. ensure that migrant children receive full and appropriate opportunities to meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet; • design programs to help migrant children overcome educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors that inhibit the ability of such children to do well in school, and to prepare such children to make a successful transition to postsecondary education or employment; and • ensure that migrant children benefit from State and local systemic reforms.

5. Title I Part D – Neglected, DelinquentFederal Programs Director (Local Liaison)Tom FarleyFamily Liaison Facilitator San Juanita DeLaCruz – Migrant Coordinator • Title I, Part D, of NCLB, also called The Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk, ... • “Neglected programs” are institutions for children and youth who are neglected and are in public or private residential facilities, other than a foster home, that are operated primarily for the care of children who have been committed to the institution or voluntarily placed under applicable State law due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians. Neglected programs and students receiving funds solely through Title I, Part A, should not be reported under Title I, Part D.

6. Title IIA – Improving Teacher Quality Federal Programs Director (Local Liaison) Tom Farley The purpose of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, Title II, Part A is to increase student academic achievement through strategies such as: • Improving teacher and principal quality; • Increasing the number of highly qualified teachers (HQT) in the classroom; • Increasing the number of highly qualified principals and assistant principals in the classroom; and • Holding school districts and schools accountable for improvements in student academic achievement

7. Idaho Title III/ State LEP Program's Federal Programs Director (Local Liaison) Tom Farley Mission is: • To provide assistance to school districts in meeting the educational needs of English language learners. • To promote culturally relevant and responsive curriculum, instruction, and assessments that embrace the unique identities of English language learners. • To help break down social and academic barriers that prevent English language learners from succeeding in schools. • LEP students may be coded: LEP1, LEP2, LEPx for ISAT purposes

8. LEP Definition Continued • A LEP student is a student who is placed in a specific language development program. Not all English language learners (ELLs) will be placed in a specific program, due to being exited, parental waivers, etc. • A student should be considered LEP and provided services if they (1) have a home language other than English then (2) score below the proficient level on a language proficiency test, and (3) parents do not waive services. • A student should not be considered LEP if their language ability is not significantly influenced by a home language other than English.

9. Title X – Homeless Education Federal Programs Director (Local Liaison)Tom FarleyFamily Liaison FacilitatorSan Juanita DeLaCruz – Coordinator • Schools in the district will ensure that children and youth who are homeless are free from discrimination, segregation, and harassment. (District has an approved and published Homeless Policy.) • Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including: Children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, campgrounds, or trailer parks due to a lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting placement in foster care.

10. Services for Homeless Children • Children and youth experiencing homelessness will be provided services comparable to services offered to other students in the selected school, including: • Transportation services; Title I, Part A services; All federal educational services; Vocational and technical education programs; Gifted and talented programs; Before- and after-school programs • LEA will ensure that children identified as homeless receive priority enrollment in preschool programs operated by the district • Youth identified as homeless will be referred to the LEA Food Service office for immediate processing • Any tardiness or absence related to a child or youth’s living situation will be excused