Nonpublic School Service Updates

1. Nonpublic School Service Updates April 3, 2014

2. Presenters Regina Lukich, Consultant Karl Koenig, Consultant Office of Federal Programs

3. Nonpublic Service Discussion Topics

4. What’s NEW? Ohio’s Timeline for LEA Consultation with Nonpublic School officials Clarification of Nonpublic Qualifying Student Data

5. Nonpublic Equitable Funding Concerns Ed Flexibility Waiver Nonpublic HQT Documentation

6. What’s NEW with the Nonpublic School Service System?

7. Confirmation E-mails Participation Form Sign-Off

8. Nonpublic Confirmation Message NonPublic Email:vrena@thotl.orgNonPublic Message:NonPublic Contact: Suber, VeronicaThe status of a participation form with Akron City(043489) and your nonpublic has changed. Please review the form and complete any necessary steps to ensure the status of the form is Final.==============================

9. Public Confirmation Message Public Email:jah45162@akron.k12.oh.usPublic Message:District Contact: Hoynes, JacquelineThe status of a participation form with Emmanuel Christian Academy(120865) and your district has changed. Please review the form and complete any necessary steps to ensure the status of the form is Final.

10. Ohio’s Timeline for Nonpublic School Service • Open – March 10, 2014 • Deadline – May 16, 2014 • Reference: CCIP Doc Library Ohio’s timeline for district consultation with Nonpublic School Officials

11. Ohio’s Timeline for LEA Consultation with Nonpublic School officials April/May Verify Student Enrollment Initial Consultation w/Nonpublic Officials Annual Evaluation Reported

12. Ohio’s Timeline for LEA Consultation with Nonpublic School officials May/June Participation Form Sign-Off for “Final” Status Complete the Nonpublic Consultation Guide

13. Ohio’s Timeline for LEA Consultation with Nonpublic School officials June/July Set completion dates Complete the consultation guides July/August Validate nonpublic service amounts Plan for Fall nonpublic service

14. Ohio’s Timeline for LEA Consultation with Nonpublic School officials August/September Verify qualifying student enrollment Validate equitable service amounts September/October Begin services/contracted Services Document highly qualified teacher/attestation

15. Ohio’s Timeline for LEA Consultation with Nonpublic School officials October/November Document Title I annual meeting Parent/Teacher/Student compact Multi-Criteria Assessment November/December Academic Progress Reporting

16. Qualifying Student Enrollment Title I Economically & Academically Eligible Title III Limited English Proficient/Immigrant IDEA Individual Service Plans

17. Nonpublic Enrollment 1 When do we identify and verify nonpublic student counts?

18. Nonpublic Enrollment Data Evaluate for Individual Service Plans Use Limited English Proficient/immigrant qualifiers Validate the low income and academically eligible students

19. Nonpublic Enrollment 2 What are the responsibilities of the public school district to assess and qualify students for service?

20. Qualifying Students for Title I Academic Eligibility: Provide an academic scoring system with a maximum score for serving Title I students; and Low Income: Use 2013-2014 school year household low income information

21. Title III-Limited English Proficient

22. Title III Limited English Proficient Students home/native language is not English Level of proficiency in English is such that not effectively able to participate in classrooms

23. Title III Limited English Proficient Limited English proficient students are identified through a formal English Language Proficiency Assessment

24. Title III Immigrant Students 3 through 21 years old Born in any State of the United States Not attending one or more schools in the U.S. for more than three full academic years

25. Title III Immigrant Students, Non-Limited English Proficient Students who are immigrants, but are not Limited English proficient students

26. Eligible Students with Disabilities Total nonpublic students with disabilities count: Students in the school district’s attendance area with served or unserved Individual Education Plans and/or Individual Service Plans.

27. Eligible Students with Disabilities Student Count Include: Jon Peterson Scholarship Grant Autism Scholarship Program

28. Nonpublic Enrollment 3 Could multiple services be provided to the nonpublic school students and what does this mean for Nonpublic School Service System (NS3) enrollment data?

29. Multiple Services Qualifying Nonpublic Students could be duplicated in qualifying enrollment data: Title I Title III Limited English Proficient and Immigrant IDEA-Part B Special Education

30. Administrative Costs Administrative costs charged off from nonpublic school service amounts are not permitted.

31. Transferability School districts can transfer up to 100% of its Title II-A program funds into Title I, Part A. Nonpublic consultation is required before the district makes decisions about transferability of federal funds.

32. Transferability Nonpublic has choices: 1.) continue to support professional development activities currently in place, leaving Title II-A funding budgeted in the nonpublic school service area; or

33. Transferability Nonpublic has choices: 2.) participate in the transfer of Title II-A into Title I for expanded intervention student services. 

34. Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements for Nonpublic Services

35. School District Personnel File Requirements Annual updates of Highly Qualified Teacher worksheets from: Ohio’s Teacher Toolkit - Forms A-F Other validation documents include: College Transcripts Para Pro Test Score License/Permit Assignments – Academic Subjects and Grade levels assigned

36. Highly Qualified TeacherRequirements for Nonpublic School Service Title I supplemental academic teachers and paraprofessionals (contracted or hired) must meet the Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) Requirements

37. Title I Parent Notifications Parents Right to Know – Section 1111(h): Notification to parents of Title I – served schools Parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers.

38. Services Provided for Nonpublic Schools

39. Services may be provided by: • An employee of Public District; or • Contracted services with: • Individual • Agency Provider Contract Terms and Conditions • number of students served • hours worked • academic progress

40. Service Contract Process District Requirements Procurement Procedures • Bidding Process - if exceeds small purchase threshold of $25,000 • Meet Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements

41. Optional Title I Set Asides to Eliminate for Equitable Service Calculation Administrative Salary Differential Other

42. Optional Title I Set Asides Eliminated when calculating Equitable Nonpublic School Service Amount

43. Equitable Title I Set Asides Professional Development Parent Involvement

44. What if the Enrollment data is inaccurate after May 16, 2014? Update the following: Participation Form comments log Public and Nonpublic Officials confirm data Consultation Guide service data Confirmation in the CCIP History Log

45. Resource Videos and Documents

46. education.ohio.gov

47. Follow Superintendent Ross on Twitter

48. Social Media Ohio Families and Education Ohio Teachers’ Homeroom ohio-department-of-education storify.com/ohioEdDept @OHEducation OhioEdDept

49. Questions