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Learn about the cycle of planning, comparability application, school improvement plans, and accessing the LEAPC for the upcoming school year.
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REGION 3 Planning Workshop for the 2011-12 School Year Office of Field Services
The Cycle of Planning 1 2 3 Comparability Application Submitted 4
School Improvement Template
School Improvement Plans The AdvancED Portal will include six templates for school improvement plans: • Targeted Assistance (TA) Schools • Schoolwide (SW) Schools • Non-Title I Schools • One Building District TA Schools • One Building District SW Schools • One Building District Non-Title I Schools
Access Manage School Improvement MDE Schools 7
Generate and Archive a PDF • After selecting the completed Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Activities for the LEAPC you will need to save your work by clicking on: • Generate and Archive a PDF 10
Save and submit your LEAPC • NEW for 2011-2012 • Save a PDF of your LEAPC. • Attach the PDF to your Consolidated Application under “Attachments”. 12
Required Modifications to the LEAPC Comments related to required modifications for the LEAPC will be in the Consolidated Application “View Comments” section.
Services to Homeless Students • Services to homeless students are to be coordinated with the district’s designated homeless liaison • If the federal programs coordinator and the homeless liaison are the same person, then collaboration must take place with additional stakeholders
Title I and HomelessAppropriate Reservation • Collaborate with district homeless liaison or additional stakeholders, if appropriate • Identify the homeless students and their academic or additional needs • Determine a reasonable amount
Homeless StudentsSet Aside - Reservation • Four Methods • Determine a reasonable amount in collaboration with HL based upon number of homeless and academic and/or educationally related academic needs • Count of homeless, identify academic needs or additional educationally related needs and multiply by district’s Title I, Part A per pupil allocation or by average per pupil allocation
Homeless StudentsSet Aside, Continued • Reserve an amount of funds greater than or equal to the amount of an LEA’s McKinney-Vento sub-grant total, if applicable • Reserve a specific percentage based on your district’s poverty level or total Title I, Part A allocation
Homeless Services TemplateUpload into Consolidated Application • All districts: Obtain the interactive document from the OFS website: • www.michigan.gov/ofs under “Current Topics” • Complete the template and upload according to directions
Evaluation Evaluation procedures for Federally-funded programs are in development and will be available in the AdvancED Portal
Further Assistance • U.S. Department of Education • Guidance Documents http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln • Office of Nonpublic Education http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/index.html • Michigan Department of Education • Office of Field Services • Technical Assistance packets on each grant source • Call your Field Services Consultant
Questions and Answers • Contact your Regional Office of Field Services Consultant: • Region 1…………………….517-373-4009 • Region 2……….……………517-373-0161 • Region 3…………………….517-373-6341 • Region 4…………………….517-373-4004 • Region 5…………………….517-373-4212
MEGS 101 Training Podcasts Available March 4, 2011 http://megs.mde.state.mi.us/megs/