Welcome! 2012-13 Title I, Part A (Title I) Program and Budget Planning March 2012

1. Welcome!2012-13Title I, Part A (Title I)Program and Budget PlanningMarch 2012

2. Purpose • Present guidelines and requirements to assist principals with the planning of their 2012-13 Title I program. • Provide instruction on how to complete Title I Budget Summary Planning Forms

3. Process • Develop school’s Title I program with input and participation from Title I parents, staff, and community • Title I program must be based on: • School’s most recent comprehensive needs assessment • - Student educational data contained in the school’s School Improvement Plan (SIP)

4. Process (cont’d) Title I legislation requires that funds are allocated to schools on the basis of poverty. The funding, however, is designed for students who require the most academic support: • In meeting the standard of Proficiency on State academic assessments, (i.e. MEAP, MME)

5. Use of Funds • Title I expenditures must be based on school’s most recent comprehensive needs assessment • Use of Title I funds must be described in the school’s SIP Plan

6. Use of Funds (cont’d) • Implement effective programs that will augment the Schoolwide or Targeted-assistance model • Title I funds must be used to increase academic achievement in one, or all of the core content areas: • ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies

7. Budgeting Priorities • Please build your budget to the full allocation • Schools in Phases 1 or 2 of School Improvement -- no AYP for two or three consecutive years -- must reserve and spend 10% onprofessional development activities

8. Budgeting Priorities (cont’d) • Design a program that delivers supplemental instruction to students during the course of the regular school day • Administrative costs may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the core allocation E.g. Function Codes 226, 261, 282, 283

9. Personnel • Submit a Form 4034 to your Title I compliance administrator, with your completed budget forms, when assigning or releasing Title I personnel

10. Programming Priorities • Requests for Title I-funded staff, must be based on current salary and the 2012-13 fringe benefit and tax rates (found in our documents) Please Note: If Title I allotment cannot support a staff position, please complete & submit a Form 4034, to the Department of Human Resources to release staff

11. Programming Priorities (cont’d) • Extended Day positions are based on contractually-established rates per position, and must include pension and FICA amounts. • Request for workshop stipends, must include appropriate rate, pension, and FICA amounts.

12. Programming Priorities (cont’d) Other Title I Initiatives • After School Program • Summer Program • Supplemental Supplies are limited to supporting Title I Targeted Assistance or Schoolwide program strategies.

13. Consolidated Application Purpose • Promotes coordination between Federal funding sources and programs • Ensures Title I program, goals, strategies, and professional development activities are aligned with the school’s SIP Plan • Ensures Title I expenditures are legislatively compliant • Ensures that proposed program is supplemental and does not pay for District-required activities.

14. Required Planning Forms are Due onApril 24, 2012 • Statement of Assurances • Budget Process Checklist • Title I Budget Development Team Sign-off • School Budget Planning Summary • DPS Buy-In Summary of Services

18. Budget Summary Forms

20. If you need any assistance, please contact your Compliance Administrator. Department of State & Federal Programs Office of Title I & Section 31a Compliance Contact List

21. Evaluations

22. Questions?