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Determining Title IA Determining Title IA School AllocationsSchool Allocations

Determining Title IA Determining Title IA School AllocationsSchool Allocations

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District Allocation • Determined by USDE Census

poverty count of children ages 5-17

• Includes students attending private schools

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Allocations to Schools• Annual allocation + carryover

+ transferred funding • Subtract

– Required set asides– Optional set asides

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Carryover• District may carry over 15%

from prior school year• Does not apply if district

receives less than $50,000 • More than 15%

– Apply for waiver

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Transferred FundsFunds transferred into Title

IA become Title IA •Subject to set aside

requirements

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Required District Set Asides

Before allocating to schools• Must fund:

– Services for homeless students – Parental Involvement (allocation

of $500,000 +) – include private schools

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Required Set Asides• District / School improvement

– 20% choice and supplemental services

– 10% professional development

• Professional development

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Optional Set asides• District Administrator for Title

IA program• Salary equalization• Indirect• Extended day/year programs

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Determining Title IA School Allocations

•Add carryover and transferred funds to allocation

•Subtract set asides•Remainder allocated to

schools

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Poverty Criteria• Most Oregon Districts use

Eligibility for Free and Reduced Lunch Counts

• Determine % students:– Eligible for Free and Reduced

Lunch in each District School

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Secondary Schools• HS/MS Students

– Do not apply for free/reduced lunch as elementary students do

• District may use feeder pattern• Project HS/MS free/reduced lunch using

elementary numbers

See USDE Guidance: examples of “feeder” patterns

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Eligible Schools• Must serve schools 75% poverty• May serve schools 35% poverty• Under 35%

– 125% rule applies(See ‘Determining Eligible Schools’

for more information)

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Rank Order Schools•Determine whether district

will rank order:–By grade span or –without regard to grade span

•Rank all schools by % of poverty

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School Allocations  Determine per child amount:

– May use:•same per-child amount•Varied per-child amount

– Must:•allocate higher per-child amount to

schools with higher poverty rates

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School Allocation•Districts with:

– Less than 1000 students–One building per grade span

•Need not target schools

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Funding Eligible Private School Students

Determine:• Number of eligible private school

students in each school attendance area

Multiply school per child amount by number of eligible students

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Funding Schools• Allocate 95% of parent

involvement setaside to schools• Schools in improvement must set

aside 10% of allocation for professional development

• May reduce school allocation 15% to pay for choice and SES

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School Funding• District Coordinator

– Ensure time/effort records are kept

– Ensure comparability among all district schools

– Assist schools in selecting activities

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For Further Information• Title IA Handbook• Online training documents• USDE Non regulatory guidance• NCLB Title IA text