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Previous Year Four Overview Grant Budget Resources This presentation allows you to: review the overall expectations for Focus Schools, as outlined in Wisconsins ESEA waiver; review the expectations communicated to Focus Schools for years one to three; clarify the Year Four requirements for Focus Schools; examine the requirements for Focus School Grant funds. Focus School Information 2015-2016 Outcomes

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Previous Year Four Grant Budget Outcomes Resources Category 2 Focus School Overview Overview As part of a four-year cohort, Title I Focus Schools must implement state-supported reforms These reforms include the use of the Indistar Continuous Improvement Tool, and implementation and coordination of RTI initiatives in reading, mathematics and behavior, which address the following components: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Collaborative Planning Time Core Instruction and Interventions Professional Development Early Warning Systems (EWS) (middle and high schools only)

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Grant Budget Year Four Resources Overview Outcomes Previous Expectations for Focus Schools: Previous Focus School Expectations Previous Attended the RTI Centers Foundational Overview training Completed the Schoolwide Implementation Review (SIR) to determine baseline RTI implementation in reading or math Implemented PBIS Implemented multi-level system of support in reading and math (RTI)

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Focus School Requirements 2015-2016 Requirements for Focus Schools Year Four: Maintain three active objectives in Indistar (add a task, update a task, or add narrative to a task) RTI PBIS EWS (middle and high schools) Schools Choice (elementary only) Indistar Checkpoints September 30, 2015 January 15, 2016 June 1, 2016 Continue to build multi-level system of support in math and literacy (RTI) Complete and analyze Schoolwide Implementation Review (SIR) results annually Continue to build a PBIS multi-level system of support Recommend completion of PBIS Benchmarks of Quality (BoQ) annually Continue to build a Dropout Early Warning System (DEWS) Access and analyze data from DPI Dropout Early Warning System Grant Budget Resources Overview Previous Outcomes Year Four

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Budget Overview Previous Year Four Outcomes Resources All Focus Schools will receive a Title I-A Focus School Grant for 2015-2016 Focus School Grant 2015-2016 Grant This $14,000 grant must be used to support the professional development needs of staff or to support the utilization of Indistar Grant applications will only be approved after the first successful Indistar compliance check

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Grant Overview Previous Year Four Outcomes Category 6 Resources Focus School Budget Budget Focus School Grant funds must be spent in 2015-16 There is no carryover for the $14,000 Focus School Grant. o All money must be spent in the 2015-2016 school year. All budget revisions and claims must be completed by June 30, 2016. LEAs with Focus Schools have the option of transferring up to 100 percent of their Title II-A funds into Title I-A. LEAs are able to reserve 20 percent of their Title I-A funds to support Focus Schools.

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Grant Budget Overview Outcomes Previous Year Four 7 This text is need for interactive hyperlinking. Do Not Delete Resources Wisconsin RTI Center Wisconsin PBIS Network Dropout Early Warning System (DEWS) Focus Schools Resources