Title I

1. Title I Schoolwide Programs (SWP)

2. Why Schoolwide? Flexibility Purpose: to provide schools with high percentages of at-risk children* the flexibility to implement a comprehensive program to increase the academic success of all students, particularly those furthest from meeting high academic standards. * i.e., in the first year of SWP, serves an eligible school attendance area in which > 40 % of the children are from low-income families, or > 40 % of students enrolled in the school are from such families SWP Flexibility: How? • Interventions can be offered for all students - not just those meeting eligibility criteria • Federal, State and local funds can be consolidated** for maximum effectiveness if criteria are met ** Consolidation can be conceptual, i.e., funding stream accounting can remain separate

3. 10 Required Schoolwide PlanComponents • Comprehensive Needs Assessment • Schoolwide Reform Strategies • Instruction By Highly Qualified Teachers • High Quality & Ongoing Professional Development • Strategies to Attract High Quality Highly Qualified Teachers to High Needs Schools • Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement • Transition Plans to Assist Preschool Children from Early Childhood Programs to Elementary School Programs • Measures to Include Teachers in Decisions Regarding the Use of Academic Assessments (selection of appropriate assessments, collection of data and its use to inform instruction) • Activities to Ensure that Students Who Experience Difficulty Attaining Proficiency Receive Effective and Timely Additional Assistance • Coordination and Integration of State, Federal, and Local Services and Programs

4. 10 Required SWP ComponentsMust Be in All Schoolwide Plans The Schoolwide Plan (SWP) can be incorporated into another school plan BUT ONLYIF • All Required SWP Components are EXPLICITLYand Adequately Addressed • Adequately = with strategies for carrying out each SWP component

5. SWP Component Descriptions Commonly Missing from CEPs/SIPsbutRequired • Instruction By Highly Qualified Teachers • Strategies to Attract high quality Highly Qualified Teachers to High Needs Schools • Transition Plans to Assist Preschool Children from Early Childhood Programs to Elementary School (required for elementary schools only) • (Specific) Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement

6. Consolidating Funds in a Schoolwide Program In addition to including all required SWP components, the Schoolwide Plan for eachschool for which funds are to be consolidated must: • identify the specific federal programs and other sources of funds being consolidated; • identify the amount each source is contributing[Section 1114(b)(2)(A)(iii)]; • Use consolidated funds toaddress the specific educationalneeds of the school identified by the needs assessment and included in the comprehensive plan; • describe how the intent and purposes of each of the Federal programswill be met; and • maintain records that demonstrate that the schoolwide program meets the intent and purposes of each of the Federal programs whose funds are being consolidated to support the schoolwide program [Section 1114(a)(3)(C)] See handouts for additional info about which program funds can be consolidated and how to satisfy intent and purposes.

7. For Additional Information: Applicable Federal Law and Regulations • NCLB, Title I, Part A, Section 1114 – Schoolwide Programs • CFR, Title 34, Part 200, Sections 200.25 through 200.29 • 200.25 – Schoolwide Programs in General • 200.26 – Core Elements of a Schoolwide Program • 200.27 – Development of a Schoolwide Plan • 200.28 – Schoolwide Program Components • 200.29 – Coordination of Funds in a Schoolwide Program Federal Non-Regulatory Guidance: • Designing Schoolwide Programs, March 2006 (Program Design/10 Required Components)http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/designingswpguid.doc; and • Title I Fiscal Issues, February, 2008 http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/fiscalguid.doc Ann O’Bryan, NYSED (518) 473-0295; aobryan@mail.nysed.gov 6/11/09