Title I Supplemental Educational Services Application Workshop Academic Year 2007- 08 March 9, 2007

1. Title I Supplemental Educational ServicesApplication WorkshopAcademic Year 2007- 08March 9, 2007

2. Today’s Presenters Glenda J. Virden SES Consultant Leah C. Breen SES Coordinator Office of School Improvement Special Thanks To: • Field Services Consultants • Regina Allen

3. What’s in My Binder?

4. Binder Materials (part 1) • Introduction • Requirements of Schools Not Making AYP • Glossary • Title I, Part A – Section 1116e • Non-Regulatory Guidance

5. Binder Materials (part 2) • Implementation • Responsibilities • Evaluation • Complaint Resolution Process • Appeals

6. Binder Materials (part 3) • Application • Rubrics • Workshop Materials

7. What Do I Need to Know About SES?

8. Requirements for Schools Not Making AYP • Phase 2 or greater • Not made AYP for three consecutive Academic Years

9. Choice and SES Provisions • Public School Choice/Transportation • Title I, section 1116(b)(E) • Supplemental Educational Services • Title I, section 1116(e) Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

10. Guidance Documents • Guidance documents related to public school choice are available: • http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/schoolchoiceguide.doc • http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/charterguidance03.doc Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

11. Supplemental Educational Services Supplemental services are extra academic assistance for low-income students who are attending Title I schools that have failed to make AYP for three or more years (Phase 2 or greater). Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

12. Eligible Students Children who are eligible are those who meet two criteria: • from low-income families, and • attending Title I schools that have failed to make AYP for three or more years (Phase 2 or greater). Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

13. Allowable Services • Tutoring • Remediation • Academic intervention • Instruction must take place outside the regular school day Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

14. Establishing Priorities When more students request services than the school district can fund, the school district must place a priority on serving students who are the lowest achieving. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

15. Responsibilities of the District • Responsibilities include: • Notifying parents about the availability of services; • Helping parents choose a provider, if such help is requested; • Determining which students should receive services when all students cannot be served; Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

16. Length of Time for Providing SES • Schools: Schools that make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years, are no longer required to provide SES. • Students: Students who are eligible to receive SES should receive them for the entire school year or until the student’s allocation is exhausted. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

17. Funding for Supplemental Services (Part 1) • A district must spend the lesser of • the amount the district receives in Title I funding per low-income child; or • the cost of the services themselves.

18. Funding for Supplemental Services (Part 2) • A district is required to spend an amount equal to at least 5% of Title I allocation (if needed), or up to 15%, depending upon the amount that has been utilized for choice and transportation.

19. Funding for SupplementalServices (Part 3) • Districts may transfer funds from other education programs to provide SES.

20. Distance Learning Technology • Some school districts may have a limited number of providers, so organizations that provide distance learning technology should be considered. • Providers that utilize distance learning technology do not have different criteria for eligibility. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

21. What Are My Responsibilities as a Provider?

22. Four Criteria to Approve Providers (Part 1) • The provider must demonstrate a record of effectiveness in improving student achievement. The State defines “demonstrated record of effectiveness.” Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

23. Four Criteria to Approve Providers (Part 2) • Instructional strategies must be of high quality, based upon research, and designed to increase student achievement. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

24. Four Criteria to Approve Providers (Part 3) • Services must be consistent with instructional programs of the school district and with State academic content standards. • Providers must be financially sound. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

25. ProviderProfile • A provider may be a: • School entity (public or private) • Institution of higher education (public or private) • Nonprofit or for-profit organization • Faith-based organization Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

26. Responsibilities of the Provider (Part 1) • Responsibilities include: • Setting specific achievement goals for the student, which must be developed in consultation with the student’s parents and the LEA. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

27. Responsibilities of the Provider (Part 2) • Providing a description of how the student’s progress will be measured and how the student’s parents and teachers will be regularly informed of that progress. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

28. Responsibilities of the Provider (Part 3) • Instruction and content used by the provider are consistent with the LEA and State, and are aligned with State student academic achievement standards. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

29. Responsibilities of the Provider (Part 4) • Establishing a timetable for improving the student’s achievement. • All other specific requirements in the contract between the Provider and the District. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002 Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

30. Responsibilities of the Provider (Part 5) • All other specific requirements in your State application including the Assurances and Code of Ethics. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

31. Responsibilities of the Provider (Part 6) • Meeting all applicable Federal, State, and local health, safety, and civil rights laws. • Ensuring that all instruction and content … is secular, neutral, and non-ideological. Slide prepared by USDOE, October, 2002

32. Additional SES Guidance Federal Non-Regulatory Guidance http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/suppsvcsguid.doc Michigan Department of Education SES Information www.michigan.gov/mde-ses

33. 10 minutes

34. How Will Current Providers be Evaluated?

35. Evaluation of Current Providers • Quality and Performance • Customer Satisfaction • Complaint Resolution History

36. Evaluation of Current Providers (part 2) • Effectiveness • Two years of academic growth • On-site Monitoring • Districts • MDE

37. Evaluation of Current Providers (part 3) • Complaint Resolution History

38. What Do You Do With SES Complaints?

39. What is a Complaint? • Formal Complaint • Written • Specific • Allege action that may violate, misinterpret or misapply law, regulation or policy

40. What is a Complaint? (part 2) • Include substantive documentation • Be within MDE’s jurisdiction • Be signed

41. Who May File a Complaint? • Districts • Providers • Parents • Teachers • Employees

42. Types of Complaints • 30% - Misunderstanding of the law • 30% - Based on rumor • 30% - Business to business complaints

43. Types of Complaints (part 2) • 10% - MDE will or can investigate

44. Complaint Resolution • Receive Materials • Review Materials • Open Investigation • Goal - 30 days

45. Ramifications • Probation • Removal from a district • Removal from the State-approved List

46. The New Provider Application The Application

47. Application Information • ELECTRONIC!!! • www.mde-ses.com • Due – April 20, 2007 • Attachments postmarked on or before April 20, 2007

48. More Application Information • Paper applications • Word processed (not handwritten) • Due April 13, 2007 • VERY specific directions – please read carefully

49. User Login

50. User Registration Form