Title IA Fiscal Issues.ppt

Title IA Fiscal Issues Jackie Godbout Title IA Program Consultant 624-6705 jackie.godbout@maine.gov Title I Part A – Basic Program for Disadvantaged Part B – Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start Part C – Migrant Education Part D – Neglected Delinquent Part F – Comprehensive School Reform Part G – Advanced Placement Title I-Sec. 1003 Title IA-Sec. 1115(a) Even though the general purpose statement for Title I, Parts A-H is to ensure that all students have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and assessments, Title I, Part A resources are to be used only for programs and services to support all eligible children served under this part as defined under Section 1115(b) or a schoolwide program as defined under Section 1114. Section 1120ATitle IA Fiscal Requirements Maintenance of Effort = LEA Comparability = School Supplement, not supplant = Student Sec. 1120A(a) Maintenance of Effort Requires districts to maintain fiscal effort by at least 90% from year to year. If not, federal funds are reduced. The expenditures on the EF-M-45 are used for this comparison. Determination is made in June using the preceding two completed years’ data. We compare total expenditures and a per pupil expenditure. The LEA must reach 90% in at least one of these categories. Expenditures not considered: Debt service and Capital Outlay A waiver may be requested through USDE Section 1120A(c)Comparability of Services Comparability … …is a precondition to receiving Title I Funds …is about fairness …looks only at state and local resources …compares each Title I school to the average of non-Title I schools or, if all schools are Title I, to each other. Comparability [cont’d] Comparability is flexible. May exclude schools with less than 100 students. Has a variety of measures. May be measured by school size—large vs. small. May be measured school by