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This part of No Child Left Behind Act supports programs in schools and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to improve the learning of children from low-income families. The U.S. Department of Education provides Title I funds to states to give to school districts based on the number of children from low-income families in each.

Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates adjusted for the cost of education in each state.

  • Basic grants provide additional funds to LEAs in which the number of children counted in the formula is at least 10 and exceed 2 percent of an LEA's school-age population.
  • Concentration Grants flow to LEAs where the number of poor children exceeds 6,500 or 15 percent of the total school-age population.
  • Targeted Grants are based on the same data used for Basic and Concentration Grants except that the data are weighted so that LEAs with higher numbers or percentages of poor children receive more funds. Targeted Grants flow to LEAs where the number of poor children is at least 10 and at least 5 percent of the LEA's school-age population.
  • Education Finance Incentive Grants (EFIG) distribute funds to states based on factors that measure 1) a state's effort to provide financial support for education compared to its relative wealth as measured by its per capita income and 2) the degree to which education expenditures among LEAs within the State are equalized. Once a State's EFIG allocation is determined, funds are allocated to LEAs in which the number of poor children is at least 10 and exceeds 5 percent of the LEA's school-age population.

LEAs target the Title I funds they receive to schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. Unless a participating school is operating a schoolwide program, the school must focus Title I services on children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet local academic standards. Schools enrolling at least 40 percent of students from poor families are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school.

Guidance

2007 Parent Involvement Requirements 2007 Parent Involvement Requirements 2008-01-10 10:54:00

2008-09 Title I Reference Manual 2008-09 Title I Reference Manual (2008-06-09) 

icon Spring 2006 Title I Update (231.22 KB 2006-07-31 11:06:28) (PowerPoint)

icon Title I Program Evaluation (Sample) (12.73 KB 2006-07-31 11:10:09)

icon Title I Parent Survey (Sample) (12.48 KB 2006-07-31 11:20:55)

icon Title I Parent Involvement Survey (Sample) (14.71 KB 2006-07-31 11:25:45)

icon Title I Classroom Teacher Survey (Sample) (10.7 KB 2006-07-31 11:16:55)

icon Schoolwide Section 1114 Excerpt (26.01 KB 2006-07-31 11:35:27)

icon Schoolwide Programs (49.31 KB 2006-07-31 11:31:37)

Funding

Applications for this program are available electronically at the Iowa Dept. of Education Secure Site.

Title I Allocations 2007 2008 Title I Allocations 2007 2008 2007-11-01 14:21:07

2006-07 Title I Allocations 2006-07 Title I Allocations 2007-02-23 10:51:03

2005-06 Title I Allocations 2005-06 Title I Allocations 2007-02-22 16:21:13

2004-05 Title I Allocations 2004-05 Title I Allocations 2007-02-22 16:22:14

2003-04 Title I Allocations 2003-04 Title I Allocations 2007-02-22 16:23:12 

Programs

2005-06 Schoolwide Program Schools

icon 2005-06 Schoolwide Program Schools (72 KB 2006-07-31 10:36:45)

2005-06 Targeted Assistance Program Schools

icon 2005-06 Targeted Assistance Program Schools (248.5 KB 2006-07-31 10:42:06)

Contacts

Consultant Staff Area of Responsibility
Paul Cahill, Title I Administrative Consultant
Teaching & Learning Services
(515) 281-3944
E-mail: paul.cahill@iowa.gov 		Major responsibility for the overall coordination
Serves as the State contact for Title I issues.
Donna Eggleston,Title I Consultant
Teaching & Learning Services
(515) 281-3999
E-mail: donna.eggleston@iowa.gov		 Serves as State Migrant Education Coordinator
and Supplemental Services/School Choice contact.
AEA 4, 8, 11 and 12.
Sandy Johnson, Title I Consultant
Teaching & Learning Services
(515) 281-3965
E-mail: sandra.johnson@iowa.gov		 Serves as State Schoolwide Program Coordinator;
Serves as contact for Comparability Reports.
AEA 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16.
Teresa McCune, Title I Consultant
Teaching & Learning Services
(515) 281-4732
E-mail: teresa.mccune@iowa.gov 		Serves as Every Child Reads Initiative team member; and SINA & Statewide Support System
AEA 1, 9, 10 and 11
Rick Bartosh,Title I Consultant
Teaching & Learning Services
(515) 281-0368
E-mail: richard.bartosh@iowa.gov		 Serves as contact for State Neglected or Delinquent Institutions; Parent Involvement Contact.
AEA 267 and 11.
Support Staff  
Jill Corsbie, Accounting Technician
(515) 281-5315
E-mail: jill.corsbie@iowa.gov 		Responsible for remitting payments to LEAs, audit reconciliation, contracts and travel claims.
Sue Olson, Administrative Assistant
(515) 281-5314
E-mail: sue.olson@iowa.gov 		Responsible for Title I fiscal matters: allocations, amendments, budgets. Teacher loan cancellation.
Barbara Jay, Secretary
(515) 281-5313
E-mail: barbara.jay@iowa.gov		 Responsible for telephones, correspondence and various duties associated with the position.
Title I FAX number:
(515) 242-6025		  

Calendar of Due Dates

FORM DUE DATE
Part 1 - Annual Title I Internet Application

Attachment #1 - Local Delinquent Education
Attachment #2 - Capital Expense Funds
Attachment #3 - Migrant Education
Attachment #4 - Schoolwide Program

Part 2 - Title I Consolidated Plan

August 15
Comparability Report Completed annually by eligible LEAs. Report due end of November.
County of Residence of Public School Students Qualifying for FREE lunches End of November
County of Residence of Private School Students Qualifying for FREE lunches End of November
Project Completion Final Financial Report Due after approved expenditures are paid
Title I Participation Data June 1
Title I Schools in Need of Assistance (SINA) School Choice and or Supplemental Educational Services Parent Notification August--Prior to beginning of local school year
Title I Schools in Need of Assistance (SINA) Action Plan November (90 days from Iowa Department of Education notification as a School in Need of Assistance)

Links

U.S. Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/sasa/index.html

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 09 June 2008 )
 
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