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ESEA - Non-public Equitable Services Annual Consultation Meeting for Participating Schools Office of Consolidated Planning & Monitoring February 2015
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ESEA - Non-public Equitable Services Annual Consultation Meeting for Participating Schools
Office of Consolidated Planning & MonitoringFebruary 2015
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Agenda
Why consult with private schools
Before consultation
During consultation
After consultation
Documenting the consultation meeting
Communication with private school officials
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Why Consult With Private Schools
Under Title I, local educational agencies (LEAs) are required to provide services for eligible private school students, as well as eligible public school students.
In particular, §1120 of Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), requires a participating LEA to provide eligible children attending private elementary and secondary schools, their teachers, and their families with Title I services or other benefits that are equitable to those provided to eligible public school children, their teachers, and their families.
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Why Consult With Private Schools
The goal of the consultation process is to design and implement a program that will provide equitable services and meet the needs of eligible private school students, parents and teachers.
LEAs must meet with appropriate private school officials before making any decision that affects the opportunity for private school children to participate.
Consultation meetings must cover at a minimum the regulatory requirements for program development and implementation.
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Before Consultation
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Before Consultation
Be timely• Set up meetings far in advance
Be deliberate• Send RSVP’s with meeting notifications• Have more than one contact for each school• Communicate in writing
– Email– Fax
Be mindful• Different calendars• Different start times (school openings, school days)• Holidays
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Before Consultation
The Annual Consultation Meeting should be a face to face meeting
• LEAs invite key players from public and private schools– Central office staff– Private school building administrators– Specialty areas
» Family/Community Engagement» IDEA/SPED» Title III» Professional Development Staff
The annual consultation should cover the regulatory requirements
Copies consultation handouts 8
What are Regulatory Requirements for Consultation
Under §200.63 of the Title I consultation must, at a minimum, address the following issues: How the LEA will identify the needs of eligible private school
children; What services the LEA will offer to eligible private school children; How and when the LEA will make decisions about the delivery of
services; How, where, and by whom the LEA will provide services to eligible
private school children;
How the LEA will assess academically the services to private school children in accordance with §200.10 of the Title I, and how the LEA will use the results of that assessment to improve Title I services;
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What are Regulatory Requirements for Consultation
The size and scope of the equitable services that the LEA will provide to eligible private school children and, consistent with §200.64 of the Title I;
The proportion of its Title I funds that the LEA will allocate for these services and the amount of funds that the LEA reserves from its Title I allocation for the purposes listed in §200.77 of the Title I;
The method, or the sources of data, that the LEA will use (under §200.78 of the Title I) to determine the number of private school children from low-income families residing in participating public school attendance areas, including whether the LEA will extrapolate data if a survey is used;
The services the LEA will provide to teachers and families of participating private school children;
Discussion of service delivery mechanisms the LEA will use to provide
services
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Before Consultation – Preparation
Slide 3 – Identifying Non- Public Children for Title I Services
Slide 4 – Services Provided by the LEA
Slide 5- Size and Scope of Equitable Services
Slide 6 - Equitable Services for Teachers and Families
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During Consultation
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During Consultation
Documentation
• Sign in sheet • Copy of presentation• Agenda• Meeting evaluation• Program evaluation• Complaint procedure
Time for discussion and feedback• Determining eligibility• Assessment Tools
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During Consultation
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After Consultation
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After Consultation
Review feedback from meeting• Meeting evaluation• Program evaluation
Answer any questions in a timely fashion
Document program details• Program proposal
Save documentation of Consultation• Affirmation of consultation• Agenda from meeting• Sign in sheet• Meeting handouts
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Collaboration
Collaboration between public and non-public schools creates a sense of trust .
Non-public schools feel included in the decision-making
Breaks down barriers
Decreases complaints
Makes LEAs the first point of contact
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Communication
Guidance tells us. . .
Ultimately, the LEA officials make the final decisions regarding provision of services after consultation has occurred.
But. . .
If the private school official does not believe that the LEA engaged in timely and meaningful consultation, or that the LEA did not give due consideration to the views of the private school official, or disputes the low-income data on private school children, or for another reason does not believe that the private school children are receiving fair and equitable Title I services, the private school official may file a complaint with TDOE. The decision of TDOE may be appealed to the U.S. secretary of education.
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Resources
Title I Non-public Schools guidance• https://www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/ps/titleitoolkit.pdf
• http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/equitableserguidance.doc
• http://www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/psguidance.doc
Title II-A guidance • https://www2.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/guidance.pdf
Title III guidance http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/title3-factsheet.html
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FRAUD, WASTE or ABUSE
Citizens and agencies are encouraged to report fraud, waste or abuse in State and Local government.
NOTICE: This agency is a recipient of taxpayer funding. If you observe an agency director or employee engaging in any activity which you consider to be illegal, improper or wasteful, please call the state Comptroller’s toll-free
Hotline:
1-800-232-5454
Notifications can also be submitted electronically at:
http://www.comptroller.tn.gov/hotline
