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ND Community CallSalmon Community21 October 2014

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Agenda

• Roll Call

• Promising Practices: Communication FairGuest Speaker: Kimberly Leslie Cederberg, Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility, School Principal

• CSPR Data Collection Updates Guest Speaker: Liann Seiter, NDTAC Liaison and Data Team Member

• Recent TA Requests

• NDTAC Updates• Recent Releases

• Upcoming Events

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Promising Practices: Communication Fair

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Promising Practices: Communication Fair

Contact Information: Kimberly Leslie Cederberg, M.Ed.

School PrincipalPine Hills Youth Correctional Facility

DOC Youth Services Divisionkleslie@mt.gov

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“That Time of Year”: Data Team UpdatesCSPR Collection Tool

Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR) – overview

• What is the CSPR?

• Who is required to collect and report Title I, Part D data?

• What outcomes does the CSPR collect?

• How is the CSPR data reported?

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“That Time of Year”: Data Team UpdatesCSPR Collection Tool

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“That Time of Year”: Data Team UpdatesResources for Tackling CSPR Changes for SY13-14

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“That Time of Year”: Data Team UpdatesTopical Call Series on Data Quality and Use

• Improving Data Quality and Use

– Come prepared to discuss what CSPR data items you need and how you need them presented (e.g., by program type) for effective data use at the state level

– 3 calls throughout the year

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Recent TA Requests

• REQUEST: Can the Title I D, Subpart 1 funds that are set-aside for transition services be used to pay for students to take a vocational course that earns college credit?

• RESPONSE: Using your transition funds to support vocational training should not be a problem provided you are not supplanting funds in anyway.

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Recent TA Requests

• H-1. What activities may Subpart 1 funds support?

– …Projects may use Subpart 1 funds to pay the necessary and reasonable costs that provide a variety of services, including reading, mathematics, language arts, and vocationally oriented programs that include academic classroom instruction so long as these are supplementary services and materials.

• K-2. What are examples of transition services?

– …An SA could also use a wide range of local resources and placements to provide transition activities. For example an SA could arrange for children and youth leaving a facility to 1) attend public or private institutions with LEA s paying assessment or application fees; or 2) participate in local vocational education programs, GED preparation programs offered by community colleges, or entrance into job training programs for older youth.

• K-4. Do activities undertaken with the 15–30 percent transition reservation have to be transition activities not in any way already provided by the institution's school program?

– No. The list of activities suggested in section 1418 of ESEA includes many activities that institutional programs already provide. However, transition activities, like other activities funded by Subpart 1, must supplement and not supplant services that would in the absence of Subpart 1 funds be provided through State or local funds.

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Recent TA Requests

• REQUEST: – Could a tribe be considered a State Agency under Subpart

1 if they are operating a tribal correctional facility? Alternatively, could an SEA grant TIPD funds to a local LEA in order to allow TIPD funds to flow to the facility? The SEA would like to engage the tribal education board to encourage more tribal facilities to participate in the October count. However, are such facilities actually eligible under Subpart 1 or 2?

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Recent TA Requests

• RESPONSE:

– Unfortunately, ED has not yet found a way to get more Part A or D resources to tribal youth. The bottom line is that they would not be eligible for Subpart 1 funds as they are not an SEA or recognized in the statute. There have been ESEA reauthorization proposals that try to address this (e.g., Harkin’s bill introduced in Spring 2013). A Subpart 2 count would be a stretch as there aren’t “geographical boundaries” for BIE schools that include local juvenile correctional facilities that he is aware of. If there actually are, BIE could try to submit a child count for them in which case ED could reserve funds for a Subpart 2 allocation and you would need to amend your consolidated State plan or inter-agency agreement with ED.

– Some residential BIE schools actually take youth placed there by tribal or juvenile courts and wondered whether they could count as a local N or D facility. This would be the SEA’s call.

– BIE schools receiving Part A funds can optionally set aside funds under Section 1113(c)(3)(C) for youth returning from juvenile corrections or community day programs. John is only aware of one LEA (in California) that has ever done this. Perhaps this could be a basis for providing “reentry” services before these youth exit the facility.

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NDTAC UpdatesRecent Releases

• A self-paced, Web-based learning module

• Addresses the purpose of the Annual Child Count, eligibility for inclusion in the count, how the count relates to other Title I, Part D reporting requirements, and the difference between the State agency (SA) (Subpart 1) and local education agency (LEA) (Subpart 2) count procedures and protocols

• Requires about 30 minutes to complete.

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NDTAC UpdatesRecent Releases

• This guide examines the principle that early learning is essential for improving positive outcomes for young children.

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NDTAC UpdatesRecent Releases

• This Reentry Council MythBuster features helpful information and examples on ways to integrate technology into juvenile justice settings.

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NDTAC UpdatesUpcoming Events

Topical call series• Improving Data Quality and Use (November 6)

• NDTAC Resources to Support TA Needs (December 3)

• Subgrantee Monitoring Tools (January 7)

Salmon Community calls

• February 17

• June 16

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NDTAC UpdatesUpcoming Events

2015 National Conference

• Any major conflicts with these potential dates?– February 16 or 23

– March 9 or 16

– April 13, 20, or 27

– May 4, 11, or 18