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“If January is the month of change, February is the month of lasting change. January is for dreamers. February is for doers.”
― Marc Parent
Hopefully after returning from a (short) winter’s nap this month, you find yourself feeling the momentum of your work. May February be a time of “doing” – a time to shake off the last bit of sleepy winter and push forward to the spring finish line.
Tentative 2023-2024 Title I, Part A Census Poverty and Hold Harmless Rates
An explanation of tentative census poverty data and tentative hold harmless rates is available on the Title I, Part A Documents and Resources webpage. These numbers, used in part to allocate Title I, Part A funds, can now be used to produce an estimate of your 2023-2024 school year Title I, Part A allocation.
The information should be used to produce an estimate of your 2023-2024 school year Title I, Part A allocation for planning purposes. It is highly recommended each district carefully review the information included in the document upon issuance.
During review, bear in mind that all data provided in the attachment is tentative and is provided for planning purposes only. It does not represent your district’s final Title I, Part A allocation for next school year.
Additional information on tentative census poverty and hold-harmless rates is available in the December 2022 Title I Webinar.
For more information, contact your Title I, Part A consultant.
Initiating Contact with Private/Home School Officials Regarding Participation in the Title I Program
In the coming months, districts will begin planning for the next school year. This also includes planning for equitable services. The first step to planning equitable services for private school students is determining which private schools intend to participate in the Title I, Part A program for the upcoming school year. This is commonly referred to as “notification of participation” or “intent to participate.”
Annually, districts must contact officials of each private/home school with children who might reside in the district to determine whether those officials would like for their eligible students to participate in equitable services under Title I, Part A as required by section 1117(b)(1) of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Each district has the responsibility to contact all private and home schools within and outside the district that might have students eligible to participate in Title I programs.
A district may not be aware, however, of every instance in which a student who resides in a participating Title I, Part A public school attendance area attends a private school outside the district. If a private school has students it believes may be eligible for services because they reside in a participating Title I, Part A public school attendance area in another district, and the private school has not been contacted, private school officials should contact the district directly. This will ensure eligible students are considered for services.
A district can customize the Letter of Notification to Private Schools and Participation Survey contained in the Title I Sample Documents found on the Title I, Part A Documents and Resources webpage. This document is unique to the Title I, Part A program and is sent annually to private/home school officials to determine their interest in participating in equitable services under Title I, Part A. The letter includes a brief description of the services, as well as the Non-Public School Participation Survey.
Districts may send this form by certified mail to document receipt of the form by private/home school officials. Other methods to document the sending of the notification could include an email with a read receipt, screenshots of invitations sent or a picture of an addressed, stamped envelope. Documentation of the notification should be maintained, even in the event that the private school declines to participate. The district does not submit any documentation to KDE regarding the intent to participate.
Once returned, the surveys will be used to: identify the schools wishing to participate; help plan and initiate consultation, help with data collection and help with completing the Title I, Part A application. Districts may use March and April as a potential time window for sending the Letter of Notification and Participation Survey.
A district may set a reasonable deadline – taking into consideration private/home school schedules – for private/home school officials to indicate their intent to participate. When doing so, a district must provide clear and sufficient notice of the deadline, identify potential consequences for not meeting the deadline and give adequate time for private/home school officials to respond.
Don't confuse the notification of participation with the declaration of participation!
The Title I Letter of Notification to Private Schools and Participating Survey is not to be confused with the Private, Non-profit (PNP) Schools Declaration of Participation for Title II-A, Title IV-A and IDEA-B assurance forms and the Private, Non-profit Schools and Home Schools Declaration of Participation for Title III-EL assurance forms. These documents are commonly referred to as the “declaration of participation” and are for private schools and home schools physically located in your school district’s geographic boundaries for Title II-A, Title IV-A, IDEA-B and Title III-EL. Districts will receive further information from KDE regarding the FY2024 Declaration of Participation in the coming weeks.
For more information on the PNPs and the declaration of participation, visit KDE’s Additional Federal Grant Information webpage. Additional Title I, Part A equitable services resources can be found on KDE’s Title I, Part A Documents and Resources webpage and Non-Public School Ombudsman webpage.
Questions may be sent to your KDE Title I, Part A consultant.
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