USDE
Provides Additional Time to Comply with New Title I, Part A Supplement, Not
Supplant Requirement under ESSA
In a prior news bulletin issued on November 30, 2017, TEA reminded
LEAs of the deadline set by USDE of December 10, 2017, to develop a supplement,
not supplant methodology that complies with the requirement under 1118(b)(2) of
ESSA.
In order to ensure a smooth transition to the new law, USDE today
provided additional time to meet the supplement, not supplant compliance
requirement. LEAs do not need to have their methodology in place by December
10, 2017. However, the LEA must have a methodology in place for use in
the 2018-2019 school year.
Please note that ESSA still requires that, even if the new
methodology is not yet in place, TEA and LEAs utilize all Title I, Part A funds
only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Title I, Part A
funds, be made available from State and local sources for the education of
students participating in programs assisted under Title I, Part A, and not to
supplant, such State and local funds.
The supplement not supplant requirement under Title I remains
critically important to ensuring that Title I funds provide additional
resources to students and teachers in Title I schools that have high
concentrations of students from low-income families to counteract the effects
of poverty to make it more likely that all children are provided significant
opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education and to
close educational achievement gaps.
Methodology Submission to TEA Not Required
Once you have developed a new supplement, not supplant
methodology, you will keep this documentation locally. You will not be required
to submit your methodology to TEA.
TEA Training on Supplement,
Not Supplant Methodology
TEA will be providing training in the spring 2018 on how to
develop the new supplement, not supplant methodology. More details about the
training will be released in January 2018.
Contacts
For more information, contact your regional
education service center or TEA’s Title I program office at ESSAsupport@tea.texas.gov.
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