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| livoniarecall | Dec 27 2005, 03:31 PM Post #31 |
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You've all beaten me to the punch on this Title 1 issue. I had noticed that Cooper was Title 1, and that Adams was not, but was Googling like crazy to find out what Title 1 meant. This aspect of the LI has become VERY interesting. I'm still unclear as to whether Title 1 status is good or bad from a Superintendent’s point of view. I see that Title 1 has more AYP restrictions, but also has access to other funds. Elisa, is it good or bad (from the BOE's point of view) to be Title 1? |
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| NFarquharson | Dec 27 2005, 03:34 PM Post #32 |
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I just got done readling an article that summarizes AYP. It sounds like some pretty aggressive goals have been set and the sanction for not meeting AYP are severe. Check it out at http://www2.edtrust.org/NR/rdonlyres/37B86...89/0/ABCAYP.PDF - |
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| Elisa | Dec 27 2005, 03:50 PM Post #33 |
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I have read a couple of articles about Title I that have stated the funds can be used on schoolwide programs (as stated below) and also on professional development for staff in Title I schools. I will keep reading. "Part A—Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies Part A is designed to help disadvantaged children meet high academic standards by participating in either a school wide or a targeted assistance program. Schoolwide programs are implemented in high-poverty schools following a year of planning with external technical assistance and use Title I funds to upgrade the entire educational program of the school. Targeted assistance programs provide supplementary instruction to children who are failing or most at risk of failing to meet the district’s core academic curriculum standards. School-based decision-making, professional development, and parent involvement are important components of each district’s Title I, Part A program. (For the 2001-02 school year there was 660 Title I districts with 3,552 schools receiving Title I funding.) " |
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| Elisa | Dec 27 2005, 04:04 PM Post #34 |
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Listed below is the state's link for Title I and AYP. These schools can miss AYP the first year with no consequence. The second year, sanctions include the district spending up to 10% of its Title I allocation on remedial programs. The link below describes the penalties for the years after that. The district would have to feel very confident that these schools can meet AYP (the bar is still set fairly low) if their strategy was to try and create more Title I schools. But it does appear that Title I funding benefits the entire school not just those who fall below the poverty line. That may be why Garfield has had some different programs in the past. http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-2...85932--,00.html |
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| Elisa | Dec 27 2005, 04:40 PM Post #35 |
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From the U.s Department of Educations website. Title I seems to benefit more than the kids in the target group. "Districts may use some Title I funds for district-wide programs and services in addition to allocating some of the funds to individual schools, and there is no limit on the amount districts can retain for centrally-administered programs." |
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| Elisa | Dec 27 2005, 04:58 PM Post #36 |
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This is a lengthy paper suggesting that "Title 1 funds are not always spent in a way likely to accomplish the purposes of the legislation" Meaning districts can and have spent these funds on goods and services scarcely related or unrelated to improving the achievemnt of low income students. http://www.crpe.org/workingpapers/pdf/TitleI_reportWeb.pdf Center On Reinventing Public Education, Daniel J Evans School of Public Affairs, University Of Washington, August 2005. |
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| NFarquharson | Dec 27 2005, 05:34 PM Post #37 |
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The way schools are slated to merge and move under the Legacy Initiative, it seems to me more likely that less schools would be eligible for Title I funds. |
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| NFarquharson | Dec 27 2005, 07:52 PM Post #38 |
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Here is the link to check on the state report card from the Michigan Department of Education: http://ayp.mde.state.mi.us/ayp/index.asp You can view an entire district and also individual schools. |
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| Elisa | Dec 27 2005, 11:25 PM Post #39 |
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This is an interesting topic and a tough question to answer as far as the district/BOE finding it advantageous to have more (or less) Title I schools. The district lists 4 elementaries and Emerson as receiving Title I funds. Their website names Emerson but not the elementaries. Nfarquharson posted Cooper, McKinley and Garfield as Title I, who is missing? The sanctions are tough for schools receiving these funds if they do not make AYP. BUT Title I can be beneficial if schools are combined in such a way that the population reaches 40% low income, then funding can be used in "school wide" programs and the accountability requirements go down versus the "targeted population " funding. In any case it is something to continue follow, maybe TAB can help us in terms of providing us with details on how much Title I money LPS received this year and how it was spent. I personally feel that the district would not want to lose any of it's Title I funding. |
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| amomof2 | Dec 28 2005, 08:12 AM Post #40 |
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| NFarquharson | Dec 28 2005, 08:58 AM Post #41 |
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I'm not sure why, but all of the data I have found is for the 2003-2004 school year. I have not been able to find more recent data. I based my list of Livonia Title I schools on the U.S. Dept of Education info at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/ McKinley, Garfield, Cooper and Emerson are listed as Title I schools at this web site. I beleive that a school must have 20% of its students at or below the poverty level as indicated by their eligibility for free lunch in order to be a Title I school. For Hayes to have changed to a Title I school, there would have had to be an pretty large change in a short time. Only 31 of 423 students are eligible for free lunch at Hayes for 2003-2004. It would have needed to change to at least 84 students to get to 20%. I have looked at these numbers for every school in the district and am stumped. Other than the ones already listed as Title I schools, there were no others even at the 10% mark. Once the break is over, I would think that district administration could answer that question. |
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| amomof2 | Dec 28 2005, 09:07 AM Post #42 |
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I would direct the question to Mrs. Alles, since she was the one that told us that. There were at least 45 parents at that meeting that heard her talk about Hayes being a Title I school. Most of us were surprised to hear it. |
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| Elisa | Dec 28 2005, 10:58 AM Post #43 |
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The report for 04-05 is on the district site, they are identifying both Nankin Mills and Cleveland as Title I schools. Based on this, I think that Cooper (5/6) will have Title I status. I am not certain if Johnson (5/6) will. http://www.livonia.k12.mi.us/ There is a link for annual report. |
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| Rose | Dec 28 2005, 11:26 AM Post #44 |
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Sorry, I am a little slow on this educational jargon. Is being a Title I school good or bad for the citizens of Livonia? |
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| Elisa | Dec 28 2005, 12:19 PM Post #45 |
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Rose, I think that we are undecided if Title I is positive for the district or not. More accurately, we are wondering if the district may be shifting boundaries and combining schools in a manner that would create or reduce Title I school eligibility. Title I provides financial assistance to public schools with high numbers of low income students (based on free lunch eligibility) to help ensure that all kids meet state academic achievement standards. In schools with less than 40% low income, the funds must be used on targeted programs (only for the identified population) but if the school reaches 40% low income, the funds can be used for "school wide" programs. Last year LPS received almost $600,000 in Title I funding. These funds can also be used for professional development of teachers in identified schools and a portion can go toward admin costs. LPS has 5 Title I elementary schools and one middle school. |
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