Title IA Comparability

Monday, November_____, 2010Webinar SessionJackie Godbout

Maine Department of Education624-6705

Section 1120A(c)…

requires that a SAU uses its state and local resources in an equitable way to provide educational services in a Title IA school that is comparable to non-Title IA schools.

If all schools are Title IA, then educational resources must be comparable among the Title IA schools.

Section 1120A(c)… Comparability must be met in

order to receive Title I funds. If comparability is not met when

calculations are performed, redistribution of resources must occur in order to continue to receive Title I funds.

Comparability Is Two-Fold:First, through: districtwide salary schedule; policy or written procedure to ensure

equivalence among schools in teachers, administrators, and other staff; and

policy or written procedure to ensure equivalence among schools in providing curriculum materials and instructional supplies.

Comparability is Two-Fold Second, a procedure for

calculating comparability must be performed annually.

Using district developed criteria on the previously identified items; or

Completing the State developed-- TITLE IA COMPARABILITY REPORT

FOR FY 2011

Definitions located in State Comparability Report

FTE Instructional Staff Salaries Comparable Grade Span Size Group—Smaller, Larger

REMINDERS: If comparability is met using

student/staff ratios, then salary information DOES NOT need to be completed.

Keep the support documentation used for counting teachers and student enrollment.

DUE DATE Use October 2010 student

enrollment and teacher data. The report is due December 3,

2010.Title IA Office

Maine Department of Education23 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333

Easy—No calculations required. Cover Page and Part I Worksheet:

In reviewing Part I, there is only one school at each grade span in each sized group.

Example 1

NAME OF SCHOOL GRADE ENROLLMENT

TITLE I GROUP SIZE

SPAN PARTICIPATION Larger, Smaller

  Yes/No or Excluded

A Elem School K-5 175 Y S

B Elem School K-5 485 Y L

C Elem School K-5 91 Y E

D Middle School 6-8 500 Y S

E High School 9-12 620 N S

         

Part I Worksheet - A

Part I Worksheet - B  Number of Schools with More Than 100

StudentsNumber of Schools with

100 or Fewer Students

  Smaller Larger Exempt from Comparability

Grade Spans Title I Non-Title I Title I Non-Title I  

A=Gr _K_ to Gr_5__ 1   1   1

B=Gr_6_ to Gr_8__ 1        

C=Gr _9_ to Gr _12__

  1      

D=Gr ___ to Gr ___          

Example 2 Moderate—Part 4 Worksheets Cover Page, Part 1 and Two Part 4

Worksheets because all schools in each grade span are Title I schools using Part 1 Worksheet.

Part I Worksheet - ANAME OF SCHOOL GRADE

SPANENROLLMENT TITLE I

PARTICIPATIONYes/No

GROUP SIZELarger, Smaller

Or Excluded

 

Primary School One K-3 336 Y S

Primary School Two K-3 182 Y S

Primary School Three K-3 283 Y S

Elem School One 4-5 202 Y S

Elem School Two 4-5 162 Y S

Middle School One 6-8 550 N S

High School One 9-12 895 N S

Part I Worksheet - B  Number of Schools with More Than 100

Students Number of Schools

with 100 or Fewer Students

  Smaller Larger Exempt from Comparability

Grade Spans Title I Non-Title I Title I Non-Title I  

A=Gr _K_ to Gr_3__

3        

B=Gr_4_ to Gr_5__

2        

C=Gr_6_ to Gr_8__

  1      

D=Gr _9_ to Gr _12__

  1      

D=Gr ___ to Gr ___

         

Part IV Worksheet- Small K-3

Name of ALL Title IA Schools

Actual Grade Span

Pupils Enrolled Oct. 1

FTE Staff Oct. 1

Salaries Staff/ Student Ratio

Per Pupil Cost

Is The School Comparable?

[Col. (3) Col (4)]

[Col. (5) Col (3)]

Yes if [Col (6) is less than (6B) or Col (7) is more than (7B)

      No if [Col (6) is more than (6B) or Col (7) is less than (7B)

Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5 Col. 6 Col. 7 Col. 8

Primary School One K-3 336 30.1   11.16   Yes

Primary School Two K-3 182 18.85   9.66   Yes

Primary School Three

K-3 283 25.05   11.29   Yes

Totals for ALL Schools in this Grade Span and Size Grouping

801 74   (6A) (7A)  

10.82

Enter Here 110% of (6B) (7B)

Box 6A 11.9

Example 3 Difficult—Using all Worksheets Cover Page, Part 1, Part II, Part III, and

Part IV Worksheets because the two Smaller K-5 schools are both Title IA which are compared on a Part IV worksheet and the 4 larger schools are a combination of Title I (3 schools) and non-Title I (1 school) using Part II worksheet with non-Title I school information and using Part III worksheet for the Title I schools’ data.

Part I Worksheet - ANAME OF SCHOOL GRADE SPAN ENROLLMENT TITLE I

PARTICIPATION Yes/No

GROUP SIZE Larger, Smaller,

or Excluded

Pink Elem School K-5 175 Y S

Yellow Elem School K-5 132 Y S

River Elem School K-5 91 N E

Red Elem School K-5 485 N L

Green Elem School K-5 444 Y L

Blue Elem School K-5 387 Y L

Brown Elem School K-5 425 Y L

JB Adams Middle School 6-8 245 Y S

TB Howard Middle School 6-8 500 Y L

All Around High School 9-12 690 N S

Part I Worksheet B  Number of Schools with More Than 100 Students Number of

Schools with 100 or Fewer Students

  Smaller Larger Omit from Comparability

Grade Spans Title I Non-Title I Title I Non-Title I  

A=Gr _K_ to Gr_5__ 2   3 1 1

B=Gr_6_ to Gr_8__ 1   1    

C=Gr _9_ to Gr _12__

  1      

       

Part II WorksheetPart II Worksheet: Non-Title I Participating School Data: (Use when a grade span has BOTH Title

IA and Non-Title IA schools in the same grade span and size group).

Grade Span:__K-5__ Size Group: (Check One) ____Smaller Schools __X__Larger Schools

Name of Non-Title IA Schools

Actual Grade Span

Pupils Enrolled Oct. 1

FTE Staff Oct. 1

Salaries Staff/ Student Ratio [Col. (3) ÷ Col. (4)]

Per Pupil Cost [Col. (5) ÷ Col. (3)]

Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5 Col. 6 Col. 7

             

Red School K-5 485 28.8 $1,438,335 16.84 $2,965.64

             

Totals for Non-Title I Schools in this Grade Span and Size Group

TOTALS 485 28.8 $1,438,335 (6A) (7A)

16.84 2965.64

          (6B) (7B)

  18.52 2669.08

  For (6B), multiply (6A) by 110%

For (7B), multiply (7B) by 90%

Part III WorksheetPart III Worksheet: Title I Participating Schools: (Use when a grade span has BOTH Title IA and Non-Title IA schools in the same grade span and size group).

Grade Span:__K-5_________ Size Group: (Check One) ________Smaller Schools ____X____Larger Schools

Name of Title IA Schools

Actual Grade Span

Pupils Enrolled Oct. 1

FTE Staff Oct. 1

Salaries Staff/ Student Ratio [Col. (3) ÷ Col. (4)]

Per Pupil Cost [Col. (5) ÷ Col. (3)]

Is The School Comparable? YES if [Col. 6 is less than (6B) or Col. 7 is more than (7B); NO if [Col. 6 is more than (6B) or Col. 7 is less than (7B)

Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5 Col. 6 Col. 7 Col. 8

Green School K-5 444 26.9   16.51   Yes

Blue School K-5 387 20.5 ####### 18.88 $2,897.89 No

Brown School K-5 425 24.6   17.27   Yes

Copy results of (6B) and (7B) from Part II to (6B) and (7B) in Part III..

 

          (6B) (7B)  

  18.52 $2,669.08  

Not Meeting Staff/Student Ratio

Go back to complete Staff Salary column. If using Part II and III worksheets, salary

column for all schools on the Part II worksheet must be completed but for Part III worksheet the salary column is completed only for the school not meeting the Staff/Student Ratio.

If using Part IV worksheet, salary column for all schools must be completed.

Part II with SalariesPart II Worksheet: Non-Title I Participating School Data: (Use when a grade span has BOTH Title IA and Non-

Title IA schools in the same grade span and size group).

Grade Span:_K-5_ Size Group: (Check One) __Smaller Schools _X_Larger Schools

Name of Non-Title IA Schools

Actual Grade Span

Pupils Enrolled Oct. 1

FTE Staff Oct. 1

Salaries Staff/ Student Ratio [Col. (3) ÷ Col. (4)]

Per Pupil Cost [Col. (5) ÷ Col. (3)]

Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5 Col. 6 Col. 7

             

Red School K-5 485 28.8 $1,438,335 16.84 $2,965.64

             

Totals for Non-Title I Schools in this Grade Span and Size Group

TOTALS 485 28.8 $1,438,335 (6A) (7A)

16.84 2965.64

          (6B) (7B)

  18.52 2669.08

  For (6B), multiply (6A) by 110%

For (7B), multiply (7B) by 90%

Part III with SalariesPart III Worksheet: Title I Participating Schools: (Use when a grade span has BOTH Title IA and Non-Title IA

schools in the same grade span and size group).

Grade Span:__K-5_________ Size Group: (Check One) ________Smaller Schools ____X____Larger Schools

Name of Title IA Schools

Actual Grade Span

Pupils Enrolled Oct. 1

FTE Staff Oct. 1

Salaries Staff/ Student Ratio [Col. (3) ÷ Col. (4)]

Per Pupil Cost [Col. (5) ÷ Col. (3)]

Is The School Comparable? YES if [Col. 6 is less than (6B) or Col. 7 is more than (7B); NO if [Col. 6 is more than (6B) or Col. 7 is less than (7B)

Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5 Col. 6 Col. 7 Col. 8

Green School K-5 444 26.9   16.51   Yes

Blue School K-5 387 20.5 $1,121,483 18.88 $2,897.89 Yes-PPC

Brown School K-5 425 24.6   17.27   Yes

Copy results of (6B) and (7B) from Part II to (6B) and (7B) in Part III..

 

          (6B) (7B)  

  18.52 $2,669.08  

Questions???? Opening for questions. If you do not get a chance to ask

questions, feel free to contact Jackie Godbout at 624-6705.