of the ESEA-No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
Part A -- Improving Basic Programs Operated
by Local Educational Agencies
Part B -- Student Reading Skills Improvement
Grants
Part C -- Migrant Education
Part D -- Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
Part E -- National Assessment of Title
I
Part G -- Advanced Placement
Part H -- School Dropout Prevention
Part I -- General Provisions
Summary of Title I
The stated purpose of
Title I is to "ensure that all children have a fair, equal,
and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education
and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic
achievement standards and State academic assessments." To
that end, Wisconsin has developed a comprehensive set of standards
to measure what students need to know and be able to do, and
an assessment system to determine to what extent Wisconsin students
have met these standards. We will continue to provide Wisconsin
students the highest quality education as we implement the requirements
of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Part A-Improving
Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
Title I Part A is the
largest of the Title I programs. This program provides supplemental
services to children in Title I schools in the form of Targeted
Assistance or Schoolwide programs. The Targeted Assistance model
provides direct service to students with the greatest need for
supplemental services while Schoolwide programs deliver services
to all students with a continued focus on students with the greatest
need. The goal of both program models is to provide supplemental
instruction to improve the academic performance of students.
New requirements for
assessment and accountability will require assessment of all
students for accountability-either through alternate assessments
or participation in the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination
with or without accommodations. The threshold for Schoolwide
programs has been lowered from 50% poverty to 40%, allowing more
schools to adopt the Title I delivery model.
Schools Identified for Improvement
(SIFI) will be subject to sanctions including offering school
choice the first year of identification. Additional requirements
include developing or revising a school plan, in consultation
with parents, school staff, the district serving the school,
and outside experts. This plan would be in effect for a two-year
period and incorporate strategies based on scientifically-based
research that will serve to strengthen the core academic subjects
in the school and address specific academic issues.
Program contact:
More information on Title I, Part A programs can be found at:
http://dpi.wi.gov/titleone/index.html
For questions related to Title
I, Part A contact:
Mary Kleusch
Director
Title I and School Support Team
608-267-3163
mary.kleusch@dpi.wi.gov
Rachelle Greller
Assistant Director
Title I and School Support Team
608-267-9146
rachelle.greller@dpi.wi.gov
Beverly Cann
Assistant Director
Title I and School Support Team
608-267-9141
beverly.cann@dpi.wi.gov
Part B-Student
Reading Skills Improvement Grants
Title I Part B includes:
Subpart
1 -- Reading First
Subpart 2 -- Early Reading First
Subpart 3 -- William F. Goodling Even
Start Family Literacy Programs
Subpart 4 -- Improving Literacy through
School Libraries
Subpart
1-Reading First
Reading First is designed to assist in the establishment of reading
programs for students in kindergarten through grade 3. These
programs are founded on scientifically-based reading research
and aid in ensuring that every student can read at grade level
or above by the end of third grade. Provisions will be
made to assist teachers in the areas of professional development
in reading, selecting scientifically based
instructional materials, selecting and/or administering screening, diagnostic
and classroom-based assessment materials, and implementing
the essential components of reading instruction.
For more
information on the grant program, visit the department's Reading
First Web page at
http://dpi.wi.gov/titleone/rf_index.html
Program contact:
Greg Doyle
Reading First Lead
Title I and School Support Team
608-267-1066
greg.doyle@dpi.wi.gov
Subpart
2-Early Reading First
Early Reading First is a program designed to support
local efforts to enhance the early language, literacy, and pre-reading
development of preschool-age children, with an emphasis on children
from low-income families. Objectives include providing preschool-age
children with cognitive learning opportunities to help them attain
the knowledge and skills necessary for optimal reading development
in kindergarten and beyond, and to integrate scientific reading
research-based instructional materials and literacy activities
with existing programs of preschools, child care agencies and
programs, Head Start centers, and Even Start programs.
The Secretary will provide grants
to local educational agencies, public or private organizations,
or agencies acting on behalf of programs that serve preschool
age children (such as a program at a Head Start center or a family
literacy program). This is a competitive grant program.
Program contact:
More information can
be obtained at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/oese/earlyreading/index.html
Subpart
3-The William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Programs
The William F. Goodling
Even Start Family Literacy Programs are designed to break the
cycle of poverty and low literacy. They build on existing community
resources of high quality to improve the educational opportunities
of the Nation's low-income families. It does so by integrating
early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education,
and parenting education to create a new range of comprehensive
services. Wisconsin has been providing services to families through
this program for over 14 years. The grants are awarded on a competitive
basis to partnerships consisting of a local educational agency
and an "eligible entity" described in No Child Left
Behind which includes institutions of higher education and community-based
organizations. Wisconsin currently has 10 grant award recipients.
Program contact:
Kathleen Jackson
Consultant, Even Start Family Literacy
Title I and School Support Team
608-266-9616
kathleen.jackson@dpi.wi.gov
Subpart
4-Improving Literacy Through School Libraries
Improving Literacy Through
School Libraries is a new program under Title I and is designed
to improve literacy skills and academic achievement of students
by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school
library materials, a well-equipped technologically advanced school
library media center, and well-trained, professional certified
school library media specialists.
The Secretary of Education will
provide competitive grants either to state agencies or directly
to eligible local educational agencies, depending on level of
funding.
Program contact:
More information can
be obtained at the following website: www.ed.gov/offices/oese/program.html
Part C-Education
of Migratory Children
Wisconsin provides supplementary
education services to migratory children during the summer and
regular school year, through comprehensive programming and opportunities
for migrant children to "transport" the credits and
achievements they have accrued through a reporting and tracking
system. Every effort is made to ensure that migratory children
are provided the appropriate educational and supportive services
necessary so they can meet the academic and achievement standards
that all children are expected to attain.
Subgrants are awarded to local
operating agencies to carry out a project under this part.
Program contact:
Myrna Toney
Education Consultant
Title I and School Support Team
608-266-2690
myrna.toney@dpi.wi.gov
Kathleen Jackson
Consultant, Even Start Family Literacy
Title I and School Support Team
608-266-9616
kathleen.jackson@dpi.wi.gov
Part D-Prevention
and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth who are Neglected,
Delinquent, or At-Risk
Wisconsin provides educational
services to children and youth in local and State institutions
for neglected or delinquent children providing them the opportunity
to meet the State student academic achievement standards that
all children are expected to meet. In addition to services provided
in an institutional setting, programming is designed to assist
children and youth as they transition from institutionalization
to further schooling or employment.
The allotted funds will be used
for statewide activities and as grants made to state agencies
responsible for serving children and youth in residential and
non-residential institutions, including those in adult correctional
facilities; and grants to local agencies that provide services
to youth in local correctional facilities who are at risk of
educational failure.
Program contact:
Myrna Toney
Education Consultant
Title I and School Support Team
608-266-2690
myrna.toney@dpi.wi.gov
Marsha Behnke
Education Consultant
Title I and School Support Team
608-267-1281
marsha.behnke@dpi.wi.gov
Part E-National
Assessment of Title I
The national assessment
of Title I programs is the responsibility of the Secretary of
Education. This responsibility includes the assessment of program
implementation, the impact of programs on increasing student
academic achievement, and identifying programs and services that
have demonstrated the greatest likelihood of helping students
reach proficient and advanced levels of achievement. The national
assessment includes a review of state and local educational agencies,
schools, and students.
Program contact:
More information can
be obtained at the following website: www.ed.gov/offices/oese/program.html
Part G-Advanced
Placement
The goal of the Advanced
Placement Programs is to support State and local efforts to raise
academic standards through advanced placement programs, and thus
further increase the number of students who participate and succeed
in them. In addition, this part encourages more students who
take advanced placement courses each year to take advanced placement
exams to demonstrate their achievement through taking the exams.
Another major goal is to increase the number of students participating
to demonstrate that larger and more diverse groups of students
can participate and succeed in advanced placement programs.
Funds available under this part
will be awarded by the Secretary to the State Education Agency
to reimburse low-income individuals to cover part or all of the
costs of advanced placement test fees.
This program is new to
Title I, even though Wisconsin has participated in Advanced Placement
Programs in previous years. The emphasis on reimbursement of
low-income individuals to cover costs of participation test is
a departure from previous programs.
Funding will be sum sufficient
to enable State educational agencies to reimburse lowincome individuals
to cover part of all of the costs of advanced placement test
fees if the low income individuals meet specified criteria. In
addition, the Secretary will award grants on a competitive basis
to expand access for low-income individuals to programs that
involve teacher training, preparing students to participate in
advanced placement courses, books and supplies, and other activities
that expand access to advanced placement programs.
Program contact:
Information can be obtained
at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html
Part H-School
Dropout Prevention
School Dropout Prevention
is a new part to Title I and is designed to provide for school
dropout prevention and reentry and to raise academic achievement
levels by providing grants to assist children in attaining their
highest academic potential. The goal is to assist students in
achieving their potential through schoolwide programs proven
effective in school dropout prevention and reentry.
Grants will be awarded to States
on a competitive basis to support activities in schools that
serve students in grades 6-12 and have annual school dropout
rates that are above the State average; or in middle schools
that feed students into the schools described above.
Wisconsin has received
grant awards in previous years and will submit a grant application
for funds to continue the work that we have done to assist students.
Program contact:
Information can be obtained
at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html
Part I-General
Provisions
This part provides regulatory
authority to The Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements
of Title I, and to provide a mechanism for administrators, parents,
teachers, paraprofessionals, members of local school boards and
other organizations to provide advice and feedback related to
the implementation and operation of programs under Title I.
There is no role for
Wisconsin in this part.
Program contact:
Lynette Russell
Director
Educational Accountability
608-267-1072
lynette.russell@dpi.wi.gov
Phil Olsen
Assistant Director
Educational Accountability
608-266-8779
philip.olsen@dpi.wi.gov
For questions about this information, contact Mary Jo Parman (608) 266-2158
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