{"id":1607,"date":"2018-02-26T20:57:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T20:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/schoolwide-programs\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T19:13:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:13:56","slug":"schoolwide-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/federalprograms\/schoolwide-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Title I, Part A School Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\">Schools that receive Title I funds must design and implement programs to support Title I students using one of two programs &#8211; (1) a\u00a0schoolwide program or (2) a targeted assistance program.\u00a0\u00a0Most Title I schools in Mississippi use a\u00a0 schoolwide program.<a name=\"_Hlk536608226\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Schoolwide Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">Any Title I school with at least forty percent poverty can use a schoolwide program.\u00a0 Schools with less than forty percent poverty can use a schoolwide program with a waiver from MDE. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">Important features of the schoolwide program include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">The school can spend Title I funds to upgrade its entire educational program,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">All students in the school are considered \u201cTitle I students,\u201d and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">The school must develop a <i>schoolwide plan<\/i> describing the services it will provide.\u00a0 The plan must be based on a <i>comprehensive assessment of the school\u2019s needs<\/i> that takes into account the academic achievement of all students, particularly the needs of those of students struggling to meet state academic standards, and any other factors as determined by the local district. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Targeted Assistance Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">A targeted assistance program is available to any Title I school, with at least forty percent poverty, that does not use a schoolwide program.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">Important features of the targeted assistance program include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">Schools must spend Title I funds to help educationally-disadvantaged students meet state standards, and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">Students are eligible for Title I services if they: (1) are failing, or at risk of failing, to meet state standards, (2) participated in certain federally-funded preschool programs, (3) received services under the Migrant Education Program, (4) are in a local institution for neglected or delinquent children or are attending a community day program, or (5) are homeless.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MDE School Programs Guidance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/fy19_school_plans_for_school_leaders_march_2019.pdf\">School Plans for Leaders PowerPoint (March 2019)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>USDE Schoolwide Guidance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/elsec\/leg\/essa\/essaswpguidance9192016.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"padding: 0in; border: 1pt windowtext; font-size: 10.5pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%;\">Supporting School Reform by Leveraging Federal Funds in Schoolwide Programs<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%;\"> ESSA Guidance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"padding: 0in; border: 1pt windowtext; font-size: 10.5pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%;\">(September 2016 \u2013 describes Title I, Part A spending options in a schoolwide program school under ESSA)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/elsec\/guid\/designingswpguid.doc\"><span style=\"padding: 0in; border: 1pt windowtext; font-size: 10.5pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%;\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\">Designing Schoolwide Programs, 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