Title I

Schoolwide Programs (SWP)

Why Schoolwide? Flexibility Purpose: to provide schools with high percentages of at-risk children* the flexibility to implement a comprehensive program to increase the academic success of all students, particularly those furthest from meeting high academic standards.* i.e., in the first year of SWP, serves an eligible school attendance area in which > 40 % of the children are from low-income families, or > 40 % of students enrolled in the school are from such families

SWP Flexibility: How?

1. Interventions can be offered for all students - not just those meeting eligibility criteria

2. Federal, State and local funds can be consolidated** for maximum effectiveness if criteria are met

** Consolidation can be conceptual, i.e., funding stream accounting can remain separate

10 Required Schoolwide Plan Components

1. Comprehensive Needs Assessment2. Schoolwide Reform Strategies3. Instruction By Highly Qualified Teachers4. High Quality & Ongoing Professional Development5. Strategies to Attract High Quality Highly Qualified

Teachers to High Needs Schools6. Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement7. Transition Plans to Assist Preschool Children from Early

Childhood Programs to Elementary School Programs8. Measures to Include Teachers in Decisions Regarding

the Use of Academic Assessments (selection of appropriate assessments, collection of data and its use to inform instruction)

9. Activities to Ensure that Students Who Experience Difficulty Attaining Proficiency Receive Effective and Timely Additional Assistance

10.Coordination and Integration of State, Federal, and Local Services and Programs

10 Required SWP ComponentsMust Be in All Schoolwide Plans

The Schoolwide Plan (SWP) can be incorporated into another school plan

BUT ONLY IF• All Required SWP Components are

EXPLICITLY and Adequately Addressed • Adequately = with strategies for

carrying out each SWP component

SWP Component Descriptions Commonly Missing from CEPs/SIPs

but Required

• Instruction By Highly Qualified Teachers

• Strategies to Attract high quality Highly Qualified Teachers to High Needs Schools

• Transition Plans to Assist Preschool Children from Early Childhood Programs to Elementary School (required for elementary schools only)

• (Specific) Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement

Consolidating Funds in a Schoolwide ProgramIn addition to including all required SWP components, the Schoolwide Plan for each school for which funds are to be consolidated must:

1. identify the specific federal programs and other sources of funds being consolidated;

2. identify the amount each source is contributing [Section 1114(b)(2)(A)(iii)];

2. Use consolidated funds to address the specific educational needs of the school identified by the needs assessment and included in the comprehensive plan;

• describe how the intent and purposes of each of the Federal programs will be met; and

• maintain records that demonstrate that the schoolwide program meets the intent and purposes of each of the Federal programs whose funds are being consolidated to support the schoolwide program [Section 1114(a)(3)(C)]

See handouts for additional info about which program funds can be consolidated and how to satisfy intent and purposes.

For Additional Information:

Applicable Federal Law and Regulations

1. NCLB, Title I, Part A, Section 1114 – Schoolwide Programs

2. CFR, Title 34, Part 200, Sections 200.25 through 200.29 • 200.25 – Schoolwide Programs in General• 200.26 – Core Elements of a Schoolwide Program• 200.27 – Development of a Schoolwide Plan• 200.28 – Schoolwide Program Components• 200.29 – Coordination of Funds in a Schoolwide Program

Federal Non-Regulatory Guidance:

• Designing Schoolwide Programs, March 2006 (Program Design/10 Required Components) http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/designingswpguid.doc; and

• Title I Fiscal Issues, February, 2008 http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/fiscalguid.doc

Ann O’Bryan, NYSED (518) 473-0295; aobryan@mail.nysed.gov

6/11/09