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Meeting Date:
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4/23/2024 - 5:00 PM
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Category:
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Adoption of Consent Agenda
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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Douglas County School District’s application for Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Funds (Title funds)
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End Statements:
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End Statement V Financial Well-Being Financial Well-Being
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Enclosure
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Attachment #1: DCSD Application for 2024-2025 ESSA Title Funds Summary
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File Attachment:
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Summary :
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Background Information:
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides supplemental funding for school districts across the country. Based upon estimated preliminary allocations, Douglas County School District (DCSD) is estimated to receive total Title funding for Titles I, II, III, III Immigrant Set-Aside & IV of $2,513,450 for the 2024-2025 school year. The funds must be used in compliance with the specific requirements of each Title program within ESSA law. Also, they must supplement, not supplant, a district’s general operating budget.
DCSD’s proposed uses of 2024-2025 ESSA funds emphasize:
Title IA – Supplemental funding focused on providing additional instructional time to address the needs of a Title I identified school’s lowest performing students and those students found to be at most risk for not meeting academic standards. Programming includes support for evidence-based programs and strategies, intensive instructional interventions (inclusive of additional FTE in the form of literacy and math interventionists and instructional paraeducators at all Title I schools); behavioral supports which may be in the form of additional FTE at Title I schools; extended-time programs (after school tutoring and summer school programming); parent involvement; supplemental instructional supplies; and professional development for staff. Additionally, these funds support all services required by the McKinney-Vento Act for all district homeless students with the use of the Title I Homeless Set-Aside.
Title IIA – Supplemental funding intended to increase student academic achievement by improving educator quality. These funds are used for the direct support of professional development and coaching of teachers, paraeducators, principals and assistant principals, as well as any specialized staff positions (e.g., special education, ML, GT, mental health, etc.). Funds provide for courses in a variety of areas as outlined in the Uses of Funds including training, literacy supports (e.g., Orton Gillingham), GT trainings, ML trainings, and a variety of MTSS (Multi-tiered Systems of Support) courses. Funds also support Alternative Licensing Programming for teacher and special education cohorts for recruitment and retention efforts.
Title IIIA – Supplemental funding designed to improve the education of Multilingual Learners by helping these students learn English and meet challenging academic content and student academic achievement standards. The supplemental programming supports are inclusive of ELD instructional strategies and resources, parent outreach, professional development for ESL and classroom teachers, coordinated activities with community partners to enhance learning for students, and parent engagement activities in the Use of Funds summary.
Title III Immigrant Set-Aside – Supplemental funding designed to support school districts that have experienced a significant increase in immigrant students over the past two years. This program provides enhanced instructional and supplemental support opportunities for immigrant students and their families.
Title IVA – Supplemental funding designed to support activities that provide well-rounded educational opportunities; improve school conditions for student learning (safe and healthy students); and improve the use of educational technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students. The supplemental programming supports prevention efforts at middle schools to teach the CO Social Emotional Wellness Standards as they relate to nutrition, sleep and drug misuse; technological resources to support student learning for qualified low-income students and other at-risk learners as needed; supports for qualified low-income students to participate fully in experiential learning activities as well as college and career fairs; and support for low-income students on ACT WorkKeys exam fees; and other supports as outlined in the summary.
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Funding:
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Recommendation:
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That the Board of Education approve the DCSD FY 2024-2025 ESSA Consolidated Programs Application for the use of these funds as outlined above under Adoption of Consent Agenda.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jana Schleusner - Chief Financial Officer
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Signed By:
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Erin Kane - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Brad Geiger Moved, Member Kaylee Winegar seconded to approve the Original motion 'That the Board of Education approve the DCSD FY 2024-2025 ESSA Consolidated Programs Application for the use of these funds as outlined above under Adoption of Consent Agenda.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Susan Meek | Yes | | Becky Myers | Yes | | Kaylee Winegar | Yes | | Christy Williams | Yes | | Brad Geiger | Yes | | Valerie Thompson | Yes | | Tim Moore | Yes | |
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