Federal Programs
Director of Federal Programs and Homeless Liaison: Amy Moyer
918-396-1792 x 106
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Homeless Student Information
Residency Form DEFINING HOMELESSNESS FreeReduced Lunch Application
- NCHE McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act webpage; visit http://www.serve.org/nche/m-v.php This NCHE webpage provides links to the full text of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and related regulations, policy guidance, and federal register notices.
- NCHE Legislative Resources webpage; visit http://www.serve.org/nche/legis_resources.php This NCHE webpage provides legislative resources for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and other laws pertaining to the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness.
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TITLE I
Skiatook Title I Schools:
Marrs: Schoolwide Program
Skiatook Intermediate Elementary: Schoolwide Program
Newman Middle School: Schoolwide Program
Schoolwide: Although funding is still based on the number of economically disadvantaged students, every student will receive supplemental instruction, especially in reading and math, to ensure progress and success in academics regardless of race and/or economic status.
What is Title 1? Title 1 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (formerly known as ECIA, ESEA or Chapter 1) is the largest federally funded educational program. This program, authorized by Congress, provides supplemental funds to school districts to assist schools with the highest student concentrations of poverty to meet school educational goals.
Which children are Title I children? There is a common misconception that a Title I child is a child eligible for free or reduced price meals, but this is false. Because the Title I program in this district operates at the school level in the form of Schoolwide Programs, there are technically no Title I children in the district; only Title I schools. The children within each Title I school have no designation related to Title I .
How are schools allocated Title 1 funds? Once a school qualifies, funds are then allocated in the summer based on a formula developed at the state office that projects the number of qualifying children at the school for the following year. Occasionally, a further adjustment is made after the first month of school the year funds are allocated, to ensure that schools receive funds commensurate with the number of qualifying children actually enrolled.
A school qualifies based off free/reduced lunch count percentages from October 1 of the previous year:
Marrs: 45.92%
SIE: 50.81%
NMS: 46.63%
How can Title 1 funds be used at the school site?
Title 1 funds must be used to promote:
1. High academic/achievement for all children;
2. A greater focus on teaching and learning;
3. Flexibility to stimulate local initiatives coupled with responsibility for student performance;
4. Improved linkages among schools, parents and communities.
In general, funds cannot be used to purchase/lease/rent or improve facilities or provide routine transportation costs for the transport of students to and from school or supplant funds the school is already entitled to from other sources. All three sites have computer labs provided by Title I for supplemental instruction. Study Island, Education City and Reading Plus software as well as classroom SMART boards, projectors, airliners, document cameras and clickers have also been purchased.
Are there restrictions on using the funds to hire staff? The intent of the law is to use funds to acquire “highly qualified staff”(professionals, i.e. teachers, psychologists, social workers, etc.). Although the final draft of the law permits the use of funds for other staff, the primary focus remains on “highly qualified staff”. Schools intending on hiring non-professional staff with Title 1 funds should request clearance from the district Title 1 office.
Do Title I Funds follow the child if he moves to another school? As indicated in the Act, the intended purpose of these funds is to improve the school. This is why funds are allocated to schools not to children. As a result, if a child leaves a Title I school and transfers to another school, there is no transfer of Title I funds to the receiving school.
Do Private Schools also receive Title 1 Assistance? Federal regulations require that districts provide access to academic support services in private schools that qualify to receive Title 1 funds. Assistance is limited to remedial reading and/or mathematics tutorial services that support the regular instructional program for certain students in qualifying private schools. As required by federal law, these students must (1) be experiencing significant difficulty in reading and/or mathematics in their regular classes and (2) live in a neighborhood that is served by a public school that is an identified Title 1 school.
Title 1 – Program Purposes Title 1 Programs (Part A of PL 107-334 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001), provide funds to districts in order to assist schools with the highest levels of economically disadvantaged youngsters to:
1. improve in student achievement for all participating children,
2. improve staff development and
3. improve parental and community involvement.
In accordance with federal law, funds are allocated directly to schools to work toward these three goals. Funds are allocated on a per qualifying child (child with free or reduced price meal status) basis. Federal law requires that a district not use Title 1 funds to offset expenses to a Title 1 school that would normally be paid by other sources if Title 1 funds were not available.
Skiatook Public Schools District Parental Involvement Policy
Parent Liaisons: The go between for parents to the school. Questions, comments, suggestions, complaints can be run through a liaison. They also maintain the site parent involvement books, containing parent policy, parent plan, parent communications and parent sign-in sheets.
Parent Liaisons for each site:
Marrs: Sally Hammontree 918-396-2295
Skiatook Intermediate: Erin Davis 918-396-5745
Newman Middle School: Darlene Villalobos 918-396-2307
PARENT RESOURCE CENTERS: at Marrs, SIE, and Newman Middle School in the library
Check out the parent computer and book/magazine resources available for parents. Watch a dvd! You can check wengage for your student’s grades and attendance!
What are Parent Compacts? Parent Compacts are agreements between students, parents and teachers and must be signed every year at enrollment.
Skiatook Intermediate School Parent Compact Middle School Parent Compact Marrs Elementary Parent Compact
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Site Plan Reviews
Title 1- Schoolwide Review Marrs 2011 Title 1- Schoolwide Review SIE 2011 Title 1- Schoolwide Review NMS 2011
Schoolwide Plans
Marrs Schoolwide Plan Intermediate Schoolwide Plan Middleschool Schoolwide Plan
