Title IV, Part A: Opportunities for Student Support and Academic Enrichment Presented By: Charmaine Simmons Title IV- Part A Education Program Specialist Georgia Department of Education June 12, 2020 1 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Systems Framework of Continuous Improvement If we build the capacity of leadership and professional learning communities to improve their organizational systems, then Georgia schools and districts will continuously improve. 2 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Session Highlights Essential components for How to advocate for the implementing Title IV, Part A of resources and support needed the Elementary and Secondary to customize STEM/STEAM Education Act of 1965, as opportunities specifically for amended by Every Student your classroom/school/district. Succeeds Act. Strategies to use funds to support STEM/STEAM initiatives in Program Effectiveness schools/districts. * Considerations for COVID-19* 3 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Essential Components for Title IV, Part A Implementation District Grant Award Prioritization ü Are among the schools with the greatest needs; ü Have the highest percentages or numbers of low-income children/families; LEAs receiving $30,000 or more, ü Are identified for comprehensive support and improvement; funds must be distributed to support each of the the three focus areas. ü Are implementing targeted support and improvement plans, Expending a minimum of 20% in WR or & SH, and a portion in ET. LEAs ü Are identified as a persistently receiving less than $30,000, must dangerous public elementary distribute funds to support at least school or secondary school. one of the three focus areas. 4 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Essential Components for Title IV, Part A Implementation Community-Based Focus Areas Partners & Stakeholders Well- Safe & Rounded Effective Use Healthy Educational of Technology Students Opportunities Providing Utilizing experiences Promoting technology to environments that nurture achieve aptitude in that foster a academic safe, supportive critical thinking, Partnerships with an Institutions of success for problem solving and positive students by Higher Education, business, nonprofit atmosphere and teamwork promoting through an conducive to organization, community-based digital literacy learning and enriched and organization, or other public or private curriculum in supporting the professional physical and entity with a demonstrated record of Core and/or development mental health Beyond the success in implementing allowable for Core of students. stakeholders. activities under the SSAE program. Curriculums. 5 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Advocate for STEM/STEAM Opportunities LEA Classroom School Administrative Team Educators/ Building Level Team Leads Administration (Federal Programs Director) Consolidated LEA Improvement Plan 6 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Advocate for STEM/STEAM Opportunities Consolidated LEA Improvement Plan Comprehensive Needs Assessment Perception Data, Process Data, Achievement Data Data Collection Analysis Demographic Data LEAs identify the needs for all student populations (Economically Disadvantaged, Migrant, Homeless, Foster Care, Migrant, English Learners, IDEA) Professional Capacity, Effective Leadership, Coherent Strengths & Challenges based on trends and patterns Instructional, Student Achievement, etc. LEAs will delve more deeply into the root causes of the academic deficiencies of the school and populations Is this something we can affect? Impacted Programs to address root causes LEAs to identify the methods through which the intent and purpose(s) of each Federal program will be integrated into the LEAs’ existing academic achievement targets and efforts towards continuous improvement Create Goals & Action Steps for Implementation 7 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
August 2019 CLIP 8 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Community-Based Partners & Stakeholders Partnerships with an Institutions of Higher Education, business, nonprofit organization, community-based organization, or other public or private entity with a demonstrated record of success in implementing allowable activities under the SSAE program. 9 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Program Effectiveness Educating Georgia's Future by graduating students who are ready to learn, ready to live, and ready to lead. 10
Federal Guidelines Every Student Succeeds The Administrator’s Act Handbook on EDGAR 2 CFR §200.301 ESSA Section 4106(e)(2)(F) The Federal awarding agency must require the recipient to use OMB-approved governmentwide standard information collections when providing financial and performance information. As appropriate and in accordance with above (F) Annually report to the State for mentioned information collections, the Federal awarding agency must require the recipient to relate financial data to inclusion in the report described in performance accomplishments of the Federal award. Also, in section 4104(a)(2) how funds are being accordance with above mentioned governmentwide standard information collections, and when applicable, recipients must used under this subpart to meet the also provide cost information to demonstrate cost effective practices (e.g., through unit cost data). The requirements of subparagraphs (C) recipient’s performance should be measured in a way that will help the Federal awarding agency and other non-Federal through (E). entities to improve program outcomes, share lessons learned, and spread the adoption of promising practices . The Federal awarding agency should provide recipients with clear performance goals, indicators, and milestones as described in §200.210 Information contained in a Federal award. Performance reporting frequency and content should be established to not only allow the Federal awarding agency to understand the recipient progress but also to facilitate identification of promising practices among recipients and build the evidence upon which the Federal awarding agency’s program and performance decisions are made. 11 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Program Effectiveness 12 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
There is Something for Everyone Pay AP Exam Hands on Fees Learning (Low-socioeconomic students only) Competitions Science- (Robotics, Math, & Engineering Exposure Computer Fairs Programing) 13 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Strategies to use funds to support STEM/STEAM Programing Field Trips Georiga's K-12 Restart & Recovery Substitutes Travel for Personnel to PD. Web-based Software If tied to academic achievement, and there is a need , IV-A can supplement not supplant. 14 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Strategies to use funds to support STEM/STEAM Programing Hire a local teaching artist through Georgia Council of the Contracted Arts that will facilitate storytelling, music, dance, and Services theater for cross-curriculum integration for students. OR PAIR, the Professional Arts Integration Resource, a STEAM integration program developed by the Springer Opera House (the state theater of GA) in Columbus, GA, ETC… Wooden dowels, springs clamps, leather and suede cords, Tubing for Supplies robotics; coating for robotics; beams, shocks, rubber band, and cable anchors for robotics; filament for replicator. ETC… Infrastructure Chromebooks, I-pads, printers, camera (WR if specifically used in tripods; flash recorders, cameras, ETC… S.T.E.M classes only) Professional S.T.E.M Endorsements, Google Certification, Learning/ ETC… Endorsements 15 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
Strategies to use funds to support STEM/STEAM Programing Contracted Web-based Services Software Travel for Substitutes Personnel to PD. If tied to academic achievement, and there is a Supplies need , IV-A can supplement not supplant. Professional Infrastructure Learning/ (SH if specifically used in S.T.E.M classes only) Endorsements Parent Engagement Establishing Community Partnerships (S.T.E.M/ S.T.E.A.M Nights) 16 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future
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