Transcript Money Matters…. - Public Education Department

Title IV: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities
Daniel DePaula, MS, Program Coordinator
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Title IV: Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities
• The Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools is
designed to support and implement programs to
prevent drugs and violence in and around our
schools and communities.
• Federal funds are allocated based on School
District’s student population (Census).
• In order to receive their allocation, Districts must
submit an application to the New Mexico Public
Education Department.
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Title IV: “Use of Funds”
Budget Limitations
• 2% cap for administration.
• An LEA may use up to 40% of its total allocation to support the
following activities:
a) Acquiring and installing metal detectors, electronic locks,
surveillance cameras & other related equipment and
technologies.
b) Reporting criminal offenses committed on school property.
(STARS)
c) The Development and implementation of comprehensive
school security plans or obtaining technical assistance
concerning those plans (Safe School Plans).
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Title IV: “Use of Funds”
(continued)
d)
e)
Supporting safe zones of passage activities (bicycle and
pedestrian safety programs) insuring that students can
travel safely to and from school.
The hiring and mandatory training of school security
personnel who interact with students in support of youth
drug and violence prevention activities implemented in
schools.
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Title IV: “Use of Funds”
(continued)
•
An LEA may use a maximum of 20% of its total
allocation to support the following activities:
a) acquiring / installation of metal detectors, locks, surveillance
cameras, other technologies.
b) Reporting of criminal offenses committed on school property.
c) Developing / implementation of security plans etc.
d) Supporting safe zones of passage activities.
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Title IV: “Use of Funds”
(continued)
• LEAs may use the entire 40% of their total allocation
to support:
e) The hiring and mandatory training of school security
personnel who interact with students in support of youth drug
and violence prevention activities implemented in schools.
Carryover
• LEAs cannot carry over more than 25% (all requests
for carry over exceeding 25% require letter of
justification and EED approval).
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Title IV: “Use of Funds”
(continued)
Program Design
• 60% of a districts total allocation is to be used
towards Program Development and Implementation.
This includes:
• Program design
• Prevention programs (Conflict Resolution Program)
• Intervention programs (Violence Prevention Program)
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McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
Joseph Sanchez, MBA, Program
Coordinator
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McKinney-Vento Homeless
Education
• The McKinney-Vento Program?
This program, also known as the Education
for Homeless Children and Youth program,
provides assistance to SEAs to ensure that all
homeless children and youth have equal
access to the same free, appropriate public
education, including public preschool
education, that is provided to other children
and youth.
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McKinney-Vento Homeless
Education Act
• What is the Act?
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
(1987); A bipartisan bill; January 2002
Reauthorization – The McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left
Behind Act).
• McKinney-Vento Act is part of the No Child Left
Behind Act, it is federal law and, therefore, overrules
state and local laws and policies
• Misconception - Only school districts that get
McKinney-Vento subgrant funds are required to
follow its mandates.
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Title I and Homelessness
• Homeless students are part of Title I,
Part A’s target population of
disadvantaged students;
• However, the high mobility, trauma, and
poverty associated with homelessness
create unique educational barriers and
challenges that non-homeless Title I
students may not face.
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Title I and Homelessness
• Many challenges faced by homeless students
are addressed within the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act;
• However, Title I, Part A, is also in the position
to play a significant role in the academic
achievement of homeless children and youth.
For this reason, Congress included specific
provisions related to students experiencing
homelessness within Title I, Part A.
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Title I and Homelessness
Automatic Eligibility
• Children and youth who are homeless are
automatically eligible for Title I, Part A,
services, whether or not they attend a Title I
school or meet the academic standards
required of other children for eligibility
• This automatic eligibility acknowledges that
the experience of homelessness puts children
at significant risk of academic failure,
regardless of their previous academic
standing.
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Title I Reservation of Funds
(set aside)
• According to Title I, Part A, LEAs
must reserve (or set aside) such
funds as are necessary to provide
comparable services to homeless
children who are not attending Title
I schools. [20 USC 6313(c)(3)]
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Title I: Calculating Reasonable
Set Aside
• LEAs must establish their own methods for setting
aside Title I, Part A, funds for homeless students who
are not attending Title I schools.
• Generally, these methods involve conducting a needs
assessment for homeless students in the LEA or
basing the set-aside amount on a formula, such as a
per-pupil expenditure. Determining an appropriate
amount requires coordination between the LEA Title I
and homeless education programs.
• For more information on calculating the mandatory
set-aside, hand-out provided or visit:
www.serve.org/nche/downloads/calculating_setaside
s.pdf
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Presenter Contact Information
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program:
• Joseph Sanchez, MBA, Program Coordinator
[email protected]
(505) 222-4743
TITLE IV:
• Daniel DePaula, MS, Program Coordinator
[email protected]
(505) 222-4745
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