Comparability Requirements  LEAs must use state and local funds to

provide services that are comparable to services being provided in schools that are not receiving Title I funds.

 If the LEA uses Title I funding in all of

its schools, the LEA must use state and local funds to provide services that are substantially comparable in each project area.

Comparability Requirements

 LEAs must exclude any federal funding

from their calculations.

 Salaries paid from federal funds must

be excluded.  Vacant positions can not be used in the analysis.  Salaries can not include longevity.

 To submit the analysis all schools must

be comparable.

Comparability Requirements  Due date is November 30th. Prior to this date:

 Non-comparable schools must be corrected using

your written procedures.  Failure to submit the analysis by the due date will result in Title I funding being frozen until corrections are made.  Should a district fail to demonstrate a comparable level of expenditures throughout the district, future allocations of Title I funding will be in question, and a process to retrieve the Title I funding disbursed to affected schools will be employed.

Comparability Requirements A district is exempt if:

 They have only one attendance center in the district.  All the attendance centers are unique grade spans (K-5,

6-8)  The same grade span has enrollments twice the size of the other. (250 versus 600)  The attendance centers have enrollment of less than 100.

A district is not exempt if:

 They have multiple schools with similar grade spans

and similar student enrollments. This includes districts with less than 1000 students.

Comparability Requirements  Non-Comparable Schools  Correct the imbalance immediately.  Submit corrected forms to ISBE by Nov. 30th 

Non-compliance: Funds Frozen December 1st

 Funds will be withheld and/or repaid to ISBE for

non-compliance.

(2017),

Step 1 2 3 4 5

Salary Schedule FY16 – FY17 BA MA 40,845 44,062 41,900 45,371 43,035 46,771 44,204 48,222 45,419 49,669

MA+32 48,531 50,120 51,814 53,572 55,340

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2017 – Title I Comparability

Document Status Descriptions: Doc Author – application has been created at the lowest IWAS user level and is waiting to be completed and submitted to the RCDT Admin for review. Admin – application has been created at the RCDT Admin level or is awaiting the superintendent’s review and submittal to ISBE. ISBE Review – application has been submitted to ISBE but is waiting for review/approval. Returned for Changes – ISBE has sent the application back to the district for changes. ISBE Approved – application has been reviewed and tentatively approved by ISBE.

Sample Timelines January – April  Engage in district-level budget (State and local funds) discussions concerning staff, distribution of equipment and materials to ensure compliance with Title I comparability for the upcoming school year. May – July  Conduct meetings with appropriate LEA representatives to discuss the requirements for completing the annual comparability calculations.  Establish participant roles and responsibilities.  Establish specific timelines for completion of the calculations.  Decide which methodology to use and develop specific written procedures including procedures for making corrections. August  Obtain preliminary information from appropriate LEA staff.  Identify Title I and non-Title I schools, grade span groupings, enrollments, FTEs, “zero or first-step” salaries, expenditures by building…

Sample Timelines September  Identify date and collection methodologies for gathering data needed to complete calculations. October  Collect data… including number of Special Ed/ELL FTEs per building.  Meet with appropriate staff and calculate comparability.  Make corrections to Title I schools shown not to be comparable. November  Reconvene appropriate LEA staff to address any outstanding issues.  Maintain all required documentation supporting the comparability calculations and any corrections made to ensure that all Title I schools are comparable. Due November 30th

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