Title I Budget Information

All expenditures must directly correlate with the School Performance Plan and must also include the ESSA Level of Evidence, including Citation

All Schools receive: PARENT INVOLVEMENT 1% Set‐Aside:

• All schools will receive additional parenting funds, equal to 1 percent of their total allocation, to be used for parent training, resources, and materials. This amount is separate from, and in addition to, each school’s assigned Title I allocation.
• Schools should plan to use no more than 25 percent of the 1 percent allocation for refreshments for parent training sessions.
• Schools may also elect to allocate additional funds from their assigned Title I allocation to increase resources for parent involvement.

Staff Positions:

Licensed: (Actual Salary + Benefits)

• Class Size Reduction
  • Elementary or MS/HS [credit-bearing classes]
• Learning Strategist:
  • Students – works directly with students on a daily basis as verified by CCF-109/schedule
  • Data – works with teachers/administration to collect/analyze student assessment data
  • Teachers – works directly with teachers on a daily basis to provide coaching, mentoring or training

Support Professional: (Actual Salary + Benefits)

• Instructional Assistant
• Teacher Family Assistant
• Student Success Advocate

Support Professional Job 2: (Hourly Rate + Fringe)

• Additional hours beyond contracted hours for instructional or parent communication purposes (hours are to be worked every day)
• Not to exceed a total of 8 hours per day (job one and job two)
• Budgeted at individual’s hourly wage plus benefits

Certified Temporary Tutors (CTT) ($20/hr + $2 fringe = $22/hour)[maximum of 650 hours per year, per CTT]

• Instructional work with targeted students to support goals/action steps of the SPP
  • Benchmark assessments
  • Intervention instruction
  • Small group tutoring
• Not to be used for non‐instructional purposes [Duty (before/after school or lunch), front office duties, playground, etc.]
• If provided, lunch and prep periods are non-paid

Temporary School Aide (Neighborhood Mom)

• Support for instructional and school programs
• Not to exceed 3.9 hours per day and 650 hours per year per person
• Not to be used for office coverage, playground/lunchroom supervision, before/after school duty, etc.

Extra Duty Pay

Licensed ($22/hour + $1 fringe = $23/hour)

• Tutoring
  • Extended-day or Saturday (Boot Camp, Test Preparation, Targeted Intervention, After school clubs)
  • Schools may opt to budget preparation time for teachers providing extended-day tutoring
    • one (1) hour of prep time per every four (4) hours of face-to-face instructional time
• Collaboration
  • Group planning, grade/department collaboration, or data analysis
• Professional Development
  • Book studies, mentoring, coaching, and other topics as needed to support the goals/action steps of the SPP
• Site Liaison
  • Teacher who takes on the responsibility of completing Title I duties outside of contracted hours
  • Hours allocated must reflect the complexity of the Title I budget

Support Professional (hourly rate + fringe) [Overtime rates apply for all hours in excess of 40 per week]

• To be utilized for occasional hours beyond contracted day for instructional purposes
  • Before/after school tutoring
  • Before/after school clubs
  • Before/after school participation in collaboration meetings or professional development
  • Site Liaison
    • Support professional who takes on the responsibility of completing Title I duties outside of contracted hours
    • Hours allocated must reflect the complexity of the Title I budget

Long-Term Substitute ($22/hour + $2 fringe = $24/hour)

• Participation in before/after school collaboration, professional development, or parenting activities

Prep Buyout (Hourly rate + fringe)

• Class size reduction at MS and HS level [credit-bearing classes only]
• Extended day → Early-bird or Late-bird [credit-bearing classes only]
• Intervention groups for non-proficient students at ES level
• Training, coaching, or mentoring at the ES level
• Not to be used for SpEd or EL only classes
• Average cost ($10,000)

Substitutes – Collaboration and Professional Development (School Rate + Fringe)

• Collaboration
  • Grade level/department planning, grade level/department collaboration, data collection, printing of data
• Professional Development
  • Covers training activities designed to improve classroom instructional practices

Books – Library

• Library-Processed Books (extra fees may apply)

Books – Professional Development

• Professional books to be used for the specific purpose of training teachers

Books and Periodicals – Curriculum

• Books for student use to support student achievement

Data Processing and Coding Services

• Fees for student assessment services (AP exam, SAT, ACT, etc)

Dues and Fees

• Attendance at local or out of District conferences that supports the goals/action steps of the SPP
  • Must follow CCSD travel guidelines
  • Covers the cost of conference registration fees

Items of Value

• Items with a per unit price of $1,000 - $4,999.99 that support student achievement, staff training and parent communication

Out of District Consultant

• Individual(s) will be paid to train teachers and support professionals in effective instructional practices
  • Cannot exceed a cost of $3,000 per day without CFO approval (8 hr. training equivalent)
    • Fee must include all training expenses (travel, trainer fee)
  • Consultant fees in excess of $25,000 per consultant require board approval through your Region Superintendent’s office

Professional Technical Services

• Student-based wrap-around services provided by outside vendors

Software

• Computer software to support student skills attainment, staff training, and parent communication (must adhere to CCSD policy)

Supplies/Materials

• General supplies or kits to support classroom instruction, staff training and parent communication.

Technology Supplies

• Technology items to support improved student achievement, staff training and parent communication

Transportation/Travel

• Attendance at out of District conferences that support the goals/action steps of the SPP
  • Must follow CCSD travel guidelines
  • Covers the cost of:
    • Airfare
    • Hotel
    • Transportation
      • To/From: airport and hotel, hotel and conference, or conference and airport
        • Does not include dinner or leisure activities outside of conference schedule
      • To/from home and Airport
    • Local airport parking
    • Per Diem

Schools may elect to allocate additional funds from their assigned Title I allocation to increase resources for parent and family involvement

• Books to support additional academic skill practice and parenting skills
• Extra Duty Pay for Licensed or Support Professional
• Parenting Consultant to support parent and family engagement
• Professional Technical Services to enhance the home-school communication
• Software programs to support parent training and communication
• Supplies/Materials for parenting events and trainings
• Technology to support parent and family engagement
• Cannot include refreshments