This document constitutes official notice of the 2005 Title I, Part A and Part D total allotments available for use in the 2004-2005 school year under provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Note that these allotments differ from the preliminary allotments published in Director’s Communication SI-04-091 dated April 1, 2004. Some school districts have had allotments increased, and others have had allotments decreased. Any differences are a result of the inclusion of current foster home and neglected/delinquent child counts and the application of the hold-harmless provision.
No Child Left Behind Act provides that a school district not meeting either statutory eligibility for Concentration Grants is guaranteed its hold-harmless amount for four consecutive years. Therefore, a school district that was last eligible for a Concentration Grant in SY 1999-2000 but was not eligible in SY 2001-2002, SY 2002-2003, SY 2003-2004, and SY 2004-2005 will receive its hold-harmless Concentration Grant in SY 2004-2005. If that school district fails to meet the Concentration Grant eligibility thresholds next year (SY 2005-2006), it will no longer be eligible for the hold-harmless guarantee. Several school districts in Arkansas did not qualify for Concentration Grants and received the hold-harmless amount.
No individual Notice of Funds Allotment will be provided. All allocations are listed on this Communication. The column headed “Final State Determined Title I 2004-2005 Allocation” lists the funds available for each district. Please keep a copy of this Communication and the attachment on file for the auditor to review.
Title I allotments have been made to the district existing on July 1, 2004 after consolidations/annexations approved by the State Board have been considered. Title I Policy Guidance from the U. S. Department of Education outlines how allotments are to be made in cases of consolidation/annexation. This policy guidance can be found at the following U. S. Department of Education web site: http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/list.jhtml?page=3&size=25. The same policy guidance also covers open enrollment charter school allotments under Title I.
Open enrollment charter schools qualifying for Title I allotments have been included in the listing with all other school districts. A district’s Title I allocation for 2004-2005 could be reduced if the district has Title I low-income eligibles enrolled in a new open enrollment charter school when the official count is taken on October 1. Another reduction could occur when a significant change has occurred in an existing open enrollment charter school, i.e. another grade was added, another subject area is added to the charter which causes a significant increase in the enrollment, etc.
The State Agency Part D Allotments are shown below the Title I, Part A State Totals. This section lists the Department of Corrections and Alexander Youth Services Center allotments.
The Local Institution Part D Allotments follow the state agency Part D allotments. The school district and name of the institution are listed in the second column.
The Neglected Institution Allotments notice follows and indicates which school districts receive a portion of the Part A allotment for a local institution for neglected children. These funds are to be used to provide Title I services to children residing in these institutions. Please keep a record of services provided and funds expended. This list indicates which institution is located in the school district and the amount of money the eligibles in the institution generated. The funds generated by the neglected eligibles have already been included in the total Title I allotment for the district.
Refer questions to Ms. Patsy Hammond at 501-682-4275.