Title I
February, 2008 Bulletin
No. 53

The BULLETIN is published three times throughout the school year (August, November, and February).  If you have questions about the information provided, please contact the Division of Compensatory Education at 317/232-0540 or 877/418-7240.

Communication of effective practices and procedures with all staff enhances Title I and general classroom programs.  Please distribute the information included in the BULLETIN to the appropriate personnel within your district.  This issue contains the following information:

State Updates & Reminders

• Updated mailing address and email addresses for Title I staff

• Announcement of new Title I staff

• Announcement of Spring Workshops and Online Application Webcast

• Updated Title I Reports and Due Dates Calendar

• Quarterly Monitoring Report (fiscal) - Due April 10

• 1003(g) Application Deadline Reminder - Applications must be submitted by Friday, February 29 to jmiller@doe.in.gov

• LEA Improvement - Technical Assistance Updates

• Districts with schools planning for restructuring:  Save the Date - May 14, 2008
Meeting in Indianapolis with Title I Director and Assistant Director
Additional meeting details will be provided soon.

Resources

• Restructuring Planning Template | Open as a PDF

• Presentation - Equitable Services to Nonpublic Students | Open as a PDF

• Division of English Language Learning & Migrant Education
Save the date!  2008 Indiana K-12 ESL Conference
Friday, March 14, 2008

• The Indiana Partnership Center’s Guide to Free and Low-Cost Tutoring

USDE Releases

• Updated Nonregulatory Guidance - February 2008
Title I Fiscal Issues:  Maintenance of Effort, Comparability, Supplement not Supplant, Carryover, Consolidating Funds in Schoolwide Programs, Grantback Requirements

• The Education Innovator: January 31, 2008  Vol. VI, No. 1