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Left Behind: 2004-2005 consolidated application update and preliminary
allocations Posted: June 14, 2004: UPDATE: August 17, 2004. The final 2004-05 Consolidated Application Update and Title I Application Supplement for the No Child Left Behind Act and other associated documents are now available.
The New York State Education Department has posted the preliminary 2004-2005 allocations for Title I, Part A and D of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). NYSUT is very concerned with the impact these preliminary allocations may have on our locals. The majority of school districts in New York State will see a decrease in available dollars because: 1. President Bush has not fully funded NCLB. 2. The United States Department of Education is using "updated" 2000 census data and the federal government is no longer using free and reduced-priced lunch data. 3. The Title I "hold harmless" provision has changed. 4. The state must accommodate set-asides. Following is a link to preliminary district-by-district allocations at the New York State Department of Education Web site: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/funding/cladcep/titleIallocs04056-10list.htm Please note that school districts that have schools in need of improvement will receive additional funds from the school improvement set-aside. These funds may mitigate the wealth-adjusted cuts in a number of high-need school districts. The deadline for submission of a school district NCLB application is August 31, 2004. Please note that on page 19 of the application it clearly states that "LEAs [local education associations] MUST include representatives of collective bargaining units and recognize parent groups in the consultation/collaboration for applicable Title program". Please exercise your right to participate. Local leaders may contact NYSUT's labor relations specialists for assistance. The 2004-05 consolidated application update and Title 1 application supplement for the No Child Left Behind and other related documents can be found at the New York State Education Department Web site at the following address: www.emsc.nysed.gov/funding/cladcep/conslocapp0405.htm This application covers Titles I A, II A and D, III A, IV A, V A and VI B. General information about allocations The allocations to each LEA [local education association] are calculated by the USDOE [United State Department of Education]. These amounts are a starting point that the State uses to compute the actual allocation for each LEA. The State must accommodate:
As a result, most school districts will experience a reduction of about 5 percent. The New York City public schools will receive an additional $60.0 million in Title I funds in the 2004-05 school year (plus funds provided by school improvement grants, other NCLB titles and competitive grant programs) due to increases in poverty in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. The Title I grant allocations to almost all other school districts decreased for the 2004-05 school year. (The Title I allocations for five school districts were eliminated.) Free and reduced-price lunch data are no longer used to calculate federal allocations. It must be noted that the Title I allocations are preliminary. These allocations will be adjusted by the State again this fall after the State receives actual charter school enrollment data. Information on local allocations can be found on the New York State Education Department Web site at the following address: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/funding/cladcep/titleIallocs04056-10list.htm |
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