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Texas Even Start Administrative Manual

June 2004, (Revised January 2008)

Policy

Title I

Title I, Part B, Subpart 3 - William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Programs

Regulations governing the Even Start Family Literacy Program can be found on at the Department's website at http://www.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/edgar.html. These regulations include: Title 34 CFR Parts 74 (fiscal agents that are institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations) 75 (for Direct Grant Programs), or 76 (for State Administered Programs), and 77, 79, 80 (for grantees and fiscal agents that are SEAs, LEAs, or Indian tribes or tribal organizations), 81, 82, 85, 86, and 99, and (EDGAR).

• Policy Guidance for the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Programs, Part B, Subpart 3 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (September 2003)
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• The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-336) reinstated categorical eligibility for pre-kindergarten Even Start participants participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), beginning October 1, 1998. For additional information, please see the official memorandum, from the Director of the Child Nutrition Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance

Legislation

TITLE I – IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED

Sec. 101. IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
Sec. 1001. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
Sec. 1002 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1003 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
Sec. 1004. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

PART A – IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

Subpart 1 – Basic Program Requirements

Sec. 1111. STATE PLANS.
Sec. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.
Sec. 1113. ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS.
Sec. 1114. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.
Sec. 1115. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.
Sec. 1116. ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
Sec. 1117. SCHOOL SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION.
Sec. 1118. PPARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
Sec. 1119. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS.
Sec. 1120. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Sec. 1120A. FISCAL REQUIREMENTS.
Sec. 1120B. COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.

Subpart 2 – Allocations

Sec. 1121. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Sec. 1122. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.
Sec. 1124. BASIC GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUATIONAL AGENCIES.
Sec. 1124A. CONCENTRATION GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
Sec. 1125. TARGETED GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
Sec. 1125AA. ADEQUACY OF FUNDING OF TARGETED GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2001.
Sec. 1125A. EDUCATION FINANCE INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM
Sec. 1126. SPECIAL ALLOCATION PROCEDURES.
Sec. 1127. CARRYOVER AND WAIVER.

• Final regulations for the inclusion of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in Title I assessments. (December 9, 2003)
• Title I—Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged:; Final Rule (December 2, 2002)
• Summary of Final Regulations
• Fact Sheet
• Final Regulations on Title I – Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged (July 5, 2002)
• Title I Negotiated Rulemaking

• April 23, 2004 – Parental Involvement: Title I, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance
• March 4, 2004 – Serving Preschool Children Under Title I, Non Regulatory Guidance
• January 7, 2004 – LEA and School Improvement, Non-Regulatory Guidance
• October 17, 2003 – Title I Services to Eligible Private School Children, Non-Regulatory Guidance
• September 12, 2003 – Report Cards, Title I, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance
• August 22, 2003 – Supplemental Educational Services Non-
  Regulatory Guidance
• August 2003 – Non-Regulatory Guidance: Local Educational Agency Identification and Selection of School Attendance Areas and Schools and Allocation of Title I Funds to Those Areas and Schools
• May 23, 2003 – State Educational Agency Procedures for Adjusting Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and Education Finance Incentive Grant Allocations Determined by the U.S. Department of Education
• February 20, 2003 – Joint Education/Agriculture letter providing guidance on implementation of the new requirements of Title I, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act, by schools that operate school lunch programs under Provision 2 and Provision 3 of the National School Lunch Program.
• December 17, 2002 – Joint Education/Agriculture letter about the use of student information collected pursuant to the National School Lunch Program in carrying out provisions of Title I
• November 5, 2001 – Part A and Part D, Subpart 1 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Sections 1124 and 1412:
• June, 1999 – School Year 1999-2000 State Educational Agency Procedures for Adjusting Basic and Concentration Grant Allocations Determined by the U.S. Department of Education:
• September 1996 – Companion Document: Cross-Cutting Guidance for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• April 1996- Policy Guidance for Title I, Part A – Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards

• Title I Accountability: Guidance on the $225 Million Fiscal Year 2001 Appropriation For School Improvement updates the Title I school improvement guidance to reflect changes made in the fiscal year 2001 appropriations statute:
• January 2000 – Guidance on the 134 Million FY 2000 Appropriation for School Improvement:
• Standards, Assessment and Accountability website
• Flexibility and Accountability in No Child Left Behind

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