Comparability iGrants Form Package 361. Comparability o Is the comparison of state and local staff in Title I, Part A schools with those in non-Title.

ComparabilityComparabilityiGrants Form Package 361

Comparabilityo Is the comparison of state and local staff in Title I,

Part A schools with those in non-Title I, Part A schools.o Will be indicated by a red comment, “NOT

COMPARABLE” in Column 7 until ALL schools are entered.

o Ratio for Title I, Part A schools must be no greater than 110 percent of the average of non-Title I, Part A schools.

o Ratio must be between 90 percent and 110 percent of the average of schools when all schools in the grade span receive Title I, Part A funds.

iGrantsiGrants Form Package (FP) Form Package (FP) 361361

Virtual or Online Virtual or Online SchoolsSchools

• Per the United States Department of Education, online schools receiving Title I, Part A funds must be treated like any other school for comparability.

• Some flexibility in method used.

iGrants FP 361iGrants FP 361Page 1

• Must be completed by ALL districts which receive Title I, Part A funds

• List each grade span• Indicate number of Title I, Part A schools• Indicate number of non-Title I, Part A schools• Enter enrollment ONLY when several schools of

varying sizes, generally only for large districts • IMPORTANT-Save after each grade span addition

Larger or Smaller?Larger or Smaller?

• Use of “larger or smaller”o Will only apply to larger districtso Must have several schools in the grade span o Largest school must be at least twice as large as the

smallest

Grade SpanGrade Span• A school is NOT necessarily a separate physical

building• All school numbers should be represented on the comparability report

• Must agree to information reported on Title I, Part A application

• Report all schools under “grade span”, even if less than 100 students

• Those under 100 students will also be shown on the bottom of Page 1

iGrants FP 361iGrants FP 361Schools with enrollment of less than 100 students-

o Include in the number of schools for applicable grade span in top section of Page 1

In addition-o List in the bottom part of Page 1

• Will not be included on the individual grade span pages

iGrants FP 361iGrants FP 361Pages 2-14

• Complete for EACH grade span where-o More than one schoolo At least one school receives Title I, Part A funds

• Each grade span will have EITHER an even number OR an odd number page, never both

RememberRememberEnrollment is determined by

HEADCOUNTDo not include preschool

Staff is determined by Full Time Equivalent (FTE)

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Either-◦Compare Title I, Part A schools in the grade span to

non-Title I, Part A schools in that grade spanOR

◦If all schools in the grade span receive Title I, Part A funds, compare them to each other

IMPORTANT:Mark all pages not needed as “Not Applicable”

iGrants FP 361iGrants FP 361

• Two choiceso Staff to student ratio (most common)

• Columns 2 and 3• Column 4 calculates automatically

o Staff salary to student ratio• Does NOT include differential for years of experience• Columns 2 and 5• Column 6 calculates automatically

Staff To IncludeStaff To Include

• State and locally funded instructional staff-o Be consistent for all schools in the district

• Activity 27-Certificated Staff (preferred)• Activity 27-Certificated and Classified Staff• Include other allowable Activity 20s• May exclude State Learning Assistance Program, State

Transitional Bilingual and State SPED staff

Not ComparableNot Comparable• If a school is not comparable, adjustments must

be madeo Increase staff (most common)o Move students

• Send email describing how comparability will be met

• Then resubmit showing comparability has been met-usually next month

ResourcesResources• OSPI Bulletin 053-12

• Department of Education Non Regulatory Guidance, Title I Fiscal Issues, Revised February 2008

Title I, Part A StaffTitle I, Part A Staff• Gayle Pauley, Director

o [email protected] (360) 725-6100

• Program Supervisorso [email protected] (360) 725-6169o [email protected] (360) 725-6168o [email protected] (360) 725-6172o [email protected] (360) 725-6171o [email protected] (360) 725-6189o [email protected] (360) 725-6103

• Administrative Assistantso [email protected] (360) 725-6167o [email protected] (360) 725-6095o [email protected] (360) 725-6231

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