CODE G12

 

POLICY: Title I Comparability Policy[1]                                              

                                   

If a school in the __________________ School District becomes eligible to receive Title I funds, the school district shall provide comparable services, staffing levels, curriculum materials and instructional supplies for Title I eligible and non-Title I eligible schools.  The district shall use local and state funds to ensure equivalence among schools in staffing and the provision of curricular materials and instructional supplies.  Students in all schools shall be eligible for comparable programs and supplemental supports.  The district shall utilize district-wide salary schedules for professional and non-professional staff.

 

The superintendent or his or her designee shall develop procedures for compliance with this policy and shall maintain records that are updated biennially documenting the district’s compliance with this policy.[2]

 

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Legal Reference:                 20 USCA §6321(c).

 


[1] This policy is required of school districts that operate Title I schools.  Comparability requires that LEAs document that the services provided with state and local funds in Title I schools are comparable to those provided in non-Title I schools in the LEA.  If an LEA serves all of the schools in its district with Title I funds, the LEA must use state and local funds to provide services that, taken as a whole, are “at least comparable” in each participating school.  The comparability requirements do not apply to an LEA that does not have more than one building for each grade span.

[2] Required by 20 U.S.C. §6321(c)(3).