DR. FRANCES HAITHCOCK
CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1502 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-
• www.fldoe.org
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
MARK KAPLAN
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
JOHN R. PADGET
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
SUSAN STORY
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District School Superintendents
FROM:
Dr. Frances Haithcock
DATE:
November 5, 2010
SUBJECT: 2010-2011 Title I Comparability Report
Public Law 107-110, Section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Educ
ation Act (ESEA)
provides that a local educational agency (LEA) may receive Title I, Part A funds only if it uses state
and local funds to provide services in Title I schools that, taken as a whole, are at least comparable to
the services provided in schools that are not receiving Title I funds.
If the LEA serves all of its
whole, are substantially comparable in each Title I school.
The Florida Departmen
t of Education (F
DOE) requires that LEAs demonstrate compliance with this
requirement
on an annual basis by submitting comparability calculations to FDOE.
Each LEA must
submit calculations for all schools, including charter schools, in the fall of each sch
ool year. All
LEAs are required to submit the comparability report
, including any LEA that may be exempt from
the comparability requirements.
Each LEA must utilize F
DOE’s online Comparability Reporting S
ystem to submit th
eir
comparability report
. Reports are due to the FDOE
by December 5
, 2010.
The LEAs that identify
non-comparable Title I schools must take corrective actions upon such determinations, and must
institute
the necessary changes to ensure that all Title I schools are comparable by the start
of the
second semester of the 2010-2011 school year.
F
LORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jessie M. Simmons
(850) 245-0682
Jessie.Simmons@fldoe.org
DPS: 2010-184
2010-2011 Title I Comparability Report
November 5, 2010
Page Two
Your staff may access the online Reporting S
ystem
at https://app1.fldoe.org/bsa/TitleIComparability/
.
Attached is a Technical Assistance Paper related to Comparability of Services for Title I Schools that
addresses federal requirements and the process for making these determinations.
If you or your staff has
questions regarding this process, please contact Jessie Simmons, Educational
Policy Consultant, Bureau of Federal Educational Programs
, at
Jessie.Simmons@fldoe.org
, or (850)
245-0682.
Thank you for your continued leadership and commitment to ensuring that all students have access to
the highest quality educational programs.
FH/jsm
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