• ESEA Poverty Guidance Memo - FY23 Update

FY23 Enrollment Data and Poverty Counts

• Feb. 2022 USED Fact Sheet
• Feb. 2022 ESE Poverty Data Article

• Poverty Data Guidance Memo

FY22 Enrollment Data and Poverty Counts

How do you calculate school site poverty percentage for FY22?

For your FY22 Consolidated Grant Application, USED has give LEAs permission to use old year poverty counts (low-income data) if that year's data is more advantageous to the LEA, with a goal of providing the most accurate poverty percentage for the LEA given the challenges of COVID-19.

On the School Eligibility Page, LEAs may use EITHER FY21 (SY20-21) OR FY20 (SY19-20) low-income data, whichever is most advantageous to the LEAs poverty percentage. Pay close attention to rank and serve as the poverty percentage will have an impact. *The same year (either FY21 or FY20) must be used to calculate the poverty percentage or each funded site within the LEA.

On the Poverty Criteria Page, LEA's will verify which data they have used to determine their low-income count. If the LEA has chosen to use FY20 (SY19-20) low income data, there will be a document to complete in Title I-A Related Documents.

Private schools have the same option, to use EITHER FY21 (SY20-21) OR FY20 (SY19-20) low-income data, whichever is more advantageous. Pirvate schools do not have to use the same year or poverty criteria as their corresponding LEA. 

Funded School Site

If an LEA would like to add a funded Title I school site to their School Eligibility Page, that school site (entity) must have had 40% or more poverty in FY21. To have the entity added, the LEA needs to contact Grants Management via a ticket to request this entity be added. Grants Management will research to determine if it is a valid request. Final approval will come through School Finance at ADE. 

FY24

Income Eligibility Form - English         Income Eligibility (Fillable) Form - English

Income Eligibility Form - Spanish     Income Eligibility (Fillable) Form - Spanish

FY23

Income Eligibility Form - English      Income Eligibility (Fillable) Form - English

Income Eligibility Form - Spanish     Income Eligibility (Fillable) Form - Spanish

The Poverty Percentage Reporting AzEDS

The Comprehensive Needs Assesment, Root Cause Analysis, and Integrated Action Plan for all Title I Schools includes Title I, II, III, IV, School Improvment and Move on When Reading. Schools will use the 6 Principles, Indicators and Elements to identify strengths and needs in order to increase student achievement and strenghten school systems leading to sustainable improvement.  The primary needs identified in the Comprehesive Needs Assessment become the foundation for the Schools Integrated Action Plan. The LEA Integrated Action Plan is based on the Schools' Comprehensive Needs Assessment findings. It supports the implementation of the School Integrated Action Plan. 

Planning Tool Navigator - Integrated Action Plans Resources

GME Planning Tool Training

Food Policy Rev. 10/20

Education of Homeless Children and Youth Non-Regulatory Guidance

Title I, Part A Education of Homeless Children and Youth Guidance

Prior Approval for Travel and Capital Expenditures

Rank and Serve Eligibility

Targeted Assistance to Schoolwide Transition

The Differences between a webinar and a micro-training:

Webinars are longer recorded sessions of meetings that were recorded or held online and often include recorded participant questions. (approximately 30 minutes to 2 hours in length)

Micro-Trainings are short recorded instructional presentations designed to provide information about specific topics. There are no recorded participant questions and answers. (approximately 5-8 minutes in length)

Micro-Trainings:

Archived Webinars

For questions or assistance, please contact your Title I specialist or the [email protected].

• ADE Title I Finding_Resolution Summary Report
• FY17 Revised Title I Allocations Calculations FINAL
• FY18 Title I Part A Allocations Calculations FINAL
• Title I Variance Analysis Revised Calc vs. Grant Allocation_Summary FINAL for USED
• All-Staff Title I Allocation Process Overview
• FY16 Revised Title I Allocations Calculations FINAL
• FY15 Revised Title I Allocations Calculations FINAL
• FY14 Revised Title I Allocations Calculations FINAL
• Title I LEA Allocations Process Overview MEGA Breakout Session
• MEGA Afton plenary session

• FY2013-14 Title I Single Audit Finding Resolution Agreement
• Payment Schedule per Resolution of FY2013-14 Title I single Audit Finding