Data Collection Purpose
To identify nonprofit private schools that will participate in ESEA Title I Part A services.
Guidance
The ESEA, Title I, Part A, Section 1120 requires LEAs to provide supplemental educational services to eligible students attending non-profit private schools. These services must be equitable to the services provided for students in public schools. The specific requirements are stated in the Legal Assurances, under ESEA, Participation of Nonprofit Private School Students.
Additional information and resources including the “Title I Services to Eligible Private School Children Non-Regulatory Guidance” and “Toolkit” are found under Services to Private Schools on the CDE Private Schools Web page.
The LEAs must maintain and provide to the CDE upon request, a written affirmation signed by the officials of the participating private schools that the consultation required by ESEA Title I, Part A, Section 1120 (b) has occurred.CDE Program Staff Contact
Jyoti Singh, Education Programs Consultant, 916-319-0372, jysingh@cde.ca.gov
Preloaded Data
Nonprofit Private Schools located within a school district’s boundary that have an affidavit on file and have six or more students are preprinted on this page.
The Enrollment data is supplied by the County-District-School (CDS) file.
Note: If the LEA does not have any nonprofit private schools in its attendance area and attempts to download the schools template before adding any schools, the template will be blank. The solution is to add a school before clicking on the “Download Schools Template”.Procedures
| Step | Action | Program Instructions |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Click the Yes or No option in the Participating field to indicate whether the school chose to participate. If none of the private schools on this page are participating, the LEA must indicate so in this column by checking each school. | For the schools corresponding to this column, the district must have documentation on file to verify that the district consulted with the officials of private schools but the private schools declined services offered by the district. If you contacted schools located outside of your district’s boundary but those schools declined to participate in the Title I program, you do not need to add those nonparticipating schools on this page. |
2 |
Click the Affirmation on File box to indicate that the district has received a written affirmation signed by the officials of each participating private school that the required consultation occurred. | Affirmation on file is required if Participation = Yes, optional if Participation = No. |
3 |
Enter the low income student count in the Low Income Student Count column if students from your district’s Title I attendance area are attending private schools located outside of your district’s boundaries. | If school is not participating, low income count will not display. If participating this is a required field. |
4 |
Click the Direct Services box if the district is providing direct services to nonprofit private school students. | Leave blank if the district is not providing direct services. |
5 |
Click the Contract Services box if the district has entered into an inter-district agreement with a neighboring district or contracted with a third party to provide Title I, Part A services. | In the case of services by a neighboring district, your district must establish an inter-district agreement with the other district that includes funding for those services. If the other district enters into such an agreement with your district, your district must pay the other district the amount generated by the low income students who live within the boundaries of your Title I public school attendance areas but attend the private school located within the boundaries of the other district. |
Error Messages
| Error Message | Resolution |
|---|---|
| The Low Income Student Count can not be greater than the total school enrollment. | Ensure that the school enrollment and low income counts are correct. |
| For each school, if a school is not participating is checked then neither Direct Services nor Contract Services may be checked for this school. | For each school, a decision must be made whether the school is either participating or not. |
| For each school, if school is not participating is not checked then Direct Services and/or Contract Services must be checked. | For each school, a decision must be made whether the school is either participating or not. |
| If the district will provide Direct Services or district will Contract Services then there must be an affirmation on file. | If there is no affirmation on file, then the school must provide one. |
| School is electing to participate. To participate, a Low Income Student Count must be entered. | If Direct or Contract Services will be provided to the school, a low income student count is required. |
