Title I, Part D: Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
Title I, Part D: Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
Purpose
The purpose of the Title I-D grant is to:
- Improve educational services for children and youth in local, tribal, and State institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth so that such children and youth have the opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children in the State are expected to meet;
- Provide such children and youth with the services needed to make a successful transition from institutionalization to further schooling or employment;
- Prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school, and to provide dropouts, and children and youth returning from correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth, with a support system to ensure their continued education and the involvement of their families and communities.
Eligible Recipients
Subpart 1: State Agency Program
This grant supports state agencies that are responsible for providing free public education for children and youth. These include institutions, community day programs, and adult correctional institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth. There are two state agencies in Ohio that are eligible for this grant: the Department of Youth Services and the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections.
Subpart 2: Local Agency Program
This grant supports Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) that collaborate with locally operated correctional facilities to carry out high quality education programs to prepare children and youth for secondary school completion, training, employment, or further education. In addition, the grant may support LEAs to provide activities that facilitate the transition of children and youth from the correctional program to further education or employment. Eligible LEAs in Ohio are public school districts that have a neglected or delinquent facility within their district attendance area.
Allowable Activities
Subpart 1
State agencies may use Title I-D, Subpart 1 funds for a broad range of activities, including but not limited to providing targeted services for youth who have come in contact with both the child welfare system and juvenile justice system, acquisition of equipment and other programming to support youth identified by the State Agency as failing, or most-at-risk of failing, to meet the challenging State Academic Standards.
Subpart 2
LEAs may use Title I, Subpart 2 funds for programs/activities that serve children and youth returning to local schools from correctional facilities, to assist in the transition of such children and youth to the school environment and help them remain in school to complete their education. Some examples of activities include dropout prevention programs which serve at-risk children and youth, the coordination of health and social services, special programs to meet the unique academic needs of participating children and youth, mentoring and peer mediation.
Special Considerations
Both Subpart 1 and Subpart 2 require annual reporting from the agencies to ensure the proper amount of funding comes to the State Agencies or LEAs.
Subpart 1
The State Agency must reserve at least 15%, but no more than 30%, to provide transition services to the students.
Subpart 2
LEAs that receive Title I, Part D Subpart 2 funds must have a formal agreement with the local facility.
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