Allocation Requirements

According to the directive from the United States Department of Education, beginning with the 2001-2003 school year excess funds in the Title II allocation must be spent for “special teacher quality activities to reduce the percentage of teachers who: 1) do not have state certification or are certified through emergency or provisional means; 2) are teaching out of field in some or all of the subject areas and grade levels in which they teach; and 3) lack sufficient content knowledge to teach effectively in the areas they teach to obtain knowledge.”

It is the decision of the local educational agency to determine the criteria staff will need to meet in order to receive funds. Sedalia School District #200 has established the following criteria and guidelines:

CRITERIA

Beginning in the fall of the 2001-2002 school year, courses from approved institutions that address deficiencies for which the reimbursement is being requested must be passed with a minimum grade of “B” for graduate credit and a minimum grade of “C” for undergraduate credit.

Beginning July 1, 2001, Praxis exams for which reimbursement is being requested, must be passed.

GUIDELINES

Due to the fact that the amount of reimbursement is unknown at the beginning of the year we will follow these guidelines:

All certified staff with the exception of temporary certificated personnel wishing to receive reimbursement will need to fill out an Application of Intent to take courses and/or exams with the projected costs included and submit to Central Office by September 10, January 10, and May 10 for the fall, spring, and summer semesters respectively.

Upon completion of coursework and/or exam the following applicable forms of proof must be submitted to central office.

• a copy of the grade card with the course, semester taken, and final gradelisted
• a copy of the document listing the exam taken and the scoreobtained
• a copy of the original bill showing the amount of the course and/or the examfee