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Title & Other Federal Programs

Title Home Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Private Schools Foster Care Family Engagement School Support Title I, Part C: Migrant Education Title I, Part D: Neglected or Delinquent Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction Title III: English Learners Title IV: Student Support & Academic Enrichment Title V: Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Title IX: Homeless Children & Youth Federal Allocation Bulletins E-Grants Information and Videos COVID-19 Guidance

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was first passed in 1965, becoming the U.S. Department of Education’s primary funding vehicle for providing resources to the nation’s schools. Every few years since 1965, the “Act” has been modified and reauthorized. Consequently, since it has been a reauthorization of the same Act, the general name, ESEA, has remained the same. The most recent act, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on December 10, 2015.

In general, the ESEA/ESSA Act of 2015 includes provisions that will help ensure success for students and schools.  Listed below are a few highlights of the law:

  • Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America's disadvantaged and high-need students.
  • Requires for the first time, that all students in America be taught to high academic standards that will prepare them to succeed in college and careers.
  • Ensures that vital information is provided to educators, families, students, and communities through annual statewide assessments that measure students' progress toward those high standards.
  • Helps to support and grow location innovations, including evidence-based and place-based interventions developed by local leaders and educators, consistent with our investing in Innovation and Promise Neighborhoods.
  • Sustains and expands this administration's historic investments in increasing access to high-quality preschool.
  • Maintains an expectation that there will be accountability and action to effect positive change in our lowest-performing schools, where groups of students are not making progress, and where graduation rates are low over extended periods of time.

The major federal educational programs authorized under the ESEA/ESSA are Title I, Part A; Title I, Part C; Title I, Part D; Title II, Part A; Title III, Title IV Subpart 1 & 2; Title V, Subpart 1 & 2; and Title IX, McKinney-Vento Homeless Education.

We are here to help you! 

Jack O'Connor

Federal Programs Unit Manager
Title I Director
Private School Ombudsman

Email: joconnor2@mt.gov
Phone: 406.444.3083

 

Angela Branz-Spall

Migrant
Education
Director

Email: abranzspall@mt.gov
Phone: 406.444.2423

Serena Wright

State Director
for Homeless
Education

Email: serena.wright@mt.gov
Phone: 406.444.2036

 

Christy Hendricks

Title I, Part D Coordinator
Title II, Part A Coordinator
Foster Care Point of Contact

Email: christy.hendricks@mt.gov
Phone: 406.444.0794

Destin Markland

Title III Specialist &
Multilingual/English
Learning Specialist

Email: destin.markland@mt.gov
Phone: 406.444.0044

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Federal Grants
Administrative
Assistant

Email: 
Phone: 406.444.5660

 

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