Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Throughout the second year of title IV of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act the State advisory council has been
very active in fulfilling its advisory role. The title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act administrators and evaluators have worked with the
advisory council in supplying necessary information to council members
concerning major policy issues associated with the program. Examples of
advisory activities taken from minutes of council meetings over the past year
include:
(1) review of the part B formula
with subsequent recommendations;
(2) consideration of New York's overall part
C strategy of transferring success;
(3) specific review and recommendations
concerning part C priorities, allocations and project review and approval
criteria;
(4) discussions regarding
the maintenance of effort problem in New York State associated with part
B;
(5) review of title IV of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act-- Strengthening State and Local
Education Agency programs;
(6)
advice on the preparation of the title IV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act annual program plan.
(b) During fiscal year 1978, the advisory
council plans to continue active consideration of title IV of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act policy issues. The following planned agendas of
council meetings indicate many of the policy areas which will be addressed in
the 1978 fiscal year. Major issues for part B include consideration of the part
B formula for fiscal year 1978, consideration of the outcomes of part B, review
of the implementation of procedures for project monitoring and evaluation and
review of planning requirements for part B projects in fiscal year 1978. Major
issues for part C include establishing allocations for fiscal year 1978, review
of project validation and monitoring procedures and evaluating the overall
strategy of transferring success under part C. Major issues under strengthening
State and local education agencies include priorities for fiscal year 1978 and
review of projects supported by these funds.
Advisory Council Agendas
September 1977
(i)
Review of annual program plan and status report on USOE approval
(ii) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part B
(ii) (a)
Fiscal year 1977
(ii) (1) Status report on
funded projects
(ii) (2) Review and
advise on monitoring process
(ii)
(3) Review and advise on project evaluation procedures
(ii) (4) Review and advise on overall
evaluation findings
(ii)
(b) Fiscal year 1978
(ii) (1)
Review and advise on application and guidelines
(ii) (2) Status report on actual $
allocation
(ii) (3) Review and
advise on plans for regional meetings
(iii) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part C (local projects)
(iii)
(a) Fiscal year 1976 and fiscal year 1977
(iii) (1) Status report on funded
projects
(iii) (2) Review and
advise on monitoring process
(iii)
(3) Review and advise on project evaluation procedures
(iii) (4) Review and advise on overall
evaluation findings
(iii)
(b) Fiscal year 1978
(iii) (1)
Review and advise on application and guidelines
(iii) (2) Review and advise on plans for
regional meetings
(iv) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part C (strengthening State Education Departments)
(iv) (a)Fiscal year 1977
(iv) (1)Review and advise on evaluation data
for each project
(iv)
(b)Fiscal year 1978
(iv)
(1)Selected reports on funded projects
(iv) (2)Suggestions regarding evaluating
projects
(v)
Review and advise on evaluation plan for E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act for fiscal year 1978
(vi) Review and advise on E.S.E.A. title IV
annual report for fiscal year 1977
December 1977
(i)
Review and approval of E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act annual report
(ii)
E.S.E.A. title IV--part B
(ii) (a) A. Fiscal
year 1977
(ii) (1) Review and advise on
monitoring and project evaluation findings
(ii)
(2) Review and advise on overall evaluation findings
(ii) (b) Fiscal year 1978
(ii) (1) Review and advise on implementation
steps
(ii) (c) Review and
advise on Board of Regents Federal Legislative Brochure
(iii) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part C (local)
(iii)
(a) Fiscal year 1976 and fiscal year 1977
(iii) (1) Review and advise on monitoring and
project evaluation findings
(iii)
(2) Review and advise on overall evaluation
findings
(iii) (b) Fiscal
year 1978
(iii) (1) Review and advise on
implementation steps
(iv) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part C (strengthening State Education Departments)
(iv) (a) Selected reports on funded projects
for fiscal year 1978
February 1978
(i)
Public Hearing
(ii) E.S.E.A. title
IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act--part B
(ii) (a) Fiscal year 1977
(ii) (1) Review and advise on monitoring and
project evaluation findings
(ii)
(2) Review and advise on overall evaluation
findings
(ii) (b) Fiscal
year 1978
(ii) (1) Review and advise on
implementation steps
(ii) (2) Status
report on funding projects
(ii) (3)
3. Review and advise on overall evaluation findings
(ii) (c) Fiscal year
1979
(ii) (1) Review and advise on
suggestions for fiscal year 1979
(iii) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part C (local)
(iii)
(a) Fiscal year 1976 and fiscal year 1977
(iii) (1) Review and advise on monitoring and
project evaluation findings
(iii)
(2) Review and advise on overall evaluation
findings
(iii) (b) Fiscal
year 1978
(iii) (1) Review and advise on
implementation steps
(iii) (2)
Status report on funding projects
(iii)
(3) Review and advise on overall evaluation
findings
(iii) (c) Fiscal
year 1979
(iii) (1) Review and advise on
suggestions for fiscal year 1979
April 1978
(i)
Review and advise on E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act annual program plan for fiscal year 1979
(ii) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part B.
(ii) (a)
Fiscal year 1977
(ii) (1) Review and advise
on monitoring and project evaluation findings
(ii) (2) Review and advise on evaluation
findings
(ii) (b) Fiscal
year 1978
(ii) (1) Review and advise on
funded projects
(ii) (2) Review and
advise on evaluation findings
(iii) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part C (local)
(iii)
(a) Fiscal year 1976 and fiscal year 1977
(iii) (1) Review and advise on monitoring and
project evaluation findings
(iii)
(2) Review and advise on evaluation findings
(iii) (b) Fiscal year 1978
(iii) (1) Review and advise on funded
projects
(iii) (2) Review and
advise on evaluation findings
(iv) E.S.E.A. title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--part C (strengthening State Education
Departments)
(iv) (1) Selected
reports on funded projects for fiscal year 1978
(c) Evaluation activities.
(1) The New York State Advisory Council for
title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act has accepted full
responsibility for evaluating the overall effectiveness of the title IV of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act program. Evaluation of the title IV of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act program has been a topic at every
council meeting held during the past fiscal year. The evaluation plan for each
fiscal year is developed in accord with State advisory council policies and
subjected to their review with revisions being incorporated into the plan based
on their recommendations. Status reports by evaluators concerning
implementation of the evaluation plan have been presented to the advisory
council at each of its meetings. These reports have been helpful in increasing
the council's understanding of the evaluation process. The practice of
utilizing status reports will be continued in fiscal year 1978.
(2) During the coming fiscal year, efforts
will be made to generate special evaluation reports which will be particularly
helpful to advisory council members in fulfilling their advisory role. These
special reports will be timed to coincide with major policy determinations
facing the council. Examples of proposed reports include: report on the status
of the maintenance of effort problem under title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act--parts B and C; report on the financial impact of the
part B formula on various types of local districts; report on the outcomes of
the monitoring process for part C projects; report on the utility of the part C
strategy of transferring successes. Additional reports will be generated for
selected part C strengthening projects.
(d) Reporting activities. During the 1978
Federal fiscal year, the advisory council plans to fulfill its reporting
responsibilities as outlined in section 403(b) of The Elementary and Secondary
Education Act through the publication of an annual report for fiscal year 1977.
The report will discuss the council's activities, recommendations as well as
its evaluation procedures and results. The report will be disseminated to local
school districts and interested agencies and organizations throughout the
State.
