Title I Section 1003 School Improvement Digital Learning Grant

Title I Section 1003 School Improvement Digital Learning Grant is sponsored by Georgia Department of Education. Offers funds to federally identified schools in Georgia to meet digital learning needs, supporting equity and access to necessary tools and resources for digital learning.

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1003. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Section 1003 outlines the State' educational agency's responsibility to carry out subsection (b) and the State educational agency's statewide system of technical assistance and support for local educational agencies. The state must reserve 7% of the amount the State receives under subpart 2 of Part A.

Of those reserved funds, 95% must be used to make grants to local educational agencies to implement comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities.

A State educational agency may also, with approval of the local educational agency, directly provide activities or arrange for their provision through other entities such as school support teams, educational service agencies, or nonprofit or for-profit external providers. State subgrants are awarded to local educational agencies for a period of no more than 4 years. This may include a planning year.

Local educational agencies must submit an application to the state to be considered for a grant.

Each application must include, as a minimum: A description of how the local educational agency will: Develop comprehensive support and improvement plans Support schools implementing support and improvement plans Monitor schools implementing support and improvement plans Use a rigorous review process for external partners Align other Federal, State and local resources to carry out activities Modify practices and policies as needed to fully and effectively implement support and improvement plans Assure that each school will receive all of the State and local funds it would have received in the absence of funds received in this section.

Priority for awarding grants will be given local educational agencies that: Serve high numbers, or a high percentage of, elementary schools and secondary schools implementing plans Demonstrate the greatest need Demonstrate the strongest commitment to using funds ``SEC. 1003. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

``(a) State Reservations.

--To carry out subsection (b) and the State educational agency's statewide system of technical assistance and support for local educational agencies, each State shall reserve the ``(1) 7 percent of the amount the State receives under ``(2) the sum of the amount the State-- ``(A) reserved for fiscal year 2016 under this subsection, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act; and ``(B) received for fiscal year 2016 under subsection (g), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

``(b) Uses.

--Of the amount reserved under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the State educational agency-- ``(1)(A) shall allocate not less than 95 percent of that amount to make grants to local educational agencies on a formula or competitive basis, to serve schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d); or ``(B) may, with the approval of the local educational agency, directly provide for these activities or arrange for their provision through other entities such as school support teams, educational service agencies, or nonprofit or for-profit with expertise in using evidence-based strategies to improve student achievement, instruction, and schools; and ``(2) shall use the funds not allocated to local educational agencies under paragraph (1) to carry out this section, which ``(A) establishing the method, consistent with paragraph (1)(A), the State will use to allocate funds to local educational agencies under such paragraph, ``(i) the local educational agencies receiving an allotment under such paragraph represent the geographic diversity of the State; and ``(ii) that allotments are of sufficient size to enable a local educational agency to effectively implement selected strategies; ``(B) monitoring and evaluating the use of funds by local educational agencies receiving an allotment under ``(C) as appropriate, reducing barriers and providing operational flexibility for schools in the implementation of comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d).

``(c) Duration. --The State educational agency shall award each subgrant under subsection (b) for a period of not more than 4 years, which may include a planning year. ``(d) Rule of Construction.

--Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a State from allocating subgrants under this section to a statewide school district, consortium of local educational agencies, or an educational service agency that serves schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities, if such entities are legally constituted or recognized as local educational agencies in the ``(e) Application.

--To receive an allotment under subsection (b)(1), a local educational agency shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such time, in such form, and including such information as the State educational agency may require.

Each application shall include, at a minimum-- ``(1) a description of how the local educational agency will carry out its responsibilities under section 1111(d) for schools receiving funds under this section, including how the local educational agency will-- ``(A) develop comprehensive support and improvement plans under section 1111(d)(1) for schools receiving funds under this section; ``(B) support schools developing or implementing targeted support and improvement plans under section 1111(d)(2), if funds received under this section are ``(C) monitor schools receiving funds under this section, including how the local educational agency will carry out its responsibilities under clauses (iv) and (v) of section 1111(d)(2)(B) if funds received under this section are used to support schools implementing targeted support and improvement plans; ``(D) use a rigorous review process to recruit, screen, select, and evaluate any external partners with whom the local educational agency will partner; ``(E) align other Federal, State, and local resources to carry out the activities supported with funds received under subsection (b)(1); and ``(F) as appropriate, modify practices and policies to provide operational flexibility that enables full and effective implementation of the plans described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1111(d); and ``(2) an assurance that each school the local educational agency proposes to serve will receive all of the State and local funds it would have received in the absence of funds received ``(f) Priority.

--The State educational agency, in allocating funds to local educational agencies under this section, shall give priority to local educational agencies that-- ``(1) serve high numbers, or a high percentage of, elementary schools and secondary schools implementing plans under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1111(d); ``(2) demonstrate the greatest need for such funds, as determined by the State; and ``(3) demonstrate the strongest commitment to using funds under this section to enable the lowest-performing schools to improve student achievement and student outcomes.

``(g) Unused Funds.

--If, after consultation with local educational agencies in the State, the State educational agency determines that the amount of funds reserved to carry out subsection (b) is greater than the amount needed to provide the assistance described in that subsection, the State educational agency shall allocate the excess amount to local educational agencies in accordance with-- ``(1) the relative allocations the State educational agency made to those agencies for that fiscal year under subpart 2 of ``(h) Special Rule.

--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the amount of funds reserved by the State educational agency under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year shall not decrease the amount of funds each local educational agency receives under subpart 2 of part A below the amount received by such local educational agency under such subpart for the preceding ``(i) Reporting.

--The State shall include in the report described in section 1111(h)(1) a list of all the local educational agencies and schools that received funds under this section, including the amount of funds each school received and the types of strategies implemented in each school with such funds.'' ``SEC. 1003.

<<NOTE: 20 USC 6303. >> SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. ``(a) State Reservations.

--Each State shall reserve 2 percent of the amount the State receives under subpart 2 of part A for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and 4 percent of the amount received under such subpart for fiscal years 2004 through 2007, to carry out subsection (b) and to carry out the State's responsibilities under sections 1116 and 1117, including carrying out the State educational agency's statewide system of technical assistance and support for local educational agencies.

``(b) Uses.

--Of the amount reserved under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the State educational agency-- ``(1) shall allocate not less than 95 percent of that amount directly to local educational agencies for schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring, for activities under section 1116(b); or ``(2) may, with the approval of the local educational agency, directly provide for these activities or arrange for their provision through other entities such as school support teams or educational service agencies.

``(c) Priority.

--The State educational agency, in allocating funds to local educational agencies under this section, shall give priority to local educational agencies that-- ``(1) serve the lowest-achieving schools; ``(2) demonstrate the greatest need for such funds; and ``(3) demonstrate the strongest commitment to ensuring that such funds are used to enable the lowest-achieving schools to meet the progress goals in school improvement plans under section 1116 (b)(3)(A)(v).

``(d) Unused Funds.

--If, after consultation with local educational agencies in the State, the State educational agency determines that the amount of funds reserved to carry out subsection (b) is greater than the amount needed to provide the assistance described in that subsection, the State educational agency shall allocate the excess amount to local educational agencies in accordance with-- ``(1) the relative allocations the State educational agency made to those agencies for that fiscal year under subpart 2 of ``(e) Special Rule.

--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the amount of funds reserved by the State educational agency under subsection (a) in any fiscal year shall not decrease the amount of funds each local educational agency receives under subpart 2 below the amount received by such local educational agency under such subpart for the preceding fiscal year. ``(f) <<NOTE: Public information. Records.

>> Reporting. --The State educational agency shall make publicly available a list of those schools that have received funds or services pursuant to subsection (b) and the percentage of students from each school from families with incomes below ``(g) Assistance for Local School Improvement. -- ``(1) Program authorized.

--The Secretary shall award grants to States to enable the States to provide subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of providing assistance for school improvement consistent with section 1116. ``(2) State allotments.

--Such grants shall be allotted among States, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the outlying areas, in proportion to the funds received by the States, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the outlying areas, respectively, for the fiscal year under parts A, C, and D of this title.

The Secretary shall expeditiously allot a portion of such funds to States for the purpose of assisting local educational agencies and schools that were in school improvement status on the date preceding the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. ``(3) Reallocations.

--If a State does not receive funds under this subsection, the Secretary shall reallocate such funds to other States in the same proportion funds are allocated under ``(4) State applications.

--Each State educational agency that desires to receive funds under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, and containing such information, as the Secretary shall reasonably require, except that such requirement shall be waived if a State educational agency submitted such information as part of its State plan under this part.

Each State application shall describe how the State educational agency will allocate such funds in order to assist the State educational agency and local educational agencies in complying with school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring requirements of section ``(5) Local educational agency grants.

--A grant to a local educational agency under this subsection shall be-- ``(A) of sufficient size and scope to support the activities required under sections 1116 and 1117, but not less than $50,000 and not more than $500,000 for each participating school; ``(B) integrated with other funds awarded by the State under this Act; and ``(C) renewable for two additional 1-year periods if schools are meeting the goals in their school improvement plans developed under section 1116.

``(6) Priority.

--The State, in awarding such grants, shall give priority to local educational agencies with the lowest- achieving schools that demonstrate-- ``(A) the greatest need for such funds; and ``(B) the strongest commitment to ensuring that such funds are used to provide adequate resources to enable the lowest-achieving schools to meet the goals under school and local educational agency improvement, corrective action, and restructuring plans under section ``(7) Allocation.

--A State educational agency that receives a grant under this subsection shall allocate at least 95 percent of the grant funds directly to local educational agencies for schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring to carry out activities under section 1116(b), or may, with the approval of the local educational agency, directly provide for these activities or arrange for their provision through other entities such as school support teams or educational service agencies.

``(8) Administrative costs. --A State educational agency that receives a grant award under this subsection may reserve not more than 5 percent of such grant funds for administration, evaluation, and technical assistance expenses. ``(9) Local awards.

--Each local educational agency that applies for assistance under this subsection shall describe how it will provide the lowest-achieving schools the resources necessary to meet goals under school and local educational agency improvement, corrective action, and restructuring plans Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) TITLE I - IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TITLE II - PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS TITLE III - LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS TITLE IV - 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS TITLE V - STATE INNOVATION AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY TITLE VI - INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION TITLE VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS TITLE IX - EDUCATION FOR THE HOMELESS AND OTHER LAWS Other Laws Referenced in this Act Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Carl D.

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