Yupiit School District

Woody Woodgate Federal Programs Director Phone: (907) 825-2178 [email protected]

Department Overview:

YSD's Federal and State Programs manages the compliance of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act including:

• Title IA: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
• Title IC: Education of Migratory Children
• Title IIA: Improving Effective Instruction
• Title IIIA: Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students
• Title IV Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
• Title V-B, Subpart 2: Rural and Low-Income School Program
• Indian Education Formula Grant
• CSI/TSI School Improvement Grants
• Quality School Grant

Community input and district data guide initiatives that meet specific requirements of the law as well as focus resources on district needs and goals. Supplemental program resources are collaboratively managed to maximize efforts for at-risk students, reading and literacy initiatives, enhancement activities, professional development, and Alaska Native programs.

A copy of the YSD Federal Programs Standard Operating Proceedures may be downloaded and reviewed. Federal Programs Standard Operating Procedures (updated January 29, 2024)

Please contact Woody Woodgate in YSD Federal and State Programs to request a copy of any of the district federal plans or receive additional information.

Public Information

• Title I Information - Powerpoint information about general Title I information

• Title I Fall Survey - Survey presented at Fall Community Meetings informing stakeholders how funding will plan to be used for the upcoming year and requesting feedback for changes or new ideas.
• Title I Spring Survey - Survey presented at Spring Community meetings requesting feedback for how Title I activity funding should be allocated for the next year.
  

• ESEA Schoolwide Plans - A Title I schoolwide program is a comprehensive reform strategy designed to upgrade the entire education program in a Title I school in order to improve the achievement of the lowest achieving students (ESEA section 1114(a)(1)).

  • Yupiit School District
    
  • Akiachak
  • Akiak
  • Tuluksak

• Family Engagement Policies and School/Parent Compacts - Title I-A statute ESEA Section 1116 includes policies on the use of family engagement funding and ESEA Section 1112 includes additional requirements, such as parents right-to-know. The Title I-A statute outlines what is expected of districts and schools accepting Title I-A funds, including funding for Family Engagement.
  • Akiachak - Family Engagement Policy
    
  • Akiachak - School and Parent Compact
  • Akiak - Family Engagement Policy
  • Akiak - School and Parent Compact
  • Tuluksak - Family Engagement Policy
  • Tuluksak - School and Parent Compact
    

• SY24-25 YSD Foster Care Student, McKinney-Vento, and Migrant Education Overview - PowerPoint slide deck with updated information for YSD Foster Care Student, McKinney-Vento, and Migrant Education Programs.
  

• Foster Care Students Program- To meet federal statutory requirements, YSD and the Office of Children’s Services collaborate to provide services for foster students and their families.

•  Joint Guidance on Ensuring the Educational Stability of Foster Care Children

• YSD Standard Operating Procedure for Processing New Foster Care Student

• McKinney-Vento Program (Title X) - The McKinney-Vento Act (formerly known as homeless) supports children as “individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.” This definition includes (but is not limited to) children who are: sharing housing due to economic hardship or loss of housing (e.g. doubled-up)

•  YSD Standard Operating Procedure for Processing New McKinney-Vento Referral

• YSD McKinney-Vento Interview and Determination Form

• YSD McKinney-Vento Qualification Form
  

• Migrant Education (Title I-C) - The Migrant Ed Program ensures that all qualifying youth have access to challenging academic standards and extended opportunities to graduate with a high school diploma.
  • YSD Standard Operating Procedure for Processing Migrant Education Student Referrals and Plan of Service

• English Language Learners (ELL) (Title III-A) - Under theEvery Student Succeeds Act, states must annually assess the English language proficiency of ELs, provide reasonable accommodations for them on state assessments, and develop new accountability systems that include long-term goals and measures of progress for ELs.

• YSD ELL Plan of Service
• YSD Standard Operating Procedures for Identification, Service, and Reporting

• Report Card to the Public - Recently the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) released the most recent Report Cards to the Public for each school district and school in Alaska. To view a School or District Report Card to the Public, go to https://education.alaska.gov/compass/report-card. Once there, you will be able to select which School or District Report Card to the Public you wish to view.

• School Climate and Connectedness Survey - 

  AASB’s School Climate & Connectedness Survey is a voluntary statewide survey developed by American Institutes for Research (AIR) in partnership with AASB in 2006. School districts provide surveys each spring to measure student, staff, and family perceptions of:

  • How students, staff and families view school climate.
  • How connected adults feel to adults and peers
  • Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • Observed risk behaviors at school and school events

• Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Grant For Public reports:

Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Grant For Public reports: Go to the EED CTE website at https://education.alaska.gov/tls/CTE/Perkins/Public

• Choose your school year and district in the drop down menus.
• Click "Get Report Values" and the selected CTE data will appear shortly."

• Indian Education and Johnson O’Malley Parent Action Committee Meetings - Meeting notes from most recent Indian Education and Johnson O'Malley Parent Action Committee Meeting
  • Indian Education Parent Action Committee By-laws
  • Federal Goals for Indian Education grant (FY24)
  • School Board Report for Indian Education and Johnson O'Malley Parent Action Committee meetings (April 25, 2024)
    

• Description of Comprehensive Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Students - Current description of YSD's needs assessment and program plans created from Parent Action Committee analysis and recommendation. 

• YSD American Rescue Plan (ARP) Funding - Updated annually or until ARP ESSER III funds are exhausted. For more details about the ARP Fiscal Plans please see A7-10 of DEED's COVID Relief FAQs.