SINA Updates

SINA?  I thought that has "gone away"....I wanted to clarify a few questions I've gotten that last couple of weeks.

Here is current guidance provided by the Iowa Department of Education (David Tilly, Statewide Curriculum Director Network mtg 9/2/16)

 Additional guidance

1.  SINA Statuses will be FROZEN this year as we transition to the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
2.  If you have been a building that uses Title 1 funds, you will still need to send a communication out to parents again. You can mention that your status is frozen since this is a transition year and this will be the last year of SINA.
3.  If you are SINA 2 and above, you must maintain efforts to offer Supplemental Education Services (SES).  In this transition year, buildings are able to provide their own SES (without filing an application). If buildings choose to provide their own SES, these services need to occur outside of the regular school day i.e, before school/after school, summer school, etc)
4.  In your SES notification to parents you will need to indicate your plan for SES. This includes who is delivering instruction(certified teachers or outside providers), when will it occur (cannot be during the regular school day), and what students will be working on.
5.  Buildings are required to set Professional Development funds aside in their TITLE I budget.  This does not have to be 10% as in the past.