Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Planning
Resources - Title I, Part D: Neglected and Delinquent Services
What Is Title I, Part D?
 In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was signed into law, with the mandate to "close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind."
Title I, Part D, of NCLB, also called The Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk, provides financial assistance to educational programs for youth in State-operated institutions or community day programs. The program also provides financial assistance to support school districts' programs involving collaboration with locally operated correctional facilities.
Title I, Part D, is administered by the School Improvement office of the Arkansas Department of Education. Chandra Martin, Education Program Analyst is the contact for the State of Arkansas. John McLaughlin is the Federal Program Manager for the Title I, Part D Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk Program for the US Department of Education.
The goals of Title I, Part D are to:
- Improve educational services for youth who are neglected, delinquent, and at-risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system so they have the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content and achievement standards;
- Provide them with services to transition successfully from institutional settings to further schooling or employment;
- Prevent youth from dropping out of school; and
- Provide a support system to ensure the continued education of youth who either have dropped out or are returning from correctional facilities.
Title I, Part D - Subpart 1 and Subpart 2
- Subpart 1: State agency programs. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) allocates funds for this subpart to State educational agencies based on the number of children and youth in State-operated institutions and the State's average per-pupil educational expenditures. Once ED determines a State's Subpart 1 allocation, the State educational agency makes subgrants to each State agency based on either (1) its proportionate share of the State's adjusted enrollment count of children and youth who are Part D-eligible or (2) programs with the highest need.
- Subpart 2: Local agency programs. ED allocates funds for this subpart to State educational agencies based on October case-load data on the number of children and youth living in local institutions for delinquent children and adult correctional institutions. The State educational agency has the option of awarding subgrants to eligible local educational agencies by formula or through a discretionary (i.e., "competitive") grant process.
Although requirements differ for Subpart 1 and Subpart 2 programs, all agencies that receive Part D funds are required to:
- Meet the educational needs of children and youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system, and assist in the transition of these students from correctional facilities to locally operated programs;
- Ensure that these students have the same opportunities to achieve as students in regular community schools; and
- Evaluate the program and disaggregate data on participation by gender, race, ethnicity, and age, not less than once every 3 years.
Subpart 1: Supporting State Agency Planning
- Ensuring State agency service plans meet all necessary requirements. It is your responsibility to ensure that State agencies submit a plan for the provision of services to all eligible students who are N or D that meets all 19 Federal requirements and is supplemental to the required educational program. A list of these requirements can be found in Sections 1412(a), 1414(a), and 1414(c) of the Title I, Part D law.
- Providing guidance to State agencies on developing or revising Subpart 1 applications and plans. Part D Coordinators should work closely with State agencies whenever possible to develop or correct service plans so that the plans meet both Federal requirements and the needs of eligible students. This will also help to make the approval process go more smoothly.
- Developing and implementing a written review process for awarding Subpart 1 subgrants to State agencies. The State educational agency must create a formalized system for the review and approval of all State agency service plans. A checklist should be created to ensure that all necessary standards are met. Additionally, a formal periodic review process for revisiting State agency service plans also should be developed and implemented. Although the law allows the State educational agency to approve a State agency's application for up to 3 years, the State educational agency may require a State agency to update annually the information included in its original application if substantial changes occur in the numbers and needs of the children to be served or the services to be provided.
- Providing evidence that State agency Subpart I programs address the intent and purposes of the program for youth who are N or D. The State educational agency is required to monitor on a regular basis, as determined by the State educational agency, their State agency grantees for implementation of requirements of the program statute and regulations. In turn, State agencies should be responsible for monitoring their local educational agency grantees to ensure the same compliance. Discrepancies between a State agency's service plan and its services should be remedied as soon as possible.
Subpart 2: Supporting Local Educational Agency Planning
- Ensuring local educational agency service plans meet all necessary requirements. It is also the responsibility of the Part D Coordinator to ensure that Subpart 2 local educational agencies submit a plan for the provision of services to all eligible students who are N or D that meets all 13 Federal requirements and is comparable to the one the local educational agency operates in the school that such youth would otherwise attend. These requirements can be found in Title I, Part D, Section 1423. Additionally, the 11 required activities for correctional facilities under agreement with a local educational agency are provided in Section 1425 of the law.
- Other State educational agency responsibilities to Subpart 2 grantees include providing guidance, developing review processes, and providing evidence that local educational agency Subpart 2 programs address the purpose of the Part D program.
For more information, please contact:
Chandra Martin, Neglected and Delinquent Services
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Four Capitol Mall, Room 304-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-5425
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