Potential Funding Sources

Title I, Part A provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory formulas which are based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state.

As this funding serves to buttress the academic performance of students from low-income families who may be at-risk, resources can be used in support of a variety of instructional and non-instructional costs, if these costs are shown to improve student achievement. Check with your state educational agency to see if OptiPlied parent/guardian and student trainings may be funded as a school community engagement program under Title I, Part A fhttps://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg20.htmlor your school.

Title II, Part A provides grants to state educational agencies, local educational agencies and state agencies for higher education for the purpose of increasing the academic achievement of all students, by helping schools and districts improve teacher and principal quality. This is accomplished by focusing on increasing the number of highly-qualified and greatly effective teachers and principals within the school community. A significant element of increasing the quality of education professionals is ongoing professional development. Assess your local needs and consult state academic standards to see how OptiPlied employee trainings can be a part of your ongoing annual professional development plan, as they may be fundable through Title II, Part A for your school.

Title IV, Part A provides grants to improve students’ academic achievement by increasing the capacity of States, local educational agencies, schools and local communities to:

Connect with your state educational agency to see how OptiPlied culture trainings can play a role in improving your school or district conditions for student learning by providing a curriculum which serves to reduce stifling issues like cyberbullying, while improving overall campus relationships and engagement between teachers/staff, students and parents/guardians. Title IV, Part A funding may be a support in this endeavor.

In December 2020, President Donald Trump signed a Covid-19 relief package providing widespread economic aid, which included financial support for schools. This $900 billion relief package includes $54.3 billion for K-12 schools, which is nearly four times what schools received in the CARES Act approved in March 2020. These resources will be delivered primarily through Title I funding. The measure gives very broad opportunities for funds to be utilized to stabilize and improve school environments. OptiPlied’s compliance and school culture trainings can serve as an invaluable resource and position schools to catapult into the future with increased strength and focus.