Return to School Plan Feedback
If you have feedback concerning our Return to School Plan our feedback submission form can be found here.
Lisa White
Federal Programs Director, Part-Time
The Columbia School District intends to submit applications for the following:
Consolidated Federal Programs Application (CFPA) which includes Title I, II, IV-A (Flexible Block Grant), V (Rural Schools Grant), and Title I-1003a SIG (School Improvement Grant)
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) grants: ESSER I CARES, CRRSA ESSER II, Pre-K ESSER, and ARP ESSER III
Title IV- Part B 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) Application
These grant applications are available for public input and review upon request.
TITLE I
TITLE II
NOTE: Funds made available under Title II, Part A shall be used to supplement, not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local education funds.
TITLE III
TITLE IV
TITLE V
TITLE IX
Parents Right to Know
Parents of children in Title I schools have the right to know how the schools are performing and the background of the teachers who work with their children.
Under the provisions of No Child Left Behind parents have the right to request:
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Information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher(s) and paraprofessional staff
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Information regarding whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in the which the teacher provides instruction
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Information regarding whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived
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Information regarding the baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree
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Information regarding whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and if so their qualifications
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Information on their child’s level of achievement in every state academic assessment Also, timely notification must be sent to the parent if their child has been assigned to or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified.
Parents may contact the Federal Programs Director at (601) 736-2366 to request information regarding any state or LEA policy on student participation in required assessments, including parental rights to opt-out where applicable.