AASA and ASBO ESEA Memo on Potential Consequences of Title I Portability

Today, AASA and our friends at ASBO, released a memo addressed to the Conference Committee focused on ESEA reauthorization detailing the potential effects of the inclusion of Title I portability provisions found in the House ESEA bill on Title I programs. Specifically, we asked our respective memberships to explain how a requirement to make Title I dollars "follow a child" within a state or school system could impact five aspects of district Title I programs: planning, hiring and retention, administration, and the quality and equitable distribution of funds to students in the district. The memo can be accessed here.