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National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk

The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk (NDTAC)

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Title I, Part D : How It Works

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Under State Educational Agency (SEA) programs, States receive formula funds based on the number of children in State-operated institutions and per-pupil educational expenditures. Each State’s allocation is generated by child counts in state juvenile institutions that provide at least 20 hours of instruction from non-Federal funds and adult correctional institutions that provide 15 hours of instruction a week. The SEA then makes subgrants to State agencies based on their proportional share of the State’s adjusted enrollment count of
children and youth who are neglected or delinquent (N or D). Under local agency programs, the SEA awards subgrants to districts with high numbers or percentages of children and youth who are N or D in locally operated juvenile correctional facilities, including facilities involved in community day programs.

Key Requirements

State agencies and districts that conduct a program under Title I for children and youth who are N or D are required to

  • Meet the educational needs of neglected, delinquent, and at-risk children and youth, 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 if they were in local schools in the State
  • Evaluate the program and disaggregate data on participation by gender, race, ethnicity, and age, not less than once every 3 years


Official Title I, Part D Statute

Other Federal Policies and Laws Relating to Youth Who Are N or D

Meet John McLaughlin, Federal Program Manager for Title I, Part D

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