Connecticut State Department of Education

Title I, Part A Reallocation of Funds

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Title I part A funds are designed to support students and improve academic achievement. Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are stewards of these funds and must make every effort to ensure timely and appropriate expenditures in compliance with the law. Periodically, an LEA may receive more funding that it can reasonably use due to extenuating circumstances, local changes, or compliance challenges. Section 1126 (C) of the Every Student Succeeds Act outlines a statutory requirement that these funds should be returned to the state education agency (SEA), and the SEA must make the excess amounts available to other LEAs based on need.  

The Connecticut State Department of Education will reallocate Title I, Part A funds for the following reasons:  

Sources of Title I Funds for Reallocation 

There are several reasons that Title I Part A funds may require reallocation, including: 

  • The LEA has an allocation but does not plan to participate in the Title I Part A program.
  • The LEA exceeds 15% carryover requirement and are not eligible to apply for a waiver because they have been awarded a waiver within the past three years
  • The LEA exceeds the 15% carryover requirement and did not request a waiver within the designated period, or the LEA has elected not to seek a waiver.  
  • The LEA has been identified by the SEA or through an auditing process to have spent Title I, Part A funds in ways that were not in accordance with requirements.
  • The LEA failed to meet maintenance of effort requirements.
  • The LEA is unable to obligate funds for a variety of other reasons.