Association’s Support of Title II Funding: Your input is needed
Jul
26,
2017
The Government Relations Committee met with Peter Zamora, CCSSO’s Government Relations Director, at our recent Summer Meeting in Washington, DC. As part of the Committee discussion, the decision was made to craft a letter to Congressional leaders regarding the Association’s support of Title II funding—in the face of threatened reductions and even complete elimination.
Your help is needed to ensure we capture pertinent information on the impacts of and need for continued Title II funding. Please provide your ideas for incorporation into the letter by Friday, August 11, 2017.
To provide your thoughts on this topic, please add your comment below.
COMMENTS
Jonas Zuckerman
• 07/31/2017 07:28 PM
Principal/Founder, Zuckerman Education Consulting
I second Margo's point. Professional development is the key for teachers and school staff to develop new skills and implement new strategies. Title II funding is a key resource to support Title I staff and loss of this funding would significantly negatively impact Title I programs.
Margo DeLaune
• 07/27/2017 06:54 AM
Associate Deputy Director, Division of Performance & Accountability, Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Interior
I would point out that Title II provided the support and training needed for Title I school staff (teachers & paraprofessionals) to implement the academic interventions used in Title I schools.