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Title I, Part D

Program Description:

The Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, as authorized by Title I, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), consists of two subparts. The Subpart 1 State agency program was first authorized with Public Law 89-750, the Elementary and Secondary Amendments of 1966. The Subpart 2 local educational agency program was created in its present form with the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. The Title I, Part D program statute was most recently amended in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Program Purpose:

  • To improve educational services for children and youth who are neglected (N) or delinquent (D) so that they have the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content and achievement standards that all children in the State are expected to meet.
  • To provide children and youth who are N or D services so they can successfully transition from institutionalization to further education or employment.
  • To prevent youth from dropping out of school and provide youth who have dropped out and youth returning from correctional facilities with a support system to ensure their continued education.

Program Structure:

Title I, Part D consists of three (3) subparts:

  1. Subpart 1 provides funding to support the education of youth in state-operated institutions (State Agencies).
  2. Subpart 2 aids local educational agencies (LEAs) that work with local facilities that serve adjudicated youth.
  3. Subpart 3 required Program Evaluation.

Subparts 1 and 2 are formula grants based on an allocation generated by counting the number of students residing in institutions for neglected or delinquent children. To receive Title I, Part D funding, each state agency (SA) or LEA may apply for funding through an application process.

A focus of Title I, Part D is the transitional and academic needs of students returning to LEAs or alternative education programs from correctional facilities. Students at risk of dropping out of school may receive services under Title I, Part D, if the provision of such services does not have a negative impact on meeting the needs of delinquent students.