How should my district collect poverty data on private school children?
Section 1120(c)(1) of the Title I statute and ยง200.78(2) of the regulations allow a district to calculate the number of children who are from low-income families and attend private schools in several ways. Descriptions of the different allowable methods can be found in the federal non-regulatory guidance . Using the same measure of poverty that is used by the district to gather low-income information for public school students is the most equitable approach. In most cases, that measurement is qualification for participation in the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program.
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