May a district use one low-income measure to identify/rank participating schools and a different low-income measure to make schools eligible for SWP?
Yes. The district must use one consistent low-income measure to identify schools to participate in the Title I program. However, once a school is slated to participate, different low-income measures may be used to qualify the school for SWP status (e.g., If, based on the LEA low-income measure, school “X” is ranked high enough to receive Title I funds, but does not meet 50 percent requirement for SWP, another measure may be used for the sole purpose of changing that school’s status from Targeted assistance to SWP). This change in status will not alter the low-income count for funding purposes.
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