K-12 Funding for BetterLesson Professional Learning

Overview: Title I, Part A is designed to support schools and LEA’s with a high percentage of low-income students.

How to Use It: Funds can be used for BetterLesson professional development to improve academic outcomes, including training on differentiated instruction, accelerated growth, curriculum implementation, classroom management, or integrating inclusive and responsive practices into the curriculum - implemented through either a school-wide program or a Targeted Assistance program.

Overview: Designed to support the unique needs of migratory children, Title I, Part C provides funds for high-quality professional learning that helps educators better serve this special student population.

How to Use It: Funds can be used for BetterLesson’s culturally responsive teaching and learning, differentiated instruction, and inclusive and responsive professional learning to support academic success for migratory students.

Overview: Title II, Part A funding is available to all districts and is dedicated to enhancing teacher and principal quality through professional learning. Local educational agencies (LEAs) receive an allocation of funds based on enrollment and poverty data. Private and charter schools are also eligible for a portion of the funds.

How to Use It: This funding can be used to support the implementation of new curriculum supported BetterLesson professional learning workshops, coaching, Learning Walks, courses, and leadership development initiatives that aim to improve instructional practices and student achievement.

Overview: Title III, Part A funds help districts provide professional development that enhances instruction for English Learners (ELs).

How to Use It: Funds can be used for BetterLesson’s Inclusive and Responsive professional learning services to support English Learner teaching strategies, models of differentiated instruction, and culturally responsive teaching & learning methods to enhance the success of multilingual students.

Overview:Title IV, Part A is intentionally designed to provide states and districts with flexibility to meet local needs. The federal government sets broad goals for the funds, but states and districts can decide how best to allocate them within those parameters.

How to Use It: This flexible funding source can be used to promote safe and healthy schools and expand access to a well-rounded education, including the use of technology in BetterLesson’s Blended Learning, and Inclusive and Responsive PD experiences.

• State-Level Administration: Each state education agency (SEA) receives Title IV, Part A funds from the federal government and then allocates them to local education agencies (LEAs), such as school districts. States have the authority to determine specific priorities or requirements for the use of these funds.
  
• District-Level Decisions: At the district level, the use of Title IV, Part A funds is typically guided by the district’s needs assessment, which identifies the areas where funding will have the most impact. Districts have the autonomy to determine how they spend their allocations within the federal and state guidelines, which can lead to a wide variety of uses.

Overview: Available to small and rural school districts, Title VI funding helps improve student achievement and enhance educational opportunities.

How to Use It: Rural funds can be directed toward any of BetterLesson’s professional learning content and services, including new teacher support, curriculum implementation, instructional leadership, and more.

Overview: Provided through COVID-19 relief efforts, ESSER funds offer districts flexibility to address learning loss and prepare for future emergencies. Available for allocation through September 2024. Extensions can be requested into January 2025.

How to Use It: Funds can be used to support all of BetterLesson professional learning services including content focused on accelerating student growth, blended learning, social-emotional learning, instructional leadership, and more.

Overview: Focuses on supporting high-need districts to improve teacher and school leader performance through innovative leadership support and professional learning for instructional leaders, principals, and teachers.

How to Use It: Funds can be used for BetterLesson coaching and instructional leadership professional learning experiences.

Overview: Perkins V funding is designed to support CTE programs by ensuring they meet industry standards and prepare students for high-skill, in-demand careers.

How to Use It: Perkins V funds can be used for professional development to support CTE teachers, administrators, and support staff. Districts can utilize Perkins V funds for BetterLesson’s professional development services by incorporating PD initiatives into their local application plans and Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA).

Overview: States apply for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grant to support PD aimed at improving services for students with disabilities. Professional learning participants include special education teachers, general education teachers, paraprofessionals, and school leaders.

How to Use It: Professional learning funded through IDEA can focus on BetterLesson’s inclusive practices, differentiated instruction, and strategies for supporting diverse learning needs.

Overview: Supports after-school programs and PD for those involved in extending learning beyond the traditional school day, including teachers, program coordinators, and community-based educators.

How to Use It: Funds can be used for BetterLesson’s Flexible Instruction Models, family engagement strategies, and more.

Overview: This competitive grant from the DOE the preparation of prospective teachers and enhancing professional development activities for new teachers; retaining teachers; improving the performance of school administrators

How to Use it: BetterLesson's Teachership and Principalship professional learning packages can be funded with by the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant.