Homelessness is a lack of permanent housing residing from extreme poverty or from the lack of a safe and stable living arrangement.  Children and youth in homeless situations often do not fit the stereotypical images of homelessness.  Often we do not realize the breadth of the needs of the students are considered homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act.  Under this Act there protectitive services.  This act contains a specific definition of homelessness that includes a broad array of inadequate living situations. 
Texas Homeless Education Office (THEO)

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

Laura Escobedo, Administrative Assitant @ 713-464-1511 x2514

Optional Extended Year (OEY) This state funded program provides additional instruction time through an extended day or extended year format for a period not to exceed 30 instruction days. Students in Kindergarten through Grade 11 who are identified as likely not to be promoted to the next grade level for the succeeding year and students in Grade 12 who are identified as likjely not to graduate from high school before the beginning of the succeeding school year are eligible for O.E.Y.   The purpose of O.E.Y. is to reduce and ultimately eliminate student retention. The maximum number of students in an O.E.Y. class is 16 and specially trained teachers teach O.E.Y. classes.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

Laura Escobedo, Administrative Assitant @ 713-464-1511 x2514

State Compensatory Education is a state funded program, which dictates that public schools design and implement the necessary instruction to aid those students who are identified using the state criteria as at risk of dropping out of school. The aim of this section of the Texas Education Code is to increase achievement among those at-risk students and reduce the dropout rate.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

Laura Escobedo, Administrative Assitant @ 713-464-1511 x2514

(NCLB)

Title I Part A Improving America's Schools (IAS) is a federal program which provide funds for additional instructional services to students and support to families in order to increase student success in school. Adult Education, Family Literacy, Literacy Support, Media Literacy, Parent Training Center, Reading Recovery and ROPES fall under the scope of Title I. There are thirty-three school-wide Title I projects in Spring Branch ISD.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

Laura Escobedo, Administrative Assitant @ 713-464-1511 x2514

(NCLB)

Title I Part C Migrant Identification The Texas Education Agency and the U.S. Dept. of Education require the annual identification, recruitment, and certification of migrant students. SBISD has a procedure in place for identifying, recruiting, and certifying migrant students. This is an ongoing, year-round process. The External Funding and Compliance Department coordinates with Migrant Campus Contacts from each campus to ensure that the Migrant Survey Form is administered annually to all students.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

Mildred Santamaria, Coordinator @ 713-365-5589

Ray Leal, Parent Facilitator @ 713-365-5589
Gloria Hernandez, Administrative Assistant @ 713-365-5589

(NCLB)

Title IIA is a federally funded program which provides financial assistance to ensure that school professionals and paraprofessionals have access to high-quality professional development that will have a positive and lasting impact on the teacher's performance in the classroom and, in turn, a positive and lasting impact on student performance in core academic subjects with a primary focus on mathematics and science.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

(NCLB)

Title IID is a federally funded program which provides funds for technology support.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

 

TITLE III This federal program provides supplemental funds for language instruction for limited English and Recent Immigrants. Recent Immigrants are those students who are between 3 and 21 years of age, were born outside the United States, and have not attended U.S. schools for more than three full academic years. The purpose of the program is to provide high quality language and core academic instruction, assistance in meeting state performance standards, and assistance with transition into American society.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

(NCLB)

Title IV, Part A - Safe and Drug-Free Schools and communities provides supplemental funding to develop and enhance education programs targeting violence prevention and drug preventon strategies in elementary and secondary schools for all students and employees.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director

Title V is a federally funded program, which promotes and supports local and state efforts to implement promising educational reform programs; to provide a continuing source of innovation in educational improvement; and to meet the special needs of at-risk and high-cost students.

Dr. Eloise Hambright-Brown, Director
Laura Escobedo, Administrative Assitant @ 713-464-1511 x2514