Title I, Part A District Level Set Asides Waiver (Formerly District Managed Activities)

Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that propose to exceed the 20% limitation for the use of District Managed Activities (DMA) are required to complete this waiver request prior to submitting the Consolidated Application, no later than June 30. A request to exceed the 20% limitation must be submitted annually. Approval is granted only for the funding year in which a waiver request is received. LEAs that do not propose to exceed the 20% limitation are not required to complete the waiver process.


The Federal Programs and Supports Unit within the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) will review the LEA’s request to exceed the DMA limitation during the review of the LEA’s Consolidated Application. The LEA will be notified of whether approval has been granted through the regular review process. CDE may request additional information prior to granting approval of the waiver request.


Please note, the SmartSheet form must be completed in one sitting (the online form will not save your work if you exit the form without submitting). A printable version of the waiver is included here for your reference.

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Part 1: Funds

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Part 2: Planning, Reasoning, and Evaluation

Is the identified need a programmatic need or operational need?

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Describe the academic need to implement a district level initiative, funded with Title I, Part A funds. Include the data sources and content that assisted the LEA in determining that the district managed activities are more effective than school managed activities.

Describe the operational need or cost effective benefit for maintaining these funds at the district level.

Describe how retaining these funds at the district level addresses the supports needed for students most at risk of not meeting State standards.

The LEA will ensure that these funds retained at the district level address Title I schools equitably, including schools identified for CS, TS, and ATS. Check the box below.

The LEA will ensure that the funds sent to the school level are of an amount that is sufficient to support student achievement in a meaningful way (i.e. the amount by which per pupil allocations (PPA) may be increased at the school level if the set-aside did not exceed the limitation, how rank order would be affected). Check the box below.

Provide the LEA’s justification, reasoning and added benefit for requesting to exceed the 20% limitation for the use of the DMA set-aside.

Provide a description of the LEA’s method for evaluating the effectiveness of the District Managed Activities on an on-going basis.


Part 3: Use of Funds

Describe the LEA’s proposed activities funded by the DMA set-aside. Please include the amount per activity.


Part 4: Signatures

Please upload the signatures of the Authorized LEA Representative and the LEA Title I Director affirming that the LEA has engaged in the required stakeholder engagement and planning processes as outlined in Title I, Part A. Furthermore, the signatures affirm that the LEA understands the intent and purpose of the use of Title I, Part A funds and will ensure the district managed activities will be implemented as proposed.

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