Program Grant Allocations Including At-Risk

Program Grant

School Type​

Allocation Methodology 

Afterschool

Select Title I Schools​
Serving grades K-8​

Administrative Premium funds are allocated based on the number of seats available in the program. Seats are determined based on prior year after-school enrollment and attendance, demand for additional seats, and the capacity of a school program provider to serve additional students.

At-Risk UPSFF

All Schools

DCPS allocates 90% of the at-risk UPSFF grant amount allocated to the district. Schools receive a per pupil dollar allocation for every at-risk student projected based on the UPSFF allocation to DCPS.

Additional At Risk Concentration 

Schools above 40% at-risk

Schools with at least 40% at-risk students projected receive a per pupil amount that is 5% of the UPSFF base amount for each student over 40%.

Schools with at least 70% at-risk student projected receive an additional 5% of the UPSFF base amount for each student over 70%.

This is additive for schools with at least 70% at-risk students projected. In total, they receive 10% of the UPSFF base amount for each student over 70%.

CTE & NAF

Select High Schools

CTE teachers are allocated to high schools so they may maintain programming.

NAF personnel are allocated based on the needs and size of the schools’ NAF academies.

Credit Recovery

Select High Schools

Funding allocations are based on size of school, number of failures and anticipated course recovery needs, and program and funding usage during the prior year. 

Dual Language

Select Schools​

Schools are allocated per pupil dollar amounts based on the number of EL and At-Risk EL students. The amounts are different between “1 way” and “2 way” programs. See budget guide for more information. 

Global Studies

Select Schools​

Global studies schools are allocated 1 Coordinator and $3,000 in non-personnel dollars for programming.

International Baccalaureate (IB) 

Select Schools​

Schools are allocated 1 Coordinator per program and varying amounts of non-personnel dollars for the program depending on their programmatic need for PD, subscriptions etc.

JROTC

Select High Schools

Schools are allocated 2 JROTC instructors to lead programming.

Pool Programming

Select Schools​

High Schools with pools and Marie Reed are allocated required Aquatic teachers and the funds required for the MOU with DPR as well as $5,000 in supplies.

Schools part of the Grade 3 swim programming are allocated a lump sum of dollars that pays for the cost of transportation to the pools, required aquatics staff, and supplies.

Ninth Grade Academy

Select Title I High Schools​

Schools are allocated a Ninth Grade Academy Assistant Principal and administrative premium and non-personnel dollars relative to their size to fund the academy.

Select Elementary Schools

CW Harris, Langley, Moten, Patterson, Stanton, and Thomas are allocated one Title I funded Reading Specialist.

Safe & Positive Schools​

Select Middle and High Schools

Schools who were approved for the Safe and Positive pilot program in SY21-22 will continue to receive this funding. In FY24, it is 7.5% more than the amount it was in FY23.

School Office Support​

All Schools

All schools receive flexible funding in the amount of the position cost of an administrative aide.

Specialty Payments​

Select Schools

Brookland (arts),

Banneker, SWS HS, Ellington (Specialty HS)

Coolidge, Bard (Early College Partnership)

McKinley Tech HS

Title I Schoolwide & Parental Involvement

Title I Schools

Title I schools receive a per pupil amount of funding based on their eligibility percentage (schoolwide) and projected enrollment (Title I parental involvement). Title I schools do receive Title II dollars, but it is combined with Title I as part of their Schoolwide allocation. The per pupil is determined based on the overall expected grant award.

Title II​

Non-Title I Schools

Title II funds are allocated to non-Title I schools as a per pupil amount based on projected enrollment. The per pupil is determined based on the overall expected grant award.

Total Non-Personnel Services Funds

All Schools

Schools receive a per pupil dollar amount for every student in the projected enrollment. From this allocation, the school’s contribution to the library MOU is locked and individual overtime and administrative premium budgets are pre-budgeted.

Twilight​ (Title Funded)

Select Title I High Schools​

Schools are allocated administrative premium to pay teachers to staff the program. The exact amount of funding available to each school is determined based on past funding usage and projected student need. Students may enroll in Twilight sessions at another school that is not their home school.