Appendix B to Part 403 - Examples for 34 CFR 403.194 - Comparability Requirements

Appendix B to Part 403 - Examples for 34 CFR 403.194 - Comparability Requirements

Methods by which a local educational agency can demonstrate its compliance with the comparability requirements in 34 CFR 403.194(a) include the following:

Example 1:

The local educational agency files with the State board a written assurance that it has established and implemented -

(a) A district-wide salary schedule;

(b) A policy to ensure equivalence among secondary schools or sites in teachers, administrators, and auxiliary personnel; and

(c) A policy to ensure equivalency among secondary schools or sites in the provision of curriculum materials and instructional supplies.

Example 2:

The local educational agency establishes and implements other procedures for ensuring comparability, such as the following:

(a) Comparing the average number of students per instructional staff in each secondary school or site served with Federal funds awarded under the State plan with the average number of students per instructional staff in secondary schools or sites not served with Federal funds awarded under the State plan. A served school is considered comparable if its average does not exceed 110 percent of the average of schools or sites in the local educational agency not served with Federal funds awarded under the State plan; or

(b) Comparing the average instructional staff salary expenditures per student in each secondary school or site served with Federal funds awarded under the State plan with the average instructional staff salary expenditure per student in schools or sites in the local educational agency not served with Federal funds awarded under the State plan. A served school is considered comparable if its average is at least 90 percent of the average of schools or sites not served with Federal funds awarded under the State plan.