Title IV, Part A — Student Support and Academic Enrichment

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, established Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant Program (SSAE). The overarching goal of Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, is to increase the capacity of state education agencies, local educational agencies (LEAs), campuses, and communities to meet the following three goals:

1. Provide all students access to a well-rounded education
2. Improve school conditions for student learning (safe and healthy students)
3. Improve the use of technology to improve the academic outcomes and digital literacy of students

Special Data Collection (SDC) for Public Reporting

As per the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, sections 4104(a)(2) and 4106(e)(1)(E), TEA is required to collect and publicly report how Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, funds are being expended per content area by School Year (SY) and the degree to which progress has been made toward meeting program objectives and intended outcomes. School systems must submit data through the TEA Federal Program Compliance (FPC) Smartsheet WorkApp. The annual Title IV, Part A, School System Special Data Collection will open for data submission in early October and close in early December.

All school systems receiving a Title IV, Part A subgrant are required to submit the requested data, unless they are using the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) and/or Funding Transferability options to redirect 100% of their Title IV, Part A funds to another program.   

2025 Special Data Collection

Submission Window:  October 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025

Data Collection Submissions & Resources

1. 2023-2024: School systems’ verification and certification of previously submitted OMO Progress Made for Public Reporting
   • Data Collection Handbook & WorkApp Submission Resource:  2023-2024 Special Data Collection Handbook Instructions
2. 2024-2025: Title IV, Part A, Objectives and Measurable Outcomes (OMOs) Final Progress Made for Public Reporting
   • Data Collection Handbook:  2025 Special Data Collection Handbook (Page 6)
   • WorkApp Submission Resource:  2024-2025 T4A School Systems SDC OMO Final Progress WorkApp Instructions
3. 2024-2025: Title IV, Part A, Final Expenditures by Service and/or Content Area(s) for Public Reporting (no carryover expenditures data is requested)
   • Data Collection Handbook:  2025 Special Data Collection Handbook (Page 7)
   • WorkApp Submission Resource:  2024-2025 T4A School Systems SDC Expenditures WorkApp Instructions
4. 2025-2026: Title IV, Part A, SDC OMOs for Public Reporting
   • Data Collection Handbook:  2025 Special Data Collection Handbook (Pages 4-5)
   • WorkApp Submission Resource:  2025-2026 T4A School Systems SDC OMO WorkApp Instructions

School System Requirements

1. School Systems must complete and submit to TEA the ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant Application to receive ESSA Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, program allocations.
2. A School System may, if it chooses, apply for funds in consortium with one or more surrounding School Systems and combine funds each School System receives.
3. School Systems receiving $30,000 or more shall conduct a comprehensive needs assessment with Title IV, Part A required stakeholders on access to, and opportunities for, a well-rounded education for all students; school conditions for student learning; and access to personalized learning experiences supported by technology.
4. School Systems receiving less than $30,000:
   • are to consult with required Title IV, Part A stakeholders;
   • are not required to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment and;
   • are only required to focus on one of the 3 Title IV, Part A, content areas: 1) well-rounded education, 2) safe and healthy students, and 3) effective use of technology.
5. School Systems may not use more than 15 percent of the portion of funds identified for the effective use of technology to purchase technology infrastructure, regardless of LEA allocation amount.
6. Additional School System program requirements and assurances are in the TEA ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant Application, Program Guidelines, and the ESSA Program-Specific Provisions and Assurances documents.

Statewide Title IV, Part A Data for Public Reporting

Title IV, Part A Objectives and Measurable Outcomes and Progress Reported Federal Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2022 - September 30, 2024)

Section 4104(a)(2) requires public reporting on how funds made available under this subpart are being expended by local educational agencies.

2023-2024 Expenditures Reported by Content Area

• Well-Rounded Education
  • # of LEAs:  355
  • Amount Expended:  $42,400,869
• Safe and Healthy Students
  • # of LEAs:  344
  • Amount Expended:  $32,040,215
• Effective Use of Technology
  • # of LEAs:  202
  • Amount Expended:  $6,103,469

2022-2023 Expenditures Reported by Content Area

• Well-Rounded Education
  • # of LEAs:  423
  • Amount Expended:  $33,586,968
• Safe and Healthy Students
  • # of LEAs:  446
  • Amount Expended:  $31,708,994
• Effective Use of Technology
  • # of LEAs:  248
  • Amount Expended:  $6,468,354

2021-2022 Expenditures Reported by Content Area

• Well-Rounded Education
  • # of LEAs:  372
  • Amount Expended:  $34,678,101
• Safe and Healthy Students
  • # of LEAs:  425
  • Amount Expended:  $31,727,478
• Effective Use of Technology
  • # of LEAs:  249
  • Amount Expended:  $13,098,807

Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, Content Areas

Activities to Support Well-rounded education

The purpose of a well-rounded education is to provide an enriched curriculum and education experiences to all students.

Example activities include courses, activities, and programming in subjects such as English, reading or language arts, writing, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography, computer science, music, career and technical education, health education, physical education, and any other allowable activity, as determined by the state or LEA.

Activities to Support School Conditions for Student Learning (Support Safe and Healthy Students)

One purpose of the Title IV, Part A programs are to improve school conditions for student learning.  

Example activities include violence prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution, preventing human trafficking, building school and community relationships, healthy and safety practices, physical and mental health, counseling services, and any other allowable activity, as determined by the state or LEA.

Activities to Support the Effective Use of Technology

The purpose of an effective use of technology is to improve the academic achievement, academic growth, and digital literacy of all students.

Example activities include activities directly related to improving the use of educational technology, providing educators with professional learning tools and resources, providing staff personalized learning opportunities, adapting and sharing high-quality resources that may include online courses and curated digital collections, implementing blended learning strategies, and any other allowable activity, as determined by the state or LEA.

Supplement, not supplant provisions require an LEA to use state or local funds for all services required by state law, State Board of Education (SBOE) rule, or local policy and prohibit those funds from being diverted for other purposes when federal funds are available.

Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1 Funds

• must supplement—add to, enhance, expand, increase, extend—the programs and services offered with state and local funds;
• cannot be used to supplant—take the place of, replace—the state and local funds used to offer those programs and services; and
• are expended to benefit the intended population defined in the authorizing statute, rather than being diverted to cover expenses that an LEA would have paid out of other funds in the event the federal funds were not available.