If the position meets the criteria above, has it ever been paid for through local funds or a different existing federal grant?
Essentially, barring any special circumstances, you can only fund this position with Title I funds if a) the attendance officer will serve only students who are Title I eligible for whom poor attendance is presenting a barrier to their academic achievement or students in schoolwide program schools that have identified poor attendance in their needs assessment and funding this position as part of the schoolwide plan. AND b) this will be the position’s sole function (with the exception of other allowable Title I activities) and no similar positions have been or will be supported by other funds within the LEA. Such a position would really be more like that of a social worker or student/family attendance advocate, rather than an attendance officer, which implies a number of non-allowable functions, so it should be named differently to prevent it from slipping into some of those non-allowable activities associated with attendance officers down the road.
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