1. Federal Programs

2. “We have always been able to do it..”
NCLB law of 2001
TEA audit by USDE
Geared towards accountability

3. Direct Connect
Needs Assessment
DLT
DIP

4. Intent of the Law
To provide supplemental resources to enable all children, especially those students who experience difficulties mastering the state academic achievement standards, to meet the state student performance standards.

5. Two Year Comparison Allocations
,648, ,980,289 (-1,668,703)
,671, ,421,745 (-1,250,140)
Remember: Salaries and fringe benefits increase yearly and enrollment continues to decline.

6. Campus Allocation Per Student
211- $279.P/S [170 High Schools] 279.P/S [170 High Schools]
$20. (PI & July/August) $20.P/S (PI & July/August)

7. Is an Expense Allowable Under Title I, Part A? Basic Questions
Was it identified in the departments’ comprehensive needs assessment?
Is the activity identified in the DIP (prior to amending the DIP to add it in)?
Is the activity to upgrade the entire educational program of the schoolwide campus?
Is the expense reasonable and necessary?

17. What Determines Reasonable & Necessary?
The cost is reasonable if:
It does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent individual or organization under the circumstances prevailing at the time the decision was made to incur the cost.
Comparable to current market value.
The cost is necessary if:
It is essential for fulfilling the intent of the grant program.

18. Unallowable Expenditures
Award ceremonies/expenditures. Refreshments of any kind for staff meetings/trainings.(211,164,255,262,212,215,263,204, 269) Commencement & Convocation costs. Employee Service Awards/Volunteer luncheons. Entertainment. Fines, penalties or lost textbooks. Full meals for parents/students/staff. Gifts or items that appear to be gifts. Hospitality rooms. Souvenirs, memorabilia, promotional items (with logos). Memberships (personal) in any organization. Multi-colored printing costs. (Maximum of 2 colors) Send copies of printing jobs along with AB-17s. Travel expenses (except registration) that will occur after June 30, but before July 30.
See web page for specific information. See General Expenditure Guidelines handout.

19. Awards are allowable when reasonable in cost and when necessary to accomplish program objectives. iPods, Xboxes, bicycles, and flowers are examples of unallowable expenses.

20. Food, Food, Food
Light snacks are an eligible expenditure for parent meetings.
Meals or freshments are not allowable for staff meetings.
** See Administrative Procedures C38, Exhibit C.

21. Stock Piling Supplies for the Upcoming School Year
Not an allowable expense.
We can not justify expenditures after the students are gone.
Work with the deadlines.

22. Extra Duty Pay
Teachers may be paid to attend summer professional development if outlined in the district improvement plan.

23. For improving the overall level of achievement of all students.
Extra Duty Pay
For improving the overall level of achievement of all students.
Is it in the DIP?
How does it relate?
How are you measuring success?
Using extra duty pay for inventory, cheer squads, textbook inventory don’t meet this criteria.

24. CAUTION
Use of funds in the summer is restricted to additional professional development activities to close out the year.
Administrative or clerical extra duty pay should be very limited. How does this tie into the district improvement plan?

25. Budget Deadlines
Pay close attention to monthly memos for deadlines. Deadlines will not be extended.

26. Supplemental Services
Federal funds may not be used to provide services required by State law, State board of Education rule, or local policy.

27. Supplement v. Supplant
Supplement-to add to, to enhance, to expand, to increase, to extend basic education program.
Supplant-to take place of, to replace.

28. State Compensatory Funds
In the school year, 164 funds will follow the same guidelines as 211 (Title I) funds.
Expenditures must be for supplemental services.
.Indicate strategy/activity from DIP on requisitions.

29. Supplemental Education Services
(Campuses in School Improvement)
Supplemental services means tutoring and other supplemental academic enrichment services that are;
In addition to instruction provided during the school day.
Specifically designed to increase the academic achievement of eligible students as measured by the State’s assessment system.
Enable children to attain proficiency in meeting State academic achievement standards.
Of high quality and research-based.

30. School Improvement Grants (SIP)
The law mandates that the SIP funds must be used only for the provision of transportation (not for field trips) and/or supplemental services. Equipment is not an eligible expenditure.

31. District Improvement Plan
Equipment must be mentioned in the DIP for the improvement of the academic achievement of all students.
All equipment purchases using federal funds must have prior approval from TEA.
Can’t purchase equipment for Administrators, Counselors or CICs. TEA is currently reviewing campus equipment requests from the school year and comparing it to the school year requests.

33. Professional Development
Follow up professional learning opportunities will be made available for secretaries, bookkeepers, principals and program administrators on a variety of topics.
Check out our website and newsletters for information.

34. Professional Development
What is required prior to approval of travel or other expenses for professional development?
Designate area from the DIP showing how this will connect to students’ achievement.

35. 2.A detailed description of what type of follow up activities will be conducted upon return.
3.Name of the scientifically research-based program that the training is modeled after.
Refer to the Professional Learning Statement from the webpage.

36. Professional development activities must be of high quality, sustained, intensive, and classroom focused in order to have a positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction and teacher performance.

37. Questions??

38. Federal Programs Department San Antonio ISD
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Federal Programs Department San Antonio ISD

39. Visit us at www.saisd.net Click on Departments
Click on Federal Programs
For information click on Forms and Resources
Click on “How Are You Connected?”