Title I Compliance Academy-Oct. 1, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy-Oct. 2, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Title II Compliance Academy Oct. 3, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This five-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge for success throughout the school year. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the 2024 Fall ESSA Compliance Academy.

Title I Program Compliance Academy. This will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, Public Notice of Intent to Apply for ESSA Programs, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy. This will include training on Title I fiscal compliance to include eligibility, Rank & Serve, Comparability, Supplement Not Supplant Methodology, Maintenance of Effort, Procurement, District Reservations, REAP/Transferability, Equitable Services for Private Non-Profit schools Title I allocations, allowable use of funds, Title I budget codes, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title I Fiscal Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title II Compliance Academy. This training will provide attendees with knowledge and skills on how to understand, plan, coordinate, manage, and monitor Title II compliance requirements with useful templates, checklists, and forms to ensure your success: Title II Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Allowable uses of funds, Class-size reduction, Professional Development, Travel Reimbursement, Title II Private Non-Profit Schools, Memorandums of Understanding, Contract Management, Procurement, Title II job descriptions and Time & Effort reporting, Budgeting and Allocations, Title II funds for Teacher Mentoring & Induction Programs or Teacher & Principal Resident Programs, Teacher and Staff Recruitment and Retention, Requests for Proposals/Qualifications, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title II Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Private Non-Profit Schools Compliance Academy-Sept. 17-18, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Private Non-Profit Schools Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor equitable services for PNP schools? This two-day training will provide federal grant administrators, school district leaders, directors, and private non-profit schools with the tools and knowledge for success throughout the school year. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process. This session includes valuable information and resources for success with all ESSA programs: Title I-A, Title I-C, Title II, Title III, and Title IV.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the 2024 Private Non-Profit Schools Compliance Academy.

Are you responsible for managing your district’s Private Non-Profit schools’ equitable services? Are you a private school administrator trying to understand how to access equitable services under the ESEA/ESSA? This two-day academy is designed for your success! The content of this training is based on the book "Private Non-Profit Schools Compliance by Design-How to Manage Equitable Services from Start to Finish". This user-friendly guide provides practical resources in a format that is organized to help any school district or private school administrator to understand all the complex requirements for implementing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating equitable services for Title I, Part A; Title I, Part C; Title II, Part A; Title III; and Title IV, Part A. 

Below is a sample agenda for Day 1:

• Background and history of PNP schools and equitable services.

• “All Things PNP” that covers all the common compliance requirements across all ESSA programs: how to conduct an information meeting, timely and meaningful consultation, allocations, program planning, budget monitoring, role of the PNP school official, payroll and extra-duty pay, documentation, and much more.

• Title I, Part A: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services for Title I, Part A

• Low-income survey, targeted assistance model, contracted services, consultation, and much more.

• Title I, Part C: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services

• Qualified move, parent notifications, consultation, equitable services allocations, and much more.

• Title II: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services

• Consultation, equitable services allocation, procedures for travel reimbursement, and much more.

Below is a sample agenda for Day 2: 

• Title III: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services

• Home Language Surveys, PNP student assessment, consultation, equitable services for English language learners and allocations, and much more.

• Title IV: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services

• Consultation and equitable services for Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, and Effective Uses of Technology

• Fiscal rules that govern all equitable services that relate to PNP school services: supplement not supplant, reasonable and necessary, allowable/allocable, and procurement.

• Program administration includes examples of policies and procedures to set up and guide PNP schools on how to submit travel reimbursement requests, inventory, contract management with external service providers, and much more.  

About the Presenter/Author: Kish Russell-Yoquelet started working with equitable services for Private Non-Profit schools in 2012 as a Federal Programs Compliance Coordinator for San Antonio ISD in San Antonio, TX. She continues to work and support school districts across the state of Texas and the nation.  Her experience brings direct knowledge and experience that goes beyond the knowledge of federal legislative requirements and provides practical insight to understand the necessary elements to effectively manage a successful equitable services program under your leadership. 

First 60 Days of ESSA Compliance-virtual 10:00 am -12:00 pm CST, July 29-Aug. 2, 2024

This session is recommended for anyone who previously attended an ESSA Compliance Academy session or just needs a refresher on ESSA compliance requirements. 

Want to learn how to launch the school year for ESSA compliance success? This quick two-hour virtual learning session will boost your knowledge of Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Parent & Family Engagement compliance requirements with useful resources and information to plan for ESSA compliance success in the first 60 days of the school year.

Click here to register.

July 29, 2024: First 60 Days of ESSA Title I Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• How to utilize the Comprehensive Needs Assessment to align Title I budget expenses

• Reviewing your Schoolwide Plan for required strategies/activities

• Supporting principals to effectively schedule Annual Title I Meetings and required parent and family engagement requirements

• How to create a quick reference guide or learning session for school staff to understand success criteria for managing and monitoring Title I programs

• How to engage federal friends and stakeholders to effectively implement, manage, and monitor the Title I program

• Ways to communicate Title I compliance requirements with a timeline/checklist

• How to plan for and schedule Title I compliance throughout the school year

• Title I funded job descriptions and work schedules

• Setting up and monitoring Title I budget

• Question and answer time

This session will reference information from the book: “Compliance by Design-How to Manage Title I Compliance from Start to Finish” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional but is recommended.

July 30, 2024: First 60 Days of ESSA Title II Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• How to plan for Title II compliance

• Ways to communicate and train staff on travel and reimbursement policies and procedures

• Establishing Title II success criteria

• Training staff to process Title II expenditure requests and create an internal controls process to effectively manage and monitor Title II professional development and travel expenditures

• Allowable uses of Title II funds

• How to facilitate and develop a Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Professional Development Plan

• Title II funded job descriptions and work schedules

• Setting up and monitoring the Title II budget

• Question and answer time

  This session will reference information from the book: “Title II Compliance by Design-How to Manage Title II Compliance from Start to Finish” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional, but is recommended.

July 31, 2024: First 60 Days of ESSA Title III Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• How to plan for Title III compliance

• Develop a schedule to fulfill student identification requirements for Title III services

• Setting up and monitoring Title III budget

• Training staff on Title III requirements

• Title III funded positions, job descriptions, and work schedules

• How to facilitate and monitor time and effort reporting requirements

• Managing and monitoring Title III contracted service providers

• Establishing the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee

• Facilitating the Home Language Survey and student identification process

• Reviewing and updating the Comprehensive Needs Assessment for the needs of Title III students

• Reviewing and updating the Schoolwide Plan/District or Campus Improvement Plan for the needs of Title III students, Language Instruction Education Plan

• Question and answer time

This session will reference information from the book: “Title III Compliance by Design-How to Manage Title III Compliance from Start to Finish” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional, but is recommended.

Aug. 1, 2023: First 60 Days of ESSA Title IV Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• Creating and implementing a Title IV plan for compliance

• Creating and updating the Title IV Comprehensive Needs Assessment

• Developing and implementing the Title IV strategies and activities in the Schoolwide /District/Campus Improvement Plan

• Communicating and training staff for Title IV compliance

• Title IV budget set-up and monitoring

• Training and strategies for staff to manage and process Title IV expenditure requests for Title IV compliance

• Title IV funded job descriptions, work schedules, and time and effort monitoring

• Private Non-Profit Schools consultation: implementing and monitoring services

• Allowable and unallowable uses of Title IV funds

  • Well-Rounded Education

  • Safe and Healthy Students

  • Effective Uses of Technology

• Question and answer time

This session will reference information from the book: “Title IV Compliance by Design-How to Manage Title IV Compliance from Start to Finish” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional, but is recommended. (Book will be available in June 2023)

Aug. 2, 2024: First 60 Days of ESSA Parent & Family Engagement Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• Recruiting parents to serve on the school and district committee of required stakeholders for compliance with Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan, and Program Evaluation

• Scheduling and facilitating the Annual Title I Meeting

• Facilitating parent input on the School Compact and Parent & Family Engagement Policy

• Allowable uses of Title I funds for Parent & Family Engagement

• Parent and Family Engagement Title I funded job positions: job descriptions, work schedules, and time and effort reporting

• Setting up and managing Title I budget for compliance with PFE requirements

• Creating a calendar of Title I PFE activities

• Title I communication and parent engagement aligned with Title I purpose and intent

• Allowable Title I home visits

• Reporting mileage for allowable Title I travel and parent home visits

• Questions and answers

This session will reference information from the book: “Parent & Family Engagement Compliance by Design” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional, but is recommended.