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IDEA / ARRA Grants

IDEA / ARRA Grants. TOUCHING ALL THE BASES. FY 2011 IDEA Grant Project Term. For IDEA and IDEA ARRA grants the FY11 term is July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 For IDEA ARRA grants the term may be extended to September 30, 2011. Obligation of Funds.

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IDEA / ARRA Grants

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  1. IDEA / ARRA Grants TOUCHING ALL THE BASES

  2. FY 2011 IDEA Grant Project Term • For IDEA and IDEA ARRA grants the FY11 term is July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 • For IDEA ARRA grants the term may be extended to September 30, 2011

  3. Obligation of Funds • A “substantially approvable” application must be on file at ISBE in order for grant funds to be obligated. • The submission date of the grant is also the start date of the grant project term if the grant is submitted after July 1.

  4. Important Terms in IDEA • Early Intervening Services (EIS) • Excess Cost • Maintenance of Effort (MOE) • Permissive Use of Funds • Proportionate Share • Supplement – Not Supplant

  5. Early Intervening Services (EIS) • Up to 15% of the IDEA allocation may be spent on EIS for students in grades K-12 not identified as needing special education services, but who need additional academic and behavioral support • Some districts are required to spend 15% of their IDEA funds on EIS • The FY11 grants will include an EIS page

  6. Excess Cost Requirement • LEAs may only use IDEA Part B funds for the excess costs of providing special education and related services for children with disabilities • Excess cost is computed under a statutory formula

  7. Let’s talk about MOE • MOE Calculations for FY 2011 • What happens if MOE is negative? • Exceptions to MOE • MOE flexibility • EIS/MOE connection

  8. Permissive Use of Funds IDEA Part B funds may be used for: • The cost of special education services provided in a regular class setting, even if non-disabled children benefit • To develop and implement early intervening services (EIS)

  9. Proportionate Share Equitable services for a parentally-placed private school child with disabilities must be provided in accordance with a services plan. A services plan must describe the specific special education and related services that will be provided to a parentally-placed private school child with disabilities designated to receive services.

  10. Supplement not Supplant If the LEA maintains (or exceeds) its level of local, or state and local, expenditures for special education and related services from year to year, either in total or per capita, then the Part B funds are, in fact, supplementing those local, or state and local, expenditures and the LEA has met its MOE and supplement/not supplant requirements.

  11. Grant Management

  12. Allowable expenditures • Salaries & benefits • Materials & supplies • Equipment • Staff development • Administrative costs • Other items properly chargeable to grant operation

  13. Payment Schedule • Payment schedule should adequately reflect the program objectives, activities and evaluations described in the application • Payment schedule should reflect the way the funds will be spent • If salaries are paid monthly – the payment schedule is monthly

  14. Construction Projects • Function 2530 expenditure requires pre-approval • Construction form is on the website at http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/html/idea_part-b.htm

  15. Quarterly Reports • Electronic expenditure reports must be filed with ISBE at the end of each quarter • ARRA grants require submission of additional data along with the expenditure reporting requirements • For questions regarding quarterly reports contact Sharon Conrath at sconrath@isbe.net

  16. A term to remember . . . • Member flow through • Member flow through • Member flow through

  17. A site to remember This is where you will find all the IDEA grant instructions.  • http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/html/idea_part-b.htm

  18. Available Information • www.isbe.net • http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/html/idea_part-b.htm • http://www.isbe.net/arra/pdf/arra_reporting_inst.pdf

  19. Helpful Internet Sites ARRA Recovery Site : http://www.recovery.gov/ ARRA Department of Education Guidance http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html ARRA-IDEA Part B Department of Education Guidance http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/idea-b.pdf State or Federal Project and Payment Information: http://206.166.105.128/FRISInquiry/ IDEA 2004 http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home USDE – Office of Special Education http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

  20. Contact Information • IDEA Grant Coordinators – Bonnie Douglas and Penny Kelly at 217-782-5589 • bdouglas@isbe.net and gkelly@isbe.net • Funding and Disbursements Consultants – Kim Lewis or Sharon Conrath at 217-782-5256 • klewis@isbe.net and sconrath@isbe.net

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