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1. The new reauthorization has a 2% administration
cap for Title IV. How does it include salary of personnel? |
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The law is not very specific on this matter; however, the Washington
DC Title IV office indicates that if the salaried individual is specifically
working on prevention activities for Title IV, then it should be
fine to use funds beyond the 2% administrative cap. Also, stipends
for professional development are still allowable.
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2. Spreadsheet indicates a $303K increase for
Title IV. How is that distributed and how will it increase Albuquerque's
current allocation of 646K? |
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The governor's office will receive 20% out of the total state
allocation. The remaining funds will go to the SEA to distribute.
According to NCLB, 93% of the remaining funds will go to the LEA's,
thus there should be an increase over last year's funds. The recommendation
of this office is that districts prepare for their applications
using last year's funding amounts until new allocations are released.
There is a clause in the law that indicates each state will not
receive less money in the new allocation than the current state
allocation (we cannot receive less in 02-03 than in 01-02).
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3. Explain the transferability that would allow
Title I to take 50% of Title IV's funds. What are criteria? Is
Albuquerque LEA identified as "in need of improvement?" If
so, does that exempt us from transferability provision? |
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Transferability for State and Local Educational Agencies
Transferability is a new ESEA flexibility authority that allows
States and local educational agencies (LEAs) to transfer a portion
of the funds that they receive under certain Federal programs to
other specified programs that most effectively address their unique
needs and to allocations for certain activities under Title I.
A State may transfer up to 50 percent of the non-administrative
funds allotted to it to carry out State-level activities under
certain provisions identified in the statute.
An LEA (except an LEA identified for improvement under 1116(c)
or subject to corrective action under section 1116(c)(9)) may transfer
up to 50 percent of the funds allocated to it by formula under
certain provisions identified in the statute.
An LEA identified for improvement under section 1116(c) may transfer
not more than 30 percent of the funds allocated to it by formula
under the provisions identified in the statute to its allocation
for school improvement under section 1003 or to any other allocation
listed in the statute if the transferred funds are used only for
LEA improvement activities consistent with section 1116(c). The
LEA may not transfer funds allocated under Part A of Title I to
any other program.
An LEA identified for corrective action is prohibited from transferring
funds under the transferability authority.
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4. When will grant RFP's be out (discretionary)? |
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Question 4 cannot be answered until guidance from Washington is
received. Clarification has been sought, but no definite answer has
been forthcoming.
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5. Title IV limit on LEA administrative costs
does that include salaries? Is administration costs just indirect
costs? Define admin. Does it include the SA and violence specialists
who implement the prevention programs? |
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Question 1 answers this question in part. If the person's position
is connected to program implementation (ex. Prevention specialist),
then it is possible to pay that individual from program funds.
If the person's position is responsible for certain administrative
duties outside of program implementation, for example making sure
the budget is in order or pushing paperwork out, they should be
paid out of administrative funds.
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