school improvement grants webinar
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School Improvement Grants Webinar. July 23, 2010. Webinar Troubleshooting. Pin # enables audio communication Questions may be submitted via the chat or by emailing: [email protected]. Communication. SIGnificant Points (Updates) Website Orientation Visits Monitoring/Quality Reviews. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
School Improvement
Grants Webinar
July 23, 2010
Webinar Troubleshooting
•Pin # enables audio communication
•Questions may be submitted via the chat or by emailing:–[email protected]
Communication•SIGnificant Points (Updates)
•Website•Orientation Visits•Monitoring/Quality Reviews
Finance Information You Need To Know
Topics
• Requirements for ARRA funds• Chart of Accounts• Special Funding Considerations (timing)
• Basic Compliance Issues
Requirements for ARRA Funds
• Competition• Transparency
OERI Management Directives
• Competition in all procurement transactions (goods and services) conducted using ARRA funds– Bidding– IPS– Advertise in local newsprint outlets
OERI Management Directives
• Post jobs with Employment Security Commission
• NCrecovery.gov “Compliance” tab
Chart of Accounts
• If additional codes are needed to accommodate your project, contact Donna Brown. Chart of Accounts codes are typically updated weekly.
Special Funding Considerations
• Timing issue – allotment of PRC 143 funds may not be released until August
• Special work-around for SIG LEAs only – post expenditures to PRC 143, but request cash from PRC 050
• Zero-out will be suspended on these 2 PRCs until allotment is made, then process will correct cash
• Email with these procedures sent to Finance Officers and program directors on 7/8/10
Basic Compliance Issues• SIG funds are Federal funds, so Federal compliance requirements apply– Time & Effort documentation– Equipment inventory– Contracts, including specific invoices– Internal Controls and written procedures
Questions…
An SEA must post on its Web site a summary of the SIG grants it awarded, including the following information:
1. Name and NCES identification number of each LEA awarded a grant;
2. Amount of each LEA’s grant;3. Name and NCES identification
number of each school to be served; and
4. Type of intervention to be implemented in each Tier I and Tier II school being served.
5. All LEA SIG Applications.
Web TableLEA Name School
Name(s)NCES # Amount
AwardedInterventionModel
Anson County Schools (pdf)
Anson Challenge Academy
370018002367 $2,436,215 Restart
Brunswick County Schools (pdf)
Brunswick County Academy
370042000980 $1,996,081 Transformation
Buncombe County Schools (pdf)
Buncombe Community-East
370045002203 $2,330,198 Turnaround
Additional Web Info
• USED Guidance• Webinar Presentations• Resources from the Center on Innovation & Improvement
Orientation Visits
•Application walk-through•Statewide System of Support
•Monitoring Overview•Teacher Leaders Program
SIG Monitoring• Outcome measures (i.e., improvements in student performance)
• Leading Indicators• Fidelity of model implementation• Budget vs. Expenditure• Quarterly feedback
Leading Indicators• Number of minutes within the school year;• Student participation rate on state assessments by subgroup;
• Dropout rate;• Student attendance rate;• Number and percentage students completing advanced coursework, early college, or dual-enrollment;
• Discipline incidents;• Truants;• Distribution of teachers by performance level on LEA’s teacher evaluation system; and
• Teacher attendance rate
Questions…
SIG Contact Information:
• George Hancock, Consultant (910) 783-5921 [email protected]
• Donna Brown, Section Chief (919) 807-3959 [email protected]