Back to School, Back to Basics
Recorded Webinar Series
New! Back to School Series Full Access Annual Pass
We are now offering an annual pass for this recorded webinar series!
By purchasing this nonrefundable full access annual pass, your agency receives a full year’s access to all of our Back To School webinar recordings listed below. In addition, your purchase grants access to an unlimited amount of employees at your agency as well as unlimited opportunities to replay the recording!
Individual recordings are still available for sale separately by selecting the appropriate session below.
Prices and other details are provided below under "Virtual Training Details and FAQs"
Title I, Part A – Program Requirements
Get back to basics with this session on Title I, Part A program requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)! During this session, you will be provided a beginner-level review of the key requirements under Title I-A. Topics will include standards and assessments, school improvement, schoolwide programs, targeted assistance schools, educator and paraprofessional qualifications, assessments, report cards, and more!
- For more guidance, please check out these additional resources:
- ESSA: Moving Toward a Well-Rounded Title I - 2nd Edition
Title I, Part A – Fiscal Requirements
Are you new to Title I or need a good refresher? This session will offer an overview of Title I’s fiscal requirements, including allocations, rank and serve, and how they are impacted by data sets and other variables like the community eligibility program (CEP), required set-asides for districts and States, maintenance of effort, supplement-not-supplant, and comparability. The session will also review allowable and unallowable expenditures under federal funds generally and Title I specifically.
- For more guidance, please check out these additional resources:
- ESSA: Moving Toward a Well-Rounded Title I - 2nd Edition
- Can Title I Pay for This? A Guide to Determining Allowable Costs
- The Community Eligibility Provision: Weighing Costs and Benefits of Participation
- Administrator's Handbook on EDGAR 6th Ed. (pre-order)
- Federal Education Grants Management: What Administrators Need to Know, 5th Edition
- EDGAR 101 [Webinar]
Title II, Part A
This session will offer an introductory course and refresher on how Title II funds are allocated to districts and States, and review the allowable uses of funds for both State and local level expenditures. Programs will be discussed with an eye toward identifying ways in which existing funding streams can be used to support expenditures which were previously covered by stimulus funds or other federal funding. Additionally, special fiscal rules like supplement, not supplant and transferability will be covered as they relate to Title II.
Title III, Part A - English Language Acquisition
This webinar will explore the essential programmatic requirements of Title III, Part A, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Topics will include identifying (and exiting) English learners, civil rights obligations, and parent and community engagement. The session will also cover critical fiscal compliance areas including Supplement Not Supplant and the distinctions between Title III, Part A and Title I, Part A funding.
Title IV, A
Are you new to ESEA Title IV-A's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants? Need a refresher? This session covers everything you need to know about the ESEA IV-A block grant! We discuss allowable uses of funds for States and LEAs, required categories of spending, supplement not supplant, and other key requirements.
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21stCCLC)
NOTE: Due to technical issues this webinar will need to be re-recorded. To those who have purchased the recording, we will be sure to email you an updated link to the recording. Thank you for your understanding!
This webinar reviews the rules and requirements on afterschool programs under the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) program authorized under Title IV-B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This will include reviewing the requirements for States to run competitions for subrecipients, as well as the eligibility of applicants, the local requirements for implementing a program, and common grants management issues that impact 21st CCLC awards
- For more guidance, please check out these additional resources:
- Administrator's Handbook on EDGAR 6th Ed. (pre-order)
- Federal Education Grants Management: What Administrators Need to Know, 5th Edition
- EDGAR 101 [Webinar]
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
In this quick-hitting session, we’ll provide our list of the top-ten requirements to keep in mind when administering awards under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. We’ll also discuss the overlap and differences between EHCY and the ARP-Homeless Children and Youth funds.
Carl D Perkins Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V)
This session is designed as a primer for both programmatic and fiscal administrators responsible for grant funds authorized under the Carl D Perkins Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V). We will walk through the pertinent sections of the law covering the development of the local plan and the comprehensive local needs assessment, the required uses of the federal funds, the accountability requirements, and explaining how the non-supplant provision must be factored into budgeting decisions. The session will also review how administrators should determine whether a particular cost is allowable under EDGAR, the Uniform Grant Guidance and Perkins V.
- For more guidance, please check out these additional resources:
- The Comprehensive Guide to the Federal Role in Career and Technical Education
- Administrator's Handbook on EDGAR 6th Ed. (pre-order)
- Federal Grants Education Management: What Administrators Need to Know, 5th Ed.
- EDGAR 101 [Webinar]
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized twenty years ago, in 2004. While the rules haven’t changed in two decades, the landscape of special education certainly has. Join us as we walk through the key program compliance requirements of IDEA, Part B, including child find, evaluations, IEPs, discipline, significant disproportionately, equitable services, and state complaint and due process complaint procedures. We will also highlight the IDEA’s fiscal requirements, such as maintenance of financial support and maintenance of effort, supplement not supplant, excess costs and allowable use of funds.
- For more guidance, please check out these additional resources:
- IDEA: New Expectations for Schools and Students - Sixth Edition
- What Do I Do When... The Answer Book on Fiscal Compliance in Special Education
- Administrator's Handbook on EDGAR 6th Ed. (pre-order)
- Federal Grants Education Management: What Administrators Need to Know, 5th Ed.
- EDGAR 101 [Webinar]
Virtual Training Details and FAQs
Recorded Virtual Trainings: Refunds will only be provided for recorded webinars if the recording has not been emailed to the registrant.
This virtual training is of value to all federal granting agencies, federal grant recipients, and everyone who works with federal grants, including:
- Grant and program administrators
- Grant program staff
- State, district and school personnel
- Program monitors
- Auditors
How do I ensure that my employees gain access to the webinar recordings?
- Once the Annual Full Access Pass has been purchased, we will e-mail the contact person (person who made the order) a form to complete with the employees name(s) and email address(es) that should have access to the recordings. Employees not included on this list will not be given access automatically. Once the form is completed and sent back, we will email a personalized webinar URL link to each named employee. Only the contact person (person who made the order), may add or remove employees over the course of the year by emailing us at webinars@bruman.com.
- NOTE: Shared use by an agency requires that all employees share the same email address suffix (e.g. @entity.gov).
Is there a limit to the number of employees that may view the recordings?
- No, your Annual Pass grants access to an unlimited amount of employees. Be advised that they must be part of the list provided by the agency contact.
Is there a limit to the number of times the recordings may be replayed?
- No, you have access to unlimited views of the recordings purchased.
How long does an Annual Pass last?
- It lasts within the year of when the agency contact purchased the Annual Pass.
- The Bruman Group, PLLC will send a reminder to the agency prior to expiration. Once the Pass has expired, the agency's employees will no longer have access to the webinar recordings.
Will I receive a copy of the handouts and presentation?
- Yes, a Handouts icon is available in the recording, from there you may download the PPT and any relevant document. If you have any issues, email us at webinars@bruman.com.
Do I need to set up an account?
- Yes, when you make your first purchase you will be requested to set up an account.
What happens if I forget my password?
- You can request that your password be reset on the login page.
Can I purchase more than 1 item at a time?
- Yes, you can add books, recordings, events, etc. and make a single purchase!
Can I use my credit card?
- Yes, credit card purchases are encouraged. If a credit card is used, payment is automatic and the registration is deemed automatically complete, which means your registration is guaranteed.
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- Yes, you may pay by check. Checks must be made out to “The Bruman Group, PLLC” and should be mailed to The Bruman Group, PLLC 1120 20th Street NW, Suite 740 Washington, D.C. 20036.
- If paying by check, please register by selecting the 'Check Payment/Purchase Order' option at checkout, we will then hold your registration for 30 calendar days.
- Your registration is not deemed complete until we receive the check payment and your registration is not guaranteed until the order is marked complete.
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- While you can use a purchase order, payment will required to complete the purchase.
- If paying by check, please register by selecting the 'Check Payment/Purchase Order' option at checkout. You may email us the PO at orders@bruman.com but your order will not be marked final until payment is received.
Can I obtain a copy of my receipt?
- Yes, a receipt will be emailed to you when your order has been completed. In addition, you can login to your account and see all your prior orders and print receipts directly from the website.
Can I register more then one person at a time for an event?
- Unfortunately, no. The system provides unique user links so individual registrations are required.
What platform do you use for the virtual trainings?
- The Bruman Group, PLLC currently uses BigMarker, as its virtual events platform. We highly recommend our attendees to use Google Chrome as the preferred browser to access our virtual trainings.
When can I log in?
- You may access the virtual training session upon receipt of your unique personalized webinar URL link.
Can I share my access code or presentation link with others?
- Each attendee receives their unique personalized URL link to access the webinar. Attendees may not share this URL link with anyone else. If you cannot find your URL link or have registered for the webinar on someone else’s behalf, please email us at webinars@bruman.com to have it resent.
Will I receive a copy of the handouts and presentation?
- Yes, a Handouts icon is available in the recording, from there you may download the PPT and any relevant document. If you have any issues, email us at webinars@bruman.com.
When will I receive the online recording and is there a limit to how many times it can be reviewed?
- Access to the recording will be emailed once purchased. You may then watch it as many times as you choose. We typically retire our webinars after a year. If you are purchasing the Full Access Annual Plan, recordings will be available within the year of the agency's purchase.
I was told that I can not register because we have unpaid invoices from prior webinars or conferences, why is that?
- The Bruman Group, PLLC requires payment in full for any prior attendance to any of our trainings. This policy has been put in place due to attendees that would register, attend, and then not pay for their attendance. If you find that you have an outstanding balance for prior attendance, please email us at webinars@bruman.com. IF it is found that a registered attendee has an outstanding balance, we reserve the right to terminate your registration and will notify you via e-mail.
What is the Cancellation Policy?
- Recorded Virtual Trainings: Refunds will only be provided for recorded webinars if the recording has not been emailed to the registrant.