Tuesday, November 30
3:30 – 6:00 PM
Early Forum Check-In (All Attendees)
Wednesday, December 1
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Pre-Session Registration (Pre-Session Attendees ONLY)
Breakfast (Pre-Session Attendees ONLY)
CONCURRENT PRE-SESSION BREAKOUTS
8:30 – 11:00 AM
Pre-Session 1: Stop, in the Name of EDGAR! (State Education Agencies and Pass-Through Entities) – Michael Brustein and Bonnie Graham, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
Pre-Session 2: Here, there, and everywhere: EDGAR Updates for Everyone Else (LEAs, IHEs and Non-Profits, etc.) – Steven Spillan and Tiffany Kesslar, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fall Forum Check-In (All Attendees)
1:00 – 1:15 PM
Oh Happy Day! (Welcome) – Tiffany Kesslar, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
1:15 – 1:45 PM
Biden’s Priorities – Chris Soto, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education (invited)
1:45 – 2:45 PM
You Can’t Hurry…Congress?: What’s Next for the Biden Administration – Julia Martin and Kelly Christiansen, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM
OIG Updates and Initiatives – Keith Cummins and Geoffrey Wood, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education
4:15 – 5:00 PM
Federal Grants Management Oversight: Debunking the Myths – Michael Brustein, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Networking Reception
Thursday, December 2
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15 AM
Risk Considerations for COVID Relief Programs – Mark Robinson, Risk Management Service, U.S. Department of Education (invited)
9:15 – 10:15 AM
I Get Around: ESSER/HEERF Administrative Challenges and Best Practices – Moderator Bonnie Graham; Ronald Smith, Weber State University, Janet Hagood, Jefferson County School System, Cristen Owens, San Diego Unified School District, and Cory Green, Texas Education Agency
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Break
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS (10:45 AM – 12:00 PM)
Federal Grants Management Test – Andrew Ball and Aaron Kramer Brosnan, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
The Most Challenging Issues in Implementing Perkins V – Michael Brustein and Steven Spillan, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
Help Me, ESSER! Hot Topics and Updates – Julia Martin and Tiffany Kesslar, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
Serving Students with Disabilities: Recent Guidance and Updates – Jennifer Mauskapf and Madelaine Cleghorn, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS (1:30 – 2:45 PM)
Twist and Shout! EDGAR Hot Topics – Steven Spillan, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
WIOA and ARP – Michael Brustein and Aaron Kramer Brosnan, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
Equitable Services and EANs – Bonnie Graham and Andrew Ball, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
IDEA Fiscal Hot Topics – Tiffany Kesslar and Madelaine Cleghorn, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Break
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS (3:15 – 4:30 PM)
Time and Effort Requirements and Flexibilities – Steven Spillan and Aaron Kramer Brosnan, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
HEERF Updates – Bonnie Graham and Andrew Ball, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
Student Data Counts and Other Challenges – Steven Spillan, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
Office of Civil Rights Under New Administration – Jennifer Mauskapf, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
Friday, December 3
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 AM
How Sweet It Is to Claim Indirect on Stimulus Funds – Bonnie Graham, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Monitoring Stimulus Funds – Steven Spillan, Brustein and Manasevit, PLLC
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 – 11:15 AM
Come Together! Braiding Stimulus Funds for Sustainability – Tiffany Kesslar, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
11:15 – 12:00 PM
Title IX: Court Cases, Interpretations, and Regulatory Updates – Julia Martin, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
12:00 – 12:30 PM
Attorney Q&A Panel