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Can Title I Pay For This? A Guide to Determining Allowable Costs (Updated 2020)
Go To PublisherWritten by Tiffany Kesslar
Get the tools and expert guidance you need to determine allowability of any Title I purchase — updated to incorporate ESSA’s new supplement, not supplant rules. A 9-point Allowability Checklist takes you through the steps to determining the allowability of a particular cost, from whether the item is necessary and reasonable to documenting compliance. Plus, from-the-field examples of purchases illustrate how to take an idea and check it for allowability or alter its design so it is compliant.
- Publications
ESSA: Moving Toward a Well-Rounded Title I, 2nd Ed. (2020)
Go To PublisherWritten by Tiffany Kesslar, Julia Martin, Kelly Christiansen, and Kristen Tosh Cowan
This publication explains the requirements of the Title I, Part A program as well as lessons learned from ESSA implementation. Learn how the ESSA supplement, not supplant requirement applies, how to calculate the equitable services set-aside and carryover requirements, flexibilities and waivers provided to the Title I, Part A program under the CARES Act, ensuring transferability requirements are met, and ED developments on equitable services following Supreme Court decisions and the impact on support for private schools.
- Publications
The Community Eligibility Provision: Weighing Costs and Benefits of Participation (2016)
Go To PublisherWritten by Julia Martin
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) can help improve student achievement, eliminate social stigma and reduce administrative burden. But it takes a complicated analysis to determine whether the CEP makes financial sense for your school or district. Introducing the only guide to bottom-line decision-making.
- Publications
What Do I Do When… The Answer Book on Fiscal Compliance in Special Education (Updated 2022)
Go To PublisherWritten by Tiffany Kesslar
This first time Q&A Book on special education fiscal issues explains how IDEA funds must be spent in accordance with the Uniform Guidance and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). This guide includes more than 340 plain-language Q&As that decipher the complex spending rules – and spell out the consequences of non-compliance – so you can ensure all costs are allowable and in line with program requirements.
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IDEA: New Expectations for Schools and Students, 6th Ed. (2018)
Go To PublisherWritten by Tiffany Kesslar, Emily Fridman, and Monica Munin
Carry out compliant special education programs and services and ensure students receive FAPE with analysis and clear explanations of your IDEA requirements – child find, evaluations, eligibility, IEPs, placement, accountability, assessments, discipline and so much more. Plus this new edition analyzes changes brought by the Supreme Court’s Endrew F. decision and the Every Student Succeeds Act, so you know how your processes and procedures must be adjusted to meet new mandates.
- Webinars
ED Litigation Updates
$250.00 Add to cart🗓️ Recording Only
This webinar provides updates on recent litigation impacting federal education grantees.
- Webinars
OCR Updates
$250.00 Add to cart🗓️ Recording Only
This webinar provides updates on recent Office for Civil Rights policy documents, guidance, and other information on enforcement to help administrators of every level craft policy and assess risk.
- Webinars
ESEA Waivers (And Other Flexibilities)
$250.00 Add to cart🗓️ Recording Only
This session provides an overview of the ESEA waiver process and what provisions can be waived by the Secretary of Education.
- Webinars
Monitoring Under Trump 2.0
$250.00 Add to cart🗓️ Recording Only
This session covers both federal program monitoring of the States as well as pass-through responsibility to monitor subrecipients.
- Webinars
Appropriations / Reconciliation / Rescissions
$250.00 Add to cart🗓️ Recording Only
In this session, attendees will learn about the regular process for Congressional appropriations, the key players, and the current state of affairs for FY 2026 funding.
- Webinars
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act: What Schools and Colleges Need to Know About the Requirement, Guidance, and the Future of Enforcement
$250.00 Add to cart🗓️ Recording Only
This webinar will cover the responsibilities and requirements for federal funding recipients under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, including how the new administration plans to employ protections to investigate the allegations of antisemitism and other campus conflicts.
- Webinars
Risk Assessment / Monitoring
$250.00 Add to cart🗓️ Recording Only
This session will discuss the requirements under the Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Guidance for recipients and subrecipients to conduct internal risk assessments, as well as subrecipient monitoring requirements.
