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PublicationsCan Title I Pay For This? A Guide to Determining Allowable Costs (Updated 2020)
Written 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.
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ESSA: Moving Toward a Well-Rounded Title I, 2nd Ed. (2020)
Written 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.
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The Community Eligibility Provision: Weighing Costs and Benefits of Participation (2016)
Written 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.
- Webinars
ED Litigation Updates
$250.00🗓️ Recording Only
This webinar provides updates on recent litigation impacting federal education grantees.
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OCR Updates
$250.00🗓️ 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🗓️ Recording Only
This session provides an overview of the ESEA waiver process and what provisions can be waived by the Secretary of Education.
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Monitoring Under Trump 2.0
$250.00🗓️ Recording Only
This session covers both federal program monitoring of the States as well as pass-through responsibility to monitor subrecipients.
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Appropriations / Reconciliation / Rescissions
$250.00🗓️ 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.
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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🗓️ 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.
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Risk Assessment / Monitoring
$250.00🗓️ 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.
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Allowability
$250.00🗓️ Recording Only
This session offers an in-depth analysis of the allowability requirements under 2 CFR 200.403, including a detailed review of selected cost items and a discussion of recently released Department of Education guidance on using federal funds for food purchases.
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Indirect Costs
$250.00🗓️ Recording Only
This introductory session will provide a comprehensive overview of indirect cost rates, their significance, and their application in managing federal grants effectively.
- Webinars
Equipment / Supplies
$250.00🗓️ Recording Only
This introductory session will provide a comprehensive overview of the federal rules regarding managing inventory purchased with federal funds.
- Webinars
Procurement
$250.00🗓️ Recording Only
This introductory session provides a comprehensive overview of procurement requirements under the Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Guidance, with an emphasis on the 2024 changes to the procurement rules.
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Time and Effort
$250.00🗓️ Recording Only
This session discusses the required elements of after the fact certifications to ensure no liability for grantees and will include examples of allowable time and effort documentation.
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Title II, Part A
$225.00🗓️ Recording Only
This sessions offers an introductory course on the ESEA Title II-A program, including programmatic and fiscal requirements.
- Webinars
Title IV, A
$225.00🗓️ Recording Only
This session offers a beginner-level overview of the ESEA Title IV-A program, including programmatic and fiscal requirements.
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21st CCLC Subgrantees
$360.00🗓️ Recording Only
This session offers an introductory review of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program under ESEA, including 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.
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The Administrator’s Handbook on EDGAR – 6th Edition
$44.00This publication includes the updated 2 CFR Part 200 (UGG) 2024 final updates and technical updates; 2024 updates to EDGAR parts 75, 76, 77, and 81 and the technical updates; the ED and OMB debarment and suspension regulations; excerpts from the General Education Provisions Act; and updated USED’s Food, Meetings, and Conferences Guidance.
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