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Under section 1113(c)(3)(A) of the ESEA, an LEA must reserve sufficient Title I funds to provide services to homeless students who attend non-Title I schools that are comparable to those provided to students in Title I schools. These services may include providing educationally related support services to children in shelters and other locations where homeless children live. Services should be provided to assist homeless students to effectively take advantage of educational opportunities. In addition to serving homeless children and youths who attend non-Title I schools, the homeless set-aside may be used to provide services to homeless students in Title I schools that are not ordinarily provided to other Title I students.

Homeless Reservation Must Be Based on Needs

Each LEA should maintain documentation locally to demonstrate that the amount reserved for providing Title I, Part A services to homeless students was based on need. The Federal Program Compliance Division has worked with the Agency’s McKinney-Vento staff to develop a worksheet that LEAs can use as part of their needs assessment to assist in determining an appropriate amount of Title I, Part A funds to reserve at the LEA level for services to homeless students.

Resources

Guidance and Worksheet to Determine Amount of Title I, Part A Homeless Reservation

For additional information related to the use of Title I, Part A reserved funds, please see the Title I, Part A Use of Funds Reference Document.

The deadline to submit amendments is 5:00 p.m. Central Time, June 3, 2024.

Revised final amounts for programs in the 2023–2024 ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant Application are now available on the Entitlements page.

The entitlements dashboards display entitlement amounts for all federal formula grants, which are calculated by TEA according to federal formulas. The “master” dashboard allows LEAs to see their entitlement amounts for all federal and state grants. The data is organized by grant programs and the applications LEAs use to apply for the funds (ESSA Consolidated Federal, Special Education Consolidated Federal and State, Title V, Part B, Subpart 2, Rural and Low Income School Program, Title I, 1003 School Improvement Grant Program, and Perkins V), and is easily sortable by a variety of filters, including LEA name, county-district number, and ESC region.

Grantees must start an amendment to the 2023–2024 ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant Application in eGrants to budget their revised final amounts, 2022–2023 carryover amounts, and any applicable reallocation amounts. Once an amendment has been initiated, these updated amounts will populate on the BS6001 – Program Budget Summary and Support schedule. Grantees will complete the program and budget schedules as appropriate, then certify and submit the amendment.

Reallocation amounts for the 2023–2024 Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income School Program Grant Application are now available on the Entitlements page.

Grantees must start an amendment to the 2023–2024 Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income School Program Grant Application in eGrants to budget their revised final amounts, 2022–2023 carryover amounts, and any applicable reallocation amounts. Once an amendment has been initiated, these updated amounts will populate on the BS6001 – Program Budget Summary and Support schedule. Grantees will complete the program and budget schedules as appropriate, then certify and submit the amendment.

The deadline to submit amendments is 5:00 p.m. Central Time, June 3, 2024.

Special Education Consolidated Grant Application (Federal) Revised Final Amounts and Carryover

TEA anticipates releasing revised final amounts for the 2023–2024 Special Education Consolidated Grant Application (Federal) and 2022–2023 carryover funds within the next week. A separate listserv message will be sent when LEAs can submit amendments to apply for these funds.

The deadline to submit amendments is 5:00 p.m. Central Time, June 3, 2024

Grantees must start an amendment to the 2023–2024 Title I, 1003 – School Improvement Grant in eGrants to budget their 2022-2023 carryover amount. Once an amendment has been initiated, the carryover will appear on the BS6001 – Program Budget Summary and Support schedule in eGrants. Grantees will complete the program and budget schedules as appropriate, then certify and submit the amendment.

Visit the TEA Grant Opportunities page for detailed information about the 2023–2024 Title I, 1003 – School Improvement Grant. In addition, links to information on administering grants and other resources can be found on the Grants Administration page.

Title I, Part A (TIA)

Plan: Comprehensive Needs assessment and Campus & District Improvement Plans.

Implement: TIA activities for LEA campuses and eligible PNP students, as approved in application.

Monitor/Reporting: Participating PNPs: Monitor TIA supplies, materials and equipment to insure secular, neutral, and non-ideological and items are being used for TIA programs, activities and services only and

• Periodically monitor campus program implementation timeline (coordination, parental involvement, and professional development activities).

Title I, Part C (TIC)

Plan: Identification and Recruitment planning for strategic use of recruiter’s time.

Implement: Conduct MEP activities approved in Consolidated Federal Grant Application; ensure alignment to ESSA Consolidated Application.

• Ensure coding of migratory students in PEIMS is correct.
• Run PFS report and submit it to ESC.
• Run Migrant P2s turning P3 report for Residency Verification
• Enroll Children with new COEs into TX-NGS
• Identify and recruit eligible migratory children in school and in the community year-round
• Provide updated list of migratory students with newly identified students to cafeteria manager.
• Respond to MISX move notifications within timelines.

Evaluation: Assessment of the MEP’s effectiveness/program evaluation

Title I, Part D (TID, sub 2)

Plan: Use previous year performance data to plan for current year.

• TID program is considered with the District Improvement Plan (DIP) as appropriate as a reaction to needs identified.

Implement: LEA reviews TID Provisions and Assurances for program implementation fidelity.

• TID identify items that need to be addressed for next year.

Monitor/Reporting: Monitor facilities as appropriate and by LEA’s schedule.

• Report on any new facilities as appropriate.

Evaluate: Program outcomes and deliverables

• Review last year’s program outcomes and prepare for current year implementation.

Title II, Part A (TIIA)

Plan: Planning for Meaningful Consultation, Coordination of PD and

• Campus & District Improvement (DIP) Plans

Implement: Work on the DIP description for TIIA activities and their alignment with challenging State Academic Standards and

• TIIA Meaningful Consultation
• TIIA PNP participation

Monitor/Reporting: Retain documentation that can be used to establish compliance.

Evaluate: Meaningful Consultation.

PNP

Plan: Consult with Private School Officials on equitable services being provided for current year.

• Consult with private school officials on applicable Title program requirements for upcoming school year.
• Discuss tentative equitable services start date(s) with PNP officials and begin services with next fiscal year funds.
• LEA Manager: discusses service options toward next year’s services.
• Collects K-1-2 proposed roasters from PK-K-1 teachers in anticipation of next year’s rosters.
• Consults with PNP officials to review budgets for equitable services, program specifics, and timelines/deadlines.

Implement: Ongoing consultation with PNP school officials. to ensure services are being implemented for applicable program(s).

Monitor: LEA Manager: consult with private school officials on budgets for equitable services, program specifics, TIIAPD, and timelines/deadlines.

• review and document any applicable PNP data collection/data for Title activities with PNP school officials.
• LEA Program Manager consults with private school officials to review: budgets for equitable services, program specifics, and timelines/deadlines.
• Consultation-all equitable services on track for use by end of school year.
• Consult and schedule PNP inventory pickup for summer.
• Maintain documentation of ongoing consultation.
• document third party contractor(s) requests of private schools, research third party contractor(s) and respond appropriately to PNP regarding third party contractor(s).

Evaluate: Consult with participating private school officials on Title program equitable services, implementation and effectiveness.

Additional guidance can be found here

For the following topics, email questions to:

Final Amounts - Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Division entitlements@tea.texas.gov.

BS6000s – contact your assigned negotiator listed on the Grants Administration Contacts page

PS3106 or PS3114 – EmergentBilingualSupport@tea.texas.gov

Request to open PS3114 – Grants Administration Division grants@tea.texas.gov

Below are the recordings from the T3 Community Event, “Fostering Statewide Community Connections”, they are also available on the T3 Series page. Please note that PDFs of the slides in each language offered are found in the description on each recording.

CCNA Toolkit

Report Guidance - ESSA Consolidated Compliance Reports Resources &

TEA Unsafe School Choice Option Guidance Handbook

TEA released information from the Department of Grant Compliance and Administration regarding the upcoming Title IV, Part A, LEA Special Data Collection for Public Reporting. This report OPENED on October 1, 2023, in the TEA WorkApp. Please use the link to access the TEA News Bulletin.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this required reporting, please don't hesitate to contact me and/or Ray Vasquez (ray.vasquez@esc18.net).

Title IV, Part A (TIVA)

Plan: Consult with required stakeholders and gather input/feedback on the TIVA program and activities being supported with funds.

• Consult with private school officials on the TIVA program needs, objectives, intended outcomes, implementation, and effectiveness of equitable services provided.
• Consult with private school officials on TIVA program requirements for the following year.
• Comprehensive Needs Assessment
• Campus and District Improvement Plans
• Start discussions and draft TIVA program objectives, intended outcomes, and evaluation for effectiveness tool with stakeholders, for the coming year.

Implement: Consult with required stakeholders and gather input/feedback on the TIVA program and activities being supported with funds.

• Set and prepare data collection/documentation for the TIVA program objectives, intended outcomes, and evaluation for effectiveness data for activities to be implemented the upcoming year.
• Consult with required stakeholders and gather input/feedback on the TIVA program and activities being supported with funds in the developing Consolidated Federal Grant Application for the upcoming year.

Monitor/Reporting: Consult with participating private school officials on TIVA program implementation and effectiveness of equitable services provided.

• For participating PNP’s monitor the use of TIVA program supplies, materials, and equipment to ensure use is secular, neutral, and non-ideological.
• Review and document with PNP school officials the current PNP data collection/data for TIVA activities.
• Review data and documentation for TIVA program outcomes, intended outcomes, and evaluation for effectiveness for current year.

Evaluate: Program objectives, intended outcomes, and evaluation for effectiveness data for the activities funded with TIVA in the past year.

• Review and evaluate program objectives, intended outcomes, and evaluation for effectiveness data for the activities funded with TIVA.
• Consult with participating private school officials on TIVA program implementation and effectiveness of current services provided.
• Review LEA progress toward meeting outcome data with stakeholders.

TEHCY Registration Links:

McKinney Vento 101 (for video recording click here)

McKinney Vento 201 | Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

TEHCY/ARP Homeless I & II Grant Coffee Chat | Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

TEHCY Office Hours | Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

TEHCY Office Hours | Friday, May 10th, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

TEHCY Competitive Grant Webinar

TEHCY Competitive Sub-Grant Webinar | Thursday, March 22, 2024 | 1:00 pm-2:15 pm

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ACET Conference Presentations

April 3rd, 2024 - April 5th, 2024| The Westin San Antonio North

McKinney Vento 101 | Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am

McKinney Vento Transportation | Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

https://www.escweb.net/tx_r18/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=526625

CLNA will be due by May 24, 2024 - This will give time for review and any revisions before the close date. The CLNA must be completed by any district receiving Perkins funding.

https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/laws-and-rules/sboe-rules-tac/sboe-adopted/24-01-127bf-changes.pdf