Charter districts are often in shared service arrangements (SSAs) for Title III federal funds. Whether you are in a SSA or receive the Title III funds directly, you are required to provide parental engagement activities specifically targeted towards your Emergent Bilingual learner families. Today’s article will assist LEAs with understanding what qualifies as parent, family, … Read More
ESSER Annual Reporting Due Feb 16, 2024
CSS previously ran this tip in November; however, we are releasing it again as a reminder because the deadline is near! The clock is winding down for ESSER funds. Someday the paperwork will come to an end too, but not this year! This is not the first year of ESSER annual reporting (APR), but just … Read More
Gearing Up for SAFE Grant Cycle 2 – Compliance Report Due Jan 31, 2024
The SAFE Grant Cycle 1 grant is yet to be due on Jan 26, 2024, and the few who applied early are just starting to receive their NOGAs. To make matters more confusing, TEA is gearing up for the next grant called SAFE Grant Cycle 2. SAFE grant Cycle 1 was for charters that still … Read More
Need-to-Knows about State and Federal Report Cards
Schools are all about grading, but sometimes the schools are graded themselves. This is the case with the Federal Report Cards. Please be aware that the Texas Education Agency produces TWO types of report cards annually – the School (State) Report Card (SRC) and the Federal Report Card (FRC). Usually, CSS distributes this tip with … Read More
Title I School Improvement Grant and Comprehensive Ratings
Update: The Title I School Improvement grant is now open in eGrants. For campuses with Comprehensive Progress or Comprehensive Reidentified ratings, you should see the grant in eGrants if eligible. Please read below for CSS’ previous tip from November. The Legislature can’t seem to get enough of Austin, and the A-F ratings are tied up … Read More
Random Validations for Federal Program Compliance – Phase 2
Phase I of random validations for federal program compliance monitoring ended on Oct 23rd. If you dodged that bullet (yee haw!), take heed — there is another round that begins Nov 28! For charters, this mainly concerns two areas of compliance: the Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO) and the Title I Ed Flex waiver. CSS … Read More
Title I Parent & Family Engagement Policy
Education is a partnership between the school and the home; however, building effective partnerships can be a challenge. Schools must consciously reach out and plan for ways to engage families. For Title I schools, it can be a bigger challenge with parents facing barriers related to poverty. For these reasons, having a comprehensive plan and … Read More
Title I School-Parent Compact
You’ve probably heard the saying “It takes a village to raise a child.” The same is true about educating a child. When schools and parents work together, we see greater student success. Parents and schools agree that we want our students to be successful. One of the ways to help our students achieve academic success … Read More
Title IV Special Data Collection Due Dec 1, 2023
Do you remember last March when the weather was cool? You might also vaguely remember submitting a Title IV report of your measurable goals and objectives for the program. The next phase of the Title IV special reporting is coming up just in time for the holidays! Even if you transfer your Title IV funds … Read More
Title I Comparability of Services
Before the big shift to holiday mode happens, some business must be handled, and we don’t mean picking out your favorite pie! IF your Charter District receives Title I, Part A funds, Comparability reports must be done. This “test” is completed each year to make sure local (FSP) staffing and funds are distributed equally between … Read More