Preparation is the name of the game! Finish off your federal grant compliance strong to set yourself up for success next year. CSS’ handy checklist below contains “all things federal grants” that you need to finish up the year! You will find all pertinent TEA deadlines that you can add to your calendar today! So … Read More
Campus Improvement Plan or Charter Instructional Plan (CIP)
Would you travel to a destination without a plan or a road map? Probably not. And just like a road map, your Campus Improvement Plan or Charter Instructional Plan (CIP) provides your team with a pathway to define your goals, create evidence-based strategies to target the goals, and determine how they will be monitored and … Read More
Sales Tax for Charter Schools
Federal regulations require TEA to annually evaluate each grant recipient’s risk of noncompliance with the federal statutes, rules, terms, and conditions of their award.
Fiscal Policy
Federal regulations require TEA to annually evaluate each grant recipient’s risk of noncompliance with the federal statutes, rules, terms, and conditions of their award.
HB1605 Instructional Materials Funding
Recently, you may have noticed that your EMAT shows additional Entitlements when you log into TEAL. These two entitlements are a result of funds allocated in HB1605 from the previous legislative session. HB1605 provided an allotment of $40 per student to spend on approved vendors for curriculum and instructional related materials. (These funds will carry … Read More
Reporting Requirements for the Annual Report and 2023-24 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
Who wants to think about spring yet? Slow your sleigh ride, right? HOWEVER, on 12/12/24 a 90-day timer started ticking on your annual TAPR reporting. Consider looking back to board records for the report from last spring and penciling it in for 2025! Early spring will be full of informing the public about performance systems … Read More
FLSA Overtime Rule Has Been Updated – Significant Changes
Note that the FLSA Salary Threshold Changes Have Been Struck Down! On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced an updated, final rule for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Changes to minimum salary threshold are scheduled to go into effect in a series of stages, with the first change … Read More
PIC Allotments from a Program Perspective
Program Intent Codes (PIC codes) are a critical part of budgeting, and it is good to be “PIC-y” and “PIC” the right one! Reporting expenses by PIC shows the State that you are spending funds intended for certain programs on the correct student groups. This in turn should improve services and student achievement of those … Read More
Random Validations Begin – Title I, II, and IV
Is your name on the list? No, not Santa’s list! TEA selected LEAs for random validations for Title I, II, and IV, and the list was posted on November 13, 2024. You can rest easy that if you are selected for validation, you do have time and assistance to prepare. If you weren’t selected this … Read More