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This session provide participants an opportunity to gain a deeper and more meaningful understanding of Federal grants management. Grant terminology and concepts that apply to all federal grants will be presented in an entertaining and applicable format. The presenters will incorporate how WISEgrants has been designed to help subrecipients remain compliant with the many different rules and responsibilities.
8:15 AM
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Title I is a federal program that provides funds to LEAs and their schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to support a variety of services to students struggling to meet state academic achievement standards. This session will provide participants with information on how Title I grant allocations are determined and when and how the funds can be used in the LEA.
9:30 AM
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Funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are provided to LEAs on an entitlement basis to support programs and services for students with disabilities. In general, the funds are to be used for the excess cost of providing special education instruction and related services. This session will provide the participants with introductory information on how IDEA grant allocations are determined and when and how the funds may be used. There will be a focus on allowed costs and some common funding errors that are made. This session is designed for program and business office staff new to special education funding.
9:30 AM
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The Uniform Grant Guidance identifies 55 selected items of cost as either allowed or disallowed when using federal grant funds. The speakers will review the cost items in the regulations as they relate to ESEA and IDEA grants. The session will also cover time and effort documentation standards for staff funded with federal funds.
9:30 AM
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The Title I, Part A supplement, not supplant (SnS) test to determine how allowable costs changed with the passage of ESSA. To meet the new SnS standard, LEAs must demonstrate that the methodology used to allocate state and local funds to each Title I school ensures that the school receives all the state and local funds it would otherwise receive if it were not a Title I school. The speakers will discuss possible methodologies to meet the SnS requirement and the factors LEAs will need to keep in mind as they determine allowable costs charged to their Title I funds.
10:45 AM
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A complicated and complex topic, this session will break down the IDEA regulation that requires LEAs to maintain local spending amounts on special education in exchange for the IDEA grant funds. This introductory session will walk audience members through the four comparison tests, the data that is used within the tests, and the responsibilities of the LEAs if all four comparison tests are not met. This session will focus on the regulations and understanding MOE compliance; the session "IDEA MOE and WISEgrants" will review the newly built MOE application.
10:45 AM
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This section will present basics on WUFAR and is meant for program staff or new business off staff. All LEAs in Wisconsin, including Independent Charter Schools, must submit financial reports including grant budgets and claims to DPI using the Department's established account coding system. This session will break down these codes so program staff can understand the structure and the importance of understanding this reporting requirement. Program staff will learn what pieces matter to the program area and how having this knowledge, along with communication between the program and business office, will improve the LEA’s management of federal funds. If you are a seasoned fiscal staff person, this session will be an introduction to WUFAR and will provide information already well known to those staff who work with WUFAR on a regular basis. The session will consist of 40 minutes of presentation and a 20 minute hands-on activity in which teams are provided funding scenarios and WUFAR account strings, and participants must fit the pieces together.
10:45 AM
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Title II, Part A is a federal program that provides funds to eligible school districts for training, hiring, and retaining skilled educators. All activities must be grounded on needs assessment, employ the evidence based strategies, and evaluated using research. This session will provide participants with information on how Title II, Part A grant funds can be used by the school districts under ESSA requirements.
12:30 PM
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Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are responsible for setting aside a portion of their IDEA allocation to provide special education instruction and related services to students with disabilities who are placed in private schools by their parents. This session will review which students are the LEA's responsibility, how the amount that must be set-aside is determined, how the funds must be spent to meet the requirement, and how it is budgeted and accounted for through WISEgrants. The speaker will also review how DPI monitors Equitable Services, including tracking of unspent set-aside funds and the end of year required reporting for LEAs that do not budget funds. In FY 2018-19, equitable services will be claimed separately from non-private school expenditures.
12:30 PM
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Every Federal grant within the WISEgrants web portal has been designed to help the subrecipient meet both the allowable costs requirements under each Federal program and the Wisconsin Uniform Financial Accounting Requirements. This session will walk the audience through how the budgets have been designed in WISEgrants, with the presenter spending time on staff licensing requirements and the coding of professional development, contracted services and non-capital objects such as instructional materials versus supplies.
12:30 PM
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Title III is a federal program that provides supplemental funding to schools for the purpose of ensuring that English Learners (ELs), including immigrant children and youth, improve English proficiency and academic achievement. This session will provide participants with information on how Title III grant allocations are determined and when and how the funds can be used by LEAs and consortia. Additionally, the speaker will highlight the importance of data collection and its connection to program design and implmentation.
1:45 PM
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This session will provide an overview of two very flexible funding options available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: the Coordinated Early Intervention Services (CEIS) and Title I Schoolwide set-asides. Under the Title I Schoolwide set-aside option, LEAs with Title I Schoolwide schools are allowed to set aside a portion of their IDEA grant to support activities, not just special education, in a Title I Schoolwide program. Under the CEIS option, all LEAs that receive an IDEA allocation are allowed to use a portion of their grant to fund academic or behavioral interventions for students without disabilities. This session will review how the amounts available are determined, how they are budgeted and accounted for, and how the funds may be spent. Additional time will be spent on the CEIS narrative and student reporting requirements.
1:45 PM
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The Uniform Grant Guidance includes a focus on strengthening internal controls and requiring written procedures. This session will walk through the fiscal requirements and provide subrecipients with tips on writing procedures that ensure compliance with those requirements as well as the requirements for pass-through entities to evaluate each subrecipient's risk of noncompliance. The presenter will discuss the risk factors used in evaluating a sub-recipient and how the evaluation of those risk factors is used in determining the appropriate level of monitoring per sub-recipient.
1:45 PM
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This federal funding source under ESSA provides a valuable opportunity to support the highest needs students within school communities through innovative activities, support, and community partnerships. This presentation will provide an overview of the intent and expectations of Title IV, Part-A (Student Support and Academic Excellence) and explore ways to integrate and maximize funding. Best practices and example activities within the three program areas will be shared.
3:00 PM
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This session will focus on two fundamental fiscal responsibilities of Title I under ESSA: Maintenance of Effort and Comparability. The session will provide an overview of how DPI calculates maintenance of effort (MOE), including what the impact of not meeting MOE has on your LEA. DPI staff will also discuss the Title I Comparability Reporting requirements, including when a report is required and what information is used to determine comparability.
3:00 PM
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Has your LEA received terms and conditions on your current year federal grants? Or are you wondering what DPI will require when your auditor reports a finding on a federal program? This session will provide an overview of common audit findings and management comments. It will also provide information on what DPI identifies as risk factors and how those factors can lead to terms and conditions on the federal awards.
3:00 PM
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