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Criteria: Title 1: In operating a school-wide program, the District is required to distribute state and locally funded personnel and non-personnel resources to each school-wide program in an equitable manner without taking into account the federal funds used in the school-wide program.
ESSER: The District is required to allocate ESSER funds to participating eligible school attendance areas based on the total number of children from low-income families, including low-income children who reside in the area and attend private schools. Condition: Title 1: The documents that were found for the Title 1 program did not include information that would allow us to ascertain whether state and local resources were distributed in an equitable manner without taking into account the federal funds used in the school-wide program.
ESSER: The District did not have documentation that it had a process in place for timely consultation with private school officials to obtain the best available poverty data on the number of low-income private school children residing in participating public school attendance areas. Effect: Title 1: The District was unable to document that it had distributed state and local resources in an equitable manner without taking into account federal funds used in the school-wide program.
ESSER: The District was not in compliance with ESSER requirements related to private school consultation. Cause: Title 1: Documents that would support the equitable use of state and local resources have been misplaced. ESSER: It is unknown whether the District did not consult with private school officials or whether the District’s records are misplaced due to changes in personnel and the moving of records. Recommendation: Title 1: The District should have a process in place whereby all grant records are maintained and readily available to support compliance with grant requirements.
ESSER: The District should ensure that it has a process in place that all compliance requirements are met. District response: The District no longer exists due to consolidation. All grant records will be properly maintained and readily available in the new district by the Finance & Federal Programs personnel.