Title I Compliance Academy-Oct. 1, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy-Oct. 2, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Title II Compliance Academy Oct. 3, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This five-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge for success throughout the school year. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the 2024 Fall ESSA Compliance Academy.

Title I Program Compliance Academy. This will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, Public Notice of Intent to Apply for ESSA Programs, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy. This will include training on Title I fiscal compliance to include eligibility, Rank & Serve, Comparability, Supplement Not Supplant Methodology, Maintenance of Effort, Procurement, District Reservations, REAP/Transferability, Equitable Services for Private Non-Profit schools Title I allocations, allowable use of funds, Title I budget codes, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title I Fiscal Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title II Compliance Academy. This training will provide attendees with knowledge and skills on how to understand, plan, coordinate, manage, and monitor Title II compliance requirements with useful templates, checklists, and forms to ensure your success: Title II Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Allowable uses of funds, Class-size reduction, Professional Development, Travel Reimbursement, Title II Private Non-Profit Schools, Memorandums of Understanding, Contract Management, Procurement, Title II job descriptions and Time & Effort reporting, Budgeting and Allocations, Title II funds for Teacher Mentoring & Induction Programs or Teacher & Principal Resident Programs, Teacher and Staff Recruitment and Retention, Requests for Proposals/Qualifications, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title II Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

In-person event in Oberlin, Louisiana

Title IV Compliance Academy- 9/24/24 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Parent & Family Engagement- 9/25/24 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This five-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge for success throughout the school year. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the Allen Parish ESSA Compliance Academy. [[Registration Link]]

Each session will start at 8:30 am and end by 4 pm and be held in the Allen Parish Media Center located at 1111 W. 7th Street, Oberlin, LA

Title IV Compliance Academy. This training will teach you how to integrate and coordinate Title IV within other ESSA programs such as Title I, Title ~ and Title III programs. This training provides information on the following topics that will boost knowledge of compliance requirements and understand how to effectively manage and monitor Title IV throughout the school year: Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, Effective Uses of Technology, allowable and unallowable uses of funds, Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Title IV District/Campus Improvement Plan strategies and activities, Time & Effort reporting, Title IV job descriptions and work schedules, Private Non-Profit Schools equitable services, administrative costs, required policies, documentation, social emotional learning, school safety and security, school based mental health, instructional technology, enrichment activities, REAP/Transferability, how to process expenditure requests, budgeting, administrative procedures, procurement, supplement not supplant, EDGAR requirements, program evaluation, and much more.

Parent & Family Engagement Compliance Academy. This training will focus on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I parent and family engagement program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Parent & Family Engagement Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Private Non-Profit Schools Compliance Academy-Sept. 17-18, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Private Non-Profit Schools Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor equitable services for PNP schools? This two-day training will provide federal grant administrators, school district leaders, directors, and private non-profit schools with the tools and knowledge for success throughout the school year. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process. This session includes valuable information and resources for success with all ESSA programs: Title I-A, Title I-C, Title II, Title III, and Title IV.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the 2024 Private Non-Profit Schools Compliance Academy.

Are you responsible for managing your district’s Private Non-Profit schools’ equitable services? Are you a private school administrator trying to understand how to access equitable services under the ESEA/ESSA? This two-day academy is designed for your success! The content of this training is based on the book "Private Non-Profit Schools Compliance by Design-How to Manage Equitable Services from Start to Finish". This user-friendly guide provides practical resources in a format that is organized to help any school district or private school administrator to understand all the complex requirements for implementing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating equitable services for Title I, Part A; Title I, Part C; Title II, Part A; Title III; and Title IV, Part A. 

Below is a sample agenda for Day 1:

• Background and history of PNP schools and equitable services.

• “All Things PNP” that covers all the common compliance requirements across all ESSA programs: how to conduct an information meeting, timely and meaningful consultation, allocations, program planning, budget monitoring, role of the PNP school official, payroll and extra-duty pay, documentation, and much more.

• Title I, Part A: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services for Title I, Part A

• Low-income survey, targeted assistance model, contracted services, consultation, and much more.

• Title I, Part C: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services

• Qualified move, parent notifications, consultation, equitable services allocations, and much more.

• Title II: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services

• Consultation, equitable services allocation, procedures for travel reimbursement, and much more.

Below is a sample agenda for Day 2: 

• Title III: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services

• Home Language Surveys, PNP student assessment, consultation, equitable services for English language learners and allocations, and much more.

• Title IV: How to manage, monitor, and implement equitable services

• Consultation and equitable services for Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, and Effective Uses of Technology

• Fiscal rules that govern all equitable services that relate to PNP school services: supplement not supplant, reasonable and necessary, allowable/allocable, and procurement.

• Program administration includes examples of policies and procedures to set up and guide PNP schools on how to submit travel reimbursement requests, inventory, contract management with external service providers, and much more.  

About the Presenter/Author: Kish Russell-Yoquelet started working with equitable services for Private Non-Profit schools in 2012 as a Federal Programs Compliance Coordinator for San Antonio ISD in San Antonio, TX. She continues to work and support school districts across the state of Texas and the nation.  Her experience brings direct knowledge and experience that goes beyond the knowledge of federal legislative requirements and provides practical insight to understand the necessary elements to effectively manage a successful equitable services program under your leadership. 

First 60 Days of ESSA Compliance-virtual 10:00 am -12:00 pm CST, July 29-Aug. 2, 2024

This session is recommended for anyone who previously attended an ESSA Compliance Academy session or just needs a refresher on ESSA compliance requirements. 

Want to learn how to launch the school year for ESSA compliance success? This quick two-hour virtual learning session will boost your knowledge of Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Parent & Family Engagement compliance requirements with useful resources and information to plan for ESSA compliance success in the first 60 days of the school year.

Click here to register.

July 29, 2024: First 60 Days of ESSA Title I Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• How to utilize the Comprehensive Needs Assessment to align Title I budget expenses

• Reviewing your Schoolwide Plan for required strategies/activities

• Supporting principals to effectively schedule Annual Title I Meetings and required parent and family engagement requirements

• How to create a quick reference guide or learning session for school staff to understand success criteria for managing and monitoring Title I programs

• How to engage federal friends and stakeholders to effectively implement, manage, and monitor the Title I program

• Ways to communicate Title I compliance requirements with a timeline/checklist

• How to plan for and schedule Title I compliance throughout the school year

• Title I funded job descriptions and work schedules

• Setting up and monitoring Title I budget

• Question and answer time

This session will reference information from the book: “Compliance by Design-How to Manage Title I Compliance from Start to Finish” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional but is recommended.

July 30, 2024: First 60 Days of ESSA Title II Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• How to plan for Title II compliance

• Ways to communicate and train staff on travel and reimbursement policies and procedures

• Establishing Title II success criteria

• Training staff to process Title II expenditure requests and create an internal controls process to effectively manage and monitor Title II professional development and travel expenditures

• Allowable uses of Title II funds

• How to facilitate and develop a Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Professional Development Plan

• Title II funded job descriptions and work schedules

• Setting up and monitoring the Title II budget

• Question and answer time

  This session will reference information from the book: “Title II Compliance by Design-How to Manage Title II Compliance from Start to Finish” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional, but is recommended.

July 31, 2024: First 60 Days of ESSA Title III Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• How to plan for Title III compliance

• Develop a schedule to fulfill student identification requirements for Title III services

• Setting up and monitoring Title III budget

• Training staff on Title III requirements

• Title III funded positions, job descriptions, and work schedules

• How to facilitate and monitor time and effort reporting requirements

• Managing and monitoring Title III contracted service providers

• Establishing the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee

• Facilitating the Home Language Survey and student identification process

• Reviewing and updating the Comprehensive Needs Assessment for the needs of Title III students

• Reviewing and updating the Schoolwide Plan/District or Campus Improvement Plan for the needs of Title III students, Language Instruction Education Plan

• Question and answer time

This session will reference information from the book: “Title III Compliance by Design-How to Manage Title III Compliance from Start to Finish” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional, but is recommended.

Aug. 1, 2023: First 60 Days of ESSA Title IV Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• Creating and implementing a Title IV plan for compliance

• Creating and updating the Title IV Comprehensive Needs Assessment

• Developing and implementing the Title IV strategies and activities in the Schoolwide /District/Campus Improvement Plan

• Communicating and training staff for Title IV compliance

• Title IV budget set-up and monitoring

• Training and strategies for staff to manage and process Title IV expenditure requests for Title IV compliance

• Title IV funded job descriptions, work schedules, and time and effort monitoring

• Private Non-Profit Schools consultation: implementing and monitoring services

• Allowable and unallowable uses of Title IV funds

  • Well-Rounded Education

  • Safe and Healthy Students

  • Effective Uses of Technology

• Question and answer time

This session will reference information from the book: “Title IV Compliance by Design-How to Manage Title IV Compliance from Start to Finish” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional, but is recommended. (Book will be available in June 2023)

Aug. 2, 2024: First 60 Days of ESSA Parent & Family Engagement Compliance 10 am -11:30 am CST- Virtual

This session will cover the following topics:

• Recruiting parents to serve on the school and district committee of required stakeholders for compliance with Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan, and Program Evaluation

• Scheduling and facilitating the Annual Title I Meeting

• Facilitating parent input on the School Compact and Parent & Family Engagement Policy

• Allowable uses of Title I funds for Parent & Family Engagement

• Parent and Family Engagement Title I funded job positions: job descriptions, work schedules, and time and effort reporting

• Setting up and managing Title I budget for compliance with PFE requirements

• Creating a calendar of Title I PFE activities

• Title I communication and parent engagement aligned with Title I purpose and intent

• Allowable Title I home visits

• Reporting mileage for allowable Title I travel and parent home visits

• Questions and answers

This session will reference information from the book: “Parent & Family Engagement Compliance by Design” that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. The book is optional, but is recommended.

Last 60 Days of ESSA Compliance-Virtual, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CST, May 6, 2024 -May 10, 2024

This session is recommended for anyone who previously attended an ESSA Compliance Academy session or just needs a refresher on ESSA compliance requirements. 

Compliance!  Want to learn how to close out the school year like an ESSA compliance rockstar? Finish the year strong with this quick two-hour virtual learning session that will boost your knowledge of and skills to effectively close out all the many Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Parent & Family Engagement compliance requirements with useful resources and information necessary for compliance success in during the last 60 days of the grant period. BONUS: A planning checklist will be available for download during each session to use as a guide or to communicate with other staff to close out the grant period. Example topics include: program evaluation, documentation, time and effort reporting, inventory, review policy and procedures, compliance reporting, conducting an internal monitoring of documentation, planning for the new grant period, public notice, private non-profit school consultation, review budget expenditures, how to utilize summer months to plan for the new grant period, posting federally funded job positions, conducting a Comprehensive Needs Assessment, reviewing Schoolwide plans, Targeted Assistance methodology, student identification and evaluation, creating per pupil allocations, rank order, grade span grouping, Maintenance of Effort, budget planning, procurement, district reservations, indirect costs, joining Shared Service Arrangement or consortium, using REAP or Transferability, updating Administrative Procedures Manual for federal grants, parent and family engagement policy and compact, analyzing end of the year survey results for program improvements, and much more. Each live virtual session will start at 10:00 am and end at 12 pm CST and will be held via Zoom with a weblink that will be sent in a separate email once payment has been received for the session. Kish Russell-Yoquelet will facilitate each session in a synchronous virtual format that will be recorded and made available asynchronously for up to one month following each session. 

The cost for each virtual session is $150. The cost does not include the cost for a book which can be purchased separately.

Click here to register.

May 6- Last 60 Days of ESSA Title I Compliance -$150

May 7- Last 60 Days of ESSA Title II Compliance -$150

May 8- Last 60 Days of ESSA Title III Compliance -$150

May 9- Last 60 Days of ESSA Title IV Compliance -$150

May 10- Last 60 Days of ESSA Parent & Family Engagement Compliance -$150

Each session will reference information from the Compliance by Design books that can be purchased at this link. Click here to learn more. These books are optional but are recommended.

In-person event in San Antonio, TX (in-person) at 816 Camaron St, Suite 2.16, San Antonio, TX 78212

Title I Program Compliance Academy- 4/10/24 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy- 4/11/24 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Title II Compliance Academy- 4/12/24 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Title III Compliance Academy- 4/15/24 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Title IV Compliance Academy- 4/16/24 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Parent & Family Engagement- 4/17/24 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This five-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge for success throughout the school year. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the April ESSA Compliance Academy. [Registration Link]

Each session will start at 8:30 am and end by 4 pm and be held in the Kish Russell Grants & Compliance Training Center

Lodging: [Passkey]

Title I Program Compliance Academy. This will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, Public Notice of Intent to Apply for ESSA Programs, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy. This will include training on Title I fiscal compliance to include eligibility, Rank & Serve, Comparability, Supplement Not Supplant Methodology, Maintenance of Effort, Procurement, District Reservations, REAP/Transferability, Equitable Services for Private Non-Profit schools Title I allocations, allowable use of funds, Title I budget codes, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title I Fiscal Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title II Compliance Academy. This training will provide attendees with knowledge and skills on how to understand, plan, coordinate, manage, and monitor Title II compliance requirements with useful templates, checklists, and forms to ensure your success: Title II Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Allowable uses of funds, Class-size reduction, Professional Development, Travel Reimbursement, Title II Private Non-Profit Schools, Memorandums of Understanding, Contract Management, Procurement, Title II job descriptions and Time & Effort reporting, Budgeting and Allocations, Title II funds for Teacher Mentoring & Induction Programs or Teacher & Principal Resident Programs, Teacher and Staff Recruitment and Retention, Requests for Proposals/Qualifications, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title II Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title III Compliance Academy. This training will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title III program compliance documentation for each of the following Title III requirements: Eligibility/Student Identification, Language Proficiency Assessment Committee-Monitor EL Achievement, Language Instruction Education Program/Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan/Title III Local Plan, Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, Compact review during Parent/Teacher Conferences (Elementary Only), Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Staff Quality/Parents’ Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Program Evaluation, and Private Non-Profit Schools.

Title IV Compliance Academy. This training will teach you how to integrate and coordinate Title IV within other ESSA programs such as Title I, Title ~ and Title III programs. This training provides information on the following topics that will boost knowledge of compliance requirements and understand how to effectively manage and monitor Title IV throughout the school year: Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, Effective Uses of Technology, allowable and unallowable uses of funds, Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Title IV District/Campus Improvement Plan strategies and activities, Time & Effort reporting, Title IV job descriptions and work schedules, Private Non-Profit Schools equitable services, administrative costs, required policies, documentation, social emotional learning, school safety and security, school based mental health, instructional technology, enrichment activities, REAP/Transferability, how to process expenditure requests, budgeting, administrative procedures, procurement, supplement not supplant, EDGAR requirements, program evaluation, and much more.

Parent & Family Engagement Compliance Academy. This training will focus on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I parent and family engagement program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Parent & Family Engagement Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 1-Title I Compliance Academy-10/30/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 2-Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy-10/31/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 3-Parent & Family Engagement-11/01/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Bonus Days! (Contingent upon number of registrations)

Day 4-Title II Compliance Academy-11/02/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 5-Title IV Compliance Academy-11/03/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This five-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge for success throughout the school year. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the 2023 Montana ESSA Compliance Academy. Click here to register

Each session will start at 8:30 am and end by 4 pm and be held in Missoula, Montana (in-person).

Day 1- Title I Program Compliance Academy. Day 1 will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, Public Notice of Intent to Apply for ESSA Programs, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 2- Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy. Day 2 will include training on Title I fiscal compliance to include eligibility, Rank & Serve, Comparability, Supplement Not Supplant Methodology, Maintenance of Effort, Procurement, District Reservations, REAP/Transferability, Equitable Services for Private Non-Profit schools Title I allocations, allowable use of funds, Title I budget codes, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title I Fiscal Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 3- Parent & Family Engagement Compliance Academy. This training will focus on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I parent and family engagement program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Parent & Family Engagement Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title II Compliance Academy. This training will provide attendees with knowledge and skills on how to understand, plan, coordinate, manage, and monitor Title II compliance requirements with useful templates, checklists, and forms to ensure your success: Title II Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Allowable uses of funds, Class-size reduction, Professional Development, Travel Reimbursement, Title II Private Non-Profit Schools, Memorandums of Understanding, Contract Management, Procurement, Title II job descriptions and Time & Effort reporting, Budgeting and Allocations, Title II funds for Teacher Mentoring & Induction Programs or Teacher & Principal Resident Programs, Teacher and Staff Recruitment and Retention, Requests for Proposals/Qualifications, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title II Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Title IV Compliance Academy. This training will teach you how to integrate and coordinate Title IV within other ESSA programs such as Title I, Title ~ and Title III programs. This training provides information on the following topics that will boost knowledge of compliance requirements and understand how to effectively manage and monitor Title IV throughout the school year: Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, Effective Uses of Technology, allowable and unallowable uses of funds, Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Title IV District/Campus Improvement Plan strategies and activities, Time & Effort reporting, Title IV job descriptions and work schedules, Private Non-Profit Schools equitable services, administrative costs, required policies, documentation, social emotional learning, school safety and security, school based mental health, instructional technology, enrichment activities, REAP/Transferability, how to process expenditure requests, budgeting, administrative procedures, procurement, supplement not supplant, EDGAR requirements, program evaluation, and much more.

You can select to register for one, two, three, four, or all five days based on your professional learning needs.

Title III & IV Compliance Academy

Two-Day Event in San Antonio, TX!

Day 1-Title III Compliance Academy-10/16/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 2-Title IV Fiscal Compliance Academy-10/17/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge to start off the 2023-2024 school year with compliance success. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the Title III & IV ESSA Compliance Academy. Register early…space is limited! Click here to register

Lodging: https://book.passkey.com/go/FallESSA

Each session will start at 8:30 am and end by 4 pm and be held in the Kish Russell Grants & Compliance Training Center in San Antonio, TX.

Day 1- October 16-Title III Compliance Academy. Day 1 will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title III program compliance documentation for each of the following Title III requirements: Eligibility/Student Identification, Language Proficiency Assessment Committee-Monitor EL Achievement, Language Instruction Education Program/Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan/Title III Local Plan, Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, Compact review during Parent/Teacher Conferences (Elementary Only), Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Staff Quality/Parents’ Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Program Evaluation, and Private Non-Profit Schools.

Day 2 - October 17- Title IV Compliance Academy. Day 2 will include training on how to integrate and coordinate Title IV within other ESSA programs such as Title I, Title II, and Title III programs. It provides information on the following topics that will boost knowledge of compliance requirements and understand how to effectively manage and monitor Title I throughout the school year: Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, Effective Uses of Technology, allowable and unallowable uses of funds, Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Title IV District/Campus Improvement Plan strategies and activities, Time & Effort reporting, Title I job descriptions and work schedules, Private Non-Profit Schools equitable services, administrative costs, required policies, documentation, social-emotional learning, school safety and security, school-based mental health, instructional technology, enrichment activities, REAP/Transferability, how to process expenditure requests, budgeting, administrative procedures, procurement, supplement not supplant, EDGAR requirements, program evaluation, and much more.

You can select to register for one or both days based on your professional learning needs. A discount is available when registering for both days and with multiple people.

Target Audience: Campus & District Administrators, Directors of Finance, Assistant Principals, Title I Program Staff, State Education Agency staff, Directors and Coordinators of Federal Programs, Title I Specialists, Title III Directors and Coordinators, Grant Administrators, Business Managers, Auditors, Analysts, Human Resources, Professional Development Coordinators/DirectorsTitle IV administrators (Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, and Effective Uses of Technology staff), counselors, school resource officers, community-based organization staff responsible for managing Title IV programs and services, technology staff, ESSA staff, well-rounded education staff, SEL staff, school-based mental health staff, technology instructional coaches

Title I Program, Title I Fiscal, and Title II Compliance Academies

Three-Day event!!!

In-person trainings at the FineSilver Building located at 816 Camaron St., San Antonio, TX 78212

Day 1-Title I Compliance Academy-10/11/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 2-Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy-10/12/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 3-Title II Compliance Academy-10/13/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This three-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge to close out the 2022-2023 school year with compliance success. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the 2023 ESSA Compliance Academy. The Early Bird Rate is available through September 1, 2023. Register at this link: https://forms.gle/9uqtWjaDUTK5gfhX9

Each session will start at 8:30 am and end by 4 pm and be held in San Antonio, TX (in-person).

Lodging: https://book.passkey.com/go/FallESSAC

Day 1- October 11th-Title I Program Compliance Academy. Day 1 will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, Public Notice of Intent to Apply for ESSA Programs, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 2-October 12th- Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy. Day 2 will include training on Title I fiscal compliance to include eligibility, Rank & Serve, Comparability, Supplement Not Supplant Methodology, Maintenance of Effort, Procurement, District Reservations, REAP/Transferability, Equitable Services for Private Non-Profit schools Title I allocations, allowable use of funds, Title I budget codes, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title I Fiscal Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 3-October 13th Title II Compliance

Title II Compliance Academy will provide attendees with knowledge and skills on how to understand, plan, coordinate, manage, and monitor Title II compliance requirements with useful templates, checklists, and forms to ensure your success: Title II Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Allowable uses of funds, Class-size reduction, Professional Development, Travel Reimbursement, Title II Private Non-Profit Schools, Memorandums of Understanding, Contract Management, Procurement, Title II job descriptions and Time & Effort reporting, Budgeting and Allocations, Title II funds for Teacher Mentoring & Induction Programs or Teacher & Principal Resident Programs, Teacher and Staff Recruitment and Retention, Requests for Proposals/Qualifications, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title II Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

You can select to register for one, two, or all three days based on your professional learning needs. A discount is available when registering for two or more days.

Target Audience: Campus & District Administrators, Directors of Finance, Assistant Principals, Title I Program Staff, State Education Agency staff, Directors and Coordinators of Federal Programs, Title I Specialists, Title II Directors and Coordinators, Grant Administrators, Business Managers, Auditors, Analysts, Parent and Family Coordinators, Human Resources, Professional Development Coordinators or Directors.

Oklahoma ESSA Compliance Academy

Three-Day event in Oklahoma!!! (In-person) Broken Arrow Public Schools

Day 1-Title III Compliance Academy-9/26/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 2-Title IV Fiscal Compliance Academy-9/27/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 3-Parent & Family Engagement Compliance Academy-9/28/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This three-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge to start off the 2023-2024 school year with compliance success. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the Oklahoma 2023 ESSA Compliance Academy. Register early…space is limited! Click here to register

Each session will start at 8:30 am and end by 4 pm and be held in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (in-person).

Day 1- September 26-Title III Compliance Academy. Day 1 will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title III program compliance documentation for each of the following Title III requirements: Eligibility/Student Identification, Language Proficiency Assessment Committee-Monitor EL Achievement, Language Instruction Education Program/Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan/Title III Local Plan, Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, Compact review during Parent/Teacher Conferences (Elementary Only), Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Staff Quality/Parents’ Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Program Evaluation, and Private Non-Profit Schools.

Day 2 - September 27- Title IV Compliance Academy. Day 2 will include training on how to integrate and coordinate Title IV within other ESSA programs such as Title I, Title II, and Title III programs. It provides information on the following topics that will boost knowledge of compliance requirements and understand how to effectively manage and monitor Title I throughout the school year: Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, Effective Uses of Technology, allowable and unallowable uses of funds, Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Title IV District/Campus Improvement Plan strategies and activities, Time & Effort reporting, Title I job descriptions and work schedules, Private Non-Profit Schools equitable services, administrative costs, required policies, documentation, social emotional learning, school safety and security, school based mental health, instructional technology, enrichment activities, REAP/Transferability, how to process expenditure requests, budgeting, administrative procedures, procurement, supplement not supplant, EDGAR requirements, program evaluation, and much more.

Day 3 - September 28- Parent & Family Engagement Compliance Academy. Day 3 will focus on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I parent and family engagement program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Parent & Family Engagement Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

You can select to register for one, two, or all three days based on your professional learning needs. A discount is available when registering for two or more days.

Target Audience: Campus & District Administrators, Directors of Finance, Assistant Principals, Title I Program Staff, State Education Agency staff, Directors and Coordinators of Federal Programs, Title I Specialists, Title III Directors and Coordinators, Grant Administrators, Business Managers, Auditors, Analysts, Parent and Family Coordinators, Human Resources, Professional Development Coordinators/DirectorsTitle IV administrators (Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, and Effective Uses of Technology staff), counselors, school resource officers, community-based organization staff responsible for managing Title IV programs and services, technology staff, ESSA staff, well-rounded education staff, SEL staff, school-based mental health staff, technology instructional coaches

ESSA Compliance Academy

Three-Day event in San Antonio, TX!!! (In-person) 816 Camaron Street, Suite 2.16, San Antonio, TX 78212

Day 1-Title I Compliance Academy-7/11/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 2-Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy-7/12/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 3-Title II Compliance Academy-7/13/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This three-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge to launch the 2023-2024 school year with compliance success. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the Summer 2023 ESSA Compliance Academy. Register early…space is limited! Click here to register

Lodging: Click on the link to access the discount hotel room block: Book Your Group/Corporate Rate | Marriott Rivercenter

Each session will start at 8:30 am and end by 4 pm and be held in San Antonio, TX (in-person).

Day 1-July 11th-Title I Program Compliance Academy. Day 1 will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, Public Notice of Intent to Apply for ESSA Programs, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 2-July 12th- Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy. Day 2 will include training on Title I fiscal compliance to include eligibility, Rank & Serve, Comparability, Supplement Not Supplant Methodology, Maintenance of Effort, Procurement, District Reservations, REAP/Transferability, Equitable Services for Private Non-Profit schools Title I allocations, allowable use of funds, Title I budget codes, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title I Fiscal Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 3-July 13th Title II Compliance

Title II Compliance Academy will provide attendees with knowledge and skills on how to understand, plan, coordinate, manage, and monitor Title II compliance requirements with useful templates, checklists, and forms to ensure your success: Title II Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Allowable uses of funds, Class-size reduction, Professional Development, Travel Reimbursement, Title II Private Non-Profit Schools, Memorandums of Understanding, Contract Management, Procurement, Title II job descriptions and Time & Effort reporting, Budgeting and Allocations, Title II funds for Teacher Mentoring & Induction Programs or Teacher & Principal Resident Programs, Teacher and Staff Recruitment and Retention, Requests for Proposals/Qualifications, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title II Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

You can select to register for one, two, or all three days based on your professional learning needs. A discount is available when registering for two or more days.

Target Audience: Campus & District Administrators, Directors of Finance, Assistant Principals, Title I Program Staff, State Education Agency staff, Directors and Coordinators of Federal Programs, Title I Specialists, Title II Directors and Coordinators, Grant Administrators, Business Managers, Auditors, Analysts, Parent and Family Coordinators, Human Resources, Professional Development Coordinators or Directors.

Oklahoma ESSA Compliance Academy

Three-Day event in Oklahoma!!! (In-person) Broken Arrow Public Schools located at 501 S. Main Street, Broken Arrow, OK 74012.

Day 1-Title I Compliance Academy-5/16/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 2-Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy-5/17/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Day 3-Title II Compliance Academy-5/18/23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm

Compliance! Where do you start? Ever wish documentation was easier to manage and monitor? This three-day event will provide federal grant administrators, leaders, directors, and business managers with the tools and knowledge to close out the 2022-2023 school year with compliance success. Participants will develop and refine their skills to analyze documentation for the essential components and enhance leaders’ understanding of how to meet compliance with a step-by-step process.

Registration: Click here to access the link to register for the Oklahoma 2023 ESSA Compliance Academy. Register early…space is limited! Click here to register

Each session will start at 8:30 am and end by 4 pm and be held in San Antonio, TX (in-person).

Day 1- May 16th-Title I Program Compliance Academy. Day 1 will include training on how to understand, manage, and effectively monitor Title I program compliance documentation for each of the following Title I requirements: Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Schoolwide Plan (D/CIP), Parents' Right to Know, Federal School Report Card, Annual Title I Meeting, School/Parent Compact, School/Parent Compact during Parent/Teacher Conferences, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Value & Utility of Working with Parents-Staff Training, Title I Program Evaluation, Public Notice of Intent to Apply for ESSA Programs, and Private Non-Profit Schools. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 2-May 17th- Title I Fiscal Compliance Academy. Day 2 will include training on Title I fiscal compliance to include eligibility, Rank & Serve, Comparability, Supplement Not Supplant Methodology, Maintenance of Effort, Procurement, District Reservations, REAP/Transferability, Equitable Services for Private Non-Profit schools Title I allocations, allowable use of funds, Title I budget codes, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title I Fiscal Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

Day 3-May 18th Title II Compliance

Title II Compliance Academy will provide attendees with knowledge and skills on how to understand, plan, coordinate, manage, and monitor Title II compliance requirements with useful templates, checklists, and forms to ensure your success: Title II Comprehensive Professional Development Plan, Allowable uses of funds, Class-size reduction, Professional Development, Travel Reimbursement, Title II Private Non-Profit Schools, Memorandums of Understanding, Contract Management, Procurement, Title II job descriptions and Time & Effort reporting, Budgeting and Allocations, Title II funds for Teacher Mentoring & Induction Programs or Teacher & Principal Resident Programs, Teacher and Staff Recruitment and Retention, Requests for Proposals/Qualifications, and much more. Registration costs include a free copy of the book “Title II Compliance by Design” with access to the Digital Documents Drive.

You can select to register for one, two, or all three days based on your professional learning needs. A discount is available when registering for two or more days.

Target Audience: Campus & District Administrators, Directors of Finance, Assistant Principals, Title I Program Staff, State Education Agency staff, Directors and Coordinators of Federal Programs, Title I Specialists, Title II Directors and Coordinators, Grant Administrators, Business Managers, Auditors, Analysts, Parent and Family Coordinators, Human Resources, Professional Development Coordinators or Directors.