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March 24, 2016 – ESC Special Education Coordinators
Federal Fiscal Compliance and ReportingTexas Education Agency (TEA)
LEA Preparation for 2014–2015Preliminary IDEA-B LEA MOE
Compliance Reviews
Topics
March 3, 2016 TTAA letter:◦ Anticipated release of preliminary IDEA-B LEA MOE
compliance reviews◦ Timeline for LEA response to preliminary reviews◦ Survey collection of LEA contact information
IDEA-B LEA MOE calculation tool
LEAs will compare their results with TEAs results
LEA response options to compliance review
IDEA-B LEA MOE exceptions workbook
Preliminary stats
Anticipated release of preliminary IDEA-B LEA MOE compliance reviews
Anticipated release date: April 1, 2016
◦ Announcement to subscribers of:
Grants Administration and Federal Program Compliance (GAFPC);
To The Administrator Addressed (TTAA); and through publication of correspondence to the
TTAA Correspondence page of TEA Website
LEAs access their compliance review viaGFFC Reports and Data Collections
Timeline for LEA response to preliminary reviews
5 business days from date of publication of compliance reviews in GFFC Reports and Data Collections
Anticipated deadline date: April 8, 2016
TEA encourages LEAs to begin reviewing and compiling any documentation to be submitted for any of the statutory exceptions and/or adjustment to fiscal effort considerations that apply to the LEA.
Survey collection of LEA contact information
Complete the survey of primary contact identified by LEA related to compliance review:
◦ LEA name, county-district number, and region number◦ LEA contact name and title◦ Direct phone number (with extension, if applicable)◦ E-mail address
Submit survey by March 31, 2016
https://www.research.net/r/ideabsurveysurvey link in online March 3, 2016 TTAA letter
IDEA-B LEA MOE Calculation Tool
LEA local documentation for independent auditors and other external monitors.
Use of tool demonstrates that the LEA is monitoring its own MOE compliance standard requirement, as regulations require.
Using the tool enables the LEA to plan, budget, monitor, forecast, and adjust expenditures to meet the compliance standard; forecast the result of TEA's compliance review; and determine the budget amounts for the MOE eligibility standard.
IDEA-B LEA MOE Calculation Tool Results
TEA Preliminary Compliance Review Results
LEAs Will Compare Their Results With TEAs Results
LEA Response Options to Compliance Review
Once LEA has made comparison, the LEA has four options:
Option 1: Accept results
Option 2: Submit allowable exceptions/adjustment to fiscal effort considerations to TEA
Option 3: Recalculate your results if they do not match TEA
Option 4: Submit Alternate Local Methodology to TEA
LEA Response Options
Option 2: Submit allowable exceptions/adjustment to fiscal effort considerations to TEA◦ LEA must submit all of the following to GFFC Reports
and Data Collections:1. IDEA-B LEA MOE Exceptions Workbook2. IDEA B LEA MOE Certification, signed by
superintendent3. Supporting documentation to justify the amounts
reported in in the IDEA-B LEA MOE Exceptions Workbook for any of the allowable exceptions
Now available on the IDEA-B LEA MOE page of the TEA website
Excel form to report applicable federal statutory exceptions and/or adjustment to fiscal effort amounts to TEA
Certification form is 2nd tab of the IDEA-B LEA MOE Exceptions Workbook
IDEA-B LEA MOE Exceptions Workbook
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Division of Federal Fiscal Compliance and ReportingPreliminary IDEA-B LEA MOE Compliance Review
LEAs Grouped by # of Test Methods FailedSY 2014-2015 (FY 2015)
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