Top CTA Reporting Mistakes

Julie McWilsonColorado Technical Act – Manager

303-595-1597julie.mcwilson@cccs.edu

It’s close enough! – contact hours

• #1 effect to reimbursement is contact hours• If no board approved policy, DUE THE MATH

Bell Schedules

What’s my salary – Actual vs Annual

• Annual – employee contract• Actual – amount payroll pays, July 1 – June 30 • Calculates with the lower amount• Make sure to enter both

To group or not to group - contracting

• DON’T GROUP• Claim each class separately• Just because district paid for it, does not make it claimable• Make sure to have MOU or contract

DCTS? – Designated Career and Tech School

• DCTS vs Non-DCTS• Different administrative cost rates• Cannot claim costs if no administrator• DCTS must have at least 1 credentialed CTE director and

specialist

CTE teacher? - credentialing

• Check to make sure• Must be correct cluster or pathway• https://edx.cde.state.co.us/PublicEducatorSearch/

FirstLastSearch.jsp

Credentialing

I do administrator work!– administrators/specialist

• Must hold credential• If you are both a teacher and administrator, contract must

include separate duties, time and money • Cannot claim cost without an administrator

2 – work enrollment

• Class where a student receives credit outside of the classroom• Internships

How about those aides – Para Pros

• Non-credentialed employees• Must work directly with the CTE students• Counselor, librarian, computer lab

Let’s talk about tech – other costs

• What are other departments spending money on?• Wiring, labs, servers, software

• Sandbox is now available• New estimation recourses available