Title I – Fiscal Responsibilities (M)

P 2415.02

M

The Board of Education will comply with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
 
Maintenance of Effort
 
To be in compliance with the requirements of the ESEA as amended by the ESSA, the Board of Education will maintain either a combined fiscal effort per student or aggregate expenditures of State and local funds with respect to the provision of the free public education by the Local Education Agency (LEA) for the preceding fiscal year that is not less than ninety percent of the combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year.
 
Comparability with Multiple Schools
 
To be in compliance with the requirements of the ESEA as amended by the ESSA, the Board of Education directs the Superintendent to assign teachers, administrators, and auxiliary personnel to the schools in such a way that the equivalence of personnel is ensured among schools. The school district will ensure that State and local funds are
used to provide comparable services for Title I and non-Title I schools.
 
Comparability of Materials and Supplies
 
To be in compliance with the requirements of the ESEA as amended by the ESSA, the Board of Education directs the Superintendent to distribute curriculum materials and instructional supplies to the schools in such a way that the equivalence of such material is ensured among schools.
 
Supplement, Not Supplant
 
Grant funds provided under Federal programs, including the ESEA as amended by the ESSA, shall supplement, not supplant the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from State and local sources for the education of students participating in programs assisted under the ESEA as amended by the ESSA. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act.
 
Revised: 25 February 2021