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Resources and Technical Assistance

Welcome

The Unit of Federal Programs Administration is pleased to announce a redesign of our system for delivering support, technical assistance, and guidance to LEAs (Districts, Schools, and BOCES).

The UFPA offices [Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, Office of Competitive Grants and Awards, Office of Migrant Education, and Office of Data, Program Evaluation and Reporting] will be collaborating to deliver these supports in a unified manner to better align with districts’ local implementation of federal programs.

We will be offering a series of professional learning opportunities, including webinars, policy briefs, networking meetings, and regional training opportunities.

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Resources

CLDE Office Hours

To better support Colorado districts, schools, and educational leaders, the Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education is holding Virtual Office Hours. This time can be used to ask questions, collaborate, and meet with other educators to share ideas. For a list of dates and times to join visit CLDE Virtual Office Hours.

ESEA Office Hours

The Federal Programs & Supports Unit will be hosting bi-weekly Office Hours on Thursdays from 2:00 to 3:30pm. This time is devoted to providing updates and answering questions, to the best of our abilities given the fast-changing current events.

Register in advance for ESEA Office Hours


Office Hours - Recordings and Resources

November 30, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders;
    • School District Review Program
    • ESSER Reporting Requirements
    • EASI Application Deadline
    • Upcoming BruMan Training
  • Title IV CSPR Outreach;
  • SCG Round II;
  • Evaluating Effectiveness of ELD Programs; and
  • ESSA Identification.

Resources


November 16, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders;
    • ESSER III Requirements
  • Updated Weapons Prohibition;
  • Ensuring English Language Students can Participate in Educational Programs; and
  • ESSER Reporting.

Resources


October 26, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders;
    • Multi-year Subscription Guidance
    • Prayer Certification Guidance
    • USDE Monitoring of ESSER I, II, and III
    • Equity and Excellence Conference
  • Post Award Revisions; and
  • ESSER Reporting.

Resources


October 12, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders;
    • ESEA Planning & Implementation
    • Upcoming ESSER Deadlines
    • ESSER III Liquidation
    • Program Monitoring Self-evaluation Deadline
  • ESSER Reporting; and
  • School District Review Program.

Resources


September 28, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders;
    • Upcoming ESSA & ESSER Deadlines
    • Fall Regional Network Meeting
    • Equity and Excellence Conference
  • Reporting Requirements; and
  • Stronger Connections Grant.

Resources


September 7, 2023

Agenda

  • ESSA Annual Financial Report (AFR); and
  • Monitoring Training.

Resources


August 31, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders;
    • Upcoming ESSER Deadlines
    • Consolidated Application Updates
  • CRSSA ESSER II Late Liquidation; and
  • DonorsChoose Grant.

Resources


August 17, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders;
    • Upcoming ESSER Deadlines
    • Consolidated Application Updates
  • Request for Funds; and
  • Requirements of Federally Funded Construction.

Resources


August 3, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders;
    • Upcoming ESSER Deadlines
    • Consolidated Application Updates
    • Committee of Practitioners Recruitment
  • Paying out Leave for ESSER, Temporary Positions;
  • ESSER III 20% Set-aside; and
  • ESSER Reporting Requirements.

Resources


June 22, 2023

Agenda

  • Reminders for Upcoming Deadlines
    • 2023-24 Cons App (June 30, 2023)
    • ESSER II & III PARs (June 30, 2023)
    • ESSER II Funds Must be Spent (September 30, 2023)
    • ESSER II Request for Funds (November 1, 2023)
  • Cons App & ESSER Deadlines Q&A

Resources


June 15, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • 2023-24 Cons App Optional Statements
    • Upcoming ESSER II Deadlines
  • Corporal Punishment
  • Title II Funding
  • Liquidation Extension Process
  • ESSER Reporting Requirements Q&A

Resources


May 25, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Cons App Reminders and ESEA Requirements
    • Allowable Uses of ESSER and ESSER Requirements
  • National Convening on English Learners' Civil Rights
  • ESSER Reporting Reminders and Clarifications
  • Monitoring – Lessons Learned Share-out
  • Stronger Connections Grant Intent to Apply
  • Q&A time for the 2023-2024 Consolidated Application

Resources


May 11, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • 2023-2024 Consolidated Application
    • Upcoming Deadlines
    • Q&A Session
    • District Managed Activities Guidance
  • Unearned Revenue and Year End
  • ESSER Reporting Requirements

Resources


April 27, 2023

Agenda

  • BruMan ESSER Allowability and Recent Updates Webinar

Resources


April 13, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Equity and Excellence Conference Call for Proposals
  • Stronger Connections Grant Application
  • ESSER Reporting Requirements

Resources


March 30, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Healthy School Meals for All
  • Obligations under FERPA & PPRA
  • Stronger Connections Grant Update
  • ESSER Reporting Requirements

Resources


March 16, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Summer Programming Resources
  • ESSER Reporting

Resources


February 23, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Tools to Examine ARP Funded Interventions
  • Using Federal Funds to Support STEM Strategies

Resources


February 9, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Stronger Connections Grant
  • Close-Out Documents
  • ESSER Grantee/Subgrantee Reporting Requirements
  • Follow-up to BruMan Training/Open Q&A

Resources


January 26, 2023

Agenda

  • BruMan Training: ESSER Hot Topics
    • Construction
    • Davis-Bacon
    • Closeout
    • Disposition
    • Monitoring

Resources


January 12, 2023

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Communications Update
  • LEA Responsibilities for ESSA Identified Schools' Improvement Planning
  • ESSER Reporting Template
  • Monitoring Q&A

Resources


December 15, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Fiscal Distribution Tool
  • At-risk Indicator Measure
  • FY23 Fiscal Syncplicity Tutorial
  • Monitoring Updates and Q&A

Resources


December 1, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Safe Return to In-person Instruction Plans
  • Setting up Implementation Plans that Strengthen an ESEA Investment
  • Monitoring Updates and Q&A

Resources


November 17, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • ARP ESSER III ~ Maintenance of Equity
  • Title I Schoolwide Programming Survey
  • Poverty Data
  • Comparability
  • ESSA State Plan, Public Comment Posting

Resources


November 10, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • ARP ESSER III ~ Maintenance of Equity
    • Monitoring Update
  • ESSA Identification Overview and 2022 Summary
  • Federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness

Resources


October 27, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • ESEA - Year At A Glance
    • ARP ESSER III ~ Maintenance of Equity
    • ESSER Annual Finance Reports
    • Request for Funds
    • CS UIP Training Resources
  • School District Review Program
  • Stronger Connections Grant
  • USDE Monitoring of CO: Title I Resource Allocation Review Monitoring Findings

Resources


October 13, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Fall RNMs
  • Monitoring Overview

Resources


September 29, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Expiring Funds
    • ESSER I Rapid Request
    • Fall RNMs
    • Upcoming CS UIP Trainings
  • ESSER Annual Financial Report (AFR)
  • Improving Attendance at Annual Title I Meeting and Family Engagement Events
  • FCC Affordable Connectivity Program
  • ESSA Identification Overview

Resources


September 15, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • ESSER Request for Funds (RFF) Deadline
    • ESSER AFR
    • Uses of Funds Reminders
    • Fall RNMs
  • Waiver Request - Public Comment
  • Sustainability in Planning & Budgeting for Future Years

Resources


September 1, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Consolidated Application Updates
    • Upcoming ESSER Deadlines
    • Upcoming CS Training Opportunities
  • Learning Cohorts Initiative
  • ESSER Reporting Requirements
  • ESEA AFR
  • Office Hours Survey

Resources


August 18, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Consolidated Application Updates
    • ESSER Upcoming Deadlines
    • Transitioning off ESSER funding to ESSA
    • CS UIP Training Opportunities
    • New Directors Launchpad
  • Request for Funds Process
  • CDC Update
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • Debrief of Washington, D.C. Conferences

Resources


August 4, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • ESSER Upcoming Deadlines
    • Consolidated Application Updates
    • Regional Contact Assignments
    • CS UIP Training Opportunities
    • Equitable Distribution of Teachers
  • Q&A

Resources


July 21, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Consolidated Application Updates
    • ESSER Upcoming Deadlines
    • Committee of Practitioners Membership
    • Upcoming CS UIP Trainings
    • Equitable Distribution of Teachers
  • Federal Programs Monitoring Updates
  • Late Liquidation Waiver from the U.S. Department of Education
  • Expanded Learning Opportunity Stakeholder Engagement

Resources


July 7, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • ESSER Upcoming Deadlines
    • ESSER Placeholders
    • MoEq Report Deadline

Resources


June 23, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Consolidated Application Deadlines
    • Reporting Survey Reminder
    • ESSER I PAR Deadline
  • CDCs Updated Operational Guidance
  • ESEA Launchpad
  • TIII Allowable Uses

Resources


June 9, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Consolidated Application Deadlines
      • 21-22 PAR Deadline
    • ESSER Reporting Survey
    • Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant
  • Monitoring Progress Report
  • ESSER GEPA Requirements

Resources


May 26, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Consolidated Application Deadlines
      • NPS Consultation and School Improvement Retention Forms
      • 21-22 PAR Deadline
    • Deadline to Draw Down Funds by End of Fiscal Year
    • ESSER Reporting Survey
  • Strategy Guides
  • IDEA Maintenance of Effort and Other Requirements for ESSER Fund Recipients

Resources


May 12, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • USDE Monitoring of SEAs
    • Consolidated Application Deadlines
      • NPS Consultation and School Improvement Retention Forms
      • 21-22 PAR Deadline
      • Deadline to Draw Down Funds by End of Fiscal Year
    • ESSER III Supplemental Award Deadlines
    • Cons App In-Person Work Session
  • ESSER Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Grant Program

Resources


May 5, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • Teaching and Learning CoLabs
    • 22-23 Consolidated Application Updates
    • ESSER III LEA Plans Deadline
    • Use of Funds Requirement: PDF Application
    • Upcoming Consolidated Applications Workshops
    • Upcoming EDT Training
  • Workforce Supports
  • ESSER Reporting Surveys

Resources


April 14, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • CDE Re-organization
    • Requesting Reimbursement of Federal Funds
    • ESSER Supplemental Applications (LEA funds from the State Reserve)
    • Using placeholders in ESSER applications
    • ESSER Curricula Grant Changes
    • ESEA Consolidated Application Reminders
    • Upcoming Consolidated Applications Workshops
  • Title I Educator Requirements
  • ESSER III Data Collection

Resources


March 31, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
    • ESSER Review Teams moving forward
    • Supplemental Funds Application Clarifications
  • ESSER Data Collections
  • Department of Labor Training on Davis-Bacon Act
  • Cons App Updates

Resources


March 17, 2022

Agenda

  • New Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs)
  • Overview of FERPA and PPRA
  • 2023 Consolidated Application Planning
  • Fiscal Monitoring Submission Update

Resources


March 3, 2022

Agenda

  • Upcoming Grant Opportunities
  • New Directors Launchpad
  • Federally Funded Equipment

Resources


February 24, 2022

Agenda

  • BruMan Training: How to prepare for an ESSER monitoring

Resources


February 3, 2022

Agenda

  • ESSER State Reserve Grant Opportunities
  • McKinney-Vento ARP Funding
  • Afghan Refugee Funding Options and Resources

Resources


January 27, 2022

Agenda

  • Evaluation Results

Resources


January 20, 2022

Agenda

  • ARP ESSER III from State Reserve Funds

Resources


January 13, 2022

Agenda

  • KPMG Update on CRF Monitoring
  • Staff Recruitment & Retention

Resources


January 6, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders

Resources


December 16, 2021

Agenda

  • Funding construction with ESSER funds

Resources


December 9, 2021

Agenda

  • ARP HCY
  • IDEA Maintenance of Effort
  • Data Reporting Requirements

Resources


December 2, 2021

Agenda

  • ARP HCY II

Resources


November 11, 2021

Agenda

  • Staff recruitment and retention
  • CRF Expenditure Reporting Final Submission
  • LEA Use of Funds Plans
  • Mapping data and how to submit any changes to your district boundaries

Resources


November 4, 2021

Agenda

  • Marzano Research: Selecting evidence-based interventions

Resources


October 28, 2021

Agenda

  • ESSER I: Carryover and AFR

Resources


October 21, 2021

Agenda

  • ESSER III Community Engagement & Planning
  • Maintenance of Equity Clarification

Resources


October 14, 2021

Agenda

  • KPMG CRF Monitoring Update
  • Compliance Supplement Delays Update
  • ESSER Fiscal Monitoring – How to Prep
  • AFR Update and Training

Resources


October 7, 2021

Agenda

  • ESSER and ESEA Program Monitoring – How to Prep

Resources


September 30, 2021

Agenda

  • BruMan Training: Maintenance of Equity

Resources


September 23, 2021

Agenda

  • CRF Monitoring Q&A
  • Indirect Cost Rate Training
  • Evidence-Based Curricula and Resources

Resources


September 16, 2021

Agenda

  • ARP Homeless Children and Youth II Grants
  • ESSER and State Funded Preschool Programs
  • ESSER Funds to Support the Work Force

Resources


September 2, 2021

Agenda

  • KPMG: CRF Monitoring

Resources


August 26, 2021

Agenda

  • ARP ESSER III LEA Plan Requirements
  • Narrative Question

Resources


July 8, 2021

Agenda

  • Budget Resources

Resources


April 8, 2021

Agenda

  • Application for funds and examples

Resources


September 24, 2020

Agenda

  • ESSER allocations

Resources


May 28, 2020

Agenda

  • ESSER Training: LEA application for funds

Resources


December 15, 2022

Agenda

  • Updates and Reminders
  • Fiscal Distribution Tool
  • At-risk Indicator Measures
  • FY23 Fiscal Syncplicity Tutorial
  • Monitoring Updates and Q&A

Resources


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