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Statewide Perkins Grant Contacts Meeting. Fall 2012. Polk County River Place October 9, 2012. Performance Indicators. Secondary 1S1 Academic Achievement - Reading 1S2 Academic Achievement - Mathematics 2S1 Technical Skill Attainment 3S1 Secondary School Completion
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Statewide Perkins Grant Contacts Meeting Fall 2012 Polk County River Place October 9, 2012
Performance Indicators Secondary 1S1 Academic Achievement - Reading 1S2 Academic Achievement - Mathematics 2S1 Technical Skill Attainment 3S1 Secondary School Completion 4S1 Student Graduation Rate 5S1 Placement 6S1 Nontraditional Placement 6S2 Nontraditional Completion
Performance Indicators Postsecondary 1P1 Technical Skill Attainment 2P1 Credential, Certificate, Diploma, or Degree 3P1 Student Retention or Transfer 4P1 Student Placement 5P1 Nontraditional Participation 5P2 Nontraditional Completion
Big Picture: Targets Missed Secondary Postsecondary
Use of Funds Primary References Perkins IV Legislation Required Categories (R1 - R9) Permissive Categories (P1 – P20; P-A) Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A87 (secondary) and A21 (postsecondary) Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) guidance State of Iowa school finance guidance
Use of Funds Accounting for Equipment Individual Grantees Consortia Grantees Suggested Resource Guidelines for Perkins-funded Equipment (March 2012)
Claims Submission • Quarterly submissions are preferred • Provide sufficient documentation • Organize by budget category • Include a summary sheet when submitting multiple supporting documents All claims must be submitted through IowaGrants.gov.
Claims Submission, Cont. If a reimbursement request for a given line item exceeds the approved budget by more than 10%, request a budget amendment Mail a signed copy of the submitted claim to the DE
Sequestration When the grant award notifications were sent, we included a paragraph advising grantees to plan for the potential of a 8.9-15% reduction in available funds as a result of sequestration. Per discussion with Jeff Berger on 10/7/12, the grants that were awarded in July will not be impacted; however, things are still unclear for the next fiscal period. We should have a better idea of direction following the election.
Perkins Reauthorization USDE Blueprint was released in April 2012 State Perkins Accountability Congress (SPAC), comprised of representatives from each state, was formed to discuss the proposed performance indicators SPAC Forum is available for you to add comments/questions
Presenter Thomas Cooley Iowa Department of Education (515) 281-4700 tom.cooley@iowa.gov Community Colleges More information bureau of adult, career, & community college education www.educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2620&Itemid=3038O