Virginia Association of Federal Education Program Administrators (VAFEPA) October 15, 2014 Virginia Department of Education Office of Program Administration and Accountability
Purposes of Monitoring Monitoring Cycle Focus Areas What’s New for Monitoring? Most Frequent Findings
To ensure compliance with the law To offer technical assistance To identify effective practices
Identification of FPM Divisions (Fall) FPM Webinar (Late fall/early winter On-site/Telephone FPM (Spring) FPM Technical Assistance Distribution of Compliance/Non- Compliance Letters Five-year cycle for Title II, Part A
1. Teacher quality Progress toward 100 percent HQT goal Equitable distribution of highly qualified teachers Teacher and principal evaluations 2. Needs assessment and professional development plan 3. Allowable uses of funding 4. Fiscal requirements 5. Public reporting and parental notification 6. Private school participation
Teacher and Principal Evaluations Be prepared to discuss: ◦ How the division’s system was developed and implemented ◦ How results are used for program development/teacher quality improvement ◦ How results are used within needs assessment process ESEA, Section 1111(h)(2)(B)
Review protocol Collect evidence Organize documentation in notebook or file folders or electronically Reserve space (if on-site) Schedule appropriate personnel: ◦ Title II, Part A, coordinator; ◦ Human resources liaison; and ◦ OMEGA/finance personnel
Notification via superintendent’s memo at least six weeks in advance Audio conference overview Mutually agreed upon date and time
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◦ Needs Assessment Processes ◦ Highly Qualified Teachers in Title I schools ◦ Public Reporting ◦ Private School Participation ESEA, Section 1111(h)(2)(B)
Title II, Part A, Improving Teacher Quality Non- regulatory Guidance document (revised October, 2006) from the United States Department of Education guidance.pdf Federal Program Monitoring for ESEA Programs esea/federal_monitoring/index.shtml Application Instructions and Guidelines esea/applications/index.shtml
Carol Sylvester Title II, Part A, Specialist (804)