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NHED ESEA Programs Consolidated Monitoring

The Office of ESEA Title Programs, in accordance with Uniform Guidance, monitors local educational agency (LEA) subawards on an annual basis. The Office takes a consolidated approach in ensuring subawards are utilized in accordance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the subaward. Annually, the Office of ESEA Title Programs, conducts a risk assessment to ensure that risk variables and their associated weights reflect current risk that could lead to mismanagement or inefficiencies within the ESEA Title grant programs. Each LEA that is awarded Title funding is assigned a point value based upon these criteria and assigned a risk level of either high-risk, moderate-risk, or low-risk based on the total number of points assigned. The risk level assigned determines which LEAs are monitored. At minimum, those identified as high-risk will be monitored. Depending on capacity, those identified as moderate-risk may also be monitored.

The five indicators that will be monitored for Title IV-A are:

• SSAE 1 Stakeholder Team Consultation
• SSAE 2 Target Greatest Need
• SSAE 3 Informed Consent
• SSAE 4 Needs Assessment
• SSAE 5 Program Areas

• ESEA Consolidated Monitoring Program on the NHED website
• Consolidated Monitoring Subfolder in the Toolkit Documents folder.

NHED ESEA Technical Assistance and Guidance

The Office of ESEA Title Programs issues regular guidance in support of federal funding sources and updates to processes at the New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED). The NHED ESEA Programs Technical Assistance and Guidance page on the NHED website offers technical assistance documents, field guidance, PowerPoint presentations, and recordings from office hours held by the Bureau Administrator. For any one-on-one technical assistance or requests to provide additional assistance or information, please contact the Bureau of Instructional Support.

• ESEA Technical Assistance and Guidance page on the NHED Website.

Allowable uses of funds under each of the three content areas may include (but are not limited to):

• Direct services and supplemental programs for students;
• Professional development for teachers and administrators, necessary to carry out the identified supplemental programs and services;
• Salaries of personnel necessary to carry out the identified supplemental programs and services; and
• Supplemental educational resources and equipment necessary to carry out the identified supplemental programs and services.

Allowability in Title IV-A is based on whether the appropriate process was followed, and the activity is based on a need identified through a needs assessment and prioritized through consultation with a Stakeholder Team. The flowchart below will give you an easy way to determine allowability.

Well Rounded Educational Opportunities

Some general activities that support providing all students with access to a well-rounded education:

• Improving access to foreign language instruction, arts, and music education
• Supporting college and career counseling, including providing information on opportunities for financial aid through the early FAFSA
• Providing programming to improve instruction and student engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), including computer science, and increasing access to these subjects for underrepresented groups
• Promoting access to accelerated learning opportunities including Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college high schools
• Strengthening instruction in American history, civics, economics, geography, government education, and environmental education