FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
    Members
    DONNA G. CALLAWAY
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    Contact Information:
    PHOEBE RAULERSON
    Cheryl Sattler & Martha Asbury
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    (850) 245-9980 & (850) 245-0735
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
    cheryl.sattler@fldoe.org
    MEMORANDUM
    martha.asbury@fldoe.org
    K12:2006-160
    TO:
    District Superintendents
    Agency Heads of Other Local Education Agencies
    FROM:
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    Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
    DATE:
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    November 6, 2006
    SUBJECT:
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    REVISIONS TO TITLE I, PART A, AWARDS FOR 2006-07 AND SANCTIONS
    FUNDS
    We have had to change the Title I, Part A, final allocations. You will see from the attached memo the
    U.S. Department of Education recently identified a Census Bureau error that changed the overall
    allocations. Fortunately, most Florida districts will receive more Title I funds as a result, and with the
    exception of nine districts, the reductions are minimal. Although the U.S. Department of Education would
    have allowed us to make these adjustments for the 2007-08 school year, we have decided to go ahead and
    make them this year so that the increases in funds are immediately available to you to use for services to
    students.
    Attached are the revised allocations for all school districts and other local education agencies. Please note
    that the Department of Education will issue revised grant award documents for the Title I, Part A, Basic,
    and the Title I, Part A, 20% set-aside grant awards consistent with these revised allocations. You do not
    need to submit amendments to your 2006-07 project applications for these funds. However, you do need
    to adjust all of the set-asides associated with Title I, Part A. This includes adjustments to the per student
    amount of funding to be used for supplemental educational services (SES). We were extremely
    concerned about the impact of having to revise provider agreements, which I know you have all worked
    hard to finalize. Since the revisions are so minor (at the most, plus or minus five dollars per child), you
    may be able to simply notify your providers of this change. Hopefully, your contracts include a clause
    concerning the “availability of federal funds.” If you have any problems with the changes to provider
    agreements, please contact Mary Jo Butler, with the Bureau of Public School Options (850-245-0479),
    and she or members of her staff will assist you.
    CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
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    CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org

    Subject: Revisions to Title I, Part A, Awards for 2006-2007 and Sanctions Funds
    November 6, 2006
    Page Two
    Sanctions for Districts in Corrective Action
    In September, we gave you a chart showing the amounts that districts in corrective action would be
    required to redirect for direct student services. There are two changes to these amounts. First, the
    overall allocations change described above impacts the way these amounts are calculated.
    Additionally, the Department has chosen to
    reduce
    these amounts based upon extensive discussions
    and a recently received interpretation. When we calculated the “sanctions” amounts, we used each
    district’s overall Title I, Part A, allocation. However, guidance issued by the U.S. Department of
    Education indicates that no administrative costs may be charged to the 20% set-aside, and since
    indirect costs are a subset of administrative costs, we have determined that they also may not be
    charged to this set-aside. Therefore, we have re-calculated your “sanctions” amounts using only 80%
    of the total (Title I, Part A, allocations revised per the Federal changes in allocations, minus the
    amount of the 20% set-aside). These revised amounts are attached.
    We have taken the actions described above in an effort to increase district flexibility with respect to
    the Title I, Part A, allocations and to ensure that additional funds are made available to districts as
    soon as possible. If you have questions about the attached information or need assistance in
    implementing the changes, please contact the appropriate Department staff.
    CPY/mka/cs
    Attachments
    cc:
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    District Finance Officers
    District Title I Coordinators

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