Improving state capacity to collect, report, analyze, and use IDEA fiscal data
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The CIFR website is the first step in. I provided it to a newly hired staff member before their start date, and they loved the information—great news from a new colleague with no IDEA background or understanding.
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Part C
Calculating IDEA Part C Maintenance of Effort
Learn how to make consistent and accurate calculations to ensure that your state is meeting the MOE requirement.
IDEA Part C Maintenance of Effort: The Basics
This TA On Demand video reviews the IDEA prohibition against supplanting requirement, known as maintenance of effort, and the funds used to calculate compliance and permitted allowances.
Part B
Calculating IDEA Part B Population and Poverty Payments for Local Educational Agencies
Data sources and sample calculations help states determine amounts to include in IDEA Part B subgrants.
Budgeting and Monitoring IDEA Part B State Set-Aside Funds
Examine the allowable uses and requirements for budgeting and managing Part B state set-aside funds.
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Learn How to Calculate IDEA Part C Maintenance of Effort Correctly with CIFR’s New Practice Guide
The guide explains budget and expenditure comparisons, provides sample calculations, and shows how to use allowances to adjust your state’s level of effort.
Collect Accurate Data and Calculate Population and Poverty Payments to LEAs with CIFR’s New Practice Guide
After reserving funds for state-level activities and accounting for base payments, states must distribute the remaining Part B funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) based on population and poverty measures. This practice guide explains how to calculate these amounts and provides sample calculations for each. It describes the sources of data that states commonly use […]