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LEA MOE Calculator Extended for 2020–21 Through 2024–25

December 20, 2019

Version 1.4 Extended of the Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Calculator calculates LEA MOE for fiscal years 2020–21 through 2024–25. Download v1.4 Extended. This updated package includes: LEA MOE calculator cov … [Read more...]

New Tool Helps SEAs Train LEA Staff on LEA MOE Requirements

November 5, 2019

Increase the familiarity and comfort level of local educational agency staff with applying the LEA Maintenance of Effort regulatory requirements under IDEA Part B with this customizable PowerPoint training deck. The training deck includes a basic … [Read more...]

Plan Your Work with CIFR’s Customizable Fiscal Timeline Tool

September 30, 2019

The IDEA Fiscal Timeline is customizable by SEA staff to help them meet the high-stakes fiscal requirements of IDEA. Prepopulated with recommended activities and month-by-month schedules, the tool may be further customized by adding additional fiscal … [Read more...]

Calculate Base Payment Adjustments to IDEA Part B Subgrants

July 19, 2019

IDEA Part B subgrants to local educational agencies are made up of a base payment and payments tied to population and poverty measures. In certain circumstances, the base payment portions must be adjusted. CIFR developed two Excel calculators to help … [Read more...]

Updated CEIS Tracker Improves State and LEA Utility

July 17, 2019

As fiscal specialists, you may already be familiar with the CEIS Fiscal and Student Data Tracker, developed by IDC and CIFR to help states report high-quality data needed to implement and report on CEIS in accordance with IDEA regulations. The … [Read more...]

Updated Pre-submission Edit Check Tool for IDEA Part B LEA MOE and CEIS Data

March 18, 2019

IDC in collaboration with CIFR has updated the 618 Data Pre-submission Edit Check Tool - Part B MOE and CEIS to help states prepare their data for submission. The tool has been updated to reflect the revised edit checks. We encourage you to check … [Read more...]

Updated LEA MOE Calculator Including Corrections to 2017–2018 Compliance Calculations — Upgrade Now to Version 1.3

January 10, 2019

Version 1.3 of the Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Calculator corrects errors discovered in December 2018 and makes other improvements for ease of use. *** Important: You must upgrade to version 1.3 of the Calculator to … [Read more...]

New York Adapts CIFR Calculator to Deploy Statewide

December 19, 2018

CIFR helped the New York State Education Department (NYSED) roll out the Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Calculator and supporting materials to more than 700 LEAs to improve the state’s capacity to gather and report c … [Read more...]

Audio Series Explores How States Engage with CIFR

December 13, 2018

In this audio series, nearly a dozen state fiscal specialists who attended CIFR’s IDEA Fiscal Forum 2018 reflect on how CIFR has helped state educational agencies overcome challenges and build IDEA fiscal data gathering and reporting capacity. Learn a … [Read more...]

Checklist to Review Calculations for Maintenance of State Financial Support

November 7, 2018

CIFR’s newest resource helps states calculate complete and accurate data for maintenance of state financial support (MFS) reporting. The checklist identifies items that should and should not be included in the calculation and highlights c … [Read more...]

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