2023-2024 Program and Budget Handbook

Program and Budget Guidelines ✔ - Budget Guideline is applicable to the program ✖ -Not Allowed The following items are now allowable out of General Supplies Technology: toner, ink cartridges, toner for Title I copiers, projector bulbs, laptop/chromebook batteries, laptop/chromebook chargers. The use of these items should be described in the SPSA/ SPSA Modification. Schools can purchase computer protection software such as Deep Freeze . For the first time purchase of the software, schools must use the General Supplies-Technology commitment item #. For renewals of the software, schools must budget under Software License Maintenance (Commitment Item #580020, Budget Item #50243) All other general supplies expenditures (e.g., bond paper, pencils, pen, folders, coloring pencils, crayons, paint, etc.) remain unallowable when funded with Title I resources. 77. Restrictions on the Purchasing of Title I Equipment (second approver and multi-funding of equipment): • The verification of the allowability of the equipment purchases will be monitored through the additional approver process in Shopping Cart. • A manual Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) process will be required for Capitalized Equipment. • Schools are not allowed to multi-fund equipment (including GST - General Supplies Technology) with Title I programs and general fund (i.e., 13027, TSP, etc.). and general fund. The only exception is if the equipment is being multi-funded with all federal Title I funds (7S046, 7E046, and 7T691). • The installation and mounting of equipment is considered Alterations and Improvement (A&I) and should not be charged to Title I funds. Schools are advised to use a general fund source to cover these costs. • If there are not enough Title I funds to cover the cost of the equipment, the school has the following options: 1) Reduce the number of equipment to be purchased 2) Submit two separate purchase orders – one for the equipment purchased with Title I funds and one for the equipment purchased with general funds. Excluding new schools, if the school has not submitted a completed 2022 2023 Attachment B from BUL-3508.8 (Categorical Equipment Inventory including police report numbers [iSTAR or ITD Ticket number when police report is not applicable], salvage forms, date of the most current physical

Title I & CSI 7S046 - 7T691

Title III 7T197

✔ (restricted for Capitalized Equipment)

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