2023-2024 Program and Budget Handbook

supports your academic program, the data used to determine the need, who will monitor implementation of this strategy prior to approval). A. Conference Attendance …funds for all expenses including travel. Specific conferences/institutes must be identified. Each conference must have been approved for attendance by the Regional Superintendent and/or the Office of the Superintendent. Delegates may attend local and other approved conferences with costs reimbursed by the program. 1. Staff Conference Attendance …must be an integral part of the professional development activities at the school. This expenditure line pays for conference registration within the Los Angeles area or travel accommodations and registration for Title I allowable conferences outside of the Los Angeles area. 2. Parent Conference Attendance … Conferences must be an integral part of the parent and family engagement activities identified in the SPSA. Please see BUL-6748.2, Parent Conference Attendance. A. Alteration and Improvement of Buildings … Alterations and Improvements (A & I) is not an allowable expenditure with Title I funds. B. Equipment …show amounts for audiovisual and other equipment with a total final cost of $500 (including tax, shipping and other ancillary charges) or more separately on your budget. All equipment purchases must be described and justified in the SPSA page. The description should make clear how the equipment supports the instructional program and how students will benefit from its use. Cost

B. Curricular Trips …budget using the costs shown on the Estimated Rate Sheets. List specific planned destinations and/or the academic purpose of the trip in the SPSA page. The number of destinations should match the number of trips purchased. Schools may choose to list a few destinations with the same academic purpose if the trip is dependent on the reservation availability (i.e., Aquarium of the Pacific, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Cabrillo Beach Marine Museum, Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab). Curricular trips are to support the core instructional program; therefore, the curricular trip must support the academic areas that the school’s needs assessment identifies as needing improvement and consistent with the purpose of Title I. C. Admission Fees …to pay for admission tickets for approved academic curricular trips. Categorical funds may only be used to provide services for eligible students. Use Budget Item #50058/Commitment Item #580005. estimates regarding installation charges may be obtained from the vendor or the Maintenance and Operations office. Please note that alterations and improvement are not allowed with the Title I program. Purchase of equipment — copy machines, computers, poster maker, 3-D printers, etc. — should be supplemental, reasonable, not excessive. Equipment purchased for non classroom use must be placed in offices related to the categorical program from which it is funded. These expenditures cannot replace

Equipment, Supplies, and Expense Reimbursement

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