2023-2024 Program and Budget Handbook

Program and Budget Guidelines ✔ - Budget Guideline is applicable to the program ✖ -Not Allowed

Title I & CSI 7S046 - 7T691

Title III 7T197

For professional development payment, please refer to the Superintendent’s Inter -Office Correspondence titled “ Update: Professional Development Pay Rates and Criteria for Mandated Professional Development for Certificated Staff ” dated August 24, 2015 for additional information. 52. Staff Conference Attendance: Identify titles/names of conferences specifically in the SPSA and the need for attending that particular conference and how it will benefit at-risk students. Schools may use the P-Card, Imprest, or Shopping Cart for this expenditure. This commitment item number can also be used to pay for registration cost associated with a professional development webinar for staff members. There is no limit for Staff Conference Attendance as long as the cost is reasonable and allowable. Staff Conference Attendance includes reimbursement for conference registration fees, hotel, mileage, airfare, per diem, etc. Schools are required to follow District policy as it pertains to conference attendance. Schools who are requesting the use of Title I or Title III funds to pay for a conference, whether it is in city or outside of the city, must submit a 10.12.2 travel form to the Travel Desk along with a copy of the approved SPSA page(s) that names the specific conference prior to attending the conference. The failure to get pre-approval from the Travel Desk will cause a delay or a denial of the use of Title I or Title III funds for reimbursement. Due to requirements for “reasonableness”, Title I/Title III funds cannot be used to pay for hotel and per diem fees for attendees who attend a conference within 45 miles of the school. For virtual conferences, the ATRN (for staff) and the 10.12.2 form (for parents) may not be needed. Please consult with procurement for the most up-to-date information. For conferences that migh t be interpreted as “entertainment” or not benefiting the at-risk Title I students but that the school considers instructional and is requesting to be funded with Title I, the FSEP office may require additional documentation and/or information (i.e., purpose and intent, who will be attending, how the expenditure will benefit students academically, how the expenditure supports your academic program, the data used to determine the need, how the information will be shared with

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