Career-Technical Funding Raúl Soto Ph.D. Associate Director CTE Objectives Describe: Funding for Career-Technical Education – Federal Carl D. Perkins Grant – State CTE funding CTE’s Organization CTE Director Data Managers Associate Director Pathways 4 Assistant Directors Associate Director Planning/Fiscal/ Compliance Field Services High Schools that Work GED Office Ohio Means Jobs Administrative Field Services Mission Promote continues improvement through technical assistance, and assure compliance with state and federal regulations Facilitate access to fiscal resources Federal Carl D. Perkins IV $ 42.7 million for FY15 Same as in FY14 Distribution of Perkins Funds Subhead text… Body text Administration 5%, Leadership 9%, Corrections 1%, Subsidy Funds (Secondary/ Postsecondary 85%, Funding Distribution Among Secondary/Postsecondary Levels 85% =100% Adult WFD 10%, Colleges 11%, Secondary 79%, Perkins Funding Formula: Based on most current census data reports Local Population X 30% X Total Perkins Allocation State Population Plus Local Poverty X 70% X Total Perkins Allocation State Poverty = Total $$ Allocation Perkins Federal Funding Funding directly sent from the state to each CTPD LEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT Ohio Department of Education CTPD Lead School District A CTPD Lead School District B Planning Carl D. Perkins Grant Perkins IV Plan and CCIP One-Year Extension ended Vision/Mission Needs FY09 FY10 Goals Strategies Action Steps Fiscal FY11 FY13 CCIP FY14 CCIP CCIP Accountability Assurances Other FY12 CCIP CCIP CCIP Perkins IV Plan and CCIP 2nd-year Extension FY20 FY19 FY18 FY16 FY17 FY15 CCIP CCIP CCIP CCIP CCIP CCIP June 1 Allocations Posted in CCIP July 1 of each year Approval Process Begins Uses of Perkins Funds Section 135 of the Act describes; Requirements for uses of funds Permissive uses of funds “Necessary and Reasonable” Limited to Career-Technical activities 5% maximum for administration Required and Permissive Uses of Perkins Funds Refer to GUIDANCE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PERKINS REGULATIONS MEMO January 12, 2010 Perkins Administration and Leadership (Funds managed at state level) EARMARK MODEL (for diagnostic assessment and intervention) Secondary CTPD 3% Business/ Industry Tech Prep/POS CENTERS 3% College 3% Adult WFD Center *Note 1: The arrows represent common planning and collaboration activities. *Note 2: The business/industry element includes representatives of the economic development region(s) served by the new Tech Prep/POS Centers. “Supplement, not Supplant” • Perkins funds may supplement, not supplant local funds. Don’t wanna hear it. Refer to local legal and fiscal professionals before making final decision. Time and Effort Perkins $ recipients must keep records of time and effort devoted to Perkins required and permissive activities Records needed for auditing purposes Perkins New Policy (Unspent $) December 1 deadline for having FERs approved by the office of Grants Mgt. CTPDs not meeting deadline will be excluded from Perkins reallocations $$ New for FY15 Perkins Paperless Monitoring Other • Federal fiscal regulations changing effective January 1, 2015 • AFS Meeting at Delaware JVSD South Campus October 2, 2014 9:30am-12:30pm CTE State Funding HB59 CTE State Funding Funding formula returns to formula similar to that used in FY09. *Opportunity grant using a per pupil amount of $5,745 in FY14 and $5,800 in FY15 CTE State Funding Supplemental CTE funding moves from: –Two to five categories –Weights to amounts Associated Services Lead district receives for each CTE FTE $225 in FY14 and $227 in FY15 Funding Categories Category 1 2 Career Fields Agricultural and environmental systems, construction technologies, engineering & science technologies, finance, health science, information technology, manufacturing technologies Business and administration, hospitality & tourism, human services, law & public safety, transportation systems, arts and communications Amount $4,750 in FY14 $4,800 in FY15 $4,500 in FY14 $4,550 in FY15 Category 3 4 5 Career Fields Career based intervention Education and training, marketing, workforce development academics, public administration, career development Family and consumer sciences (which includes students enrolled in GRADs) Amount $1,650 in FY14 $1,660 in FY15 $1,400 in FY14 $1,410 in FY15 $1,200 in FY14 $1,210 in FY15 New Student Count FY14: ADM count taken during the first full week of October FY15: Annualized enrollment updated three times per year (October, March and June) CTE State Funding State funding directly sent from the state to each School District Ohio Department of Education School District A School District B School District State Funding Components Components which continue to be funded Newly funded components Opportunity grant Economically disadvantaged Limited English proficient Supplemental special education Supplemental CTE and associated services Guarantee Guarantee and Cap Guarantee: 100% of FY13 overall state funding guaranteed in both fiscal years. Cap: 6.25% in FY14 10.5% in FY15 Application of Caps The caps apply first to: Opportunity Grant Economical Disadvantaged Funding Limited English Proficiency Funding And if necessary to: Additional Special Ed Funding Career Tech Education Funding Career Tech Associated Services Funding CTE Funding Expenditures & Data Reporting • 25% unrestricted (C-T salaries ok) • 75% according to Auditor’s Bulletin 2000 -16 Conclusion Importance of: • Understanding Carl D. Perkins required and permissive uses of funds • Understanding State Auditor’s memo for allowable and unallowable uses of CTE state supplemental funds Career-Technical Education Administrative Field Services 614-446-4835 education.ohio.gov