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Title II, Part A
Federal Program Monitoring Updates
Virginia Association of Federal Education Program Administrators
(VAFEPA)October 15, 2014
Virginia Department of EducationOffice of Program Administration and Accountability
Overview Purposes of Monitoring Monitoring Cycle Focus Areas What’s New for 2014-2015 Monitoring? Most Frequent Findings
To ensure compliance with the law To offer technical assistance To identify effective practices
Purposes of Federal Program Monitoring (FPM)
Monitoring Cycle
Identification of FPM Divisions (Fall)
FPM Webinar (Late fall/early winter
On-site/Telephone FPM (Spring)
FPM Technical Assistance
Distribution of Compliance/Non-
Compliance Letters
Five-year cycle for Title II, Part A
1. Teacher quality• Progress toward 100 percent HQT goal• Equitable distribution of highly qualified
teachers• Teacher and principal evaluations
2. Needs assessment and professional development plan
3. Allowable uses of funding4. Fiscal requirements5. Public reporting and parental notification6. Private school participation
Protocol focus areas:
Teacher and Principal Evaluations
Be prepared to discuss:◦How the division’s system was developed
and implemented◦How results are used for program
development/teacher quality improvement◦How results are used within needs
assessment process
What’s New in 2014-2015?
ESEA, Section 1111(h)(2)(B)
Review protocol Collect evidence Organize documentation in notebook
or file folders or electronically Reserve space (if on-site) Schedule appropriate personnel:
◦Title II, Part A, coordinator;◦Human resources liaison; and◦OMEGA/finance personnel
How to Prepare
Notification via superintendent’s memo at least six weeks in advance
Audio conference overview Mutually agreed upon date and time
What to Expect
2014-2015 Tentative FPM Schedule
Augusta County Goochland County Petersburg City
Buckingham County King and Queen County Roanoke City
Caroline County King George County Rockbridge County
Carroll County Lee County Scott County
Cumberland County Lynchburg City Shenandoah County
Essex County Madison County Sussex County
Falls Church City Mecklenburg County Waynesboro City
Franklin County Montgomery CountyWilliamsburg-James City County
Giles County Newport News City
◦Needs Assessment Processes◦Highly Qualified Teachers in Title I schools
◦Public Reporting◦Private School Participation
Common Findings
ESEA, Section 1111(h)(2)(B)
Title II, Part A, Improving Teacher Quality Non-
regulatory Guidance document (revised October,
2006) from the United States Department ofEducation http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/guidance.pdfFederal Program Monitoring for ESEA
Programshttp://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/federal_monitoring/index.shtml Application Instructions and Guidelineshttp://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/applications/index.shtml
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