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Federal Program Compliance Division
2022-2023 ESSA Program Monitoring – Random Validations
As part of TEA's federal monitoring responsibilities, the Federal Program Compliance Division is conducting a random validation of documentation for the following programs in 2 phases:
- Phase 1 Programs
- Title I, Part A—Improving Basic Programs;
- Title I, Part C—Education of Migratory Children (MEP);
- Title II, Part A—Supporting Effective Instruction;
- Title IV, Part A—Student Support and Academic Enrichment; and
- Title I, Part A—Supplement, Not Supplant
- Phase 2 Programs
- Ed-Flex: Title I, Part A Campus Schoolwide Program Eligibility Waiver;
- Title I, Part D—Prevention and Intervention for Delinquent, Neglected, and At-Risk Youth;
- Title V, Part B—Rural and Low-Income School Program (RLIS);
- Private School Equitable Services (PNP); and
- Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO)
The Federal Program Compliance Division notified all LEAs selected for Phase 1 of the 2022-2023 ESSA Program Monitoring – Random Validations process via email on Monday, October 3, 2022. LEA notification emails were sent to the LEA contacts listed in the Department of Grant Compliance and Administration WorkApp System. Regional Education Service Center (ESC) program contacts in the Department of Grant Compliance and Administration WorkApp System received the same correspondence. ESC program contacts will be reaching out to the LEAs selected to provide complimentary technical assistance prior to documentation submission. Phase 2 LEA notifications will be sent out on November 28, 2022.
Resources
All resources for Phase 1 of the 2022-2023 ESSA Program Monitoring – Random Validations process have been posted on the ESSA Random Validation Monitoring webpage. The resources include handbooks for each of the program requirements selected. Training slides and training videos are available for the overall process, as well as for the program-specific requirements.
Contact Information
For more information or for assistance with questions concerning this validation process, please contact us at ESSASupport@tea.texas.gov.
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