Month: May 2021

Dear School Business Professionals, Please see below regarding In-Person Insruction Grant Reminders. We have been asked to share this information with all districts for awareness of the June 1 due date (see below for more information). Thank you, Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office
Note: This message was sent on behalf of the School Business Advisory Services Team. Please do not respond to this message. Replies will be routed to an unmonitored mailbox.
To unsubscribe, click here<mailto:sbasfinance@sbceo.org?subject=Unsubscribe>.

In-Person Instruction (IPI) Grant Reminders Based on recent press accounts, we thought it would be a good idea to recirculate the IPI Grant frequently asked questions<link.edgepilot.com/s/a4b93a3f/7HZeICe4u0utRiA2RO1WGw?u=https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/covidgrantsfaqs.asp%23ipmain> and remind recipients of the following: Education Code (EC) Section 43521(c)(3) lists the pupils that must be offered in-person instruction in order to retain IPI Grant eligibility, regardless of their assigned school:
* Prioritized pupil groups listed in EC Section 43521(c)(4); * All elementary pupils (or all pupils in grades K-2 if in the purple tier); and * All pupils in at least one full grade level for middle and high schools (unless ineligible based on the COVID-19 industry sector guidance). The IPI Grant LEA Certification Form (online data collection) must be completed at the LEA level at which the grant is allocated. LEAs may reference the preliminary allocation<link.edgepilot.com/s/bde8a2dc/Vfgk1Gz8o0aF1ZtKGmd1yQ?u=https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/documents/ipielo20estalloc1.xlsx> to identify charter schools that require separate LEA Certification Form responses. The Certification of In-Person Instruction – Daily section of the form must be completed at the LEA level. In order for a respondent to select Instructional Day, In-Person Instruction Offered, the LEA must have offered in-person instruction to all pupils identified in EC Section 43521(c)(3). In-person instruction may include hybrid models offering fewer than five days per week of in-person instruction, provided that the LEA is offering in-person instruction to the greatest extent possible, pursuant to EC Section 43504(b). LEAs must also offer in-person instruction on a continuous basis through the end of the 2020-21 school year, according to the adopted calendar in effect on March 1, 2021, in order to retain their IPI Grant eligibility. The LEA Certification Form is required by EC Section 43521(c)(5), and is due to the CDE on or before June 1, 2021. If in-person instruction has been implemented as defined in statute, the LEA must retain documentation that verifies and substantiates the information provided in the LEA Certification Form. IPI Grant funds are subject to the LEA’s annual audit. LEAs that are forfeiting their IPI Grant must still complete the LEA Certification Form so that August 2021 apportionments may be reduced accordingly. Questions about IPI Grants may be directed to CDE staff at InPersonGrants@cde.ca.gov<mailto:InPersonGrants@cde.ca.gov>.
________________________________
ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
This e-mail communication and any attachments, including documents, files, or previous e-mail messages, constitute electronic communications within the scope of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. This e-mail communication may contain non-public, confidential or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the designated recipient(s). The unauthorized and intentional interception, use, copy or disclosure of such information, or attempt to do so, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful under applicable laws. 18 U.S.C. § 2511. If you have received this e-mail communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the original e-mail from your system.
Links contained in this email have been replaced. If you click on a link in the email above, the link will be analyzed for known threats. If a known threat is found, you will not be able to proceed to the destination. If suspicious content is detected, you will see a warning. Please contact SBCEO ITS with any issues while using this feature. 805-964-4710 x5250