Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants

Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants is sponsored by Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). These grants are intended to improve students' academic achievement by increasing the capacity of State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), schools, and local communities to provide all students with access to a well-rounded education, improve school …

Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants – Federal Programs Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants The purpose of the Title IV-A Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grant is to improve students’ academic achievement by increasing the capacity of States, local educational agencies, schools, and local communities to provide all students with access to a well-rounded education, improve school conditions for student learning, and improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.

Ensuring all students have access to a holistic well-rounded education is central to the shared work across programs in ESSA.

Allowable uses of funds for the SSAE program under each of the three content areas may include but not limited to: direct services for students, professional development for teachers and administrators, salaries of personnel to carry out identified programs and services, and supplemental educational resources and equipment.

A Local Educational Agency (LEA) that receives at least $30,000 in SSAE program funds must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment that includes, at a minimum, a focus on the three content areas identified above. Based on the results of that assessment, the LEA must use: At least 20 percent of funds for activities to support well-rounded educational opportunities.

At least 20 percent of funds for activities to support safe and healthy students; and A portion of funds for activities to support effective use of technology Supplement not Supplant Requirement SSAE program funds shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under the SSAE program.

LEAs shall not use more than 15 percent of funds for purchasing technology infrastructure which shall include technology infrastructure purchased for the activities under Section 4109(a)(4)(A) (development of new instructional models- including blended learning technology software and platforms, digital instructional resources, initial Professional Development (PD) activities, other one-time Information Technology(IT) purchases).

Allowable SSAE Uses of Funds Allowable SSAE Activities Allowable Activities for Well-Rounded Educational Opportunities (ESSA Section 4107) Allowable Activities for Safe and Healthy Students (ESSA Section 4108) Allowable Activities for Effective Uses of Technology (ESSA Section 4109) 2019-2020 Title IV-A Public Reporting (CSPR) 2020-2021 Title IV-A Public Reporting (CSPR) FY2018-2019 Use of Funds Graph FY2019-2020 Use of Funds Graph FY2020-2021 Use of Funds Graph Building Technology Infrastructure for Learning Title IV, Part A – Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant Statue Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 That Relate to the Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant Program National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) Non-Regulatory Guidance: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants Supporting School Reform by Leveraging Federal Funds in a Schoolwide Program Non-Regulatory Guidance: Fiscal Changes and Equitable Services Requirements Non-Regulatory Guidance: Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments Title IV, Part A Student and Academic Enrichment Grant Statue (pages 209-226) Cycles of Innovation and Sustainability Committee of Practitioners Compliance and Monitoring Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS I) Program Federal Award Notifications Parent and Family Engagement Title I, Part C: Migrant Education Program Title I, Part D (Delinquent) Title I Part A (Neglected) Title II, Part A (Effective Instruction) Title III, Part A (English Learners and Immigrant Children and Youth) Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants Title IV, Part B (Nita M.

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