R277-718-5. Grant Recipient Requirements, Accountability, and Reporting

  (1) An LEA that receives funding under the grant program shall target grant funds to expenditures that are likely to have a positive effect on the quality of the program, such as highly-qualified staff, specific professional development or training for staff, or evidence-based curriculum.

  (2) LEAs shall submit reimbursement requests to claim grant funds.

  (3) An LEA grant recipient shall participate in the quality observation process to assess the quality of the program.

  (4) To determine the impact of the program on the academic performance of participating students, the Superintendent shall use statewide assessments.

  (5) An LEA grant recipient shall report to the Superintendent:

  (a) the average daily attendance of regularly participating students;

  (b) the types of interventions that program recipients received on the days they attended the program; and

  (c) the amount of services received by participating students, grouped by:

  (i) 30 days;

  (ii) 30-59 days;

  (iii) 60-89 days; and

  (iv) more than 90 days.

  (6) An LEA grant recipient shall report the data described in Subsection (4) to the Superintendent in:

  (a) a mid-year report by Dec 31; and

  (b) an end-of-year report by May 31.

  (7) LEAs that receive grant funds may be required to provide evidence to the Superintendent that the private matching funds were obtained and expended for the same purposes as the activities supported by these state funds.

  (8) LEAs that receive grant funds are subject to fiscal and programmatic monitoring to validate uses of funds and programmatic performance and outcomes annually.