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Do part time people working/funded by these grants need to have a background checks and be highly qualified? |
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The hiring of any personnel hired for any grant must be in line with the hiring practices and policies of the LEA. |
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What are education requirements for HIPPY contract personnel/coordinators? |
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HIPPY coordinators need to have B.S. in early childhood education; childhood development; or similar field. HIPPY home visitors are hired from the communities they serve and work directly with parents of 3-4-5 year-olds. HIPPY home visitors receive on-going training. |
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Do HIPPY personnel have to be HQ paraprofessionals? |
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HIPPY is state-funded. HQ is a factor if federal funds are used to supplement the HIPPY programs. HIPPY is designed to hire parents from the tarageted communities to serve as home visitor/parents educators, which often leads to the home visitors pursing further education. |
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When completing electronic reports or SurveyMonkey reports, please remember the LEA needs the ability to print a copy of the report for our records. |
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Upon completion of the online survey, the LEA must print BEFORE clicking the completed button. |
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Title I set-asides for Homeless - Are these funds for non - Title I schools or for both Title and non-Title? |
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Allocated for the non-Title I schools; however, funds may be used to serve any and all homeless students after non-Title I schools are served. |
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What is the minimum number count for homeless children in order to qualify for McKinney/Vento grant? |
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There is no set amount; the LEA must have identified homeless students |
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Can certain clothing (i.e. jackets, coats, shoes) be purchased with homeless funds |
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Yes - follow districts' school dress codes for appropriate items.
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Can school supplies be purchased with homeless funds? |
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Yes |
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Can we carryover 21st CCLC money? |
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No (that's in the application information). |
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Why do we have to attend the trainings for LEAs? (from non-LEAs) |
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This year we had the SDE Non-LEA Accountant come for the mandatory of new non-LEA grantees. We’ve already discussed plans for next year to format things differently so that non-LEAs and LEAs shared times better meet their needs. |
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Do you have to terminate a current extended day program before beginning the 21st Century program? |
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If the program is funded locally, no. You can go directly from extended day into 21st Century. Other schools in the LEA can also continue to operate their extended day programs. |
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Do 21st CCLC teachers have to be Highly Qualified?
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No. |
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What are the guidelines for afterschool snack programs? |
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Schools only receive a maximum of 71 cents for the snack and must pay food, labor, and overhead from that funding. Only those schools that have 50% or greater free/reduced in the attendance zone can apply to participate in the after school snack program. It is not available to those with less. This does mean that a school that has children attending after school from other schools in that district could possibly qualify even if the particular school holding the after school program might not. Only those schools that qualify to participate in an after school snack program may participate. This has no bearing on the 21st Century program and 21st Century programs have no bearing on CNP where they cannot co-exist. There are many after school snack programs that do not include 21st Century. The after school snack program has specific requirements that include what may and may not be served, meal counting requirements, and educational component requirements
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Is CNP required to provide snacks for afterschool, including the student who can pay or is it limited only to free/reduced?
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Again, only those schools that qualify for and can justify the expense can qualify for the after school snack program. Usually, a program with fewer than 100 children is not a cost effective program. CNP funds cannot be used to subsidize other programs |
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Is there anything in writing that I can show my CNP personnel so they will understand what they can and can’t do for 21st CCLCs? |
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CNP cannot do anything for 21st Century that is not in line with the requirements for the After School Snack Program. |
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Are there any allowances for CNPs to provide snacks for non-LEAs with 21st CCLC grants from the schools whose students they serve? If yes, how is that coordinated (guidelines available)? |
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No, the only possible way would be for the non-LEA to qualify for the Child Care Program. They could then contract with the school for the food. However schools are reluctant to do so as several of them have been stiffed on payments for the meals provided, specifically Montgomery County, Dale County, and Bullock County. We do not recommend that a school contract with a non-school program for any meal services. |
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Do you have to terminate a current extended day program before beginning the 21st Century program? |
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If the program is funded locally, no. You can go directly from extended day into 21st Century. Other schools in the LEA can also continue to operate their extended day programs. |
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