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Mid-Year Monitoring Check-In: Are You on Track with ESSA Requirements?

Mid-year is more than a milestone for instruction—it’s a critical checkpoint for federal program compliance. A quick mid-year review can help you catch gaps early, refresh documentation, and confirm that implementation is happening as planned.  A mid-year compliance check  not only prevents last-minute scrambling but also strengthens the quality and integrity of your programs and […]

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Optimizing Funding: Maximizing Efficiency and Impact

School funding is never just about the money—it’s about how you use it to amplify outcomes for students. Whether you’re navigating federal programs or juggling state and local grants, the goal remains the same: maximize efficiency and impact. In this post, we will walk through practical strategies district leaders can use to optimize their funding

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“Title I Can Pay for That!”

“Title I can pay for that.” These words sound like nails on a chalkboard to every Federal Programs Director across the nation. Teaching colleagues and administrators that Title I funds have specific allowable uses can be challenging. It is especially difficult to make our non-federal friends understand the Supplement, Not Supplant methodology we follow. How

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Top 5 Challenges Federal Programs Directors Face (and How to Navigate Them)

The role of a Federal Programs Director can be challenging—but it is instrumental in helping schools and students achieve greater success. Here are the top 5 challenges Federal Programs Directors face, with tips for how to navigate each one. CHALLENGE #1: Getting Schools to Turn in Required Documents On Time It’s tough enough to meet

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10 Tips for Achieving Excellence as a Federal Programs Director

In our last blog post, 10 Tips for New Federal Programs Directors, we shared ideas for how to hit the ground running as a new Federal Programs Director, to ensure compliance from day one. In this post, we’ll look at how to become even better at achieving excellence in your new role. As a Federal

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10 Tips for NEW Federal Programs Directors

You’ve had a rewarding career in education, and now you’ve been hired as a Federal Programs Director. Kudos to you! This is an important role that impacts students across your district – and it comes with a lot of responsibility. Federal Programs Directors oversee strategic plans, manage budgets, provide leadership for Federal Programs, and ensure

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