Text Rich Unified School Improvement Grant Monitoring Presentation

Slide 1
Welcome Slide
Image 1: Students in cap and gown holding diplomas
Image 2: Florida Department of Education Logo
Text: Program and Monitoring Update 

Slide 2
Text: Title—Historical Perspective of SIG
•	School improvement funds were composed of the following during the 2016-17 school year:
•	1003(a): formula allocation
•	60% to “F” schools ($57,764 per school)
•	40% to “D” schools ($38,510 per school)
•	Total allocation of $21,584,615
•	1003(g): competitive allocation
•	Cohort 4 is comprised of 15 districts encompassing 23 schools
•	Total projected allocation of $60,000,000
•	Timeline for implementation: August 2017-July 2022
*Eligibility was based on 2013-14 school grades (ESEA Flexibility List)

Slide 3
Text: Title—Proposed 2017-18 UniSIG Allocation Calculation
States must allocate at least 95% of the awarded funds to serve schools for targeted and comprehensive support.
Image 1: Chart
	First row: 	Title I School Improvement $59,832,524.00
	Second row:	State Admin (5%) -$2,849,168.00
	Third row	Total Available Funding (95%) $56,983,356.00

Slide 4
Text: Title—Per-Pupil Allocation Chart
•	This table represents the percent of the PPA each “D” or “F” school receiving a grade in 2017 based on their free and reduced lunch (FRL) rate.
•	This PPA formula results in approximately 96% of the total available funding targeting the State’s “D” and “F” schools.  
Image 1: Chart
	Schools that received a “F” and 

Slide 5
Text: Title—Graduation Support
•	To support increasing the graduation rate at high schools graduating 67 percent or less of students, high schools with a Survey 3 Preliminary count of more than 456 students will be provided with an allocation of $30,000; high schools with survey counts between 100 students and 456 students will receive $22,500; and high schools with less than 100 students will receive $15,000.

Slide 6
Text: Title—Approval Process of UniSIG
•	Funding from date application is determined to be substantially approvable (date 100A received) – August 31, 2018

Slide 7
Text: Title—Grant Administration—Lessons Learned 
Image 1: A tree with a swing where the swing is unusable because it has three wooden bench seats one on top of the other
Image 2: A tree with a gap in the trunk where a swing can pass through
Image 3: A tree with a swing where the wooden seat is replaced with an arm chair
Image 4: An empty field without a tree
Image 5: A tree with a swing tied around the trunk
Image 6: A rollercoaster with two peaks
Image 7: A tree with a tire swing 

Slide 8
Text: Title—Overview of UniSIG Monitoring
•	The UniSIG implementation timeline outlines the required monitoring activities and deliverables or evidence of completion. 
•	Monitoring activities will be completed by the district in CIMs within the UniSIG survey. 
•	Use the Quick Keys on the Implementation Timeline as a guide to upload the required evidence that the district included in Steps 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Problem Solving. 
•	School Improvement Plans (SIPS)- monitoring will be reviewed within the SIP budget

Slide 9
Text: Title—Implementation Timeline-Columbia
Image 1: A screen shot of Columbia County’s Implementation Timeline from a UniSIG Application found on Florida CIMS
The Timeline is made up of five columns titled from left to right: Source; Track, Action Step or Monitoring Activity; Who; Start Date (where applicable); Deliverable or Evidence of Completion; Due Date/End Date
A red arrow points to the first entry under the “Source” column

Slide 10
Text: Title—Quick Key-Columbia
Image1: A screen shot of Columbia County’s District Problem Solving tool from a UniSIG Application found of Florida CIMS
This District Problem Solving page displays the county’s goals
The top of the screen shot shows the tool bar available on every page of Florida CIMS titled from left to right: Home, Districts, Plans, Toolkit, FAQ, Admin, Account
Below the tool bar at the top, right corner of the District Problem Solving page is a search bar titled “Quick Key,” a button with a magnifying glass that serves as the search button, and a button titled “Clipboard”
A red arrow points to the “Quick Key” search bar

Slide 11
Text: Step Five-Columbia 
Image 1: A screen shot of Columbia County’s Step Five page of the District Problem Solving tool	
Step Five is the portion of the District Problem Solving tool were a district can outline strategies for completing a goal
The strategy is outlined by completing the Action Step 1 
The Action Step 1 form contains five text boxes titled from top to bottom: What, Who, When, Evidence, Focus, and has a button for attachments and a button that will link this action step to the county’s UniSIG budget
A red arrow point at the “Attachments” button

Slide 12
Text: Title—Step Six- Columbia
Image 1: A screen shot of Columbia County’s Step Six of their District Problem Solving page
	Step Six determines how the action plan in Step Five for the selected strategy will be monitored for fidelity of implementation
	District monitoring activities can be added as necessary
	To fill out the monitor for fidelity of implementation form, there are five text boxes titled from top to bottom: What, Who, Focus, When, Evidence and also includes a button for attachments 
	A red arrow points at the attachments button

Slide 13
Text: Title—Step Steven- Columbia
Image 1: A screen shot of Columbia County’s Step Seven of their District Problem Solving Page 
	Step Seven determines how the strategies in Step Four will be monitored for effectiveness at reducing or eliminating the barriers selected in Step Three
	District Monitoring Activities can be added as necessary 
	To fill out the Monitor for Effectiveness form, there are five text boxes titled from top to bottom: What, Who, Focus, When, Evidence, and there is also a button for attachments 
	A red arrow points at the attachments button

Slide 14
Text: Title—Step Eight- Columbia 
Image 1: A screenshot of Columbia County’s Step Eight of their District Problem Solving Page
	Step Eight determines how progress toward the goal and annual targets established in Step One will be monitored
	District Monitoring Activities can be added as needed 
	To complete the monitor for progress towards meeting goals form, there are five text boxes titled from top to bottom: What, Who, Focus, When, Evidence, and a button for attachments

Slide 15
Text: Title—SIP Budget-Richardson Sixth Grade Academy
Image 1: A screen shot of Richardson Sixth Grade Academy’s budget
	Each line item is broken down into six columns titled from left to right: function, object, budget focus, funding source, FTE, 2017-2018
	A red arrow points to the funding source column

Slide 16
Text: Title—Desk or on-site monitoring ensures
•	district performance.
•	compliance with terms and conditions.
•	achievement of deliverables.
•	achievement of program goals.
•	that sufficient documentation is maintained.
Image 1: Monitoring. The ‘O’s are replaced with eyes

Slide 17
Text: Title—UniSIG Desktop Monitoring
Alachua, Bay, Brevard, Calhoun, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Gadsden, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Leon, Liberty, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Seminole, Volusia, Walton, FLVS

Slide 18
Text: Title—UniSIG On-Site Monitoring
Broward, Columbia, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Hamilton, Hillsborough, Lee, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Orange, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam,
Slide 19
Text: Title—Deliverable Standards
•	Related to scope of work
•	Quantifiable, measurable, and verifiable
•	Measure performance
•	Track progress towards goal
•	Specify due date
Image 1: A black box with a blue check mark to the left side of each line of text

Slide 20
Text: Title—Documentation Standards
•	Demonstrates successful performance
•	Sufficient, Reliable, Relevant
•	Verifies work and accomplishments
•	Demonstrate compliance with the agreement
•	Evidences fiscal accountability
Image 1: A line graph trending upwards
Image 2: A completed checklist
Image 3: Clip art of a report

Slide 21
Text: Title—Deliverables vs. Documentation
	Deliverable
•	Frequently intangible
•	What the grant funds are paying for
Documentation
•	Tangible
•	Evidences what the grant funds are paying for 
Image 1: Clip art of a car mechanic
Image 2: Clip art of an invoice

Slide 22
Closing Slide
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	Amanda Meeks, Program Specialist 850-245-0906 amanda.meeks@fldoe.org
Melissa Ramsey, Executive Director 850-245-0841 melissa.ramsey@fldoe.org
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