ARRA ReportingARRA Reporting School Level Expenditure School Level Expenditure

Report Report

February 12, 2010February 12, 2010

(SLER)(SLER)

School Level Expenditure Reports Requirement

The American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009

requires all Local Education Agencies(LEAs) receiving ARRA Title I, Part Afunds to submit a school-by-school

listing of per pupil educationalexpenses from state and local sources

during the 2008-2009 school year.

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Eligible Agencies

Who has to do this?

Every district that received ARRA Title I, Part A funds

during the 2008-09 school year.

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School Level Expenditure Reports Why?

USED will use these data to examine the extent to which

school-level education resources are distributed equitably within

and across LEAs.

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School Level Expenditure ReportsHow?

MEGS Report: MEGS Report: ARRA School Level Expenditure ReportARRA School Level Expenditure Report

SY 2008-09 Financial Information DatabaseSY 2008-09 Financial Information Database Submitted December 2009 Submitted December 2009 Pulled into MEGS Pulled into MEGS Update as necessaryUpdate as necessary

Data presented for each school by Data presented for each school by Basic Instruction (11X)Basic Instruction (11X) Compensatory Instruction (125)Compensatory Instruction (125) Career & Technical Instruction (127)Career & Technical Instruction (127) School Administration (24X)School Administration (24X)

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School Level Expenditure ReportsHow?

SLER will be ready in MEGS: February 12SLER will be ready in MEGS: February 12 Due date: March 5Due date: March 5 Superintendent Memo dated: Superintendent Memo dated:

January 21, 2010January 21, 2010 E-mail to all Authorized Officials E-mail to all Authorized Officials

February 12, 2010February 12, 2010 Important Information on the MDE website Important Information on the MDE website

under Grants, What’s Newunder Grants, What’s New

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Initiating the Application

Identify the application in MEGS

The SLER Application

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Requirements in the Application

Designate a Main Contact Agree to Assurances Complete one worksheet for

every school listed Review the Summary spreadsheet Submission by Authorized Official

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Worksheet Navigation

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Things to Think About

Business office expertise expected Not Title I program staff responsibility No Total Amount displayed in column (c)?

Do not enter anything in column (d) State & Local portion

Amounts entered in column (d) will be less than or equal to amount in (c)

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More Things to Think About

Help is on the MEGS page Nothing entered initially Will update as questions arise

Need help with Function and Objects?: Ask a business person

Change FID data after starting in MEGS? Use the Refresh FID Data link in MEGS No need to do every time Only as needed

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Updating Expenditure Data in FID

FID users can update expenditure file locally and upload new file.

http://www.michigan.gov/FID Select District Upload option from the Data

Collection menu. Review District File Status screen to check

file status and possible errors. File must be returned to Submitted

status.

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FID District Upload Screen

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District File Status

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Reviewing FID Data

Building Level Expenditure Report Detailed description of totals in MEGS

at fund, function and object level. Located in Reporting menu. Enter search criteria for line item in

MEGS. Function 11x = 111 through 119 Object 12xx = 1200 through 1299

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Building Level Expenditure Report

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Building Level Expenditure Report

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Questions?Questions?General report questionsGeneral report questions

(517) 373-3743 (517) 373-3743 or contact your Field Service consultantor contact your Field Service consultant

Financial Information DatabaseFinancial Information Database (517) 335-0505, press option 3(517) 335-0505, press option 3 or E-mail or E-mail CEPI@michigan.gov

School Finance/Technical QuestionsSchool Finance/Technical Questions (517) 335-0524 (Glenda Rader)(517) 335-0524 (Glenda Rader)