Supplemental Educational Services in Title I Schools

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
6A-1.039: Supplemental Educational Services in Title I Schools

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 36 No. 47, November 24, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Form SES 100 as incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-1.039, F.A.C., has been amended in order to address concerns expressed by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee to delete references to signed documents being notarized. The following sections were affected:

V. Hard Copy Documentation (page i)

E. Signed notarized statements

V. Hard Copy Documentation Requirements (page 18)

E. Signed notarized statements

B. Checklist of HARD-COPY DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS (page 22)

Signed notarized statements: (E) Statements must be notarized.

Suspension or disbarment from receiving federal funding

·         Any lawsuits filed against organization

·         Denial of approval or removed from approval status from another state

·         Unresolved complaints with the Better Business Bureau or FLDOE

·         Projected expense report for three months of operating expenses on the Three Months Projected Expense Report Form provided in the application.

An applicant that is a school or school district shall provide the following financial soundness documents:

A. Cover Page;

B. Checklist of Hard-Copy Documentation Requirements;

E. Signed Notarized Statements; and

F. List of Board of Directors.

E. Signed notarized statements (page 25)

Please submit to the address referenced in Section V signed notarized statements on applicant’s letterhead by the individual authorized to act on behalf of the organization attesting to the following:

·         The organization has not been suspended or disbarred from receiving federal funding. If yes, explain the circumstances for suspension or disbarment.

·         The organization has had no lawsuits filed against them for educational or fiscal mismanagement, civil rights violations, and criminal acts. If yes, provide information and the outcome for each instance.

·         The organization has not been denied approval nor has its approval status as an SES provider been revoked. If the organization has been denied approval or its approval status as an SES provider has been revoked, identify such states or districts and the reasons for such denial or revocation.

·         The organization does not have any unresolved complaints with the Better Business Bureau or FLDOE. If the organization does have any known unresolved complaints, provide an explanation of the complaint(s) and results.

For a copy of Form SES 100, please contact Lynn Abbott, Agency Clerk, Department of Education – [e-mail].