Blended School-Based Budgeting/Auditing Q35. If there are first and second cohort whole school reform schools in the LEA not eligible for Title I funds, can the schools still blend their budgets?
A. Title I eligibility is a prerequisite of schoolwide program eligibility. Without an approved schoolwide program, a school is not permitted to blend federal funds with state and local finds. These ineligible schools may only blend state and local funds. LEAs/schools may submit a waiver request to the USDOE. The NJDOE is planning to submit a federal waiver requesting permission for any ineligible Abbott schools to be able to blend their federal funds. Until approval is received, LEAs must comply with the requirement or seek individual waiver approvals. Q36. Can all Abbott schools combine their federal resources and their other state and local resources in a school-based budget? A. Only first and second cohort whole school reform schools may combine federal, state and local funds in a blended budget. These schools must also be approved as Title I schoolwide programs in the IASA Consolidated Subgrant Application to be granted under federal regulation the flexibility to combine certain f
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