Part a Cover Sheet

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Part A—Cover Sheet

Part B—General Assurances

1. The eligible recipient shall provide assurances that the eligible recipient will provide a program that is of such size, scope, and quality to bring about improvement in the quality of career and technical programs. (Fed. Req. #6)
2. A DPI certified LVEC/CTE Coordinator shall be employed by the fiscal agent and shall fully oversee all aspects of the project—planning, evaluation, improvement, and implementation of the project. [Carl D. Perkins CTE Act of 2006 WI State Plan]

1. Debarred and Suspended Parties: A contract (see 2 CFR § 180.220) must not be made to parties listed on the government wide Excluded Parties List System in the System for Award Management (SAM), in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR Part 1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR Part 1989 Comp., p. 235), ‘‘Debarment and Suspension.’’ The Excluded Parties List System in SAM contains the names of parties debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by agencies, as well as parties declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than Executive Order 12549.
2. Reporting: The grantee will ensure all required financial and program data is reported to the WDPI timely on a schedule established by the WDPI. The grantee will report to WDPI using the accounts in the Wisconsin Uniform Financial Accounting Requirements (WUFAR). [2 CFR § 200.302(b)(2)]
3. Fiscal Control: The grantee will use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures and will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, federal funds received and distributed under this program. [2 CRF §200.328(1)]
4. No funds received under this Act may be used to provide programs to students prior to the seventh grade, except that equipment and facilities purchased with funds under this Act may be used by such students. [Carl D. Perkins CTE Act of 2006: Sec. 315]
5. No funds made available under this Act may be used (1) to require any secondary school student to choose or pursue a specific program of study or major; and (2) to mandate that any individual participate in a program, including a program that requires the attainment of a federally-funded skill level, standard, or certificate of mastery. [Carl D. Perkins CTE Act of 2006: Sec. 314:req. 1 & 2]
6. None of the funds expended under any applicable program will be used to acquire equipment (including computer software) in any instance in which such acquisition results in a direct financial benefit to any organization representing the interests of the purchasing entity or its employees or any affiliate of such an organization. [Carl D. Perkins CTE Act of 2006: Sec. 122(c) req. 12]
7. The LEA will provide reasonable opportunities for the participation by teachers, parents, and other interested agencies, organizations, and individuals in the planning for and operation of each program. [Carl D. Perkins CTE Act of 2006: Sec. 118(c) req. 2]
8. Supplement Not Supplant: Funds made available under this Act for career and technical education activities shall supplement, and shall not supplant, non-Federal funds expended to carry out career and technical education activities and tech prep program activities. [Carl D. Perkins CTE Act of 2006: Sec. 311(a)]
9. Nondiscrimination: The programs and services provided with federal funds under this grant will be operated so as not to discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disabilities. The applicant shall comply with all applicable provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [45 U.S.C. 200d – 200d4]; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 [20 U.S.C. 1681-1683]; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 794]; The Age Discrimination Act [42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.]; and Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act [20 U.S.C. 7905]. [34 CRF§76.500]

PART B—General Assurances (cont’d)

1. To provide academic and career and technical education teachers, faculty, administrators, and career guidance and academic counselors with the knowledge, skills, and occupational information needed to assist parents and students, especially special populations, with career exploration, educational opportunities, education financing, and exposure to high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations and non-traditional fields, including occupations and fields requiring a baccalaureate degree. (Carl D. Perkins CTE Act of 2006: Sec. 118: c: req. 3)
2. The LEA will evaluate its program periodically to assess its progress toward achieving its goals and objectives and use its evaluation results to refine, improve, and strengthen its program and to refine its goals and objectives as appropriate; and that any application, evaluation, periodic program plan or report relating to each program will be made readily available to parents and other members of the general public.
3. Subrecipient Monitoring: The grantee shall cooperate with WDPI’s subrecipient monitoring responsibilities: Monitor the activities of subrecipients as necessary to ensure that federal awards are used for authorized purposes in compliance with laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements and that performance goals are achieved. [OMB A-133 §_400(d)(3)
4. Record Retention: The grantee will comply with the requirements of 2 CFR § 200.333, Record Retention and Access. The grantee will ensure records relating to the grant are maintained for a period of at least three years after the end of the project year, consistent with the grantee’s record retention policy. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records starts before the end of the period, the records will be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues.
5. The non-Federal entity may copyright any work that is subject to copyright and was developed, or for which ownership was acquired, under a Federal award. The Federal awarding agency reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so. [2 CFR § 200.315(b)]

THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND STAFF HEREBY AGREE to comply with federal and state regulations regarding maintenance and audits of records in such a way as a) to avoid commingling of CPA and other funds, b) to submit necessary reports and data; and certify that the information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of our knowledge, information, and belief, and that the required assurances are given. All approved programs, services, and activities will be conducted in accordance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations and in accordance with Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction policies and program standards.

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• Cross-check the POS Listing against the POS Charts (WI Career Pathways), POS Descriptions, Operational Plan, Operational Plan Rationale, and Budget.
• Include all Programs of Study under consideration for development, implementation or refinement, whether or not Carl Perkins allocation will be used to fund the program. This information is used by DPI to collect data on Programs of Study being done across the state to improve Career and Technical Education with federal and/or local dollars.

• Must be at least one of these: high skill, high wage or high demand.
• When identifying your partners, please provide the individual’s name and the name of the business, organization, or post-secondary institution they represent. Describes their involvement in selection, development, implementation, and/or refinement with each specific POS. One of the partners must be a representative from a post-secondary education institution.
• Summarize the progress/status (developmental, implementation, refinement) on the five elements.

• Please provide specific examples unique to each POS and specific examples to explain the district's progress in the implementation of this POS.

• Provide the specific title and license code of the CTE teacher involved in the development, implementation and/or refinement of each POS.

• A table (within the spreadsheet) for each Program Description being submitted
• Activities in sequential order and include breakdown of costs
• Activities that fall within the 2017-18 grant period
• Activities that are specific to each POS – it is better to have less activities that are truly unique than several activities copied and pasted from POS to POS
• Specific dates each activity is to be accomplished
• Specific criteria to measure progress
• Identification of person and position responsible for evaluating each activity. Note the person identified should be the individual who is actually overseeing the planned outcomes. This would likely be the CTE Coordinator, but could certainly be a Curriculum Director or even a teacher.
• There should be a relevant connection between the core indicators a school district failed to meet and the activities (strategies) identified on your operational plan that you developed to bring the district into compliance.
• Core indicators should be mindfully selected and not simply “X” all the boxes

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• Provides a rationale (the why) for all budgeted activities (the what) identified in the Operational Plan
• Organized by Program of Study to assist the reader in the review of the Operational Plan
• Provides a connection between the Operational Plan and the Budget
• Include the name of participating district(s) and anticipated cost by POS
• A chart can be submitted as an alternative means to supply this information

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• It is not necessary to budget for every area associated with “Required Uses of Funds.”
• Administrative costs (223 000 function) at or below five percent of the total allocation AND match the administrative amount entered in other sections of the application.
• The Summary total amount matches the total in your Operational Plan and Budget.

* No more than 5 percent can be used for administrative costs.