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Equipment Use of Funds

Supplies State Plan Potpourri

Equipment – 100

Perkins funds are used to secure a new piece of instructional equipment. In order to install the equipment and

make it functional, upgraded electrical service must be completed by a local construction company. Can Perkins funds be used to cover this cost?

Equipment – 100

YesThe cost of “any modification, attachments, accessories, or

auxiliary apparatus necessary to make the equipment usable” is an

allocable expense.

Equipment - 200

The Automotive program is in need of a new wheel balancer.

The cost of the balancer is $6,429.

What needs to occur before this purchase can be made?

Equipment - 200

Since the cost of the wheel balancer is over $5,000 the LEA must complete a capital outlay

request and receive approval from CDE prior to the purchase of this

item.

Equipment - 300

A piece of equipment in the construction program is in need of

repair. The equipment was not purchased with Perkins funds.

Can Perkins funds be used to repair this item?

Equipment - 300

YesEven though the equipment was not purchased with Perkins funds,

the funds can be used to repair the equipment if the cost of repair

is less than the cost of replacement.

Equipment - 400

The computer used by the accounting teacher needs to be

replaced.

Can Perkins funds be used to replace this computer?

Equipment - 400

No

Equipment purchased using Perkins funds, solely for teacher use is not allowed. All equipment purchased

with Perkins funds must be for student use or utilized in instructing

students in the classroom.

Equipment - 500

Can equipment purchased with Perkins funds be used by non-

CTE  students?

Equipment - 500

YesEquipment purchased with Perkins

funds may be used by non-CTE students but only if the use will not

interfere with work on the projects or program for which it was originally

acquired.

Funding - 100

Is there a minimum allocation in order to receive Perkins funding?

Funding - 100

Yesthe minimum allocation for section 131 (secondary) funds is $15,000.

The minimum allocation for section 132 (Adult) is $50,000.

Funding - 200

Are carryover of funds allowed for Perkins?

Funding - 200

No!All funds allocated to each LEA must be legally encumbered by June 30 of the current program year. Any money that is not encumbered by June 30 is released and reallocated to all LEAs

by formula the following year.

Funding - 300

Is a district program area that received Perkins funding in the past automatically required to

receive Perkins funds this year?

Funding - 300

No!It is a local determination as to

which program areas receive assistance with Perkins funds.

Use of Funds - 400

Can Perkins funds be used to pay for a student to take a certification

examination?

Use of Funds - 400

No!Perkins funds cannot be used to

pay for tests and certifications such as A++, Net+, Cisco CCNA,

Microsoft MOUS, etc.

Use of Funds - 500

If I work part-time on Perkins related matters, is my salary part

of administrative costs?

Use of Funds - 500

Yes!Your salary associated with working part-time on Perkins related matters is part of administrative costs if you are doing administrative work. No more than five percent of the total

amount expended with Perkins funds may be used for administrative

purposes.

Supplies – 100

Can I use Perkins funds to purchase any CTE

supplies?

Supplies – 100

No!Perkins funds may only be

used to purchase those supplies that improve or enhance the program.

Supplies - 200

Can I use Perkins funds to purchase jackets for my

CTSO students?

Supplies - 200

MaybeYou cannot use the funds to

purchase a jacket for an individual student however, you could use the funds to

purchase jackets to be checked out to students.

Supplies - 300

Can I purchase gas and welding rod for my welding

classes?

Supplies - 300

No!Perkins funds can only be used

to purchase supplies that improve, enhance or expand the course and not used to

maintain the program.

Supplies - 400

I run a restaurant careers program and would like to purchase T-Shirts for my students to wear in the

restaurant. Can I use the Perkins funds to purchase

the shirts?

Supplies - 400

No!Perkins funds may not be used

to purchase T-shirts, jackets, or other items which would be

retained by the students.

Supplies - 500

I run a program in the Agriculture & Natural

Resources industry sector. Can use Perkins to purchase

the FFA leadership kits?

Supplies - 500

No!The FFA leadership kits include

dues and therefore Perkins cannot be used.

State Plan - 100

The State Plan has a date on it…2008–2012. Does that

mean the plan has expired?

State Plan - 100

NoThe State Plan will actually continue until Congress has reauthorized the Perkins Act.

State Plan - 200

I have a pathway in the Engineering and Architecture

industry sector. I have a teacher with a single subject Business

credential teaching a CAD class. Can I support that class with

Perkins funding?

State Plan - 200 No

Perkins funds may only be used to support a class that is staffed by a qualified CTE

teacher. This is a teacher who 1) posses a standard secondary, single-subject or designated-subject credential which

authorizes the teaching of the CTE course, and 2) can document employment expereince,

outside of education, in the career pathway addressed.

State Plan - 300

Eighty-five percent of your Section 131 or 132 funds

must be expended on what type of activities?

State Plan - 300

Improving, enhancing, expanding the CTE program including (but not limited to) curriculum and

professional development, instructional equipment and materials, and providing for

special populations.

State Plan - 400

Can middle schools receive Perkins funds?

State Plan - 400

YesMiddle school (grades 7 & 8) CTE courses may be assisted with Section 131 funds only if

integral to approved sequences of courses by a

high school.

State Plan - 500

Are districts required to match the Perkins funds?

State Plan - 500 No, but…

Districts must be actively involved in the delivery of CTE programs, meaning that

the districts must provide at least one CTE sequence of courses that includes at least

one district-funded course. Additionally, districts must be able to prove that they are not supplanting or running the CTE program with only the Perkins money.

Potpourri - 100

Who is the current CDE Career and College

Transition Division director?

Potpourri - 100

Russ Weikle is the interim division director.

Potpourri - 200

What did the State Board of Education do at the January

17, 2013 meeting?

Potpourri - 200

Approved the revised Career Technical Education Model

Curriculum Standards.

Potpourri - 300

What was added to the revised standards, that was

not explicitlyIncluded in the prior version?

Potpourri - 300

Standards for Career Ready Practice

Potpourri - 400

What are the forms that need to be submitted annually to receive Perkins funding?

Potpourri - 400

Annual applicationQuarterly and final claims

E1E2

CDE 20 (132 funds only) CDE 21 (132 Funds only)

Potpourri - 500

What information is collected on the E2 report, due March

15, 2013?

Potpourri - 500  

Agencies survey the students six months after graduation to collect post-graduation placement information and report these

findings on the CDE 101 E-2 Data System.

Final Jeopardy

Who is your Perkins consultant?

Final Jeopardy

Regions 1 & 11: Sherry DavisRegions 3, 8, & 10: Mary GalletRegions 4 & 6: Neil KellyRegions 5 & 7: Matthew ParsonsRegions 2 & 9: Carolyn ZachryState Special Schools & Dept. of Corrections: Hussam Zarea

Thank you for playing, Perkins Jeopardy!