3999(PM); 4998(SW)

To provide for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Parent Mentoring Program, designed to recruit, train, and place parents (“Parent Mentors”) in classrooms in low-income schools; to assist teachers in class preparation, facilitation, and instruction; to improve the student-to-adult ratio in classrooms; and to strengthen school-community-parent partnerships.

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Public Act 104-0003 page 640

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To improve student outcomes by increasing individual student supports and strengthening school-community-parent partnerships.

Yes

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Nonprofit Organizations;

Public Act 104-0003 page 640 states that the recipient of the grant is Southwest Organizing Project Parent Mentoring Program.

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Non-competitive

Education

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The application for the program is found within ISBE’s IWAS system. The applicant is notified of the application's availability via IWAS email.

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Applications are reviewed using modified Merit Based Review Process.

Applications should be returned within 30 calendar days of receipt

Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days

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No Maintenance of Effort or match.

Grant terms limit use. Program parameters are based on the program, as described by grantee to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and legislature during budget hearings. The Parent Mentoring Program is designed to recruit, train, and place parents (“Parent Mentors”) in classrooms in low-income schools; to assist teachers in class preparation, facilitation, and instruction; to improve the student to adult ratio in classrooms; and to strengthen school-community-parent partnerships.

Expenditure reports to be submitted on quarterly basis via IWAS. Programmatic reports are submitted on semiannual basis via IWAS. Final programmatic report due 30 days after completion of grant period Grantee provides two interim reports and a final annual report, external evaluation, independent audit, and financial reports.

The audit requirements adopted by GATA include the adoption of the federal audit requirements (2 CFR 200.501), audit requirements for grantees and subrecipients that do not meet the federal audit requirements and audit requirements for “For Profit” subrecipients. For-profit Subrecipient. The PTE(s) is responsible for ensuring subrecipient compliance with established requirements. Methods to ensure compliance for State and federal awards to for profit subrecipients may include pre-award audits, monitoring during the agreement period of performance, and post-award audits. See also 2 CFR 200.331 Requirements for Pass-through Entities. https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/audit/GATA-Audit-Requirements.pdf; https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/resource-library/Audit-Report-Review-Process-Grantee-Instruction-Manual.pdf.

Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other awardee records pertinent to a State award shall be retained for 3 years after the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed quarterly or annually, after the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report to the State agency.

001-58613-4900-63-00-00

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Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield IL 62777

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Family-Engagement-Framework-Guide.aspx

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10/22/2021

FY 2017 : $1,466,300
FY 2018 : $1,466,300
FY 2019 : $2,000,000
FY 2020 : $3,500,000
FY 2021 : $3,500,000
FY 2022 : $8,000,000
FY 2023 : $8,000,000
FY 2024 : $14,000,000
FY 2026 : $20,000,000