1. Preliminary 2023-2024 Summary of Finance (SOF) Data

 

The initial 2023–2024 preliminary Summary of Finances (SOF) reports are published in SOF Run ID 40797 and incorporate, but are not limited to the following:

 

• Increased tier two golden penny yield from $98.56 to $126.21.
• Preliminary ASF rate of $414.884.
• ADA and FTEs – attendance projections as adopted in the 88th GAA, HB 1, Article III, Rider 3.
• For charter schools, the SOF reports will be updated prior to the first September payment to reflect charter estimates from the FSP system.

 

The 2023–2024 preliminary Summary of Finances (SOF) reports do NOT yet include:

 

• HB 3 (88-R) changes to school safety allotment (increase from $9.72 to $10 per ADA, plus $15,000 per campus).
• HB 3705 (88-R) to provide $1,500 per non-enrolled student for UIL activities.
• Pending Legislation from 88^th called special sessions.

 

Periodic updates to the preliminary 2023–2024 SOF reports will occur until the first payment is made in September 2023. Additional updates might also be needed throughout the school year depending on the complexity/timelines/outcomes of pending legislation in the 88^th Texas Legislature called special sessions.
 
Please contact TEA’s School Finance Division at sfinance@tea.texas.gov with any additional questions.

 

 

2. Survey on Real Property

 

TEA is conducting a short survey of local educational agencies (LEAs) to identify those LEAs that purchased real property with federal funds under grant federal programs administered by TEA prior to the 2022–2023 grant year. Note that this purchase may have occurred several years ago, since the completion of the previous Survey on Real Property Reporting back in October 2019.

 

All LEAs need to complete the survey on real property, regardless if you have purchased eligible property or not, by July 21, 2023.

 

The Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting (FFCR) Division will send targeted emails to LEAs that do not complete the survey and provide an extended deadline for them, if needed.

 

 

3. ESSER Supplemental

 

TEA has calculated and posted final allocations for the 2021–2023 ESSER Supplemental (ESSER-SUPP) Federal Grant Application on the TEA entitlements webpage under the “COVID-19 Funding” heading.

When Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting (FFCR) Division staff replaced projected 2022–2023 enrollment with actual 2022–2023 enrollment, it impacted the ESSER-SUPP allocations for every LEA. If an LEA’s actual 2022–2023 enrollment was lower than the enrollment projection used in the April 2022 ESSER-SUPP calculation, even if the LEA experienced an increase in enrollment in 2022–2023 compared to 2021–2022, the LEA’s ESSER-SUPP allocation decreased.

 

The 25% hold on LEA's NOGAs has been removed, and as a result, LEA's can now draw down their remaining funds, including expenditures during the grant period.

No action is required by the grantee at this time, as TEA staff have already initiated and completed budget adjustments to incorporate the revised amounts. If necessary, an LEA may submit an amendment to revise the budget entered by TEA staff with a revised deadline of July 28, 2023.

 

As a reminder, ESSER Supplemental grant funds must be obligated by August 31, 2023, which is the end of the grant period.

 

4. ESSER II

 

Upcoming deadlines for ESSER II are as follows:

 

• July 7, 2023 – Final Amendment due date.
• September 30, 2023 – End of grant period for ESSER II.

 

Please remember to fully expense your ESSER II funds (down to the penny) as applicable, otherwise you might be subject to have partial ESSER III funds be allocated for ESSER II by TEA’s grant staff.

 

 

5. ESSER Annual Reporting

 

For the Year 4 Reporting, USDE has required an additional 26 data elements for ESSER I, II, and III.

 

LEAs will still be required to report expenditures in the standard expenditure categories, but will now also be required to report the same expenditures for the additional 26 data elements as well. A new printable workbook will be released in Early Summer for all LEAs to utilize, as the workbook will break down the new data elements for better understanding.