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The ICSB Compliance Corner
March 2022 Newsletter
Spring is (sort of) in the air! For educators, the warming temperatures indicate the beginning of assessment season. You will notice that ICSB does not have reporting requirements for March and just a few in April. 

In the upcoming weeks, many of you will be on spring break. We hope you are able to truly relax, potentially travel, and enjoy the company of loved ones.

As always, thank you for all you do. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or feedback. 




Sincerely,
Bea Pacheco
Director of Operations and Portfolio Management
bepacheco@icsb.in.gov
Upcoming due dates for ICSB Reporting Requirements:

April 4, 2022 | IREAD-3 Spring Preliminary Passing Report
April 4, 2022 | Projected Enrollment (as submitted to IDOE)
April 15, 2022 | SMART Goal Data with Progress Summary

Click
here for more information about reporting including the submission process.

Contact Bridgett Abston at
babston@icsb.in.gov if you have any questions.
ICSB Academic SMART Goals
As part of the Accountability Performance Framework, ICSB will annually gather beginning of the year (BOY), middle of the year (MOY), and end of the year (EOY) data for each ICSB school.

Please submit beginning of the year and middle of the year data that corresponds with each SMART Goal. For the middle of the year data, please also provide a brief (3-5 sentence minimum) progress summary for each goal. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to connect with Bea Pacheco at bepacheco@icsb.in.gov. The submission due date is April 15, 2022.
The Rolling Application Process
ICSB will accept applications from January 31, 2022 through March 21, 2022.  If you are interested in completing an application to open a charter school within the State of Indiana, please complete a Letter of Intent and send to Charter-Applications@icsb.in.gov. For more information about the application process, click here. The ICSB Board will vote at their April/May 2022 meeting.
The 2020 - 2021 ICSB Annual Report
Per IC 20- 24-9-1, the ICSB 2020 - 2021 annual report is now available on this webpage
2021 Legislative Session Refresher 
As the 2022 Regular Session comes to a close, our team thought it would be a good time to refresh our schools on legislation passed in the 2021 Legislative Session.
 
Indiana Code Description Effective Date
IC 20-32-8.7, et. seq Charter schools are eligible to receive a grant from IDOE’s student learning recovery grant program.
April 29, 2021
 
 
IC 20-35.5-2-3
Amends dyslexia assessment requirements, including requiring schools to administer a level I dyslexia screening within 90 days from the date the student’s SY commences if the student is determined to be at risk  
 April 29, 2021
 
 
IC 20-43-4-1
 
Schools are no longer able to receive state (or federal) funding for pupils over the age of 22 (other than adult high schools).    
April 29, 2021
 
 
 
IC 20-49-9-14
The state treasurer given the authority to renegotiate the terms of an “advance” received by a charter school in 2015 or 2016 under the Charter and Innovation School Advance Program (IC 20-49-9), including increasing the term of the loan from ten (10) to twenty-five (25) years. Provides that treasurer is responsible for application process and describes factors which may considered in making the determination. Only applicable to schools who received a common school fund loan under this specific program.
 
April 29, 2021
 
IC 20-24-5-5(f) A charter school may give enrollment preference to children who attend another charter school that is closed or non-renewed.  
July 1, 2021
 
 
 
IC 20-24-9-8
The organizer of one (1) or more charter schools that are located within the same county must hold at least fifty percent (50%) of its public meetings within the county in which the charter schools are located. This does not apply to organizers who operate two or more charter schools in different counties, to virtual charter schools, or to innovation network charter schools.  
 
July 1, 2021
 
 
IC 20-28-5-12.5(i)
A charter school who employs an individual that has been granted an “initial practitioners” license under IC 20-28-5-12.5 must submit a plan to IDOE that describes how the school will provide opportunities to obtain exposure to classroom management and Instructional techniques, including meaningful exposure to special education.  
 
July 1, 2021
 
IC 20-30-4-2
 
Revises requirements for development of a graduation plan by the end of grade 8.  
July 1, 2021
 
IC 20-26-5-40.5
Each charter school must adopt an internet use policy the prohibits access to certain materials “harmful to children,” use hardware or software that filters/blocks access to these materials and establish disciplinary measures for violations. The policy must be posted on the school’s website.  
By January 1, 2022
 
 
IC 20-30-5-7.3
Each charter school must require each student to successfully complete one semester of a civics education course in grade 6, 7, or 8. Beginning with students entering grade 6 in the 2023-24 SY
 
IC 20-31-8-5.5
 
Charter schools are required to post the State Board academic performance dashboard on their school’s website.  
To be determined
 

Fall 2022 Membership Estimates - DUE BY 3/23/22

IDOE will be collecting a fall 2022 average daily membership (ADM) estimate from school corporations and charter school officials beginning Wednesday, March 2, through Wednesday, March 23. Please read this memo for additional information. 

Contact schoolfinance@doe.in.gov with any questions. 

FY 2023 Indirect Cost Rates - DUE BY 6/1/22

Beginning Tuesday, March 1, local education agencies are eligible to apply for FY 2023 Indirect Cost Rates. Application instructions and additional information can be found in this memo. Contact icr@doe.in.gov with any questions. 
Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) COVID-19 Guidance
As of last month, the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is no longer recommending contact tracing and quarantining in schools. Additionally, schools no longer need to report any COVID-19 case information to IDOH and the school dashboard will be discontinued. You can read more about these changes and recommendations here.

Diploma Seals Order Form - DUE BY 3/18/22

The online form to order diploma seals for the 2022 Cohort is now live. Please see this memo for additional information. Contact Michelle Clarke with any questions.

Application for New Locally Created Pathways (LCPs) Opened Tuesday, March 1  - DUE BY 4/30/22

The application for submitting new locally created pathways for the 2022-2023 school year opened on Tuesday, March 1 and close on Saturday, April 30. The LCP Scoring Rubric can be a helpful resource as schools design an LCP for submission to the State Board of Education. More information about the application process and timeline will be provided in the coming weeks. Schools that have questions about LCPs can learn more here or contact DOEGradpathways@doe.in.gov.

Naturalization Examination Requirement Begins This School Year

Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, public school corporations must provide the naturalization examination to students completing a U.S. government course and report the results to IDOE, in addition to posting them on their public website. Non-public high schools may administer the naturalization examination and publish the results on their school website, but are not required to report the results to IDOE. More information regarding IC 20-30-5-7(d), naturalization examination materials, and reporting of results can be found here. Contact the Office of Student Assessment with questions.

ESSER I Reimbursement -  Encumbrance DUE BY 9/30/22

LEAs are reminded, if not already doing so, to begin seeking reimbursement for expended ESSER I (CARES) funds. The deadline to encumber funds is Friday, September 30, with a liquidation date of Thursday, December 15. The amendment deadline for ESSER I (CARES) will be Monday, May 30. Contact your assigned federal grants specialist with any questions.

Maintenance of Equity

The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) will be collecting Maintenance of Equity data related to ESSER III funds. Please visit IDOE’s Maintenance of Equity webpage for current information. The Office of Title Grants and Support will soon distribute a memo with further instructions to all ESSER III program administrators, superintendents, and treasurers. Contact Frank Chiki with any questions.

ESSER Data Collection- DUE BY 5/2022

USDOE has set a deadline of May 2022 to submit ESSER spending data. Once IDOE receives the data collection tool, LEAs will receive instructions on what data and how the data is to be collected, along with the deadline for LEA submission to IDOE. Please mark your calendars so that you may begin preparing for this next round of data collection. Contact Frank Chiki with any questions.

Transition from DUNS Number to Unique Entity Identifier

Beginning Monday, April 4, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) will join other federal agencies and transition to utilizing new Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs) for grant recipient and applicant organizations, rather than the previously utilized DUNS numbers. The UEI is administered through SAM.gov. Organizations that have already registered a DUNS with SAM.gov have now been assigned a UEI in that system. Entities that do not have a registered DUNS in SAM.gov should ensure that they are registered prior to the switch taking place. USDOE recommends that organizations initiate the process in SAM.gov no later than Tuesday, March 1, as it may take some time for registration to be completed. For detailed information about this change, please refer to the Fact Sheet found here.
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