Vote: approved

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19. APPLY AND ACCEPT THE 2011 CHARTER SCHOOLS GIFTED EDUCATION GRANT Approve the Application for and the acceptance of $13,261.59 for the Charter Schools Gifted Education Grant (11SSAGFT-170696-04A) from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). The purpose of this grant is to improve instructional services for gifted students within the Maricopa County Educational Services Agency (ESA) Gifted Educational Consortium for charter schools. The term of the grant will be one-year, anticipated to begin July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011. MCESA’s indirect rate for FY 2011 is 12.8 percent; MCESA’s ADE approved indirect cost rate is 0.91 percent. The restricted indirect cost rate allowed by this grant source is 0.91 percent. Recoverable indirect costs are $119.59. Unrecoverable indirect costs on this award are $1,562.58. MCESA requests a waiver to recoup any indirect costs associated with acceptance of the funds and requests that 100% of the award be utilized for direct expenses that allow school districts to deliver accentuated education and services to students who are designated as gifted from passing a state approved test at the 97th percentile or above. MCESA can absorb administrative costs within their budget appropriation(s). Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. (C-37-11-117-G-00)