Vote — approved

Clint Hickman	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Clint Hickman, Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates, Steve Gallardo

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26. ACCEPT TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER INCENTIVE PROGRAM GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Approve the acceptance of the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Education in the amount not to exceed $11,232,951 for the purpose of assisting school districts in Maricopa County to develop, implement, improve, or expand comprehensive performance-based compensation systems or human capital management systems for teachers, principals, or other school leaders (especially those in high-need schools) who raise student academic growth and achievement and close the achievement gap between high and low-performing students. The grant award is reoccurring and has been awarded to the Office in the past (most recently ending in FY2022). It is similar in purpose to grants the Office has been administering in FY2023 and FY2024 that are funded by Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) federal grant monies currently supporting 23 schools in Maricopa County and set to expire on September 30, 2024. This new Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program Grant enables the Office to continue non mandated support programs to benefit citizens by enabling the Office to work to raise student academic growth and achievement and close the achievement gap between high and low-performing students in Maricopa County. The grant award was competitively bid and there are no future or ongoing contributions required after the grant period ends. The Office has an in-kind match requirement of 50% of grant award dollars during the grant award period, which the Office will fund with a combination of in-kind donations from local education agencies (i.e., district schools or charter schools) and other grant partners. The grant award was awarded to begin on October 1, 2023, and end on September 30, 2026. The County School Superintendent Office’s (Office) approved indirect rate for fiscal year (FY)2024 is 1.43%, and total FY2024 grant indirect costs are estimated to be $22,308 and are fully recoverable. As a result of this funding and pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(B), approve an adjustment to the FY2024 County School Superintendent (D370) Schools Grants Fund (715) Operating (OPER) revenues and expenditures budget in the amount of $1,560,000. 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. This action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. (C-37-24-010-X-00)

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