Can We Order Pizza? Spending Title I Funds on Family Engagement
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Don’t let fear of mistakes inhibit effective use of your Title I funds. This resource walks you through allowable and unallowable uses of federal funds for parent and family engagement based on U.S. Education Department guidance.
Be confident that you’re following spending rules with guidance to:
- Justify transportation expenses for parents to attend parent and family engagement events
- Justify the use of funds to provide light refreshments to improve participation at events
- Include required language when hosting a conference or meeting using federal education funds
- Prioritize the use of funds to serve schools identified as "high-need"
- And more
You also get examples of schools’ inappropriate spending that led to audit trouble, plus checklists, flowcharts, and model forms to guide you in making correct spending decisions and documenting engagement efforts.
