Consolidated Program Monitoring

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What is the focus of our work?

The Federal Program Monitoring and Support Division supports approximately $560,000,000 in federal funds provided to districts and schools each year. The primary role of the Division is to provide grants administration, program monitoring, data collection and reporting, and to facilitate the necessary technical assistance to ensure not only compliance but quality programs for students. Compliance is the first step toward program quality; monitoring is the springboard to providing technical assistance.

PSU Monitoring Resources:

FY 26-30 Consolidated Monitoring Calendar

FY 26-30 Consolidated Monitoring Instrument

FY 26-30 PSU Guidelines for Consolidated Monitoring

 

About Monitoring

  • Compliance — It's the law. 
    Monitoring federal programs helps ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. Compliance monitoring is intended to be a collaborative partnership between the State and local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to ensure compliance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
  • Technical Assistance — We're here to help. 
    State monitoring team members provide technical assistance during the review visit and beyond. It is not the State's intent to tell the LEA HOW to run its title programs, but rather to answer questions, facilitate dialogue, and exchange ideas and information for program improvement while, at the same time, meeting all federal requirements.
  • Building Relationships — We're in this together. 
    The Department of Public Instruction’s main objective is to raise student achievement for North Carolina’s school children. Through cooperative assessment of the federal programs, between

 

Common Compliance Strands

Above programs are reviewed using the following interrelated compliance strands:

  • Stakeholder Involvement. Parents, staff, students, and community members participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating programs at LEA and school levels.
  • Governance, Administration and Funding. Applications, plans, administration of programs, allocation and use of funds meet statutory requirements.
  • Program Quality. Programs are implemented using evidence-based activities and high-quality professional development which are aligned to the comprehensive needs assessment (CNA), application-plans, and budgets.
  • Accountability and Reporting. Programs use state and other assessments to measure the achievement of intended outcomes of programs. Public school units (PSU) report and disseminate all required program and student accountability results. ESSA compliance indicators and requirements shall be properly implemented.

 

Please find below useful information for each of our federal funds:

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