
Maintenance of Effort and Supplement Not Supplant in Education Funding
Learn about Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements, Supplement Not Supplant regulations, and consequences of failing to meet MOE in education funding. Discover examples of MOE calculations and reductions in grant awards to ensure consistent base funding in schools.
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Outcomes Maintenance of Effort Basics Demonstrating Maintenance of Effort Impacts of not meeting MOE Resources Oregon Department of Education 2
Supplement not Supplant Federal grant funds may be used only to supplement the educational programs generally offered with state and local funds and to provide supplemental services that would not have been provided had the federal grant funds not been available. Supplement to add to; to enhance; to expand; to increase; to extend Supplant to take the place of; to replace by something else ESSA Quick Reference Brief: Supplement Not Supplant Oregon Department of Education 3
Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Basics What: Demonstration that spending of state and local funds remains at 90% or above what was spent in the preceding year Why: To ensure a consistent base of state and local funding from year to year regardless of federal funding When: Annually, based on district submission of fiscal data (ODE does the calculations) 4 Oregon Department of Education
Demonstrating Maintenance of Effort Aggregate Spending Total spending (state and local) from the previous year OR Per-Student Expenditures Total spending (state and local) divided by number of students in the district To demonstrate MOE districts must ensure they spent 90% or above what was spent in the preceding year, using one of the above methods Oregon Department of Education 5
Failing to Meet Maintenance of Effort Requires a reduction in the district grant award Reduction is in exact proportion to the failure to meet MOE Percentage most favorable to the district is used *Must fail in current year and one or more of the five immediately preceding fiscal years to have funding reduced Oregon Department of Education 6
Examples 2020-2021 Net MOE Expenditures 2019-2020 Net MOE Expenditures 90% Funding Level Required for 20-21 Difference Results Morning SD Expenditures: Day SD Expenditures: Enrollment: Per Pupil Expend: $6,701,574 $6,779,379 $6,101,441 ($600,133) No reduction $14,519,606 2,649 students $5,481 $16,325,278 2,588 students $6,308 $14,692,750 $178,144 Reduction of 1.2% $5,667 $196 3.6% Night SD Expenditures: Enrollment: Per Pupil Expend: $6,108,699 1170 students $5,221 $6,876,795 1211 students $5,679 $6,189,116 $80,417 1.1% $5,111 ($110) No Reduction Oregon Department of Education 7
One year waiver requested from USED Requesting a Waiver Only two reasons: 1. Exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances 2. Precipitous decline in a district s financial resources Process for Calculation of Maintenance of Effort Expenditure Oregon Department of Education 8
Resources ESSA Quick Reference Brief: Maintenance of Effort Supplement not Supplant under Title I, Part A Title I Fiscal Guidance Fiscal Changes and Equitable Service Requirements under ESEA Process for Calculation of Maintenance of Effort Expenditure Oregon Department of Education 9
Please reach out! Jen Engberg Jennifer.Engberg@ode.oregon.gov Sarah Martin Sarah.Martin@ode.oregon.gov Lisa Plumb Lisa.Plumb@ode.oregon.gov Amy Tidwell Amy.Tidwell@ode.oregon.gov Kyle Walker Kyle.Walker@ode.oregon.gov Oregon Department of Education 10
Regional Contacts by ESD Lisa Plumb Lane Linn Benton Lincoln and Willamette Jen Engberg Clackamas Columbia Gorge Multnomah and Northwest Regional Sarah Martin Douglas Lake Malheur South Coast and Southern Oregon Amy Tidwell o Grant o Harney o High Desert o InterMountain o Jefferson o North Central and o Region 18 Oregon Department of Education 11