ERIC Number: ED617069
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Summary of MOEquity Requirements and Calculations for LEAs
Piscatelli, Jennifer; Brown, Amanda
Region 5 Comprehensive Center
The federal American Rescue Plan Act's (ARP) ESSER III aid requirements include a new maintenance of equity (MOEquity) provision for state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs). MOEquity provisions ensure, "if funding reductions are needed," that state and local per-pupil funding is not disproportionately reduced in the highest-poverty districts and in high-poverty schools, and that LEAs do not disproportionately reduce the number of staff in high-poverty schools. SEAs and LEAs receiving ESSER III funds must comply with these requirements through the 2022-23 school year. This summary report focuses on the MOEquity's LEA provisions. The following topics are presented: (1) Exceptions from MOEquity Requirements; (2) Identifying the LEA's High-Poverty Schools; and (3) Determining if the LEA Maintained Equity for High-Poverty Schools.
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), School Districts, Disadvantaged Schools, Poverty, State Departments of Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, School Personnel, Job Layoff
Westat. 1600 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-251-1500; Web site: https://www.westat.com/; Web site: https://compcenternetwork.org/meet-centers
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: Region 5 Comprehensive Center
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A