ESEA Programmatic Monitoring & Compliance
Federal Programmatic Monitoring
Federal regulations and administrative procedures require that the state educational agency (SEA) monitor the implementation of program requirements and the expenditure of federal funds. Monitoring of federal programs is conducted to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. Monitoring emphasizes accountability for using resources wisely. Monitoring serves as a vehicle to help LEAs achieve high-quality implementation of educational programs.
In collaboration with other units, the Arizona Department of Education’s Federal Programs monitoring process consists of six major components:
Program Requirements
- Monitoring of Expenditures
- Single Audit
- Physical Inventory Monitoring
- On-Site Monitoring
- Self-Monitoring
- Desktop Monitoring of Approved LEA Budgets
Main Requirement 5: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Compliance
To reduce administrative burden, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Department partners with the Arizona Homeless Education Program (HEP) to monitor Local Education Agencies that receive Elementary and Secondary Education Act Consolidated Grant funds. McKinney-Vento compliance is embedded into the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Programmatic Monitoring process as Main Requirement 5 (MR5) across all four monitoring cycles. Please see the Resources section for further information.
ESEA Programmatic Monitoring Guidance Handbook