The Office of State Support (OSS) is committed to supporting States as they implement Federal grant programs. Part of this commitment includes a performance review process designed to not only address the OSS’s responsibilities for fiscal and programmatic oversight, but to also identify areas in which States need assistance and support to meet their goals and obligations.

As part of this process the OSS periodically assesses the extent to which State educational agencies (SEAs) provide leadership and guidance for local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools in implementing policies and procedures that comply with the provisions of the Title I, Part A (Title I); Title II, Part A (Title II); Title III, Part A (Title III), School Improvement Grants (last allocated for FY 2016) (SIG), 1003(a), 1003A, and State Assessment Grant programs. Such assessments of SEAs are authorized under the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance: 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200), at CFR 200.328 and result in a written performance report to the SEA. By completing periodic assessments of SEA grant administration, OSS is able to gather accurate data about State and local needs and use that data to provide transparent, high-quality, and differentiated support.

• SEA and LEA Self-Assessment and Protocol
• Archived Protocols

Note: Reports issued prior to 2016 may cover programs other than Title I, Title II, Title III, SIG 1003(a), 1003A, and State Assessment Grant programs. The following programs authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) may be included: Title I, Part B, Subpart 3; Title I, Part D; and Title X, Part C, Subtitle B, of the ESEA (also known as the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001). Reports for the Race to the Top (RTT) program and ESEA Flexibility initiative are also included in the table below.

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