use of aid

The statutes (s.118.43(6)(d)) specify that a school board shall use the aid provided for this program to satisfy the terms of the contract

1. Budget Reports - The department may ask that each contract include a proposed budget and that a financial report be included with each school's year-end program and achievement report. For DPI annual and budget report purposes, SAGE aid should be accounted for in Fund 10, Source 650, Project 332.

2. Capital Purchases - SAGE aid may be used for capital purchases if the expenditure is necessary to allow the program to be implemented as required in law and is directly related to one or more of the program requirements or the achievement of the academic performance objectives contained in the contract. Districts which use any of the SAGE aid for this purpose will be asked to include a narrative justification with the annual financial report requested at the end of each program year.

3. Administrative Costs - SAGE aid may be used for administrative costs if the expenditure is directly related to the provisions in the contract or the program requirements. Districts will be asked to describe in a year-end financial report any administrative costs paid with SAGE aid and to include a list of any non-instructional staff members whose salaries were paid in whole or in part with SAGE aid.

4. Carryover - SAGE aid may be carried over from one fiscal year to the next. Districts will be asked to identify any funds carried over on a year-end fiscal report and to indicate when carried-over funds will be spent and for what purpose. All SAGE aid, including carried-over funds, must be used to satisfy the terms of the contract.

The intent of the members of the task force, on whose recommendations the SAGE program is based, was that all aid be spent in the SAGE school and for programs and services directly benefiting the students, staff members, and community of that school.