6 Steps to Implement Funding and How We Can Help
Aligning funding with programs to address your school and district needs can be complex. To help you navigate this process, we have outlined six essential steps to ensure successful implementation. Throughout each step, Learning A-Z® is here to support you in securing and effectively utilizing federal education funds.
1. Set Priorities and Desired Outcomes
Define specific goals and prioritize initiatives through stakeholder input, considering equity to achieve desired academic, social-emotional, and/or operational outcomes.
We can offer feedback on aligning our literacy solutions with identified priorities.
2. Identify Funding Sources
Review available funding opportunities, requirements, and allowable uses. Align planned initiatives with the priorities of identified funding streams.
We can help identify which of our literacy solutions qualify under the priorities and allowable uses of various funding streams, such as Title grants, IDEA, and competitive grants.
3. Develop a Comprehensive Budget
Project anticipated revenue, allocate funds across prioritized needs adhering to guidelines, and build in costs for proper implementation, data tracking, and evaluation.
We can supply sample narratives mapping our resources to specific priorities, facilitating the inclusion of our solutions in budget line items.
4. Establish Policies and Processes
Adopt budgeting policies; define processes for input, approval, monitoring, and reporting; and ensure transparency around data, costs, and intended outcomes.
We can share best practices for implementing with fidelity, including training, monitoring progress, and evaluating effectiveness, which are key requirements for funding streams.
5. Plan for Sustainability
Invest in capacity-building, explore partnerships and alternative models, develop transition plans for continuing successful initiatives, and advocate for future funding streams.
Our solutions promote sustainable capacity-building of students, teachers, and families, who can serve as knowledgeable partners.
6. Implement With Fidelity
Provide ongoing training, collect data to monitor progress, make adjustments based on performance, and report regularly to stakeholders on fund utilization and results.
We provide ongoing training, coaching, and data consultations to support effective resource use for achieving outcomes and reporting to stakeholders.