Ed-Flex Waiver: Opportunity for Public Review and Comment
Aspire Charter Academy is proposing use of its Ed-Flex Waiver for Title I grant funds through the Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE’s) Office of Title Grants. Ed-Flex is a program through the U.S. Department of Education that grants state educational agencies (SEAs) the authority to waive statutory or regulatory education requirements that may impede local efforts to reform and improve educational achievement.
Aspire Charter Academy uses the Title I Ed-Flex waiver to allow the full allocation of grant funds to be put toward salary and benefits for an additional paraprofessional. Without the waiver, the school would be required to forfeit these funds back to the state. The additional paraprofessional will allow Aspire Charter to have a more profound impact with those most at risk students.
According to 20 U.S.C. § 5891b(a)(7), any LEA seeking an Ed-Flex waiver shall provide the opportunity for parents, educators, and all other interested community stakeholders to comment on the waiver. If you would like to share your comments about the Title I Ed Flex waiver, please email the Sr. Grant Project Manager, Michelle Schiefen at: mschiefen@nhaschools.com by April 30, 2025. All comments that the school corporation receives will be submitted with the application to the Indiana Department of Education, and comments will be available for public review by emailing Michelle Schiefen at the email listed above.
Aspire Charter Academy uses the Title I Ed-Flex waiver to allow the full allocation of grant funds to be put toward salary and benefits for an additional paraprofessional. Without the waiver, the school would be required to forfeit these funds back to the state. The additional paraprofessional will allow Aspire Charter to have a more profound impact with those most at risk students.
According to 20 U.S.C. § 5891b(a)(7), any LEA seeking an Ed-Flex waiver shall provide the opportunity for parents, educators, and all other interested community stakeholders to comment on the waiver. If you would like to share your comments about the Title I Ed Flex waiver, please email the Sr. Grant Project Manager, Michelle Schiefen at: mschiefen@nhaschools.com by April 30, 2025. All comments that the school corporation receives will be submitted with the application to the Indiana Department of Education, and comments will be available for public review by emailing Michelle Schiefen at the email listed above.