To help ensure equitable services and other benefits for eligible private school children, teachers and other educational personnel, and families, an SEA must designate an ombudsman to monitor and enforce ESEA equitable services requirements under both Title I and Title VIII. (ESEA sections 1117(a)(3)(B) and 8501(a)(3)(B).)

CARES Requirement: The Ombudsman

An SEA must use the ombudsman also to monitor and enforce the requirements of the CARES Act programs that an LEA pr​​ovide equitable services to students and teachers in nonpublic schools. ​(Providing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools Under the CARES Act Programs NRG Q-7)

Want to Learn More? 

Click here for the Roles and Responsibilities of t​he Ombudsman
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​ESSA & IDEA Equitable Services​

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Overarching Equitable Services Guidance and Overarching ESSA Guidance

                               

​Title IA	​Title I​C	​Title IIA	​Title IIIA	​Title IVA	​Title IVB​	IDEA

 

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CARES Act Equitable Services

• Click HERE ​to access the CARES Act Proportionate Share, relevant communications, and GaDOE Cares Act Resources, including prior training webinars. 
  
• GaDOE - CARES Act Webpage on Georgia Insights​
• ED - Education Stabilization CARES - ESSER Webpage
• Questions? Contact csimmons@doe.k12.ga.us​​

Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic Schools (EANS)

• GaDOE - EANS Webpage
• ED - Education Stabilization CRRSA/ARPA - EANS Webpage​
• Questions? Contact EANS@doe.k12.ga.us
  

Nonprofit Status Look-Up Resources

​Secretary of St​​​ate Look-Up​

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​IRS Tax Exempt ​​Search​​​​​

Nonprofit Status- Groups

• ​Archdiocese of Atlanta and Covered Schools​​​
  
• Diocese of Savannah and Covered Schools​
  

Helpful Links:

• GaDOE Federal Programs Handbook & Program Handbooks ​
• United States Department of Education Website
  
• ESSA Webpage
• Office of Non-Public Education​
  
• IDEA Webpage​
  
• GaDOE Data Collections & DE1111 Reporting​
• ​GaDOE​ Private School List​​​
• DE1111 Form (PDF, Excel, Word)