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 provide 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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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)
  

 
Safer Georgia Schools Equitable Services

• Click HERE ​to access Safer Georgia Schools equitable services resources.
  
• GaDOE - Competitive Grants Webpage, Safer Georgia Schools​
  
• ED - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Webpage

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CARES Act Equitable Services