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Maintenance of effort (MOE) requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to maintain their state and local expenditures at a specified level from one fiscal year to the next.Ìý If your organization receives a federal grant awarded under the Every Student SucceedsÌýActÌý(ESSA), the MOE requirement specifies that you must spend at least 90% of state and local funds for free public education as you spent in the previous fiscal year. You must comply with MOE requirements in order to receive your full allocation forÌýESSA covered programs. A list ofÌýESSA covered programs is available in the guidance handbook listed below.

TEA Guidance

The following sections provide TEA Guidance about the EveryÌýStudent Succeeds ActÌýand Maintenance of Effort.

ESSAÌýLEA MOE Handbook

The ESSA LEA Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Guidance Handbook (PDF 557 KB) provides guidance on how to interpret and determine your organization's compliance with theÌýESSA LEA MOE requirement.

ESSAÌýLEA MOE Calculation Tool

The ESSA LEA MOE Calculation Tool workbook will help your organization determine its compliance with the MOE requirement.

The calculation provides an estimate only and does not duplicate TEA's exact calculation process. The results of TEA's calculation will be the basis of the final MOE determination.

The ESSA LEA MOE Calculation ToolÌýhas beenÌýupdated and isÌýavailable at the following link:

• ESSA LEA MOE Calculation Tool (Excel)
• ESSA LEA MOE Calculation Tool (PDF)
• Data Sources Used to Calculate 2023-2024ÌýESSA LEA MOE

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Training Module

TEA has developed a PowerPoint training module explaining the process and instructions for ESSA LEA MOE which may be accessed here:

• ESSA LEA MOE PowerPoint Training (PDF)
• (YouTube)

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Federal Guidance

• The provides theÌýfederal regulations concerning the ESSA LEA MOE.
• Ìýpublished on November 21, 2016. This guidance document includes information regarding ESSA LEA MOE.

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