A Universal Desk Audit Reminder~Due December 15

Long gone are the days of schools scrambling to pull together a file folder box of compliance evidence before the every five year state site visit.  Enter...the Universal Desk Audit. 
 
All AEAs, districts, preschool programs, and nonpublic schools will submit initial universal desk audit information for compliance with state and federal legal requirements. If needed, further compliance review through more detailed desk audit, remote interview, or on-site will be conducted at a targeted or intensive level.

AEA and K-12 desk audit information will be submitted through a web-based application which opened on September 15th and will close on December 15th. AEA's, individual schools and district leaders have received a link to the web-based application from the department.

Here are a few of additional points for clarification:
▪ Desk audit for Pre-K is the EC web application
▪ All K-12 sites and AEA have received a Google site to upload their documents
▪ For Title I and Special Education, the Iowa Department of Education will using information that is already collect
▪ For future use, the Iowa Department of Education is also working on desk audits for: Prison education, Neglected and Delinquent and Homeless

Resources to help with this Work:
  
To view a great Universal Desk Audit Guidance document, click here
To view Universal Desk Audit information from the Iowa Dept of Ed, click here

To view the entire list of 2016-2017 Universal Desk Audit Documents, click here

To view the entire list of all Annual Notices, click here
Another great resource to help with your Annual Notices, click here  

Impact on our Keystone AEA Schools:  We're here to help.  If you need any additional assistance, please don't hesitate to give us a call or contact

Cindy Butler at the Iowa Department of Education @ 515.281.5332 or cindy.butler@iowa.gov