July | 2022
Dear Friends,
I hope everyone is enjoying their Summer and had a nice holiday weekend. It is getting hot and Summer is in full swing but I hope you are all making time to rest, refresh and have a little fun.

We will be taking a break from our monthly Zoom meetings this month, but I look forward to seeing you all in August!

If you missed the Zoom meeting with our Summer sponsor - Synergi Partners, check out the links below for more information.

MoCAPE has partnered with D & G Wellness to bring you a special one hour session on self care on July 12th. This will be a live session with two mental health professionals focused on helping school leaders. The goal is to help you develop a self care plan and share a variety of strategies to build your toolbox before the start of the new school year. This is just a token of our appreciation for all that you do for your community. Thank you!!

Thank you for your partnership,
Nicolette Gibson
Executive Director
816.651.6515
Monthly Meetings
There will be no Monthly Zoom meetings in July.
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Employee Retention Tax Credit
If your school was impacted by Covid 19, you may be eligible for the Employee Retention Tax Credit. MoCAPE is partnering with Synergi Partners to assist you in this process. There is no upfront fee to find out if your school is eligible. Several of our State CAPEs have had great success working with Synergi and I am hopeful this will be fruitful for your school as well. I'm also thankful for the professionals at Synergi who can help you - I know the last thing you need is one more thing on your plate! You all know that my motto is "No Dollar Left Behind"!

Click Here to learn more about this program.
EANS I Update from DESE
I spoke with Bob Sprague who is working on EANS I & II at DESE. He shared the following clarification for those of you still needing to turn in documentation (invoices, purchase orders, etc) for EANS I.

Items purchased/paid for prior to August 31, 2021
This category includes items where Non-Public Schools purchased and paid for items prior to August 31, 2021. If DESE staff has contacted your school requesting supporting documentation for reimbursement requests (eg. purchase orders, invoices, receipts, proof of payment, or other documentation, those items must be supplied as requested by July 15 for assistance to be processed.
 
Items specified by non-public schools as Future Obligations at August 31, 2021
This category includes purchases that were not made prior to August 31, 2021, however Non-Public Schools submitted to DESE a future obligation form indicating that they wished to obligate funds for future reimbursement expenditures. In addition to the obligation form marking these items as future obligations, schools were required to submit a purchase order or contract document with a vendor showing the dates of service or items to be purchased. Attached is the original email that was sent with this guidance for reference and further clarification. For items that fall into this category, DESE will continue to accept requests for reimbursement beyond the July 15th deadline. However, schools must submit any missing information that has been requested by DESE staff documenting that schools had obligated funds by the August 31, 2021 obligation deadline (purchase orders or contracts). This documentation must be supplied as requested by July 15 for future reimbursement assistance to be processed. When the items are purchased and paid for please submit the invoice and proof of payment to DESE.
 
If you have any further questions, you can reach out to
Robert Sprague |COVID Relief Team |Office of Federal Relief Programs|
Bob.Sprague@dese.mo.gov |573-751-9504
MO Scholars (ESA) Updates
There have been several updates to the MO Scholars Program. Two notable changes are the inclusion of current private school students who have ISPs and the expansion to include families living in Clay County (North of Kansas City).

The MO Scholars program is live!! For the most recent information - check out the MO Scholars website.
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