FE_21-16-ED_iSOSY_LETTER_OF_AGREEMENT.pdf

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This document is a Letter of Agreement between the Institute for the Development of Educational Advancement (IDEA), serving as the fiscal agent for the Instructional Services for Out-of-school and Secondary Youth (iSOSY) Consortium Incentive Grant, and the Arizona Department of Education. The agreement involves a consortium of thirty-two states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, and others, with Kansas serving as the lead state. The agreement is specifically for the iSOSY program, which aims to improve educational attainment for out-of-school and secondary youth at risk of dropping out.

Under the terms of the agreement, Arizona will send $19,500.00 to IDEA by November 15, 2025, to cover year three consortium activities. These activities include project coordination, CIG project valuation, State Steering Team activities, Technical Support Team work group participation, and other program-specific initiatives. The funding will support participation in two annual iSOSY State Steering Team meetings and Technical Support Team meetings, which may include two in-person and one virtual meeting. The agreement is effective from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with IDEA responsible for distributing the funds. The program focuses on addressing educational barriers for migratory youth, including limited English skills, homelessness, inflexible work schedules, and other challenges.

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LETTER OF AGREEMENT

Between

Institute for the Development of Educational Advancement (IDEA)

Fiscal Agent for Instructional Services for Out-of-school and Secondary Youth (iSOSY)

And

Arizona

October 1, 2025- September 30, 2026

Institute for the Development of Educational Advancement (IDEA) enters into the following agreement with Arizona to provide technical assistance and other professional support services to assist the Instructional Services for Out-of-school and Secondary Youth (iSOSY) Consortium Incentive Grant. The purpose of iSOSY is to address a key national objective to increase state and staff capability to provide instruction that will improve the educational attainment of OSY and secondary students at-risk of dropping out. With an organizing framework that focuses on systems to serve migratory youth and the Migrant Education Program (MEP) staff who support them, iSOSY will address substantial barriers to education interruptions, limited English language skills, homelessness, inflexible work schedules, absence of parent/guardian, and limited prior schooling.

Arizona shall send a check to IDEA, 2108 S. Horton Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701 in the amount of $19,500.00 to pay for the IDRC year three (3) consortium activities to include project coordination, CIG project valuation, State Steering Team(SST) activities, Technical Support Team(TST) work group activities, activities related to the participation, and the funding of arrangement for all required committee participation and activity unique to Arizona. Participation includes attendance at two annual iSOSY State Steering Team (SST) and to help the consortium address and meet its required activities, goals, and objectives; work group participation or the nomination of an individual to represent Arizona on the Tecbnical Support Team (TST) which will consist of two (2) in-person meetings and possibly one virtual meeting and facilitating activities unique to ID&R in your state. IDEA is the designated fiscal agent for these funds and shall be responsible for the distribution of funds. Arizona agrees to provide these funds to IDEA by November 15, 2025.

In addition, if Arizona would like to send additional funds to pay for travel for the TST member(s) to attend the

3 in-person meetings this year please list the amount here that you would like to send IDEA will assist with the travel arrangements for staff with these funds.

This agreement shall be effective on October 1, 2025, and shall continue through September 30, 2026. IDEA's obligations to distribute are contingent upon the availability of funds from the thirty-two (32) states listed below.

All states are contributing equally to the consortium activity. These states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (lead state), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York. North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, all intending to be legally bound hereby.

ARIZONA Institute for the Development of Educational Advancement

Signature Date Signature Date

Braulio Garcia, Chief Procurement Officer Allie Birket Arizona Department of Education Institute for the Development of Educational Advancement 1535 W. Jefferson St. 1711 S. National Ave, Ste A Phoenix, AZ 85007 Fort Scott, KS 66701

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21-16-ED iSOSY LETTER OF AGREEMENT Final Audit Report 2025-10-07

Created: 2025-10-07

By: Desiree Lewis (Desiree.Lewis@azed.gov)

Status: Signed

Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAAiqA4zJAQjkFPAn5vdXCzQwZP3zsxeRU7

"21-16-ED iSOSY LETTER OF AGREEMENT" History Document created by Desiree Lewis (Desiree.Lewis@azed.gov)

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Document emailed to abirket@ksu.edu for signature

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Signer abirket@ksu.edu entered name at signing as Allie Birket

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