State & Federal Programs
- Serve as financial grant manager and fiscal compliance review for all federal, state, and local governmental grants including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Provide guidance and training to campus and department staff members who perform and carry out grant program activities
- Disseminate grant and funding announcements
- Assist in securing required information for grant development
- Review and process grant requests from departments and campuses
- Train campus and department bookkeepers and administrators on effective grant compliance and management
Our Vision
Our vision is to meet all state and federal compliance standards that provide all students a high quality education.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support connecting campus and district initiatives and priorities through ethical, equitable and fiscally responsible management of all district funds entrusted to our department.
Goals
- Clarity in Communication
- Timely Dissemination of Information
- Fiscal Responsibility in Grant Management and Compliance
- Modeling Successful Team Collaboration
- To Be Audit Ready, Every Day
Services
- Provide technical assistance and support to campus and department staff members related to the programmatic and budgetary compliance on:
- Title I, Part A (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged)
- Title I, Part D (Neglected and Delinquent)
- Title II, Part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting)
- Title III, Part A (English Language Acquisition)
- Title III, Part A (Immigrant)
- Title IV, Part A (Student Support and Academic Enrichment)
- All governmental funding (city, county, state, federal)
- Assist with Campus Improvement Plan (CIP) development and federal funds alignment; ensure compliance of departmental explanation of expenditures with grant program requirements
- Provide required equitable services to eligible participating private non-profit schools
Our Team
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Fox | Fox | Executive Director | (512) 414-3280 | christine.fox@austinisd.org |
| Dedrick | Epps | Director | (512) 414-4567 | dedrick.epps@austinisd.org |
| Deborah | Weaver | Grant Coordinator | (512) 414-9142 | deborah.weaver.@austinisd.org |
| Rachel | Beech | Grant Coordinator | (512) 414-1700 x 52700 | rachel.beech@austinisd.org |
| Carlos | Jones | Grant Coordinator | (512) 414-6389 | carlos.jones@austinisd.org |
| Mary | Hernandez | Grant Coordinator | (512) 414-2128 | mary.l.hernandez@austinisd.org |
| Guillermo | Cevasco | Grant Coordinator | (512) 414-9911 | guillermo.cevascomeza@austinisd.org |
| Amelia | Gomez Palacios | Budget Analyst | (512) 414-2121 | amelia.gomezpalacios@austinisd.org |
| Bb | Oh | Budget Analyst | (512) 414-9519 | bb.oh@austinisd.org |
| Betty | Rodriguez | Budget Analyst | (512) 414-9972 | betty.rodriguez@austinisd.org |
| Nicole | Youmans | Budget Analyst | (512) 414-1700 ext. 54495 | nicole.youmans@austinisd.org |
| Vacant | Budget Analyst | (512) 414-9963 ext. 54476 | ||
| Daniela | Sepulveda | Budget Analyst | (512) 414-2091 | daniela.sepulveda@austinisd.org |