ARP LEA-Level Maintenance of Equity Requirement (MOEquity)
Please note that there is not a fiscal year 2024 (school year 2023–2024) LEA-level MOEquity requirement, The LEA-level MOEquity requirement was for fiscal year 2022 (school year 2021–2022) and fiscal year 2023 (school year 2022–2023) only.
TEA Resources
Answers to frequently asked MOEquity questions are listed in the ESSER FAQ. The FAQ will be updated regularly. Use the ESSER FAQ Submission form to submit new MOEquity questions to TEA staff.
The following MOEquity resources have also been developed by TEA:
- MOEquity Guidance Handbook (including instructions for completing the MOEquity Tool)
- MOEquity Document Submission Plan
- MOEquity Tool
- LEA Campus Data Sheet for MOEquity Tool
- MOEquity Training: Overview and Updates - September 2022
- MOEquity Training: Tool Completion - October 2022
Federal Resources
USDE will post all MOEquity resources on its website as they become available.
- USDE Maintenance of Equity FAQ
- ARP ESSER Maintenance of Equity
- Final Requirements-American Rescue Plan Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
Federal Reporting
FY 2023 LEA-level MOEquity Reporting
In accordance with the United States Department of Education (USDE) LEA-level Maintenance of Equity (MOEquity) reporting requirements, TEA has developed the following documents:
- FY23 LEA-level MOEquity Compliance Description: This document outlines TEA’s approach for ensuring that local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive funding authorized by section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act comply with the LEA-level maintenance of equity (MOEquity) compliance requirement.
- FY23 LEA-level MOEquity data (PDF Format): This Excel file includes the following worksheets:
- Automatically Excepted LEAs: This worksheet lists the 825 LEAs that are automatically excepted from LEA-level MOEquity and outlines which of the three criteria they meet.
- LEA Self-Certification: This worksheet lists the 328 LEAs that completed the LEA self-certification of exception, also known as “Appendix B” in USDE’s MOEquity FAQ document.
- High-Poverty Schools: This worksheet lists the 59 LEAs that selected to demonstrate LEA-level MOEquity compliance by providing LEA and school-level enrollment and financial data. In addition, the LEAs’ high-poverty campuses as determined by the LEA are listed with CDN and NCES ID #s.
Important: The data in the “LEA-level MOEquity data” workbook is accurate as of May 31, 2023.
FY 2022 LEA-level MOEquity Reporting
In accordance with the United States Department of Education (USDE) LEA-level Maintenance of Equity (MOEquity) reporting requirements, TEA has developed the following documents:
- FY22 LEA-level MOEquity Compliance Description: This document outlines TEA’s approach for ensuring that local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive funding authorized by section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act comply with the LEA-level maintenance of equity (MOEquity) compliance requirement.
- FY22 Year-End LEA-level MOEquity data (PDF Format): This Excel file includes the following worksheets:
- Automatically Excepted LEAs: This worksheet lists the 819 LEAs that are automatically excepted from LEA-level MOEquity and outlines which of the three criteria they meet.
- LEA Self-Certification: This worksheet lists the 263 LEAs that completed the LEA self-certification of exception, also known as “Appendix B” in USDE’s MOEquity FAQ document.
- USDE Exception Request: This worksheet lists the 1 LEA whose exception request has been approved by USDE.
- High-Poverty Schools: This worksheet lists the 127 LEAs that selected to demonstrate LEA-level MOEquity compliance by providing LEA and school-level enrollment and financial data. In addition, the LEAs’ high-poverty campuses as determined by the LEA are listed with CDN and NCES ID #s.
Important: The data in the “LEA-level MOEquity data” workbook is accurate as of December 20, 2022.