Navigating the ESSER Cliff: Funding and Cost Savings Opportunities for Your School
Charter schools face constant risk of funding cuts, and federal funds from COVID-related programs will cease in the near future.
In this session, learn how schools may be able to identify cost savings strategies or funding opportunities that they may have previously overlooked. The result can be an improved balance sheet and better outcomes for students.
Presented by
James McGrath
Founding Director
Intellectual Virtues Academy (IVA High)
James J. McGrath, J.D., M.A., is a financial attorney with a focus on the Employee Retention Credit, having helped about 400 schools claim over $200M. Mr. McGrath is also the Founding Director of IVA High, which equips students to think well: critically, creatively, and with a capacity for self-growth. His education background includes work as a high school teacher, charter school board officer, and college faculty member. He earned his undergraduate degree from U.C. Berkeley, a Master’s in Philosophy of Education at U.C. Irvine, and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law.James J. McGrath, J.D., M.A., is a financial attorney with a focus on the Employee Retention Credit, having helped about 400 schools claim over $200M. Mr. McGrath is also the Founding Director of IVA High, which equips students to think well: critically, creatively, and with a capacity for self-growth. His education background includes work as a high school teacher, charter school board officer, and college faculty member. He earned his undergraduate degree from U.C. Berkeley, a Master’s in Philosophy of Education at U.C. Irvine, and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law.
Michael Williams
Tax Attorney
CFOMW, LLC
Michael Williams is a California-licensed attorney whose practice focuses on tax credits and planning for M&A transactions. After starting his career with Ernst & Young, Michael provided C-Suite leadership to multiple companies before starting his own firm which focuses on helping organizations across the country obtain federal, state and local tax credits. He received his J.D. from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Bryant University.