Pat Kaiser

Coordinator, ESEA Finance
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Pat has been with Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for 19 years where she currently serves as Coordinator of ESEA/ESSA Finance in the Division of Financial and Administrative Services.  She is responsible for calculating and distributing Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs).  Her team provides technical assistance to school officials on federal finance regulations and ESSA Fiscal Requirements such as Maintenance of Effort, Supplement Not Supplant and Comparability of Services.   She oversees fiscal accountability and oversight for sixteen ESEA/ESSA programs.