NOVA+ is the connective layer between the systems your district already owns. It is designed to read attendance from your SIS and log every session, with SIS integration in active development. IDEA-compliant accommodation logging, AI-powered catch-up delivery, and a graduation pipeline built for Michigan's alternative education context.
Allowability is the district's determination under 2 CFR 200.403, not ours. Below are the streams districts most commonly use and the condition that applies to each. We supply a cost-allocation memo and per-module usage data so the charge follows the benefit (2 CFR 200.405).
| Module | Funding Stream | Condition that applies |
|---|---|---|
| NOVA+ Learn AI tutoring, Catch-Up Briefings, island map |
Title I-A · MI Sec. 31a Supplemental instruction |
Supplemental instruction for identified at-risk pupils, above the base program. Not a replacement for classroom instruction. |
| NOVA+ Teach Upload Synthesis, assessment items, lecture scripts, project-based lessons |
Title I-A Instructional support |
Bundled instructional support that builds the catch-up lesson. Deliberately not claimed as a Title II-A educator-effectiveness purchase, which buys professional learning rather than instructional material. |
| NOVA+ Access Accommodation delivery logs, IEP drafting for staff review |
IDEA Part B Special education |
Supplemental service delivery and documentation during absence, when services would otherwise lapse. Not offered as a substitute for the district's existing FAPE obligation. |
| NOVA+ Affirm Badges and positive recognition, daily student check-in |
Title IV-A Student support (SSAE) |
Whole-child support: positive behavior recognition (PBIS) and a daily wellbeing check-in. A needs assessment is required where the district's Title IV-A allocation is $30,000 or more. |
| NOVA+ Administer Staff roles, class assignment, access audit trail |
General Fund / local Not grant funds |
Administrative cost. Not charged to a student-support grant, and Michigan Sec. 31a bars administrative costs outright. NOVA+ is ESSA Tier 4 (demonstrates a rationale) today, which is not sufficient for Section 1003. |
Cost-allocation memo and per-module usage documentation available on request to support your allowability determination. Contact us →
NOVA+'s compliance architecture was built by an alternative education teacher who has sat in IEP meetings, filed accommodation logs, and watched districts lose federal funding over documentation gaps.
NOVA+ is intended to operate under the School Official exception. Student education records remain under district control at all times. No student data is sold, shared, or aggregated across districts.
Accommodations a case manager authorizes from an IEP or a 504 plan are applied by the tutor, and each delivery is logged with who authorized it, for the student's IDEA service record.
NOVA+'s catch-up briefing model is grounded in IES-validated approaches to spaced retrieval and structured re-engagement: a documented rationale (ESSA Tier 4) today, building toward higher evidence tiers through the pilot. Sufficient for Title I-A schoolwide and targeted plans; not claimed for Section 1003.
Every record carries its district's identifier, and every query is limited to the caller's district. TLS 1.2 or higher in transit. No co-mingling across districts. AI key never exposed to the browser.
NOVA+'s AI tutoring design follows Michigan Department of Education guidance on responsible AI in K-12. Every AI draft is approved by a person before a student sees it, and there is no autonomous grading. Crisis language in the tutor is caught by fixed patterns, not the AI, and drafted as an alert that staff review; they are emailed that a student needs support.
Districts control their data retention schedule. All student records are deleted within 30 days of contract termination or written request, and backups roll off within 30 days. No lock-in.
NOVA+ does not replace your SIS or LMS. It is designed to read attendance from your SIS and keeps its own structured records. As a deliberate safety boundary, NOVA+ never writes grades or data back into your SIS or LMS. SIS integration is actively in development.
Integration timelines vary. Contact us to discuss your SIS.
Since September 2026, NOVA+ has been in a live pilot at Opportunity High School (OHS Marshall) in Marshall Public Schools, under written authorization from district leadership. OHS is a re-entry program serving students with chronic absenteeism, credit deficits, and IEP/504 plans. A first paid pilot follows: one school, full deployment, founding rates.
NOVA+ is built and maintained by Jason Raddatz, an alternative education teacher at Marshall Public Schools. This is not a product designed for the alternative education context: it came from it. The OHS Marshall pilot is the proving ground before broader district rollout.
We'll walk you through the platform, answer procurement questions, and provide the cost-allocation documentation your business office needs to support its own allowability determination.