WELCOME TO
ASPIRE
JEOPARDY
“Round 1”
SANCTIONS
SUPPORT
SERVICES
PaS
Child Care
2 Parent
Households
$100
$100
$100
$100
$100
$200
$200
$200
$200
$200
$300
$300
$300
$300
$300
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
SANCTIONS - $100
This word indicates
that a sanction has
been removed.
SANCTIONS - $100
The answer is:
What is “Expunged”?
SANCTIONS - $200
This period of travel time
to a childcare provider is
considered reasonable.
SANCTIONS - $200
The answer is:
What is ½ hour or less?
SANCTIONS - $300
This is the final step in
the sanction process
before Eligibility
becomes involved.
SANCTIONS - $300
The answer is:
What is supervisory
approval?
SANCTIONS - $400
The amount and
duration of sanctions
are found here.
SANCTIONS - $400
The answer is:
What is the Maine Public
Assistance Manual?
SANCTIONS - $500
This group of
participants has special
rules for sanctions,
dealing with
“appropriate and
affordable” child care.
SANCTIONS - $500
The answer is:
What is “single parents
with a child under 6”?
SUPPORT SERVICES $100
This phrase describes the
time between starting with
ASPIRE and ending TANF
assistance.
SUPPORT SERVICES $100
The answer is:
What is “Period of
Enrollment”?
SUPPORT SERVICES $200
This varies by the type
of facility, county, and
age of a child.
SUPPORT SERVICES $200
The answer is:
The Child Care Market
Rate.
SUPPORT SERVICES $300
The mileage
reimbursement for
specially equipped
vehicles.
SUPPORT SERVICES $300
The answer is:
What is “45 Cents?”
SUPPORT SERVICES $400
The first 4 ASPIRE
Services to go on the
EBT card.
SUPPORT SERVICES $400
The answer is:
What are transportation,
eye care, clothing/
uniforms, and
occupational expenses.
SUPPORT SERVICES $500
The word in policy used
to describe glasses and
contact lenses.
SUPPORT SERVICES $500
The answer is:
What is “Appliances”?
PaS - $100
The verb beginning with
“M” describes the
student’s status in
school.
PaS - $100
The answer is:
What is Matriculating?
PaS - $200
A bachelor degree that
is described by this
word makes the holder
ineligible for PaS.
PaS - $200
The answer is:
What is Marketable?
PaS - $300
The combined number of
hours that a 2 parent
family whose childcare
is paid by ASPIRE needs
to do for PaS.
PaS - $300
The answer is:
What is the 55 hours?
PaS - $400
The % of PaS clients to
the total TANF caseload.
PaS - $400
The answer is:
What is 7%?
PaS - $500
These items count towards
participation in the PaS
student’s last semester.
PaS - $500
The answer is:
What are resume
preparation, employment
research, interviews, and
other activity related to
job placement?
CHILDCARE - $100
This is the primary
reason why a childcare
facility has to be
licensed or registered.
CHILDCARE - $100
The answer is:
What is care for more
than 2 unrelated
children?
CHILDCARE - $200
The maximum amount of
time that ASPIRE can
authorize payments prior
to the beginning of
activities on FCA.
CHILDCARE - $200
The answer is:
What is 30 days?
CHILDCARE - $300
This market rate is used
to pay for out-of-state
childcare.
CHILDCARE - $300
The answer is:
What is the same county
as that which the ASPIRE
participant resides?
CHILDCARE- $400
This is sent to a childcare
provider to show how
much money was paid
during the previous year.
CHILDCARE - $400
The answer is:
What is a 1099 Form?
CHILDCARE - $500
According to ASPIRE rules,
these are 2 categories of
children where ASPIRE can
pay in excess of the 75th
percentile for child care on
a case by case basis.
CHILDCARE - $500
The answer is:
What are infants or Special
Needs Children?
2 Parent Households $100
The State requirement for
individual participation.
2 Parent Households $100
The answer is:
What is minimum of 20
hours each parent per
week?
2 Parent Households $200
The Federal requirements
for participation depending
on whether childcare is
paid or not paid by ASPIRE.
2 Parent Households $200
The answer is:
What is 50+5 or 30+5?
2 Parent Households $300
The maximum amount of
time that a parent can
participate in pre-training
and job search during a
federal fiscal year.
2 Parent Households $300
The answer is:
What is a 12 week
period?
2 Parent Households $400
Two parent families are
not eligible for this
exemption.
2 Parent Households $400
The answer is:
What is the once in a
lifetime exemption for a
child under the age of
one.
2 Parent Households $500
This is an example of a 2
parent household that is
considered by ASPIRE to
be a 1 parent household for
federal participation
purposes.
2 Parent Households $500
The answer is:
What is receipt of SSI
by one of the parents?
THANK YOU FOR
PLAYING
ASPIRE JEOPARDY
“Round 1”