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American Recovery and Reinvestment ActDistrict Communication

SAVING AND CREATING JOBS AND

REFORMING EDUCATION

Florida Department of Education

April 6, 2009

2American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Florida Department of Education

Historic, One-time Investment

• Over $100 billion education investment • Historic opportunity to stimulate economy and

improve education• Success depends on leadership, judgment,

coordination, and communication


Guiding Principles


Improve the Collection and Use of Data

Support Struggling Schools

Enhance Academic Standards and Assessments

Achieve Equity In Teacher Distribution and Teacher

Quality

Advance Core Reforms: Assurances


Significant Impact on High Needs Schools’ Budgets

Additional funds available through ARRA over 2 years


PK-12 ARRA Formula Funds $3.5 Billion

Funding Category All States FloridaRecipie

ntAvailable

Stabilization Fund - Education (81.8%)

$39.8B $2.2 B Gov.67% April33% Fall

Title I, Part A Recovery Funds$10 B

$492.5 M

SEA50% April50% Fall

IDEA Part B grants to States$11.3 B

$627.2M

SEA50% April50% Fall

IDEA Part B preschool grant$400 M $19.7M SEA

50% April50% Fall

School Lunch Equipment Grant (competitive sub-grant)

$100 M $5.4M SEA 100% April

Education for homeless children and youths

$70 M $3.1M SEA 100% April

Title I - School Improvement Grants$3 B

$142.7M

SEA 100% Fall

Educational Technology State Grants $650 M $30.3M SEA 100% Fall


PK-12 ARRA Competitive Funds

Funding CategoryAll

States

Florida Recipient Available

Stabilization Fund – Incentive Grant -“Race to the Top”

$4.35 B TBD

SEA Fall 2009

Stabilization Fund – Innovation fund - “Invest in what works and innovation”

$650 M TBD LEA or non

profit TBD

Title VIII - Impact Aid Construction

(60% competitive)$100 M

TBD LEA 40% in March

60% TBD

Title V- Teacher Incentive Fund $200 M

TBD SEA Fall 2009

Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants

$100 M TBD

IHE Fall 2009

Longitudinal Statewide Data System / Inst. of Education Sciences

$250 M TBD

SEA Fall 2009


Balance Speed and Effectiveness

• Balance speed and stimulus with careful planning and effective reforms

• States should award funds to LEAs as quickly as is prudent and LEAs should use funds expeditiously but sensibly

• LEA obligation timelines:– State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF): must be obligated by

September 30, 2011– Title I, Part A: in absence of a waiver, 85% by Sept 30, 2010;

any remaining by Sept 30, 2011– IDEA, Part B: majority during school years 2008/09 and

2009/10 and remainder by September 30, 2011


Avoid “The Cliff”

• Maximize short-term investments with lasting results for:– students– teacher, school, and district capacity for improvement

• Minimize unsustainable ongoing commitments

• Integrate coherent improvement strategies that are aligned with the core reform goals


Investment Strategies Aligned to Assurances and Principles:

Save and Create Jobs

1. Assign high-performing teachers to low-performing schools in tested areas.

2. Hire high-performing Teach for America (TFA) teachers in low-performing schools

3. Provide reading coaches and other appropriate coaches for all schools with focus on low-performing schools.

4. Provide district and school-level Response to Intervention (RtI) trained facilitators with focus on low-performing schools

5. Provide student services personnel for all schools with a focus on low-performing schools

• Provide social workers and psychologists at all Title I and Correct II schools to address attendance, intervention strategies, testing/placement, RtI, and Positive Behavior Support (PBS)



Save and Create Jobs

6. Provide related services personnel for students with disabilities at all schools in order to provide services/therapies identified on the students’ Individualized Education Plans (IEPs); provide paraprofessionals in accordance with the students’ IEPs; and provide a full-time Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Specialist at all Title I schools and schools with more than 20% ESE enrollment

7. Increase Public School PreK to full day (VPK half-day,

Title-I or IDEA PreK the remainder) during the school year

in low-performing schools


Investment Strategies Aligned to Assurances and Principles

Professional Development8. Provide intensive professional development focused on the

language arts standards including RtI, integration of technology and access points for students with disabilities and English Language Proficient (ELP) standards for ELL students

9. Provide intensive professional development focused on the math standards including RtI, integration of technology and access points for students with disabilities (including teachers of SWD and ELL)

10. Provide intensive professional development focused on the science standards including RtI, integration of technology and access points for students with disabilities (including teachers of SWD and ELL)

11. Implement and provide professional development on the new reading assessment

12. Provide intensive professional development in Positive Behavior Support (PBS).


Investment Strategies Aligned to Assurances and Principles

Technology

13. Provide necessary technology tools and other teaching resources (including appropriate accommodations and assistive technology) for reading, math and science for all students including ELL and SWD.

14. Bring schools and districts up to readiness level in technology (student/computer ratio; adequate data connection, appropriate capacity caching and proxy servers, etc.)

• To track student performance on all curriculum standards and in the accelerated programs

• To collect accurate and timely formative student performance data

• To access computer-based testing needs

15. Enhance the collection and reporting of data to provide accessibility and transparency for use of funds



Increase Access to Rigorous Courses

16. Increase student participation in more rigorous advanced courses International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Advanced International Certificate of Education, Dual Enrollment and Industry Certification• Insure access by increasing classes and programs offered in

accelerated programs

• Increase online opportunities• Provide Professional Development for more teachers and counselors

in those acceleration programs

• Plan additional parent information efforts

• Increase the availability of accelerated c0-curricular activities



Quality Educators

17.Provide mentoring and induction for new and struggling teachers.

18.Provide teachers with the professional development necessary and/or with reimbursement for courses and certification examinations upon completion to become highly-qualified• Provide incentives for Reading Endorsement, ESOL

Endorsement, Content-area certification for ESE teachers



Leadership

19. Provide professional development to leadership teams that includes: monitoring instruction, lesson study, RtI, and how to schedule a school to provide embedded time for professional development and intervention.

20.Provide performance bonus pay for high-performing leadership teams and assign them to lowest-performing schools

Other:

21.Other district-determined focused strategies aligned to the assurances and principles.

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American Recovery and Reinvestment ActDistrict Communication

IDEA, CEIS and ARRA

Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, Cooperative Early Intervention Services and American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of

2009


Supplement not Supplant

• This federal requirement is designed to ensure that the services provided with Federal dollars are in addition to, and DO NOT replace (supplant) the services that students would otherwise receive. (DOE 900e p. 2)

• Federal funds are for the additional supports and programs that go above an beyond the minimum requirements statutorily required for students.


Supplement vs. Supplant

Title I, III and IDEA may not be used in the following situations (DOE 900e p.3)

The intervention is required by law

Intervention is part of the core instruction

Federal funds may not be used to replace any interventions were previously funded with district, state and local funds the previous year may.

**Note: the rules for supplanting differ between IDEA and Title I


Core InstructionCore Instruction includes, all students receiving high-quality instruction, research based Core Instruction in the regular classroom.

Core Instruction includes whole group and small group instruction (such as reading groups) available for ALL students.

Because Core Instruction is provided for ALL students, IDEA, Title I and Title III may not be used to fund core instruction.


CEIS (Coordinated Early Intervening Services)

CEIS IS used for:

High Quality Research Based interventions

Progress Monitoring & Supports

Professional Development

CEIS is NOT used for:

Identified Special Needs Students (ESE)

Small group Instruction

Screenings


CEIS Requirement (34 CFR 300.646(b)(2)

• Monroe County has been identified by the State with a disproportionality based on race/ ethnicity and discipline rates of ESE students. Monroe County is therefore required to utilize the maximum amount of funds under CEIS. That exact amount as calculated by the FDOE is $16,594.00 (PK) $532,729.00 (IDEA) both amounts are to cover the next two years of CEIS.

• The guidance states specifically, “the children in the identified groups should be targeted”.


ARRA funds & IDEA

Unlike CEIS which is for NON –ESE, IDEA Federal funds must be used to provide the additional supports and services above and beyond the required for students WITH special needs.

IDEA is a Federal grant that currently provides, occupational, physical and speech therapists, psychologists, teaching assistants, staffing specialists, behavioral specialist, transition for the 18-22 year olds, equipment, supplies etc.. Over 95% of the federal IDEA grant goes to directly support the schools and programs.


ARRA Federal Funds

On top of the annual funding we receive for special programs and services (IDEA) we now provided additional ARRA funds. These extra funds are available for additional, temporary funding through the ARRA grant.

While the requirements for data keeping and reporting for IDEA are extensive we will have the additional and far greater scope of monitoring ARRA funds.

The guidance regarding ARRA funds and data reporting are “considered to be far more intensive than even the existing federal grants”.


ARRA

The ARRA funds follow the same statutory requirements as IDEA and strict adherence will be monitored when providing FAPE for ESE students.

Funds are to be used for the supplemental supports and services above what the district currently provides. With the “focus on improving teaching and learning for students with disabilities”.

Recommendations for ARRA funds are : Professional Development for school staff, materials, PCM, PBS, RTI (which is mandated in 2010), improving student achievement, avoid layoffs and to create jobs that can be sustained once the grant is terminated.


ARRA

Strong caution has been issued to districts regarding use of ARRA funding. First -follow the IDEA guidelines, secondly, do not set up a cliff.

The funds are to cover the next two years only. Also, “federal funds may not provide services to non disabled students, including gifted”. (DOE 900e p.3)

Districts are expected to use the funds wisely and

ensure that when the grant period ceases that there will not be significant layoffs, or disruption on services.


Title I, Part A - ARRA Funds - MonroeFirst 50% ARRA Second 50% ARRA TOTAL ARRA Reserve for

2009-10 2009-10 2009-10 2010-11? ALLOCATION ALLOCATION ALLOCATION

Set-Asides: 346,429

346,429 692,858 346,429

HQT 5% 17,321

17,321 34,643

17,321

Parent Involvement 1% 3,464

3,464

6,929

3,464

SINI PD 10% 34,643

34,643 69,286

34,643

CWT 5%FL DOE

submitting for waiver on the

20% CWT & SES set-aside

-

-

-

SES 5%

- -

-

CWT & SES 10%

- -

-

Homeless Non-Title I schls ?? -

Neg & Delinq - Non-Title I ?? ___________ ____________ ___________ -

Total Set-Asides 55,429

55,429 110,858

55,429

Available for allocation: $291,000

$291,000 582,000 $291,000

$291,000 Allocation minus Mini-application now to request first 50% 2010-11 reserve Title I application due in June must include both the first & second 50% Use 2nd 50% for 2010-11 school year


Funds must Supplement/Not Supplant

Would the position be funded in the absence of Title I funds? If the answer is “Yes”, you’re supplanting!

Would the purchase be made in the absence of Title I funds? If the answer is “Yes”, you’re supplanting!

District must have Maintenance of Effort and maintain Comparability

District must continue to provide Title I schools with the funds they would have received in the absence of Title I funds.

Research-based or Proven programs and strategies

Take into account the experience of model programs for the educationally disadvantaged, and the findings of relevant scientifically based research.


Fiscal Reporting

Fiscal reporting requirements for these funds go above and beyond the routine fiscal reporting procedures

quarterly reporting of expenditures must be tied to the assurance, principles, and strategies associated with the ARRA programs

a unique final Project Expenditure Report format will be provided

FL Department of Education is creating a web-based system for reporting on expenditures to date for each of the proposed expenditures reflected in the approved project budget

Format is identical to the budget narrative in the project application

Report due to the FL DOE by the 5th day of each month following the end of the quarter. Reporting dates are as follows:

July 5, October 5, January 5, April 5


How will funds be used in Monroe?

Principals are reviewing a packet issued by DOE identifying the principles and strategies for which the funds should be used to consider how funds may be used at their school or at district level.

Some thoughts so far: Summer School Program for Pre-K students entering Kindergarten in August

Extend school-year Pre-K program to a full-day Pre-K program at Title I schools

As Title I schools plan their program for the 2009-10 school year, identify

positions to be saved, created, or continued

professional development to be funded

instructional materials/software to be purchased

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