STIMULUS AND STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION BOROUGH ASSEMBLY MEETING AUGUST 20, 2009 NANCY WAGNER, FNSBSD SUPERINTENDENT TRACI GATEWOOD, GRANTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR FNSBSD American Recovery & Reinvestment Act FUNDING PLAN

Overview Presentation Funding Categories and Amounts Purpose Priorities Criteria Planning and Application Process Acceptance Implementation Questions / Answers

Amount of Funding Provided Stimulus = $6,673,321 TTitle I$2,823,899 TTitle II Part D$ 154,993 SSpecial Education$3,694,429 IImpact Aid = $438,937 Fiscal Stabilization = $8,987,103 Total Funding Provided through ARRA = $$16,538,303

Title I = $2.9 million IDEA – $3.7 million Special Education Primarily RTI training and materials – Nine school site facilitators Job embedded professional development Phasing in Case Load Reduction IEP Software Update and Training Federal Stimulus Funding

Education Funds American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Jump start school reform and improvement efforts Save and create jobs Stimulate the economy One-time resources

ARRA Core Reforms Adopting rigorous college- and career- ready standards and high-quality assessments; Establishing data systems and using data for improvement; Increasing teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of effective teachers; and Turning around the lowest- performing schools

Priorities Instructional Capital

Planning Process Early start Considerations  Student needs  District goals and priorities  Federal and state guidance  Stakeholders’ input School Board oversight, input, and approval

Project Plans The Project Plan Template has six major components: Project Description Objectives Design (Action Plan) Evaluation Sustainability Budget Overview

Project Prioritization

Data and Priorities District Priorities Instructional Capital Student Achievement Data State Priorities National Priorities Primary Performance Goals Capital Projects Student Achievement State Priorities  Education Reform  Direct Support for Student Achievement National Priorities  Drive School Reform and Improvement  Improve Student Achievement and Close the Achievement Gap

Accountability and Evaluation Reporting Requirements – ARRA funds are subject to additional and more rigorous reporting requirements  The District MUST  Maintain records that separately track and account for its Education Stabilization funds  Report on the specific uses of those funds on a quarterly basis Evaluation Conducted by Research and Accountability Department  Examine ongoing implementation of each project  Examine progress in meeting project goals  Examine ultimate impact of meeting ARRA priorities

What about Sustainability? Sustainability Issues fall into one of two categories:  No need to sustain  Direct support for administering and evaluating the grant  Build infrastructure for program that existing staff can sustain  Evaluate –  If effective seek funding sources to continue

Education Stabilization Grant Award = $8.99 million School Board work session on June 1, 2009 School Board Acceptance on June 17, 2009 Currently waiting on the official grant award from the state Implementation in progress

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