2010 OSEP Leadership Mega Conference Collaboration to Achieve Success from Cradle to Career IDEA Part C ARRA Introduction Daniel Schreier Recovery Act Facilitator Office of Special Education Programs Strand 2 Session S

Purpose: provide a brief overview of ARRA’s principles as they relate to IDEA ARRA Part C

Key Principles of ARRA Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs Improve student achievement through school improvement and reform. Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability. Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully to minimize the “funding cliff.”

Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs IDEA Part C ARRA expenditures (as of 7/23/2010). Overall 44.65% of IDEA Part C ARRA funds have been expended: – 3 States have spent 100% of their ARRA funds – 5 States have spent 70%-99% of their ARRA funds – 15 States have spent 35%-70% of their ARRA funds – 19 States have spend 10%-34% of their ARRA funds – 14 States have spent 0%-9% of their ARRA funds

Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs Please continue expending funds. Congress has been examining if States are expending their ARRA funds. Next slide has a visual representation of currently available IDEA funds.

Current Obligation Periods for IDEA funds 9/30/10 12/31/10 3/31/116/30/119/30/1112/31/113/31/12 9/30/2012 FFY 2008 Grant FFY 2009 Grant ARRA funds FFY 2010 Grant 9/30/2011 9/30/2010

Improve student achievement through school improvement and reform Uses of IDEA ARRA Part C funds guidance: dance/idea-c-reform.doc There are four suggested areas: 1)Adopt scientifically based practices to ensure the delivery of quality early intervention services, including service coordination and evaluations and assessments using the latest best practices based on peer-reviewed research; 2)Establish data systems and use data to inform decisions and improve delivery of services;

Improve student achievement through school improvement and reform 3) Increase EIS provider effectiveness and reduce shortages of qualified personnel in key areas such as speech language, occupational, and physical therapy; and 4) Improve outcomes for all infants and toddlers with disabilities, particularly in the areas of positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships); the acquisition of and use of knowledge and skills (including early language, communication, and fine and gross motor skills); and the use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs.

Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability Thanks for continuing to submit ARRA 1512 reports. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expects continued reporting until the program has expended all of it funds. OMB is also requiring agencies to hold grant funds if there are two consecutive quarters of nonreporting.

Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability Please remember, as required by ARRA §1511, that IDEA ARRA Part C infrastructure expenditures need to have prior approval by OSEP and the approval needs to posted on the State’s website prior to the infrastructure purchase. Submit infrastructure requests sooner rather than later so that OSEP will have sufficient time to review and ask follow up questions (if needed) prior to approval. The Department’s ARRA § 1512 website: on-1512.html on-1512.html

Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully to minimize the “funding cliff” ARRA represents a historic infusion of funds that is expected to be temporary. These funds are available for obligations until 9/30/2011 and must be liquidated by 12/31/2011. These funds should be invested in ways that do not result in unsustainable continuing commitments after the funding expires.

Thanks for your time! OSEP has four Recovery Act Facilitators Team A: Matthew Schneer Team B: Daniel Schreier Team C: Sheryl Parkhurst Team D: Diana Chang