American Reinvestment

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American Reinvestment Recovery Act (ARRA)

• Overview of Funding to
• Pennsylvania School Districts
• Webinar
• March 17 19, 2009

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Presenters

• Diane Castelbuono, Deputy Secretary for
  Elementary and Secondary Education
• Michael Walsh, Deputy Secretary for
  Administration
• John Tommasini, Special Education
• Sue Leonard, Special Education
• Renee Palakovic, Federal Programs
• Cindy Rhoads, Federal Programs
• Barbara Nelson, Budget and Fiscal Management
• Carle Dixon, School Facilities

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Purpose

• Provide an overview of the education provisions
  of the American Recovery Reinvestment Act
  (ARRA).
• Identify the ARRA funding going to Pennsylvania
  school districts and charter schools.
• Explain specific program requirements to
  facilitate planning.
• Explain anticipated accountability requirements
  for ARRA funds.

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Goals of ARRA

• Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs
• Raise student achievement through school
  improvement and reform
• rigorous college and career readiness
• pre-k to college and career data system
• teacher effectiveness and equity
• support to struggling schools
• Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability
• Invest one time ARRA funds thoughtfully

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Agenda

• Review Individual Funding Sources
• State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF)
• Title I
• IDEA
• Other
• Title I School Improvement
• Title IID
• Homeless
• Vision for LEA Planning for Uses of Funds
• Application Process
• Anticipated Reporting Requirements

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ARRA Education Funding to Pennsylvania over two
years

• Direct aid to districts for k-12 2.6 billion
• State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
• Pa Basic Education Funds
• 418 million in 2009-10
• 735 million in 2010-11
• SFSF Grants to school districts 317 million
• Title I 383 million
• IDEA 384 million

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Basic Education Funding Increase (funded using
SFSF)

• 418 million in 2009-10 735 million in 2010-11
• Distributed according to Funding Formula adopted
  in 2008-09 budget (slightly modified)
• Permitted Uses of Funds by LEAs
• An amount equal to up to 4.1 of the districts
  increase over last years BEF formula
• Any BEF expenditure (no restrictions)
• 80 of remainder of increase must be used to
  expand programs and services from statutory list
  of specific programs 24 P.S. 25 - 2502.49

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Permitted Uses of Increased BEF
Sustainable/Long Term Ideas

• Increase in instructional time
• Extend the school day
• Extend the school year
• Tutoring
• Implementation high rigor curricula/advanced
  courses
• Professional development to promote college and
  career ready high school graduates
• Class size reduction
• Pre-k or full day kindergarten
• Teacher or principal incentives in struggling
  schools
• School library services

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SFSF Grants to School Districts

• 317 Million distributed by relative share of
  Title I funding
• May be used for any of the following
• Modernization, renovation and repair of school
  facilities and/or
• Any activity authorized under
• ESEA/NCLB
• IDEA
• Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
  Act
• Adult and Family Literacy Act
• Should be spent on one-time, short term
  expenditures that can be funded within two years
  and do not need to be sustained.

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One Time/Short Term Ideas for SFSF Grant Funds

• Lost local tax revenue to avoid teacher layoffs
  or program cuts
• Complete Classrooms for the Future deployment in
  high school or middle school
• Improve science labs in middle/high schools
• Purchase elementary school science exploration
  kits (Science! Its Elementary)
• Recruitment bonuses
• Pilot programs for teacher compensation
  incentives
• Career Tech Ed Equipment

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One Time/Short Term Ideas cont.

• Library materials
• Adolescent literacy curricula training
• Tutoring
• State of the art Assistive Technology
• Professional Development
• Data collection tools
• Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate
  Program
• Modernize and upgrade school facilities

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Basic Education Funding and SFSF Grants

• BEF and SFSF Grants roll out
• PaPACT application will open on April 15
• Due June 1
• Applies to Basic Ed Funding (which now includes
  AGB and EAP) and SFSF Grants

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Title I

• Regular 09-10 Funds amount TBD (available
  7/1/09)
• ARRA Supplemental Grant 383 Million to school
  districts
• ARRA Supplemental Grants are in addition to
  regular Title I funds and may be used to increase
  or expand current Title I programs.

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Title I Supplemental Funds

• Supplemental Title I funds roll out
• 2009-10 Federal Programs Consolidated Application
  will open on April 5, 2009
• Supplemental Title I applications will be due on
  May 15, 2009
• All regular Title I rules and set-asides apply to
  these funds
• Pennsylvania intends to apply to U.S. DOE for
  permitted waivers as appropriate

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Permitted Uses for Supplemental Title I Funds

• Identify and train highly effective teachers to
  be instructional coaches
• Intensive year long prof dev to build teacher
  capacity
• Align Title I pre-k programs with early learning
  k-3 standards
• High quality online courseware for high school
  math and science
• Use longitudinal data systems for continuous
  improvement at classroom level
• Reading or math coaches

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IDEA

• Regular IDEA Funds TBD July 2009
• ARRA Supplemental IDEA 384 Million
• Application for supplemental
• sent April 13, 2009
• due date May 18, 2009
• Pennsylvania intends to apply to U.S. DOE for
  permitted waivers as appropriate

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Supplemental IDEA Funds

• Supplemental IDEA must be used consistently with
  the current IDEA, Part B statutory and regulatory
  requirements
• A portion of the supplemental IDEA funds must be
  distributed to IUs for equitable participation
  activities
• LEAs may reduce the level of expenditures for the
  education of children with disabilities made by
  the LEA from state and local funds by up to 50
  of the amount of supplemental IDEA funds, as long
  as the LEA uses freed-up local funds for ESEA
  authorized activities
• Supplement and supplant requirements remain
  applicable for the use of supplemental IDEA Funds

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Permitted Uses for Supplemental IDEA Funds

• State-of-the art assistive technology devices and
  training in their use
• Intensive district-wide professional development
  to improve outcomes for students with
  disabilities
• Capacity to collect and use data to improve
  teaching and learning
• Transition coordinators to work with employers in
  the community to develop job placements for youth
  with disabilities

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Funding not sustained. Must be spent on one
time/short term needs.
Short Term vs. Long Term Spending
2009-10 2010-11
After 2011
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Planning

• Needs Assessment
• School Improvement Plans Getting Results!
  Framework (if no SI Plan)
• Evaluate short and long term needs
• Rank according to what investments are most
  important to increasing student learning for
  lowest-achieving students.

Sustainable/long term Increase in instructional
time Pre-k and full day k High rigor course work
Refer to slide 8
One time/short term Materials/supplies Technical
expertise Facility upgrades Refer to slides 10
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School Modernization

• One time/short term idea
• Funds may be used for
• Modernization
• Renovation
• Repair
• Funds cannot be used for
• Construction of a new school
• Payment of maintenance costs
• Stadiums (facilities used for athletic contests,
  etc.)
• Purchase or upgrade of vehicles
• Improvement of central office admin, operations,
  or logistical support facilities

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School Modernization, cont.

• Green and Sustainable Schools
• Energy Portfolio Management
• Benchmark Current Energy Usage
• ESCO (Energy Service Contracts)
• Energy Savings Pay For Improvements Over 15 years
• Capital Improvements
• HVAC, Roofing Systems, Windows
• Plan Con
• Expedited Review Process

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Application Process

• eGrant System for applications
• Timeline
• Supplemental Title I April 5/May 15
• PaPACT April 15/June 1
• Basic Ed/SFSF/AGB/EAP
• Supplemental IDEA April 13/May 18

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Transparency Accountability

• Reporting
• Frequent progress reports made available to the
  public
• State ARRA website www.pde.state.pa.us/stimulus
• Data to include
• of students served
• Academic improvement
• Layoffs avoided
• Class size impact
• Property tax increase avoided
• Energy efficiency
• Special Ed identification (for IDEA)
• Special Ed services (for IDEA)
• Pre-school services (for IDEA)

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Other funds PDE will distribute

• Title I School Improvement
• 121 Million
• Educational Technology
• 12.6 million by formula
• 12.6 million competitive
• Homeless
• 2.8 million

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Competitive ARRA Grants

• Incentive Grants
• Race to the Top grants to states
• Invest in What Works and Innovation grants to
  districts and non profit groups
• Teacher Quality Enhancement (Equity)
• Teacher and Principal Incentives
• Statewide Data Systems
• Working groups will be convened by April 6
• Submit notice of interest to ra-stimulus-pde_at_state
  .pa.us

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Contact Information

• By email
• Ra-stimulus-pde_at_state.pa.us
• By phone
• [phone]
• Questions will be responded to within one
  business day

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Online Resources

• PDE Stimulus Website
• http//www.pde.state.pa.us/stimulus
• PA Stimulus Website
• http//www.recovery.pa.gov
• USDE Stimulus Website
• http//www.ed.gov/recovery
• Federal Stimulus Website
• www.recovery.gov