SAVING AND CREATING JOBS AND REFORMING EDUCATION

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009

• SAVING AND CREATING JOBS AND REFORMING EDUCATION
• U.S. Department of Education
• March 24, 2009
• Adapted by the Virginia Department of Education
  for
• Presentation to the Virginia School Boards
  Association
• April 30, 2009

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Current Status in Virginia

• General Assembly dedicated first 50 of
  discretionary SFSF (from 18.2 Government
  Services Fund)
• First 50 of IDEA and Title I ARRA funding
• Status of State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
• Other formula grants/competitive grants

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Guiding Principles
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Advance Core Reforms Assurances
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) Stimulus Funds
State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF)
Formula Grants
New, limited duration program under ARRA
Uses are consistent with the existing federal
programs in these areas
U.S. Department of Education Secretarys Portion
Governors Portion of SFSF Formula (1.2
billion for VA)

• One-Time Allocations
• Title I, Part A ARRA Funds
• IDEA ARRA Funds
• School Improvement ARRA Funds
• Educational Technology Grant
• Homeless Grant
• Equipment Assistance for School Nutrition

• Competitive Grants
• Race to the Top
• Investing in What Works and Innovation

• 18.2
• (218.9 million for VA)
• Used to sustain government services, including
  education

• 81.8
• (983.9 million for VA)
• Distributed between K-12 and Higher Education to
  cover budget shortfalls
• Based on state funding formulas

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Short-term Investments that Produce Lasting
Results

• Use funds for activities that advance progress on
  the assurances and drive lasting results without
  unsustainable recurring costs
• LEA obligation timelines
• Title I, Part A 85 percent by Sept 30, 2010
  remaining by Sept 30, 2011
• IDEA, Part B majority during school years
  2008-09 and 2009-10 remainder by September 30,
  2011
• State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) by
  September 30, 2011

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ARRA Title I, Part ATo implement innovative
strategies to improve education for academically
at-risk students and to close achievement gaps
for students in economically disadvantaged Title
I schools
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) Stimulus Funds
State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF)
Formula Grants
New, limited duration program under ARRA
Uses are consistent with the existing federal
programs in these areas
U.S. Department of Education Secretarys Portion
Governors Portion of SFSF Formula (1.2
billion for VA)

• One-Time Allocations
• Title I, Part A ARRA Funds165 million for VA
• IDEA ARRA Funds
• School Improvement ARRA Funds
• Educational Technology Grant
• Homeless Grant
• Equipment Assistance for School Nutrition

• Competitive Grants
• Race to the Top
• Investing in What Works and Innovation

• 18.2
• (218.9 million for VA)
• Used to sustain government services, including
  education

• 81.8
• (983.9 million for VA)
• Distributed between K-12 and Higher Education to
  cover budget shortfalls
• Based on state funding formulas

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ARRA Title I, Part A -- Uses of Funds

• Allowable uses and requirements of the ARRA Title
  I, Part A funds are the same as in the existing
  program.
• Examples include, but are not limited to
• Strengthening and expanding early childhood
  programs
• Identifying and training highly effective
  teachers to serve as instructional leaders in
  Title I programs
• Establishing intensive training for all teachers
  and the principal in a Title I elementary school
  in corrective action or restructuring status
• Developing core infrastructure in technology in
  Title I schoolwide programs
• Using longitudinal data systems to drive
  continuous improvement in Title I schools
• Providing professional development to teachers in
  Title I targeted assistance programs on the use
  of data to inform and improve instruction
• Using reading or mathematics coaches to provide
  professional development and
• Establishing or expanding extended learning
  opportunities.

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ARRA Individuals with Disabilities Act
(IDEA)To implement innovative strategies to
improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, children,
and youth with disabilities
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) Stimulus Funds
State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF)
Formula Grants
New, limited duration program under ARRA
Uses are consistent with the existing federal
programs in these areas
U.S. Department of Education Secretarys Portion
Governors Portion of SFSF Formula (1.2
billion for VA)

• One-Time Allocations
• Title I, Part A ARRA Funds
• IDEA ARRA Funds for VAB Grants to States -
  281 millionB Preschool - 9.4 millionC Infants
  Families - 10.3 million
• School Improvement ARRA Funds
• Educational Technology Grant
• Homeless Grant
• Equipment Assistance for School Nutrition

• Competitive Grants
• Race to the Top
• Investing in What Works and Innovation

• 18.2
• (218.9 million for VA)
• Used to sustain government services, including
  education

• 81.8
• (983.9 million for VA)
• Distributed between K-12 and Higher Education to
  cover budget shortfalls
• Based on state funding formulas

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ARRA IDEA -- Uses of Funds

• Allowable uses and requirements of the ARRA IDEA
  funds are the same as in the existing program.
• Examples of potential uses of the ARRA IDEA Part
  B funds include, but are not limited to
• Hiring transition coordinators to work with
  employers to develop job placements for youth
  with disabilities
• Obtaining state-of-the-art assistive technology
  devices and providing training in their use
• Providing intensive professional development for
  special education and general education teachers
  that focuses on innovative strategies in academic
  subjects and behavorial supports to improve
  outcomes for students with disabilities
• Improving capacity for collecting and using data
  to improve teaching and learning and
• Expanding inclusive placement options for
  preschool children with disabilities by
  developing the capacity of public and private
  preschool programs to serve them.

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ARRA Other Funding Available to Virginia
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) Stimulus Funds
State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF)
Formula Grants
New, limited duration program under ARRA
Uses are consistent with the existing federal
programs in these areas
U.S. Department of Education Secretarys Portion
Governors Portion of SFSF Formula (1.2
billion for VA)

• One-Time Allocations
• Title I, Part A ARRA Funds
• IDEA ARRA Funds
• School Improvement ARRA Funds
• Educational Technology Grant
• Homeless Grant
• Equipment Assistance for School Nutrition

• Competitive Grants
• Race to the Top
• Investing in What Works and Innovation

• 18.2
• (218.9 million for VA)
• Used to sustain government services, including
  education

• 81.8
• (983.9 million for VA)
• Distributed between K-12 and Higher Education to
  cover budget shortfalls
• Based on state funding formulas

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Other ARRA Funding Available to Virginia

• Competitive Grants from U.S. Secretary of
  Educations under SFSF Incentive Funds
• Race to the Top - 4.35 billion competitive
  grants to States making most progress toward the
  assurances
• Investing in What Works and Innovation - 650
  million competitive grants to LEAs and
  non-profits that have made significant gains in
  closing achievement gaps to be models of best
  practices
• Bond funding for school renovation and
  construction
• Additional funding for QZAB (no new construction)
  - 7.4 million for 2008 and 26 million for 2009
• New zero-interest bonds QSCB (new construction)
  - 191 million

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ARRA State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Formula Grant
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New, limited duration program under ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) Stimulus Funds
May be used for any allowable expense under ESEA,
IDEA, Perkins, AEFLA or for modernization
renovation, repair, or new construction of
public schools
State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF)
Formula Grants
Uses are consistent with the existing federal
programs in these areas
U.S. Department of Education Secretarys Portion
Governors Portion of SFSF Formula (1.2
billion for VA)

• One-Time Allocations
• Title I, Part A ARRA Funds
• IDEA ARRA Funds
• School Improvement ARRA Funds
• Educational Technology Grant
• Homeless Grant
• Equipment Assistance for School Nutrition

• Competitive Grants
• Race to the Top
• Investing in What Works and Innovation

• 18.2
• (218.9 million for VA)
• Used to sustain government services, including
  education

• 81.8
• (983.9 million for VA)
• Distributed between K-12 and Higher Education to
  cover budget shortfalls
• Based on state funding formulas

Used to help restore for FY09, FY10, and FY11
support for public K-12 and postsecondary
education to the greater of the FY08 or FY09 level
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ARRA SFSF Formula

• USED guidance states that SFSF may be used at the
  local level to
• Pay salaries to avoid having to lay off teachers
  or other school employees
• For modernization, renovation, repair, or
  construction of school buildings
• For any activity authorized under the Elementary
  and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the
  Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), the
  Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
  Act, or the Adult Education and Family Literacy
  Act.

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ARRA SFSF Formula

• USED guidance states that SFSF funds may not be
  used at the local level for
• Maintenance costs
• Stadiums or other facilities primarily used for
  athletic contests or exhibitions or other events
  for which admission is charged to the general
  public
• Purchase or upgrade of vehicles or
• Improvement of stand-alone facilities whose
  purpose is not the education of children,
  including central office administration or
  operations or logistical support facilities.

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ARRA SFSF Formula

• Two important provisions not common to most
  federal education programs
• Davis-Bacon and related acts (See also 20 U.S.C.
  1232b Labor Standards and Section 1606 of the
  ARRA.)
• Wage requirements associated with the use of ARRA
  funds
• Buy American Section 1605 (Use of American
  Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods)
• If Education Stabilization funds are used for
  modernization, renovation, or repair of public
  school facilities or for construction of new
  school facilities, the LEA must comply with
  specific requirements relating to the use of
  American iron, steel, and manufactured goods used
  in the project.

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More Information

• Virginia Department of Educations ARRA Web
  sitehttp//www.doe.virginia.gov/funding_grants/a
  rra/index.shtml
• Virginia Governments ARRA Web sitehttp//www.st
  imulus.virginia.gov/
• U.S. Department of Educations ARRA Web
  sitehttp//www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/in
  dex.html
• U.S. Governments ARRA Web sitehttp//www.recove
  ry.gov/

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Virginia Department of EducationContact
Information

• Kent Dickey
• Assistant Superintendent for Finance
• [phone]
• Kent.Dickey_at_doe.virginia.gov
• Dr. Linda M. Wallinger
• Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
• [phone]
• Linda.Wallinger_at_doe.virginia.gov
• Doug Cox
• Assistant Superintendent for Special Education
  and Student Services
• [phone]
• Doug.Cox_at_doe.virginia.gov
• Roberta Schlicher
• Director of Program Administration and
  Accountability
• [phone]
• Roberta.Schlicher_at_doe.virginia.gov