Public Hearing on Unanticipated Federal Funds

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• Public Hearing on Unanticipated Federal Funds
• (RSA 19829-b III(a)
• June 8, 2009
• Fall Mountain Regional High School Library

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• Funds must be used
• To improve teaching and learning that will
  result in academic gains.
• For students with educational disabilities or
  who receive Title I services.

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• ARRA Recovery Funds
• IDEA Part B IDEA Preschool Title I
• 451,089 14,109 319,816
• Application Process
• Application Due by June 30
• 100 must be spent by September 2011

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Competitive ARRA Recovery Funds Technology Food
Service Pending Pending Application Process
Pending
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• IDEA Recovery Funds Process
• Reporting
• Must include expenditures and
• Performance/results
• Emphasis on meaningful expenditures that connect
  to improved student learning

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• Supplement vs. Supplant
• (funds cannot be reallocated)
• Title I and all IDEA Funds must be used to
  supplement and not supplant State, Local, and
  Federal Funds.

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• Possible Spending of
• Stimulus Recovery Funds

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• Allowable Expenditures
• Technology
• Assistive Technology
• Online Professional Development
• Electronic records management for student
  progress

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• Transition Services and Supports
• Parent Involvement Services
• Instructional Programs and Materials
• Extended Learning Opportunities
• Professional Development

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• Guiding Principles
• Distribution and use of ARRA funds
• Improve student achievement
• Ensure transparency, reporting, and
  accountability
• Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully to
  minimize the funding cliff

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• Allocation of funds involves the following
• Task Force Committee
• Needs assessment
• Surveys
• Input from teachers, parents, administrators and
  technology director
• On-going coordination with Department of
  Education

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• Resources
• NH Department of Education
• http//www.ed.state.nh.us/education/recovery/i
  ndex.html
• State of NH
• http//www.nh.gov/recovery/
• United States Department of Education
  http//www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.ht
  ml

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