ARRA Education Grants

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ARRA Education Grants

• Virginia Barry, Commissioner
• Kathleen Murphy, Director
• Judy Fillion, Director
• Paul Leather, Director

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ARRA Education Funds to New Hampshire to date

• Title I, Part A 30,947,654
• Title II Part D, Educational Technology Grants
  3,209,375
• IDEA Part B 47,461,265
• IDEA Part B Preschool 1,616,311
• Homeless Youth 190,310
• Independent Living State Grants 242,913
• Vocational Rehabilitation 1,923,884
• Services for Older Individuals who are Blind
  80,095
• National School Lunch Equipment Assistance
  215,765

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NH Allotments forARRA Grants

• State Stabilization Fund 200,787,230 total
  160 million to districts as part of adequacy
• Title I School Improvement Grants 8,597,915
• Series of Discretionary Competitive Grants, Race
  To The Top, etc.

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Current Status of Grants
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Title Programs
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Reforming New Hampshires Education System
Higher Education
K - 12
Early Learning
Four Assurances
Standards Assessments
Effective Teachers Leaders
Data Systems
Struggling Schools
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SFSF Phase Two

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act NH -
  200,787,230 160 million to districts
• Grantees States (Office of the Governor), which
  make sub-grants to school districts and public
  institutions of higher education
• Type of grant Formula
• Purpose
• save and create jobs
• drive education reform
• increase transparency
• Proposed program requirements provide data
  against a set of indicators to measure progress
  against four reform areas. Where data is
  unavailable, States must submit a plan by which
  data will be transparent to public by no later
  than September 30, 2011
• The metrics include 3 descriptors and 30
  indicators
• Of the 30 indicators, 9 request confirmation on
  existing information
• Of the 21 new indicators, 8 are yes/no questions
• Number of indicators and descriptors by assurance
  area
• Equity in Teacher Distribution 8
• Improving Collection and Use of Data 2
• Standards and Assessments 14
• Support for Struggling School 9

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What does it mean for New Hampshire?
We Have a Singular Opportunity for BOLD Action!

• This new approach will
• Allow New Hampshire to achieve school
  transformation, focusing on goals that are not
  only possible, but attainable
• Draw on an unprecedented opportunity in terms of
  Federal investments
• Work collaboratively with all the levels of
  education, pre-school through college, as well
  as across government agencies and with other
  stakeholders, supporting all dimensions of a
  students need,
• build on what the Department is already doing
  effectively to support student learning and
  engagement,
• bring to schools our innovative strategies and
  demonstrate how they are effective.
• Why? Because children are our future citizens
  and our most valuable resource. We all care
  about the success of EVERY child.

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Take Aways!

• Unprecedented Opportunity!
• Watch NHDoE Website and Key Messages
• Time for Innovation and Change, not add-ons,
  watch out for the Cliff Effect!
• Four Broad Assurance Areas Matter!
• Transparency and Accountability
• Timely Reporting
• Competitive Grants Voluntary!!!
• BE BOLD!