American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act(ARRA)
Department of Education Month 26, 2009
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• I am proud of Tennessee's reputation for good
  government, and I want and expect us to be a
  model for other states in how we handle Recovery
  Act money sensibly turning square corners, and
  with every nook and cranny of what we do and what
  we spend well-lighted and visible to the public.
• Governor Phil Bredesen

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ARRA Webinar Agenda

• Part 1 ARRA Overview
• Part 2 Title I Overview
• Part 3 IDEA Overview
• Part 4 Pre-K Overview
• Part 5 Question and Answer Session

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Part 1 ARRA OverviewRobert Greene, Deputy
Commissioner of Education

• The overall goals of the ARRA are to stimulate
  the economy in the short term and invest in
  priorities like education to ensure long-term
  economic health.
• Collectively, we must invest quickly and support
  long-term goals by investing wisely, driving
  reform efforts and improving results for students
  from Pre-K through college.

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Part 1 ARRA Overview-Four Basic Principles-

• (A) Spend quickly
• ARRA funds will be distributed to states and LEAs
  quickly. We must in turn move rapidly to develop
  plans for using these funds, consistent with the
  laws reporting and accountability requirements,
  and to begin spending promptly.

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-Four Basic Principles-

• (B) Improve student achievement through school
  improvement and reform
• Funds should be used to close the achievement
  gap, help students from all backgrounds achieve
  high standards and address four specifics areas
  (1) Making progress toward rigorous college and
  career-ready standards and assessments(2)
  Establishing Pre-K through college and career
  data systems to track progress(3) Making
  improvements in teacher quality and equitable
  distribution (4) Providing intense support for
  low-performing schools

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-Four Basic Principles-

• (C) Transparency, reporting and accountability
• LEAs must accurately measure and track results,
  and publicly report how funds are used.
• Due to the unprecedented scope and importance of
  this investment, these funds are subject to much
  greater scrutiny and reporting requirements than
  would normally apply to grant recipients.
• We are accountable to the citizens of our state.
  Every individual will be able to view budget and
  spending documents for every school district
  online.

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-Four Basic Principles-

• (D) Invest one-time funds thoughtfully
• This historic infusion of funds will be
  temporary. Depending on the program, these are
  only available for two to three years. These
  funds should be invested in ways that do not
  result in unsustainable continuing commitments
  after the funding expires.

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-Categories of funds-

• There are three separate categories of funds
• State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
• Designed to fill budget gaps in Higher Education
  and the BEP
• Title I
• Designed to assist schools that have high
  concentrations of students from families that
  live in poverty
• IDEA
• Designed to help LEAs ensure that children with
  disabilities, including children aged three
  through five have access to a free appropriate
  public education to meet each child's unique
  needs and prepare him or further

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Competitive Grants-Other available funds

• Competitive Grant Applications - The FAQ document
  provides a brief outline of grants that state
  agencies and LEAs will be able to apply for.
• School Nutrition Equipment Grants - This
  information was distributed last Friday.
  Application and information is on our Web site
  here http//tn.gov/education/recovery.shtml

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General Timeline
By end of March 2009 June/July 2009
Sept/Oct 2009
Applications for the initial 67 of the SFSF will
be available. (TN632,002,960) 50 of the 10B
Title I, Part A recovery funds will be available.
(TN97,054,000)  50 of the 11.3B IDEA Part B
Grants to States (TN114,806,700) 50
of the 400M Preschool Grants will be
available.   50 of the 540M Vocational
Rehabilitation State Grants funds will be
available   At least 50 of the 500M IDEA Part C
funds will be available.
(At least TN4,050,150)   Program funding under
500M to be available -Impact Aid Construction
(40 of the 100M will be distributed by formula
and the rest will be distributed through
competitive grants at a later date) -Independent
Living Services (52.5M) of the 140M will be
distributed by formula, the remaining will be
distribute by competitive grants at a later
date) -Education for Homeless Youth (70M).
(TN669,000)
Pell Grants 17.1B and Work Study 200M for
school year 2009-2010 50 Statewide Data System
funding (250M) will be competitively awarded 50
Education Technology State Grants (650M total)
will be available. (TN6,146,179)
The remaining 33 of the SFSF will be available.
(TN311,285,040) 50 Statewide Data
System funding (250M) will be competitively
awarded. The remaining 50 of Title I, Part A
recovery funds will be available.
(TN97,054,000) The remaining 50 of the IDEA
Part B Grants (TN114,806,700) and Preschool
Grants will be available At least 50 of the
500M IDEA Part C funds will be available.
(At least TN4,050,150) State Incentive
Grants (4.35B) and Local Innovation Grants
(650M) will be competitively awarded in two
rounds Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. Title I
School Improvement Grants (3B) will be
available. (TN50,386,000) Teacher Incentive
Fund (200M) and Teacher Quality Enhancement
(100M) funding will be competitively
awarded. 50 Education Technology State Grants
(650M total) will be available. (TN6,146,179)
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-State resources for LEAs-

• Web site
• Please visit the Department of Educations Web
  site at www.tn.gov/education/recovery.shtml.
• Listservs
• Information will continually be provided through
  our listervs.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• This document will be posted online and
  continually change as we move forward. Check
  often.

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Part 2 Title I OverviewDr. Julie McCargar,
Executive Director, Federal Programs
Title I Overview
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-Title I Overview-NCLB Programs in ARRA
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-Title I Overview-Status of FY10 Allocations

• Enacted
• Increases of almost 600 million in Title I and
  60 million in Title I school improvement
  nationally Tennessee funding not yet available
• Funding for regular fiscal year (July 1, 2009
  September 30, 2011)
• Assumption Tennessee will receive significant
  increases in Title I
• More funding nationwide
• Tennessees child poverty rate went up more
  relative to other states based on US Census 2007

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-Title I Overview-Title I ARRA Funds

• Provide approximately 194 additional Title I
  dollars available concurrently with FY10 Title I
  funds
• This fiscal year Tennessee received approximately
  240 million in Title I dollars
• Next fiscal year the total will be over 400
  million in Title I dollars
• The same requirements for Title I apply to the
  Title I ARRA funds

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-Title I Overview-Title I ARRA Specifics

• Congress appropriated Title I dollars in only two
  of the four Title I grant funds
• Two Tennessee districts will not receive Title I
  ARRA funds because they do not meet the child
  poverty requirement of 5
• These funds should be available to the State by
  the end of March and available to LEAs by the end
  of April

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-Title I Overview-Title I ARRA Specifics

• LEAs will apply for these funds simultaneously
  with their regular Title I funds in the FY10 NCLB
  Consolidated Application
• LEAs may access these funds before July 1 for
  districtwide summer initiatives
• The Office of Federal Programs will work with
  these districts to approve the use of these funds
  before July 1
• Contact your assigned NCLB field service
  consultant for more information

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-Title I Overview-Recommended Use of Funds

• Extended learning opportunities such as extended
  day and extended year programs
• Identifying more schools to be served by Title I,
  especially middle and high schools (in particular
  High Priority schools)
• Establishing intensive, year-long teacher
  training for Title I schools
• Establishing a coaching program to help teacher
  become more effective teachers
• Providing intensive parent training for parents
  of Title I students
• Increasing the capacity of middle and high
  schools to use high-quality, online courses

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-Title I Overview-Additional Requirements for
Title I Funds

• All LEAs receiving Title I ARRA funds shall
  report a school-by-school listing of per-pupil
  educational expenditures from state and local
  expenditures
• All LEAs will be subject to additional reporting
  requirements
• All LEAs must report on how funds were used on
  the governments Web site
• All LEAs must account for these ARRA funds in
  separate budget categories from the same FY10
  NCLB funds

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-Title I Overview-Available Waivers for Title I
Funds

• The State may apply for waivers from Title I
  requirements in these categories
• 15 cap on carryover
• Set-aside requirement of 20 for Supplemental
  Education Services (SES) and Public School Choice
• Per-pupil amount for SES based regular Title I
  allocation only

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-Title I Overview-Homeless Education ARRA Funds

• Regular Title X Homeless Education grant funds
  only a few districts receive
• Homeless Education ARRA Funds allocated to
  districts according to homeless count
• Release funds or
• Apply in FY 10 NCLB Application
• Uses of Funds

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-Title I Overview-Title IID Educational
Technology

• 50 Formula in FY10 NCLB Consolidated Application
• 50 Discretionary Expand the E4TN program
  available this fall

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Part 3 IDEA OverviewJoseph Fisher, Assistant
Commissioner, Special Education

• The ARRA appropriates significant new funding for
  programs under Part B and C of the Individuals
  with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
• Part B of the IDEA provides funding to the SEA
  and LEA to help them ensure children with
  disabilities, including children age 3-5, are
  provided services that meet their needs.

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-IDEA Overview-

• This funding must also be used to provide access
  to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to
  meet each childs unique needs and prepare them
  for further education, employment and independent
  living.
• These funds will provide and unprecedented
  opportunity to implement innovative strategies to
  improve outcomes for children and youth with
  disabilities while stimulating the economy.

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-IDEA Overview-Amounts
Tennessee will be receiving under Part B
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-IDEA Overview-Timeline

• The US Department of Education plans to award 50
  of the IDEA, Part B grants and Preschool Grant
  recovery funds to states by the end of March
  2009.
• The other 50 will be awarded by Fall 2009.
• These awards will be in addition to the regular
  Fiscal Year 2009 Part B grants to states and
  preschool grant awards that will be made July 1.

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-IDEA Overview-Eligibility

• In order to receive these funds an LEA must
  submit an abbreviated application and budget. Be
  aware that the application will be posted on our
  web site.
• LEA eligibility for the first 50 of the IDEA
  recovery funds is based on eligibility
  established by the LEA for FY 2008 funds.

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-IDEA Overview-Requirements

• All IDEA recovery funds must be used consistently
  with the current IDEA, Part B statutory and
  regulatory requirements and application
  requirements in the General Education Provisions
  Act (GEPA) and the Education Department General
  Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).
• An LEA must use IDEA recovery funds only for the
  excess costs of providing special education and
  related services to children with disabilities,
  except where IDEA specifically provides
  otherwise.

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-IDEA Overview-Possible uses

• These funds constitute a one-time increment in
  funding that offers states and LEAs a unique
  opportunity to improve teaching and learning, and
  results for children with disabilities.
• These funds should be used for short-term
  investments that have the potential for long-term
  benefit.
• Possible uses
• Provide intense district-wide professional
  training for special education teachers and
  regular education teachers that focuses on
  scaling up, through replication, proven and
  innovative evidence-based school-wide strategies
  in reading, math, writing and science, and
  positive behavioral support.
• Develop or expand the capacity to collect and use
  data to improve teaching and learning.
• Expand the availability and range of inclusive
  placements for students in the general education
  classrooms.
• Improve overall students achievement.

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Part 4 Pre-K OverviewBobbi Lussier, Executive
Director, Early Learning

• President Obama has emphasized access to strong,
  high-quality early childhood education programs
  so children enter kindergarten ready to learn.
• Expansion and improvement of Pre-K programs is
  an allowable use of the IDEA and Title 1 ARRA
  funds.

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-Pre-K Overview-Compliance

• All new Pre-K classrooms must comply with the
  following
• State and Federal Legislation / Requirements
• State Requirements
• TN State Board of Education Early Childhood Rules
  and Regulations Chapter 0520-1-3-.05 (5)
• TN Child Care Rules and Regulations for Health
  Safety
• All classrooms must be inspected prior to
  occupancy.

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-Pre-K Overview-Funding

• Can we expect the same level of state funding
  next year for Voluntary Pre-K classes?
• Governor Bredesen has proposed an inflationary
  increase of 490,000 for the existing 934 Pre-K
  classrooms in the TN Voluntary Pre-K program for
  2009-2010.
• The state budget must be passed by the General
  Assembly for this to be enacted.

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-Pre-K Overview-Funding

• Can the LEA use Title 1, IDEA or State Pre-K
  funds to collaborate with Head Start for Pre-K
  classes?
• The LEA may blend or braid funds from any of the
  aforementioned funding sources to collaborate
  with Head Start for Pre-K classes.
• However, the use of ARRA funds must be in
  compliance with all federal legislation and
  regulations governing the use of NCLB and IDEA
  funds.

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Part 5 Question and Answer Session
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