June 15th, 2010 U.S. Department of Education Strategic Use of Title I & IDEA: How to Maximize ARRA, FY09 & FY10 Funds.

June 15th, 2010

U.S. Department of Education

Strategic Use of Title I & IDEA:

How to Maximize ARRA, FY09 & FY10 Funds

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Sound Check

Meeting the Challenge

• Budget shortfalls continue– State revenues lag economic recovery– 100,000 – 300,000 education jobs at risk

• Maximize impact of Title I and IDEA funding

• Minimize post-ARRA “funding cliff”

Agenda

• ARRA Year 1 Update

• Optimizing Title I and IDEA funding

• Effective uses of funds

Getting ARRA dollars out quickly

ED ARRA Grant Programs 6/4/10

Draw Downs & Obligations

Economic Impact of ARRA funds Over 300,000 educator jobs

Title I and IDEA spending

Title I and IDEA ARRA Jobs

Remaining ARRA funding for 2010-11 School Year

Draw Downs as of May 21st

Use FY 2010 funding After the “Cliff”

Extend ARRA impactFunding Availability -- Title I & IDEA

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

FY 2008 Appropriation

FY 2009 Appropriation

ARRA Appropriation

50%                  

FY 2010 Appropriation

Integrated ApproachIntegrated Approach

Legislation

Proposed FY 2011 BudgetARRA

• $100 Billion

• Save Jobs

• 4 Reform Assurances

• 7.5 % Increase

• Increased Discretionary Funding

• Program Consolidation

SAFRA

• ESEA Reauthorization

• Workforce Investment Act

• Childhood Nutrition Act Reauthorization

• Education Sciences Reform Act

TitleTitle

ARRA Grants: ~$100 Billion

Teacher Teacher Incentive Incentive $300 M$300 M

State Fiscal Stabilization $48.6 B

Data Data Systems Systems $250 M$250 M

Ed Tech $650 Ed Tech $650 MM

School Improvement School Improvement $3.5 B$3.5 B

Innovation Fund Innovation Fund $650 M$650 M

Race to the Top $4.35 B Race to the Top $4.35 B

Title I$10 B

IDEA$12.2 B

TQP $100 M

Turnaround Schools

Data SystemsStandards & Assessments

Effective Teachers &

Leaders

Comprehensive and Aligned Comprehensive and Aligned ReformsReforms

Rigorous Standards & Assessments

Rigorous Standards & Assessments

Great Teachers &

Leaders

Great Teachers &

Leaders

Effective Use of Data

Effective Use of Data

Turning Around Low Performing

Schools

Turning Around Low Performing

Schools

ARRA Reform Assurances

FY 2011 Budget & ESEA

College and Career Readiness

College and Career Readiness

A Complete Education

A Complete Education

Needs of Diverse Learners

Needs of Diverse Learners

Successful, Safe & Healthy Students

Successful, Safe & Healthy Students

Effective

Teaching &

Learning

Innovation and Excellence

Innovation and Excellence

Great Teachers & Leaders

Great Teachers & Leaders

Guidance on Specific Uses of Title I, Part A and IDEA ARRA Funds

The Department has published non-regulatory guidance under Title I, Part A and IDEA that contains specific ideas about how ARRA funds may be used to improve the achievement of students eligible to be

served under those programs. SEAs and LEAs should refer to this guidance for more detailed discussion

about the uses of Title I, Part A and IDEA ARRA funds consistent with applicable statutory and regulatory

requirements.

Uses of Title I, Part A ARRA funds guidance:– http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/titlei-reform.doc

Uses of IDEA ARRA funds guidance:– http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/idea-b-reform.doc

A Word of Caution…

Title I, Part A and IDEA funds must be used for activities that are

consistent with the statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to each program. Accordingly, the suggestions on the following slides

must be considered in the context of those requirements.

Title I IDEACollege & Career Readiness Standards & Assessments Great Teachers & Leaders Data Systems Turnaround Schools Diverse Learners Complete Education Safe & Healthy Students Innovation

Activities that Title I, Part A and IDEA funds might support

Use of IDEA ARRA Funds for Students with Disabilities

Virtual special education courses in Spanish

Training for parents of students with disabilities

School to work programs; university partnerships

Intensive language arts special education reading

program

Extended-day programs necessary to implement

IEPs

Drop-out prevention initiatives

Staff for collaborative special education team-

teaching

Use of Title I ARRA Funds for At-risk Students

Align with the school intervention models in the School

Improvement

Grants (SIG) program

Boost the funding provided to existing highest need Title

I

schools (more staff and intense services through

additional

staffing and resources)

Initiate new program that has never been funded by

state/local

funds (e.g. extend part-day kindergarten to full day

for educationally at-risk

students); use future Title I dollars to continue after

ARRA

Expand programs to additional Title I eligible schools

Use FY 2010 funding After the “Cliff”

Extend ARRA impactFunding Availability -- Title I & IDEA

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

FY 2008 Appropriation

FY 2009 Appropriation

ARRA Appropriation

50%                  

FY 2010 Appropriation

Discussion