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FNSBSD American Recovery & Reinvestment Act FUNDING PLAN

FNSBSD American Recovery & Reinvestment Act FUNDING PLAN. Stimulus and State Fiscal Stabilization Borough Assembly Meeting August 20, 2009 Nancy Wagner, FNSBSD Superintendent Traci Gatewood, Grants and Special Projects Director. Presentation. Overview. Funding Categories and Amounts

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FNSBSD American Recovery & Reinvestment Act FUNDING PLAN

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  1. FNSBSD American Recovery & Reinvestment Act FUNDING PLAN Stimulus and State Fiscal Stabilization Borough Assembly Meeting August 20, 2009 Nancy Wagner, FNSBSD Superintendent Traci Gatewood, Grants and Special Projects Director

  2. Presentation Overview Funding Categories and Amounts Purpose Priorities Criteria Planning and Application Process Acceptance Implementation Questions / Answers

  3. Amount of Funding Provided • Stimulus = $6,673,321 • Title I $2,823,899 • Title II Part D $ 154,993 • Special Education $3,694,429 • Impact Aid = $438,937 • Fiscal Stabilization = $8,987,103 • Total Funding Provided through ARRA = • $16,538,303

  4. Federal Stimulus Funding Title I = $2.9 million IDEA – $3.7 millionSpecial Education Primarily RTI training and materials – Nine school site facilitators Job embedded professional development Phasing in Case Load Reduction IEP Software Update and Training

  5. Education FundsAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Jump start school reform and improvement efforts Save and create jobs Stimulate the economy One-time resources

  6. Adopting rigorous college- and career- ready standards and high-quality assessments; • Establishing data systems and using data for improvement; • Increasing teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of effective teachers; and • Turning around the lowest-performing schools ARRACore Reforms

  7. Priorities Instructional Capital

  8. Planning Process • Early start • Considerations • Student needs • District goals and priorities • Federal and state guidance • Stakeholders’ input • School Board oversight, input, and approval

  9. Project Plans • The Project Plan Template has six major components: • Project Description • Objectives • Design (Action Plan) • Evaluation • Sustainability • Budget Overview

  10. Project Prioritization

  11. Primary Performance Goals • Capital Projects • Student Achievement • State Priorities • Education Reform • Direct Support for Student Achievement • National Priorities • Drive School Reform and Improvement • Improve Student Achievement and Close the Achievement Gap Data and Priorities District Priorities Instructional Capital Student Achievement Data State Priorities National Priorities

  12. Accountability and Evaluation • Reporting Requirements – ARRA funds are subject to additional and more rigorous reporting requirements • The District MUST • Maintain records that separately track and account for its Education Stabilization funds • Report on the specific uses of those funds on a quarterly basis • Evaluation Conducted by Research and Accountability Department • Examine ongoing implementation of each project • Examine progress in meeting project goals • Examine ultimate impact of meeting ARRA priorities

  13. What about Sustainability? • Sustainability Issues fall into one of two categories: • No need to sustain • Direct support for administering and evaluating the grant • Build infrastructure for program that existing staff can sustain • Evaluate – • If effective seek funding sources to continue

  14. School Board work session on June 1, 2009 School Board Acceptance on June 17, 2009 Currently waiting on the official grant award from the state Implementation in progress Education StabilizationGrant Award = $8.99 million

  15. Questions – Comments

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