…the Inside the Beltway Update

1. …the Inside the Beltway Update NAWI Conference Phoenix, Arizona April 17, 2009

2. Overview • Insider News • Legislative Update • Next Steps

3. Insider Updates • People/Leadership • ARRA – American Recover y and Reinvestment Act • “green” • Ongoing interest in CTE

4. Leadership • Old and new friends • Transition team • Leadership at U.S. Department of Education • Secretary’s office • Undersecretary • Deputy Assistant Secretary announced • Assistant Secretary? • ETA Assistant Secretary

5. ARRA Guiding Principles Credit for this slide goes to the U.S. Department of Education from the March 24, 2009 briefing.

6. Advance Core Reforms: Assurances Credit for this slide goes to the U.S. Department of Education from the March 24, 2009 briefing.

7. Formula Competitive Credit for this slide goes to the U.S. Department of Education from the March 24, 2009 briefing.

8. State Fiscal Stabilization Fund for Education: Uses of Funds Education funds for elementary and secondary must run through State’s primary funding formulae LEAs may use funds for any activity authorized under ESEA, IDEA, Adult Ed, or Perkins, including modernization of school facilities and salaries to avoid teacher layoffs LEAs encouraged to use funds for activities that advance progress on the assurances and drive lasting results without unsustainable recurring costs Credit for this slide goes to the U.S. Department of Education from the March 24, 2009 briefing.

9. SFSF Incentive Fund: “Race to Top” and “Invest in What Works and Innovation” • “Race to the Top”- $4.35 billion competitive grants to States making most progress toward the assurances • “Investing in What Works and Innovation” - $650 million competitive grants to LEAs and non-profits that have made significant gains in closing achievement gaps to be models of best practices • 2010 grant awards will be made in two rounds - late Fall 2009, Summer 2010 • “Race to the Top”- $4.35 billion competitive grants to States making most progress toward the assurances • “Investing in What Works and Innovation” - $650 million competitive grants to LEAs and non-profits that have made significant gains in closing achievement gaps to be models of best practices • 2010 grant awards will be made in two rounds - late Fall 2009, Summer 2010 “Race to the Top”- $4.35 billion competitive grants to States making most progress toward the assurances “Investing in What Works and Innovation” - $650 million competitive grants to LEAs and non-profits that have made significant gains in closing achievement gaps to be models of best practices 2010 grant awards will be made in two rounds - late Fall 2009, Summer 2010 Credit for this slide goes to the U.S. Department of Education from the March 24, 2009 briefing.

10. More Information • www.ed.gov and www.recovery.gov • FAQs, Hot Topics, etc • Preliminary information about each State’s IDEA allocation: http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/Statetables/recovery.html • Preliminary estimates of Title I, Part A recovery allocations to each State and LEA are available at: http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/news.html#ARRA • SFSF Questions: State.fiscal.fund@ed.gov • IDEA Questions: IDEArecoverycomments@ed.gov • Title I Questions: oese@ed.gov • Inspector General Questions: rich.rasa@ed.gov • Independent Living and Vocational Rehabilitation Questions: RSARecoverActComments@ed.gov Credit for this slide goes to the U.S. Department of Education from the March 24, 2009 briefing.

11. GREEN • If it isn’t green, paint it!

12. Interest in CTE • Continued to remain high • Variety of interest • Papers released: • NGA Paper • US Chamber • National Association of State Boards of Education

13. Curious …. • NGA Policy Academy • Gates Foundation • Irvine Foundation • Connect ED, California • Alliance for Excellent Education

14. Legislative Update

15. Legislative Update: NCLB • No Child Left Behind • Not likely any time soon • Administration is using ARRA as a means to promote their education policies • Congress is suggesting maybe 2010 to begin discussions • Concern by “blue dogs” of moving forward with a reauthorization is an election year • Topics being discussed: • Common standards • High school

16. Legislative Update: WIA • Reauthorization pending since 2003. • No legislation has been introduced but is a priority for both the Administration and Congress. • The Senate holding a series of “listening sessions;” will hold a hearing on May 19th. • The House began a series of hearings in February. • Will WIA be revamped or tweaked?

17. Legislative Update: GREEN • Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation (GREEN) Act – H.R. 1775 • Introduced by Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-CA) • The GREEN Act would help to create a workforce prepared for the green economy through competitive grants to develop CTE programs in renewable energy fields.

18. Legislative Update: GREEN • Competitive grants • awarded to secondary, postsecondary and community partnerships that develop programs of study focused on careers in the renewable energy sector. • awarded to secondary and postsecondary CTE facilities that are energy efficient and promote the use of renewable energy practices.

19. Legislative Update • Fast Track to College Act • Congressman Dale Kildee (D-MI) and Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) introduced the Fast Track to College Act last month. • Goal: Increasing high school graduation rates and the percentage of students who complete an industry recognized credential • Grants that support and establish early college high school and dual enrollment programs.

20. Next steps • What do you think is the greatest challenge facing CTE?

21. Next steps • Top 10 • Unified message/vision • Means to achieve this vision • And the data to support that we are making progress

22. Thank you! • Contact information: • Kimberly Green • kgreen@careertech.org • 301-588-9630