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ARRA & Purpose
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
• Unprecedented effort to jumpstart economy.
• Save and create millions of jobs.
• Down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century.
• Signed into law February 17, 2009.
Stratford’s Share
$2,939,372 = State Fiscal Stabilization
$574,808 = Title 1
$1,692,748 = IDEA Part B & Preschool
$5,206,928 = ENTITLEMENT TOTAL
Stratford’s Position
• Identified initiatives that build district’s capacity in meeting educational goals.
• Fully aware the ARRA money is a historic one-time investment.
• Living within our means. Avoiding budgetary “gimmicks”. Such as…
Stratford’s Share
$2,939,372 = State Fiscal Stabilization
$574,808 = Title 1
$1,692,748 = IDEA Part B & Preschool
$5,206,928 = ENTITLEMENT TOTAL
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
• CT will receive approximately $541 million.
• Contingent upon maintenance of effort of support for education for FY 2009, 10, & 11.
• The SFSF will be proportionately applied to each town’s ECS grant.
• Under the Governor’s proposed FY10 – FY11 biennial budget, towns’ ECS grants will remain at the 2008-09 level.
• Punch line = Governor has supplanted ECS funds with SFSF.
SFSF – How it will work…
• Town Budgeted $20,495,602 for ECS.
• BOE will directly receive $2,939,372.
• Town will be short BOE share.
• BOE will have to make application to State to receive funds.
• Punch line = No NEW money is available for BOE.
Stratford’s Share
$2,939,372 = State Fiscal Stabilization
$574,808 = Title 1
$1,692,748 = IDEA Part B & Preschool
$5,206,928 = ENTITLEMENT TOTAL
Title I - ARRA
• Funds are to be used to close the achievement gap and enable disadvantaged students to reach their potential.
• Title I funds are only to be used for eligible children and schools.
• 85% must be expended by 9-30-10.
• Punch line = ALL statutory & regulatory requirements apply.
Supplement vs. Supplant
• Intended to ensure that services provided with Title I funds are in additional to, and do not replace or supplant, services that students would otherwise receive.
Title I – How it will work…
• Vacation/Summer Math & Reading Camps
• Additional Summer Kindergarten Transition
• Kindergarten tutors @ FRA, ACA, NIC
• Additional Preschool Program
• Haskins Literacy Project
Stratford’s Share
$2,939,372 = State Fiscal Stabilization
$574,808 = Title 1
$1,692,748 = IDEA Part B & Preschool
$5,206,928 = ENTITLEMENT TOTAL
IDEA - ARRA
• Money must be expended by 9-30-11.
• Punch line = ALL statutory & regulatory requirements apply.
• These funds must be used only for the excess costs of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.
Supplement vs. Supplant
• Intended to ensure that services provided with Title I funds are in additional to, and do not replace or supplant, services that students would otherwise receive.
Maintenance of Effort (MOE)
• Intended to ensure IDEA funds are not used to reduce the level of expenditures for eligible students below the level of those expenditures for the preceding year.
• If BOE “Meet Requirements” on IDEA Determinations by State can use 50% of IDEA increase to “offset” district expenses.
IDEA – How it will work…
• Exploring assistive technologies.
• Coordinating Early Intervening Funds
• 15% of funds can be used for students not identified as special education.
• Haskins Literacy Project
• Inclusion Facilitator
• 2 PreK, 8 ELE, 6 MID special education tutors
Accountability & Audit
• To prevent fraud and abuse, support the most effective uses of ARRA funds, and accurately track results, recipients must publicly report on how funds are used.
• Due to the unprecedented scope and importance of this investment, ARRA funds are subject to additional and more rigorous reporting requirements than normally apply to grant recipients.
Accountability & Audit
• ARRA = Auditors Reemployment Recovery Act
• Various Federal & State oversight agencies.
• New Federal whistleblower protection.
• Emphasis on transparency.
• Real-time audits.
Audit – How it will work…
• Recovery funds will need to be tracked and reported separately from regular entitlement funds.
• Quarterly financial and program outcome reports.
• Identify numbers of jobs created/retained.
• Will have to pay money back if not spent prudently and in accordance with the law.
Competitive Grants
• “Race to the Top” Funds = $4.35 billion.
• Investing in What Works & Innovation.
• Teacher Incentive; teacher quality enhancement; impact aid construction.
• National Competitive Grants.
• Applications expected Fall 09 & Spring 10.
• 5.4% of $98.2 billion.
Other Information
- Under “Community”- Budget Information 2009-2010
• www.recovery.gov
• www.recovery.ct.gov
• www.stratfordk12.org