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Superintendents’ Quarterly Meeting

Superintendents’ Quarterly Meeting. March 13, 2009. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Dr. June S. Atkinson State Superintendent March 13, 2009. Guiding Principles. Deliver funds quickly Save and create jobs Ensure transparency and accountability Advance reforms.

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Superintendents’ Quarterly Meeting

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  1. Superintendents’ Quarterly Meeting March 13, 2009

  2. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Dr. June S. Atkinson State Superintendent March 13, 2009

  3. Guiding Principles Deliver funds quickly Save and create jobs Ensure transparency and accountability Advance reforms

  4. North Carolina Direct Allocations • Title I-A $258 m • IDEA, Part B $314 m

  5. North Carolina Direct Allocations • Title 1 (School Improvement) $76 m • IDEA, Part C $13 m • IDEA, Preschool $12 m • Education Technology $16 m • School Lunch Equipment $2.8 m • Homeless Education $1.3 m

  6. North Carolina Direct Allocations • State Stabilization Fund $1.2 b

  7. Progress Toward Four Reforms • Rigorous standards and quality assessments • Data systems • Teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution • Intensive support and effective interventions

  8. Existing Appropriation Streams 1. Education for the Disadvantaged • Part 1 and 2: Title 1-A Targeted Grants and Education Finance Incentive Grants • Part 3: School Improvement Grants

  9. Title I, Part A Some possible uses • Instructional leaders • Intensive, year-long teacher training for teachers and principals • Early childhood education • High-quality, online courseware

  10. Title I, Part A (continued) Some possible uses • Professional development on use of data • Sustainable extended learning before school, after school, during the summer, or over an extended school year

  11. Existing Appropriation Streams 2. Students with Disabilities • Part 1: IDEA, Part B • Part 2: IDEA Preschool Grants under Part B • Part 3: Part C, IDEA – Infant and Toddlers

  12. IDEA, Part B Some possible uses • Assistive technology devices • Professional development • Availability of placement options • Transition coordinators

  13. Title I, Part A & IDEA, Part B • End of March • 50 percent • No new application

  14. Title I and IDEA • Remainder of funds available July 1-September 30, 2009 • Additional information required

  15. Other Existing Funding Streams • IDEA, Part C 50% • Impact Aid Construction 40% • Education for Homeless 100%

  16. Fall 2009 (formula) • Title I School Improvement • Education Technology State Grants

  17. State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) • Public early learning, K-12, higher education (81.8%) • Education, public safety, and other government services (18.2%)

  18. 81.8% Funds • Salaries to avoid lay off of teachers and other employees • Modernization, renovation, repair • early childhood • “green” buildings

  19. SFSF Requirements • Assurances • Baseline data • Basic fund use

  20. 81.8% Funds Any activity authorized by • ESEA • IDEA • Carl D. Perkins CTE Act • Adult Education and Family Literacy Act

  21. SFSF Provisions • Governor • 67 percent available – March 31 • Streamlined state application • Two-week turnaround

  22. 1. Basic Stabilization Funds Grant Application Assurances • Maintenance of state effort • Teacher effectiveness and distribution • Data systems • Academic assessments • Standards • School improvement

  23. 2. Incentive Grants • Governor must submit application to the Secretary of Education; some items are -State’s status in each area addressed in the assurances -Achievement and graduation rates -How grant will be used to improve student academic achievement

  24. Competitive Grant Process (Fall 2009) • Teacher Incentive Fund • Teacher Quality Enhancement • Statewide Data Systems

  25. $5 Billion Race to the Top Innovation

  26. Race to the Top(Fall 2009, Spring 2010)

  27. Invest in What Works and Innovation$650 Million • Competitive • Districts and non-profit groups • Strong track record of results

  28. 3. Local Innovation Fund • Direct grants to LEAs or partnerships

  29. 3. Local Innovation Fund Uses • Significantly closing achievement gaps or increasing student achievement • Exceeding the state’s measurable objectives for performance on state assessments • Significant improvements in other areas such as graduation rate • Demonstrated established partnerships

  30. Accountability

  31. Accountability and Transparency • Detailed description of uses of funds • Quarterly reports—financial and program outcomes/results • Estimated number of jobs created and retained • Compliance of subcontracts and subgrants Note: All reports on www.recovery.gov

  32. Accountability • Jobs saved or created • Use of funds • State’s progress in areas covered by application assurances

  33. Disrupting Class (Clay Christenson, 2007) • Leading the Revolution (Gary Hamels, 2000) • It’s Being Done (Karin Chenoweth, 2007) • Whatever It Takes (Paul Tough, 2008)

  34. From…

  35. To…

  36. School-Wide system of support for student achievement should look like this: Intensive Intervention 5% Strategic Interventions 15% Core Curriculum 80%

  37. Failure • Flight • Fight

  38. Questions???

  39. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Dr. June S. Atkinson State Superintendent March 13, 2009

  40. Superintendents’ Quarterly Meeting March 13, 2009

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