Spotlight on the Stimulus

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1 Buy now! Spotlight on the Stimulus Education Week's Spotlight on the Stimulus brings together the latest information and analysis on the federal economic-stimulus package. Don t miss what the stimulus package will mean for the nation s schools and for you. Buy now!

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3 Our Moderator: Mark Bomster Assistant Managing Editor, Education Week

4 Our Speakers: Alyson Klein Education Week Staff Writer and Politics K-12 Blogger Michele McNeil Education Week Assistant Editor and Politics K-12 Blogger Politics K-12 Blog

5 What exactly is in the stimulus?

6 Stimulus by the Numbers Education Piece: $115 billion Total Stimulus: $787 billion

7 Stimulus by the Numbers State aid for schools/ critical needs $53.6 billion Pell Grants $15.6 billion Higher education tax credit, over 10 years $13.9 billion Other Special education $12.2 billion Title I $13 billion Education Piece $115 billion Total Stimulus: $787 billion

8 School Construction School construction bonds $22 billion Expansion of Qualified Zone Academy Bonds, used for school renovation and repairs $2.8 billion

9 Follow the Stimulus Money 6 Follow the Stimulus Money Series 1 Series 2 Series Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4

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11 Which pots of money have yet to go out? Source: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education U.S. Department of Education

12 Additional $49 Billion becomes available between Summer and Fall 2009 Pell & Work Study - $17.3 billion (100%) State Stabilization - $16.1 billion (33%) IDEA, Parts B & C - $6.1 billion in (50%) Title I, Part A - $5 billion (50%) Title I School Improvement - $3 billion (100%) Enhancing Education through Technology - $650 million (100%) Vocational Rehabilitation - $270 million (50%) Statewide Data Systems - $250 million (100%) Teacher Incentive Fund - $200 million (100%) Teacher Quality Enhancement - $100 million (100%)

13 Advance Core Reforms: Assurances States must address four specific areas identified in ARRA that evidence shows make a critical contribution to student results: 1. Making progress toward rigorous college- and career-ready standards and high-quality assessments that are valid and reliable for all students, including English language learners and students with disabilities

14 Advance Core Reforms: Assurances 2. Establishing pre-k-to college and career data systems that track progress and foster continuous improvement

15 Advance Core Reforms: Assurances 3. Making improvements in teacher effectiveness and in the equitable distribution of qualified teachers for all students, particularly students who are most in need

16 Advance Core Reforms: Assurances 4. Providing intensive support and effective interventions for the lowest performing schools

17 Use the new Stimulus Funding to make a lasting difference for your students. Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes

18 Title I and IDEA

19 Federal Money for school improvement projects will rise dramatically this and next fiscal year. * 2010 annual appropriations still to be decided. Note: Totals include money appropriated specifically for school improvement and money reserved for that purpose under the NCLB law s Title I.

20 Federal Stimulus Aid for School Facilities SOURCE: National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities

21 Federal Stimulus Aid for School FUNDING Facilities State Fiscal Stabilization Fund This $48.6 billion pot of money can be used for a variety of needs by public schools, including school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction. It can also go toward preventing teacher layoffs and program cuts, which is where the majority of the money is expected to be spent.

22 Federal Stimulus Aid for School FUNDING Impact Aid Construction Facilities This $100 million is reserved for emergency repairs and school modernization projects in public districts with students who live on American Indian lands and military bases, with $40 million available through a funding formula, and the other $60 million to be distributed through discretionary grants.

23 Federal Stimulus Aid for School FUNDING Energy Efficiency Grants Facilities Public and private nonprofit schools or districts may receive money from the $3.2 billion Energy Efficiency Block Grants Program and/or the $3.1 billion State Energy Program to make school buildings more energy efficient and to utilize renewable sources of energy.

24 Federal Stimulus Aid for School BONDS Facilities Qualified School Construction Bonds Qualified Zone Academy Bonds Build America Bonds Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds

25 What School Districts Can Do With Money

26 Going Shopping In an online survey, superintendents gave the following responses when asked what projects their districts would pay for with money from the federal stimulus legislation. Source: American Association of School Administrators

27 Source: American Association of School Administrators

28 Source: American Association of School Administrators

29 Source: American Association of School Administrators

30 Spending Priorities Title I Identify and use effective teachers as coaches and mentors. Stabilization Fund Purchase instructional software, digital whiteboards, and other interactive technologies and train teachers in how to use them. IDEA Implement online individualized education programs (IEPs) aligned with state academic standards Source: U.S. Department of Education

31 Race to the Top

32 Race to the Top and Innovation Grants $5 billion, total, in competitive grants to be awarded by U.S. Department of Education in two parts, fall 2009 and spring 2010 $4.35 billion in Race to the Top grants Awarded to states For making progress in four assurances $650 million in Invest in What Works and Innovation grants Awarded to school districts and nonprofits For progress in closing the achievement gap

33 The Overall Economy and The Impact of the Stimulus

34 Current Estimate FY 2010 Budget Gap SOURCE: National Council of State Legislatures

35 Follow the Stimulus Money 6 Follow the Stimulus Money Series 1 Series 2 Series Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4

36 Question & Answer Session Questions and Answers

37 Question What are states and school districts doing to make sure they comply with the strict transparency and accountability rules in reporting on how they use the stimulus money and what financial and staff challenges do they face in doing so?

38 Question How can non-profit organizations, community groups, charters, and others outside the traditional public school system partner up with school districts in order to share in the stimulus funding?

39 Question Does the stimulus package include money that can be used for professional development, and what help does it offer in the area of teacher training?

40 Question How well are states and school districts following the rules against not using stimulus money to supplant their own funding responsibilities, and are state school chiefs on board, especially on Title I and special education funds?

41 Question In Connecticut, some school districts are still going ahead with big layoffs, even though we thought the stimulus was supposed to prevent this sort of thing. What could be the reason for this, and is it happening in places other states as well?

42 Question I understand that a lot of stimulus money is tagged for specific uses, such as Title I, special education, and professional development but one district that just ordered new carpeting with these funds. How is this allowed?

43 Question To what extent will the government require recipients of stimulus money to include evaluations as part of their projects and programs?

44 Question What categories of funding can our school and district can apply for, and how do we do it through the state, or directly to the U.S. Department of Education?

45 Question Are Title I schools the only ones that can apply for Race to the Top funds, and what is the application process?

46 Schools & the Stimulus For the very latest stories, blog posts, interactive graphics, and commentaries on the stimulus and education, visit the School & the Stimulus news page. Updated daily:

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48 Speaker: Michele McNeil Education Week Assistant Editor and Politics K-12 Blogger Politics K-12 Blog

49 Speaker: Alyson Klein Education Week Staff Writer and Politics K-12 Blogger Politics K-12 Blog

50 Use the new Stimulus Funding to make a lasting difference for your students. Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes

51 Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes The Big ARRA Questions: From Policy Makers to Principals How can districts systematically and sustainably increase student achievement within two years? Massive infusion of money (ARRA)? SBRR programs? Creation of competent professionals? Healthy, appropriate learning environments? All of these? None of these? Are there prototypes allowing for a comprehensive model, peer-reviewed in the literature, that could guide the way? There is one recently published!

52 A large corpus of multidisciplinary research on Comprehensive School Reform strongly suggests primary keys for increased and sustained student success. Use of effective teaching, learning, and management practices Coordination of management of instruction, assessment, and professional development Ongoing high-quality staff development Measurable goals and benchmarks Development of broad teacher and staff support Shared ownership, responsibility, and leadership Parent and community involvement Quality external technical support Annual evaluation of implementation success External financial support as available Use of scientifically researched methods Borman, Hewes, Overman, and Brown (2003) Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Ideal Educational Model to Address the Reforms of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

53 Effects of a Theoretically Based Large-Scale Reading Intervention in a Multicultural Urban School District by Mark Sadoski and Victor L. Willson (both of Texas A&M University), American Educational Research Journal, Spring 2006, vol. 43, no. 1 Statistically significant and increasing gains favoring the Lindamood-Bell reading intervention were found both overall and in analyses of Title I schools. Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes In effect, PSD60 went by the book in producing largescale reform with much success. Any theory of reading or writing that does not eventually align with a broader theory of general cognition will not endure. Reading and writing are cognitive acts. For more information call , or visit