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Title I Part ATitle I Part D Subpart 2
Title II DHomeless Education
State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF)
Increases to Formula Grants
18.2%•Used for Public Safety Initiatives (May be used for education)
81.2%•Distributed between K-12 and Higher Education to cover budget shortfalls•Based on State Funding Formulas
Competitive Grant Applications •“Race to the Top”•“Invest in What Works”•Teacher Quality Enhancement•Teacher &Principal Incentive•Statewide Data Systems
• Title I-A Allocation(Distributed by Targeted and Incentive Formula)•Title I School Improvement Grants –Sec. 1003 (g)•Homeless Grant•Educational Technology Grant•IDEA
•Leftover Funds – those funds that were not needed to cover budget shortfalls•Funds will be distributed to LEAs based on their portion of the Title I Allocations•NOT Title I Funds – can be used for activities under ESEA, IDEA, Perkins, or for Building Modernization
Education Secretary’s
Portion
Governor’s Portion
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Guiding Principles
Advance Effective Reforms
Thoughtfully Invest One-time Funds
Ensure Transparency and Accountability
Spend Quickly to Save and Create Jobs
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Kansas Overview of ARRA
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Where is Kansas Recovery Money Going?
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ARRA Money for KansasProgram Estimated
2009-2010Estimated2010-2011
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund $138,700,000 $138,700,000
Title I Grants to LEAs $70,866,000* *
Title I School Improvement Grants $11,377,000 $11,377,000
Special Education – Part B Grants $53,436,000 $53,436,000
Special Education – Early Childhood $2,248,000 $2,248,000
Title II, Part D – Enhancing Technology $4,552,000
Education for Homeless $460,000
School Lunch Equipment $850,000
AmeriCorps $271,000
Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent $816,000 $816,000
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*Total allocation is provided to USD’s as one amount. It is recommended that the dollars be spent equally over the 27 months; it is a district determination.
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ARRA Money for KansasProgram Estimated
2009-2010Estimated2010-2011
Qualified School Construction Bonds* $79,589,000 $79,589,000
Qualified Zone Academy Bonds* $10,508,000 $10,508,000
*These are total amounts statewide which schools could issue in lease/purchase and on new construction projects. The savings to the school would be the interest they would not have to pay for these projects.
The Qualified School Construction Bond Program is a new tax credit program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and provides tax credits, in lieu of interest, to lenders who issue bonds to eligible school districts.
The Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) program allows school districts with low-income populations to save on interest costs associated with financing school renovations. The federal government covers all of the interest in the form of tax credits on these bonds.
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Recommendations for Use of Funds
Extend the use of funds across the allowable number of monthsTitle I: Extend across the allowable 27
months Follow the rules for supplement not supplant
Follow the rules for maintenance of effort
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Recommendations for Programs and Services
Extending time for student learning Longer school year Summer school
Serving more students Adding more Title I schools
Providing more intense interventions Expanding MTSS
Offering job –embedded professional development Extending services
Offering Title I preschool
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Accountability and Transparency
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Kansas schools must ensure: All ARRA funds must be tracked separately
Quarterly reports on both financial information and how funds are being used
Estimated number of jobs created Subcontracts and sub-grants required to comply
with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
Reporting template being developed for use by States to capture required information
KSDE and Kansas Recovery Act Website
KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery
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Title I Grants to LEAsProgram Overview ARRA provides $10 billion nationwide for Title I Part A of
Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs Funds are for Title I districts and schools with high
concentrations of students from families that live in poverty Opportunity to implement innovative strategies in Title I
schools that improve education for at-risk students close achievement gap stimulate the economy
Additional resources to serve more students and boost quality of teaching and learning
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Title I Grants to LEAsKS Grant amounts:
Title I Part A 2009-2010: $70,866,000 These are in addition to the regular 2009-10 Title I
allocation District allocations are based on Title I funding formula
for targeted and incentive grants Title I ARRA plus regular Title I allocations equals the
2009-2010 Title I allocation Title I ARRA allocation is one time only
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Title I Grants to LEAsEligible Entities: Districts eligible for the Title I targeted and incentive
grants are eligible for Title I ARRA Districts must have at least 5% poverty data and 10
formula children Poverty data is mostly census data; districts in
populations less than 20,000 have a proportion of free and reduced lunch data added
Preliminary data shows 12 districts not receiving any Title I ARRA funds
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Title I Grants to LEAsUses of funds: Any allowable activity as defined by Title I, Part A Additional guidance is expected soon from the U.S.
Department of Education on use of funds
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Title I Grants to LEAsTimeframe for spending: Preliminary adjusted allocations for both ARRA and
regular Title I will be sent to districts mid-April KSDE is modifying the Local Consolidated Plan (LCP)
Application to accommodate the ARRA funds. Districts will complete an ARRA LCP Application and the regular LCP Application
Funds may be carried over into 2010-2011 Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011
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Title I Grants to LEAsSupplement Not Supplant: Title I ARRA funds must supplement and not supplant Documentation important to rebut presumption of
supplanting Contact LCP Consultants on the Title Programs and
Services Team as supplement, not supplant provision may be different in each district.
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Title I Grants to LEAsMOE requirements: MOE applies to Title I ARRA A state or district may request a waiver from the U.S.
Department of Education to count expenditures of the ARRA Stabilization funds as non-federal funds for determining MOE
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Title I Grants to LEAsReporting requirements: Waiting for guidance and directions from U.S. Department of Education . However, it appears quarterly reporting of expenditures will be required for the ARRA funds.
Accountability requirements: The ARRA funds must be kept separate from the regular Title I allocations.
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Title I Grants to LEAsFor additional information: The following documents posted on the KSDE website
provide additional information on the Title I, Part A ARRA funds. KS Title I ARRA 3-19-2009 Ideas for Uses of Title I Recovery Funds Supplement Not Supplant
Contact Title Programs and Services Team
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Title I Grants to LEAsState Contact: Judi MillerAssistant Director, Title Programs and ServicesKansas State Department of Education(785) [email protected]
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Title I School Improvement Grants
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Title I School Improvement GrantsOverview of program: Title I School Improvement, a component of Title I, requires SEA’s and LEA’s to review annually the status of every school, using defined benchmarks, in order to ensure that the school is making adequate progress toward achieving the long-term proficiency goal. These resources will be targeted to specific proven investments in Title I schools and districts that face severe academic challenges. Title I schools identified for School Improvement, Corrective Action or Restructuring can receive additional funding administered by the Kansas Department of Education.
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Title I School Improvement GrantsGrant amounts: Kansas is anticipating receiving $22,754,000.
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Title I School Improvement GrantsUses of funds: Only schools that qualify for the funds will be able to apply. Information about the grant application process will be available in the future. The guidance has not been released at this time.
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Title I School Improvement GrantsTimeframe for spending: Awards cannot be made until 2009 Adequate Yearly Progress determinations are finalized after the school year ends. Grant opportunities will be announced after the August State Board of Education meeting and accountability procedures will be sent out at the time of the grant announcement.
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Title I School Improvement GrantsMOE requirements: No maintenance of effort requirements for this program.
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Title I School Improvement GrantsReporting requirements: Waiting for guidance and directions from U.S. Department of Education . However, it appears quarterly reporting of expenditures will be required for the ARRA funds.
Accountability requirements: The ARRA funds must be separate from other funds and proper documentation of their uses must be monitored.
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Title I School Improvement GrantsFor additional information: KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Title I School Improvement GrantsState Contacts:Dr. Julie Ford, DirectorTitle Programs and Services TeamKansas State Department of Education785-296-3069
[email protected]. Connie Wehmeyer, CoordinatorTitle Programs and Services TeamKansas State Department of [email protected]
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing Technology
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing TechnologyOverview: The Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) is Title II Part D of the No Child Left Behind Act. The primary goals of the EETT program are to:improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools. assist every student – regardless of race, ethnicity, income, geographical location or disability – in becoming technologically literate by the end of eighty gradeencourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with professional development and curriculum development to promote research-based instructional methods that can be widely replicated.
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing TechnologyOverview (cont’d): Under the EETT program, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) provides grants to state educational agencies (SEAs) on the basis of their proportionate share of funding under Part A of Title I.
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing TechnologyState Allocation: Based on the state funding tables currently available on the USDE web page, Kansas is due to receive $4,552,000 in ARRA funding for EETT.
Current EETT requirements for distribution are:Up to 5% percent of their allocations for state-level activities50% of the remaining funds distributed through formula allocations50% of remaining funds distributed through competitive grants to eligible local entities
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing Technology
Timeframe for spending: Guidance has not yet been released by the U.S. Department of Education. Guidance is expected by May 1, 2009.
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing Technology
MOE requirements: No maintenance of effort requirements for this program.
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing Technology
Reporting requirements: The U.S. Department of Education is developing reporting requirements which states and schools would follow. At this time no specific guidance is available; however, it is anticipated quarterly reports of expenditures would be required.
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing Technology
For additional information:KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.orgState of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website: http://www.ed.gov/recovery Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Title II, Part D – Enhancing TechnologyKSDE Contact: Melinda Stanley (Competitive Grants Contact)Technology Coordinator Information Technology Team(785) [email protected]
Norma Cregan (Formula Grants Contact)Assistant DirectorTitle Programs and Services Team(785) [email protected]
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Education for Homeless
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Education for HomelessOverview of programs: The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act is to ensure that homeless children and youth:Enroll in, attend, and succeed in school, and. Have access to educational and other services needed to help them meet State academic and achievement standards. To ensure that State and school districts remove all barriers to the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youth.
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Education for Homeless
Grant amounts: The Kansas State Department of Education will award approximately $460,000 additional dollars to school districts to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and youth.
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Education for HomelessUses of funds: U.S. Department of Education will allocate these funds through a formula based on the homeless child count from each district. Only districts that qualify for the funds will be able to apply and McKinney-Vento regulations for spending will apply. Detailed guidance has been released at this time and is available on the KSDE ARRA website under “Education for Homeless.”
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Education for HomelessTimeframe for spending: Funds will be awarded by August 8, 2009. Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011.
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Education for HomelessReporting requirements: A state receiving McKinney-Vento ARRA funds is required to submit to the U.S. Department of Education quarterly reports containing the information required under section 1512(c) of the ARRA. The U.S. Department of Education is currently developing a common reporting form that will describe for States a streamlined quarterly process for reporting on the use of the McKinney-Vento ARRA funds and other ARRA funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. Additionally, OMB is expected to issue government-wide guidance on the ARRA reporting requirements and procedures.
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Education for HomelessAccountability requirements: Because there are separate reporting requirements with respect to McKinney-Vento ARRA funds, the uses of these funds must be accounted for separately from an SEA’s or LEA’s regular McKinney-Vento funds. The U.S. Department of Education has assigned a new Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA No. 84.387A) to the McKinney Vento ARRA funds in order to facilitate separate accounting for the funds.
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Education for HomelessFor additional information: KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Education for HomelessKSDE Contacts: Tate Toedman, Coordinator Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY)Title Programs and Services Team Kansas State Department of Education(785) [email protected]
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 DelinquentOverview of program: Title I Part D Subpart 2 funding is to support education and training for students who are residents within a locally secured (or unsecured) detention center or correctional facility. Students who reside in eligible delinquent facilities are placed there by the courts due to adjudication or pre-adjudication in a criminal or civil court case.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Grant Amount: Title I Part D Subpart 2 funding is distributed by formula. Kansas is expected to receive approximately $1,632,000; this is included in the total Title I Part A allocation of $70.8 million.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 DelinquentEligible entities: Local educational agencies (LEAs) with facilities that are licensed for neglected, abused, abandoned, and/or adjudicated and pre-adjudicated youth who are residents between the ages of 5-17 are eligible. Only those districts with delinquent facilities which meet the student enrollment minimum are eligible.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Use of Funds: Any activity allowed by Title I Part D Subpart 2 of Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Guidance specific to the ARRA funds has not been released by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 DelinquentTimeframe for Spending: KSDE expects the initial 50% for the Title I Part D Subpart 2 recovery funds to be granted to the State this spring. The remaining 50% will be available in Fall 2009. Districts may begin to spend the funds during 2009-2010 as soon as it becomes available. Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Reporting Requirements: Information is not available yet.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 DelinquentMOE Requirements: This is handled through Title I Part A.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Application Process: Guidance has not yet been released by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 DelinquentKSDE Contact:
LaNetra Guess
Title Programs and Services
785-296-8965
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AmeriCorps
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AmeriCorpsOverview of program: AmeriCorps Kansas provides financial support through grants to public and nonprofit organizations that sponsor service programs around the state, including faith-based and other community organizations, higher education institutions, and public agencies. These groups recruit, train and place AmeriCorps members to meet critical community needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
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AmeriCorpsGrant amounts: Kansas will receive $271,000 . In addition, KSDE has applied for an additional $435,000 and should receive notification of that grant sometime in May, 2009.
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AmeriCorpsUses of funds: Only current AmeriCorps*Kansas subgrantees are eligible to apply for these funds to engage AmeriCorps members and community volunteers in efforts to stimulate the economy through the expansion of current programming or the addition of a new component. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, providing job counseling and skills training to the unemployed, constructing or rehabilitating housing, assisting nonprofits facing increased need and decreased resources, recruiting volunteers, making housing resource referrals for and providing legal services to those experiencing eviction or foreclosure, connecting children and families to health care, and allowing after-school centers that have lost funding to stay open.
Applications were submitted March 31, 2009.
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AmeriCorpsTimeframe for spending: The Kansas Volunteer Commission/Kansas State Department of Education anticipates announcing funding decisions and awarding grants by June 1, 2009. Successful applicants will receive a one-year operating grant and will be expected to implement Recovery activities as soon as possible.
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AmeriCorpsReporting requirements: Subgrantees will submit quarterly progress and financial reports that will be due 5 days after the end of each calendar quarter, with the first report due July 5, 2009.
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AmeriCorpsMOE requirements: There are no maintenance of effort requirements for this program.
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AmeriCorpsKSDE Contact:Shelby Hoytal, CoordinatorTitle Programs and Services TeamKansas State Department of Education(785) [email protected]
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