Texas Education Agency Texas Charter Schools Association 2 nd Annual Statewide Charter School Budget Bootcamp September 25, 2009

Texas Education Agency 2 Presentation Outline I. ARRA Overview II. ESEA III. IDEA IV. SFSF V. Reporting VI. Resources

Texas Education Agency 3 ARRA Overview Over $100 billion education investment Historic opportunity to stimulate economy and improve education Success depends on leadership, judgment, coordination, and communication

Texas Education Agency 4 Guiding Principals

Texas Education Agency 5 ARRA Core Reforms

Texas Education Agency 6 ARRA: National Landscape Title I and IDEA Funds $21.3 billion

Texas Education Agency 7 ARRA: Texas Landscape Texas State Fiscal Stabilization Fund $6.2 billion Stimulus: Title I, IDEA, Part B, Title II Part D, Title VII $2.2 billion Stabilization: Education Stabilization Fund & Government Services Fund $3.9 billion Tax Credit Bonds for Schools $ 1 billion ($465 million to designated LEAs)

Texas Education Agency 8 ARRA Funds for Texas Stimulus Title I, Part A $944 M Title I, School Improvement Grants $285 M Title II, Part D - Education Technology $59 M Title VII, Subtitle B - McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act $3 M IDEA, Part B - Grants to States $945 M IDEA, Part B - Pre-School Grants $24 M Total $2.2 B Stabilization (SFSF) Education Stabilization Fund (81.8%) $3.2 B Government Services Fund (18.2%) $723 M Total $3.9 B Other Tax Bonds - Specific LEAs $465 M Tax Bonds - State Allocation$538 M Total$1 B

Texas Education Agency 9 Strategic Reform Improve student achievement. Effectiveness of our state reform efforts and the state’s success among our peers will be solely based on your commitment and progress toward the four target investments. BE BOLD! Think very creatively and innovatively. TEA is committed to providing every student in Texas with access to an effective teacher, in an effort to close the achievement gap.

Texas Education Agency 10 USDE Guiding Questions for Uses of Funds Can the LEA answer "yes" to all five questions?

Texas Education Agency 11 Question 1. Drive results for students? Will the proposed use of funds drive improved results for students, including students in poverty, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners?

Texas Education Agency 12 Question 2. Increase capacity? Will the proposed use of funds increase educator's long-term capacity to improve results for students?

Texas Education Agency 13 Question 3. Accelerate reform? Will the proposed use of funds advance state, district, or school improvement plans and the reform goals encompassed in ARRA?

Texas Education Agency 14 Question 4. Avoid the cliff and improve productivity? Will the proposed use of funds avoid recurring costs that states, school systems, and schools are unprepared to assume when this funding ends? Given these economic times, will the proposed use serve as "bridge funding" to help transition to more effective and efficient approaches?

Texas Education Agency 15 Question 5. Foster continuous improvement? Will the proposed use of funds include approaches to measure and track implementation and results and create feedback loops to modify or discontinue strategies based on evidence?

Texas Education Agency 16 Stimulus Funds: ESEA & IDEA

Texas Education Agency 17 Title I ARRA Title I Part A & Part D$944M Two Year Grant Period – One Application Application Closed 9/1/09 Funding must be expended for allowable Title I, Part A activities FAQ at

Texas Education Agency 18 Uses of Title I Part A ARRA Funds ARRA Title I funding must be expended for allowable Title I, Part A activities. All ARRA Title I funded activities must be supplemental to state and local requirements. All Title I programmatic requirements apply. Activities must meet identified needs from the comprehensive needs assessment process and be identified in the Campus Improvement Plan.

Texas Education Agency 19 Title I: Comprehensive Needs Assessment Process The Title I campus must conduct the Title I comprehensive needs assessment to determine the identified needs to be met with the ARRA Title I funds. The Title I campus maintains proper documentation of those identified needs.

Texas Education Agency 20 ESEA TITLE I ARRA Title I SIP ARRA $285M Application Closes 10/22/09 Allocations available at TEA Website FAQ at Division of NCLB Coordination

Texas Education Agency 21 ESEA TITLE II ARRA Title I I Part D – Ed Tech$59M Application Closes 10/19/09 (amendment) Allocations available at TEA Website FAQ at Division of NCLB Coordination

Texas Education Agency 22 IDEA – B Stimulus Funds

Texas Education Agency 23 IDEA – B ARRA IDEA-B ARRA Formula (3-21)$945M IDEA-B ARRA Preschool (3-5)$24M Two Year Grant Period – One Application Application Closed 9/1/09 Allowable uses same as regular IDEA-B

Texas Education Agency 24 Uses of IDEA-B ARRA Funds Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities. Provide intensive district-wide professional development for special education and regular education teachers that focuses on scaling-up, through replication, proven and innovative evidence-based school-wide strategies in reading, math, writing and science, and positive behavioral supports to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

Texas Education Agency 25 Uses of IDEA-B ARRA Funds Develop or expand the capacity to collect and use data to improve teaching and learning. Expand the availability and range of inclusive placement options for preschoolers with disabilities by developing the capacity of public and private preschool programs to serve these children. Hire transition coordinators to work with employers in the community to develop job placements for youths with disabilities.

Texas Education Agency 26 SFSF Funds: Education Stabilization

Texas Education Agency 27 State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) LEAs may use funds for any activity authorized under ESEA, IDEA, Adult Ed, or Perkins, including modernization of school facilities LEAs encouraged to use funds for activities that advance progress on the assurances and drive lasting results without unsustainable recurring costs.

Texas Education Agency 28 Education Stabilization Fund Approx 67% of funds ($2.1B) available upon approval of initial application State assured commitment to advance education reform in four specific areas Baseline data that demonstrate the State's current status in each of the four education reform areas Description of how the State intends to use its Stabilization allocation.

Texas Education Agency 29 Education Stabilization Fund Continued Remaining 33% ($1.2B) will be available with approval of Phase II application Phase II application will ask for:  The State's plan detailing its strategies for addressing the education reform objectives described in the assurances;  A description of how the State is implementing the record-keeping and reporting requirements of ARRA; and  A description of how SFSF and other funding will be used in a fiscally prudent way.

Texas Education Agency 30 SFSF ARRA SFSF Education Services$3.2B Two One Year Grant Periods (09-10 & 10-11) Allocations Available at TEA website Application Closes 9/30/ Allocations Available Next Summer

Texas Education Agency 31 Texas Steps Up Initiative Provide technology to create 21st century classrooms, Libraries and Schools Establish and support a new professional development paradigm Reward demonstrated effectiveness Improve or replace human resources process and data systems Provide resources necessary for Languages Other than English in the elementary grades Build enhanced student information & assessment systems Develop or expand Pre-K or full day kindergarten Restructure the traditional school schedule and class size Establish comprehensive teacher evaluation systems Provide resources to establish and support online learning Additional guidance available at:

Texas Education Agency 32 Texas Steps Up Initiative Benefits of Participation in Steps Up First Step  51% to 65% of your SFSF allotment 51% to 65% of your SFSF allotment  Additional priority points on any eligible TEA competitive discretionary grant Additional priority points on any eligible TEA competitive discretionary grant Second Step  66% to 80% of your SFSF allotment 66% to 80% of your SFSF allotment  Access to technical assistance resources to help with multiple program design and implementation Access to technical assistance resources to help with multiple program design and implementation Third Step  81%+ of your SFSF allotment  Priority consideration for additional funding when ARRA funds lapse

Texas Education Agency 33 SFSF - Other Funds “Race to the Top”- $4.35 B competitive grants to States making most progress toward the assurances “Investing in What Works and Innovation” - $650 M competitive grants to LEAs and non-profits Government Services Fund - $723

Texas Education Agency 34 Applying for ARRA: Funded Grants through TEA

Texas Education Agency 35 TEA ARRA Grant Applications Applications for ARRA grants are available in eGrants  Accessed via the Texas Education Agency Secure Environment (TEA SE) portal:  If you do not have TEA SE access for eGrants, you should visit the TEA SE webpage at:  An overview of the TEA SE online request process can be found at:  If further assistance is needed, please call the eGrants Help Desk at (512) or

Texas Education Agency 36 Accountability, Reporting and Transparency

Texas Education Agency 37 Accountability and Reporting Funds received under ARRA must be reported and tracked separately. Purchases should be meaningful and aligned to the ARRA goals and principals. All purchases must address current needs. Districts must submit quarterly reports to TEA, funding contingent upon compliance.

Texas Education Agency 38 Accountability and Reporting Information posted on recovery.gov Reports will include:  Expenditures  Number and type of jobs saved/created  Amount spent on infrastructure investments  Vendors receiving payments of 25,000 or more First Quarterly Reports Due October 10,2009 Additional Metric Reporting

Texas Education Agency 39 Resources Federal Information State Information For questions regarding Texas SFSF Phone: (512) For questions regarding Texas NCLB funding in ARRA Phone: (512) ESCs may submit questions to: