1. Economic Stimulus & Powering Through the Recession
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4. Our Moderator:
Mark Bomster
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5. Our Guests: Michael Casserly
Executive Director of the Council of the Great City Schools
Joseph Conaty
Acting Assistant Secretary, Elementary & Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
Deborah Rigsby
Director of Federal Legislation for the National School Boards Association

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

7. Total Stimulus: $787 billion
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
Title I
$13 billion
Special education
$12.2 billion
Other
Education Piece $115 billion
Total Stimulus: $787 billion

8. Stimulus by the Numbers
State aid for schools/ critical needs
$53.6 billion
SOURCE: Education Week

9. Stimulus by the Numbers
Pell Grants
$15.6 billion
Higher education tax credit, over 10 years
$13.9 billion

10. Stimulus by the Numbers
Title I
$13 billion
Special education
$12.2 billion

11. Stimulus by the Numbers
Teacher quality
$400 million
Vocational rehabilitation
$680 million
Technology
$900 million
Child-care development
$2 billion
Head Start
$2.1 billion

12. Stimulus by the Numbers
Other
$250 million
$370 million Including:
Education of homeless students
$70 million
Impact aid
$100 million
Work-study
$200 million

13. Stimulus Q & A www.edweek.org/go/stimqa
Q: Has there been any clarification as to whether federal money will be available for independent schools?  
Q: Regarding special education, do you know of any accommodations for “maintenance of effort” that would allow districts to use the money to pay for programs that already exist?
Q: Is there anything in the stimulus package to help charter schools?
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14. Slides from NSBA Deborah Rigsby
Director of Federal Legislation for the National School Boards Association

15. Changes School Districts Have Implemented to Manage Budgets
* Reduction of bus routes * Reduction of thermostats * Froze vacant positions; froze most discretionary spending * Deferred maintenance projects * Reduction in planned expenses for renovations and technology * Elimination of elective classes; larger class sizes * Reduced general fund budget by $782,000 * Decreased instructional supply and equipment spending

16. Changes School Districts Have Implemented to Manage Budgets
Cut back on field trips by 30%
Salary freezes
Re-negotiated purchase contracts
Consolidated buildings; reduced staff based on closed buildings
Technology support staff cuts; longer technology replacement cycles
Eliminated $750,000 over a four-year period in anticipation of flat-line funding from state
Cut back on extracurricular activities

17. Economic Stimulus Funding: What School Districts Considering
What are the greatest areas of need?
How can the economic stimulus funding be used to build longer-term capacity for student achievement/school performance?
What programs/innovations can be implemented quickly?

18. Plans to Use Stimulus Funds
Add a Title I Math Program; hire additional personnel to staff
Building renovations
Modernize classroom technology and mechanical systems
Hire literacy/math coaches
Purchase Smart Boards
All-day kindergarten

19. What kinds of budget cuts can schools avoid now?
Educational technology
Additional staff cuts – Title I and IDEA personnel
Electives
Transportation
Textbook purchases
Classroom intervention programs
Afterschool and summer school programs
Professional development
Library resources

20. School Modernization Expansion of preschool and school buildings;
Additions of classrooms/spaces to accommodate growth/overcrowding;
Repairs for roofing, classrooms, playgrounds, parking lots, plumbing, electrical wiring, restrooms, maintenance facilities, etc.;

21. School Modernization Needs
Purchasing and repairing technology facilities/equipment;
Building/modernizing energy efficient/green energy facilities; and
Improving security/safety projects (including asbestos abatement and fire and building safety needs).

22. Economic Impact on School Infrastructure Projects
Insufficient state funds/lack of state matching funds;
Having to redirect capital improvement funds to other needs for priority operating expenses;
Decline in local revenues as economy slows;
Difficulty in raising additional revenues/local taxes due to sagging economy;
Difficulty in passing school bonds to finance needed projects;
Difficulty in selling voter-approved bonds because challenges impacting the financial services industry;

23. Economic Impact on School Infrastructure Projects
Loss of investment funds;
Difficulty in borrowing due to credit crunch;
Increases in costs of construction materials, such as steel and copper; and
Dwindling of business donations, grants, and other sources of support.

24. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
NSBA Resources
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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
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