american recovery & reinvestment act (arra) also known as “the 2009 federal stimulus...
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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) also known as
“The 2009 Federal Stimulus Package”
What does it mean for Appoquinimink students?
August 11, 2009 Presentation
What’s in it for Appoquinimink? Long story, short
ASD will receive $1,853,943 that we would not have received if not for the Stimulus program. We have relatively little flexibility with this money.
ASD will receive approximately $5.5 million (over two years) to backfill State funding that has been cut. We could have more flexibility (and way more oversight) if we didn’t go with the State backfill plan.
2009 Federal Stimulus Package
What’s the catch? A lot more reporting has to be done by ASD
Finance to the state/federal governments Increased transparency and possibly more
auditing We’re encouraged to spend it quickly to
“stimulate” the economy Expectation of job creation, or at least job
preservation (meaning even more reporting) Supplement, not supplant still in effect for the
IDEA funds This is one-time money
2009 Federal Stimulus Package
State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) $53.6 billion in fiscal relief for states Delaware receives $134.8 million Of this $110.3 million must be used for public
and higher education Appoquinimink is receiving $2.7 million now
and should receive a similar amount next fiscal year
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SFSF
State Backfill What for? Amount
Reading Resource Teachers Elementary Schools 660,815
Limited English Proficiency Services, materials 39,084
Technology Block Grant Tech support staff 94,874
Student Success Block Gr Interventionists, SROs 483,054
Math Specialists Middle Schools 225,838
Tax Relief Operating costs 541,728
Academic Excellence Substitutes, materials 301,225
Division II (additional) Materials, operating 365,102
TOTAL (FY09 disbursement only) 2,711,720
Non-flexible ARRA funds Nutrition equipment: We submitted a
proposal for this competitive fund and have been awarded $10,182.92 toward a new hot serving counter at Meredith MS.
Homeless: Distribution of this fund is formula based, and the amounts per district are relatively small.
Title I: Appoquinimink’s poverty level did not meet the threshold, so we will not receive ARRA Title I funding.
2009 Federal Stimulus Package
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act) ARRA is over and above the regular IDEA B
and IDEA B Preschool allocations IDEA B Preschool: We receive
approximately $179,000 per year in this area. ARRA will provide an additional one-time
grant of $211,275 (two disbursements of 50% each)
IDEA B: we receive approximately $1.2M per year in this area. ARRA will provide an additional one-time
grant of $1,632,485 (two disbursements of 50% each)
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What can we do with it? A group of parents and educators came
together to create Appoquinimink’s list Ed Czerwinski Ray Gravuer Verna Hensley Julie Johnson Chuck Longfellow Karen Mancini Tony Marchio MaryAnn Mieczkowski Lilian Miles Marion Proffitt Charles Sheppard
2009 Federal Stimulus Package
What can we do with it? Same as IDEA B and IDEA B Preschool Recommendations made by Delaware DOE
and other educational groups include Technology Supplemental materials Professional development Personnel
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IDEA Preschool Establish a third preschool program at
Townsend Early Childhood Center
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IDEA Professional Learning Communities training Establish parent resource center for special
education NWEA MAP assessment Software and handhelds for DIBELS Intervention support materials for RTI
(Reading) Targeted assistance reading teacher for
Meredith MS
2009 Federal Stimulus Package
IDEA Expand Kurzweil licensing Provide comprehensive technology package
for all DFP (Developmental Foundations Program) classrooms
Technology package for classrooms including projectors, soundfield enhancement, cable TV tuner, interactive whiteboards
Soundfield enhancement for classrooms
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IDEA Classrooms to receive the full technology
package or soundfield system are still to be determined – an implementation team will meet and decide so that work can start after the second disbursement of ARRA IDEA funds
ARRA Technology Implementation CommitteePam Bauman Charmaine Davis Lisa McFarlandJon Beeson Karen Hartschuh Carlton Parker Jim Comegys Chuck Longfellow Charles
Sheppard
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