American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) also known as “The 2009 Federal Stimulus Package” What does it mean for Appoquinimink students? August 11,

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


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


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.


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)


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


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


IDEA Preschool Establish a third preschool program at

Townsend Early Childhood Center


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


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


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


Questions?

Thanks!!!


Documents

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) also known as “The 2009 Federal Stimulus Package” What does it mean for Appoquinimink students? August 11,