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Accessing
Funds from The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA)
How do we/can
we fit in the current landscape?
Beth Ratway
Senior Consultant
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How
do you currently connect your work to that of the state?
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TQP
SLDS
TIF
ED Tech
i3
SIG
Race to the Top
SFSF
IDEA
T I TLE
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Questions
to consider…
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The
current national landscape
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ARRA
4 Assurances
Support
Effective Teachers and School Leaders
Improve
the
Use of Data
Complement
the Implementation of High Standards and High-Quality Assessments
Turn Around Persistently Low-Performing Schools, Whole-School Reform, and Targeted Approaches to Reform
Standards
and assessments
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What
can you bring to the table?
How can you connect to
this work?
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Data
Systems
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What
can you bring to the table?
How can you connect to
this work?
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What
can you bring to the table?
How can you connect to
this work?
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Great
teachers and leaders
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What
can you bring to the table?
How can you connect to
this work?
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What
can you bring to the table?
How can you connect to
this work?
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Turning
around struggling schools
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What
can you bring to the table?
How can you connect to
this work?
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What
can you bring to the table?
How can you connect to
this work?
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Standards and Assessments
Support for Struggling Schools
Data Systems
Teacher and Leadership Effectiveness
* Includes regular FY 09 appropriations
Note: These slides are intended as guidance only. Please refer to the
official Notice in the Federal Register.
What
can you tap in to?
SFSF
$48.6B
Formula
Grants
$26B
Race To The Top
and Other Grants
($9.7B)
ARRA K-12 Investment
Aligned with Four Assurances
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How….
One example
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Investing In Innovation (I3)
* Includes regular FY 09 appropriations
Note: These slides are intended as guidance only. Please refer to the
official Notice in the Federal Register.
i3
Is One Part of Unprecedented
Federal Direct Investment in Education
SFSF
$48.6B
Formula
Grants
$26B
Race To The Top
and Other Grants
($9.7B)
ARRA K-12 Investment
Aligned with Four Assurances
Investing
in Innovation (i3) Fund Summary
Purpose
Funding
Applicants
To provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement, in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on:
$650 million to be obligated by September
30, 2010
Eligible applicants are:
Note: These slides are intended as guidance only. Please refer to the official Notice in the Federal Register.
i3
“Development”
“Validation”
“Scale-up”
Types
of Awards Available Under i3
| Estimated
Funding Available |
Up to $5MM/award | Up to $30MM/award | Up to $50MM/award |
| Evidence Required | Reasonable – research-based findings or theories | Moderate – either high internal validity and medium external validity, or vice versa | Strong – both high internal validity and high external validity |
| Scaling Required | Able to further develop and scale | Able to be scaled to the regional or state level | Able to be scaled to the national, regional, or state level |
Note: These slides are intended as guidance only. Please refer to the official Notice in the Federal Register.
Proposed
i3 Eligibility Criteria
and Grant Requirements
Eligible Organizations
(Based on historical
success closing achievement
gaps and improving academic achievement)
MUST
Note: These slides are intended as guidance only. Please refer to the official Notice in the Federal Register.
Improve
Achievement
for High-Need Students
Support
Effective Teachers and School Leaders
Improve
the
Use of Data
Complement
the Implementation of High Standards and High-Quality Assessments
Turn
Around Persistently Low-Performing Schools, Whole-School Reform, and
Targeted Approaches to Reform
Improve Early
Learning Outcomes
Support College
Access and Success
Address the Unique
Learning Needs of Students with Disabilities and Limited English Proficient
Students
Serve Schools in
Rural LEAs
Proposed
i3 Priorities
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guidance only. Please refer to the official Notice in the Federal Register.
Required for
all applications
Must address
one or more
(Absolute Priority)
May address one
or more
(Competitive Preference)
Next
Steps
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Building
partnerships
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* Includes regular FY 09 appropriations
Note: These slides are intended as guidance only. Please refer to the
official Notice in the Federal Register.
Who
can you partner with?
SFSF
$48.6B
Formula
Grants
$26B
Race To The Top
and Other Grants
($9.7B)
ARRA K-12 Investment
Aligned with Four Assurances
Standards and Assessments
Support for Struggling Schools
Data Systems
Teacher and Leadership
Effectiveness
Areas of focus at the national level
Standards and Assessments
Support for Struggling Schools
Data Systems
Teacher and Leadership
Effectiveness
TQP
SLDS
TIF
ED Tech
i3
SIG
Race to the Top
SFSF
IDEA
TI TLE
I
My
challenge to you:
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Presenter Name
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E-Mail: beth.ratway@learningpt.org
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Naperville, IL 60563-1486
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