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Initial Superintendent's Guidance

Superintendent Castillo's Initial Planning Guidance to school districts for education ARRA funding: 3-13-09

Million dollar makeover

Written by Dick Mason, The Observer July 14, 2010 01:43 pm

 

ARRA Webinars 5-3-2010

In the next couple of months, the Department’s Risk Management Service (RMS) will be coordinating a second series of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) technical assistance webinars.  Information and registration for the 2010 RMS series will be available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/rms-web-conferences.html.  Meanwhile, an ARRA webinar schedule, with links to archived ARRA webinars, is posted at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/web-conferences.html.

March 17, 2010: Treasury and Education Announce 2010 School Bond Allocation

The Treasury Department and ED announced $11 billion in allocation authority to issue qualified school construction bonds under ARRA. Qualified school construction bonds can be used to finance the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of a public school facility or for the acquisition of land where a school will be built. Click here for additional details: http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/03/03172010a.html

March 12, 2010: ED Publishes Final Requirements for Investing in Innovation Fund

The final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Investing in Innovation Fund are effective May 11, 2010. To view the final notice, see: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-5147.pdf

USDOE Updated Guidance for ARRA Title I ESEA and IDEA Parts B and C

The U.S. Department of Education has released updated guidance for use of ESEA Title I and IDEA funds under ARRA.    Links to the guidance documents are below.

 ARRA IDEA, Part C Use of Funds Guidance

 

USDOE:Using ARRA Funds to Drive School Reform and Improvement-April 24

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:

Using ARRA Funds to Drive School Reform and Improvement
April 24, 2009
 
Education funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provide a unique opportunity to jump start school reform and improvement efforts while also saving and creating jobs and stimulating the economy. These one-time resources should be spent in ways most likely to lead to improved results for students, long-term gains in school and school system capacity, and increased productivity and effectiveness.

Review and Comment of Initial Reporting Guidelines

Initial comment period of the ARRA Reporting Elements.  This is under review by the ODE Office of Assessment and Information Systems for input.

ODE District Fiscal Guidance for the ARRA State Stabilization Fund-April 6, 2009

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has received numerous inquiries about federal stimulus funding, specifically the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF).  While ODE does not have final and complete information from the federal government regarding the SFSF, we do want to share with you what information we currently have.   

Oregon Funding Projections By Program

State Level Projections

Projected National ARRA Education Timelines Through Fall 2009

Preliminary Timelines for all Funding Streams

Fiscal Year 2001-2009 State and Program Tables from the U.S. Department of Education

State tables (last updated 10/17/2008) are available for FY 2001 through FY 2009 President's Budget.

FY 2008 allocations for the following programs are final (although the column headings on the tables still show FY 2008 as estimated):

ARRA Summary

THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
SAVING AND CREATING JOBS AND REFORMING EDUCATION

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides approximately $100 billion for 
education, creating a historic opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of jobs, support states and 
school districts, and advance reforms and improvements that will create long‐lasting results for our 
students and our nation including early learning, K‐12, and post‐secondary education.  This document 
describes the principles and strategy that will guide the distribution and implementation of the ARRA 
funds appropriated to the U.S. Department of Education.

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