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Michigan and the Michigan and the American Recovery and American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act Reinvestment Act of 2009of 2009

August 11, 2009State Board of Education

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Update Since June State Board Meeting

Grant Applications: Reviews and Timelines

GAO Reports and Round III Visit Race to the Top Common Standards

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ARRA Grant Programs: Updates

ARRA Education Stabilization Used to restore cuts to FY2009 State School Aid 762 allocations; 760 applications received; 760 approved Two districts declined federal funding $541 M/$600 M paid out

ARRA Equipment Grant Awards to 104 school districts/agencies (167 buildings)

participating in the National School Lunch Program $2.5 M in grant funds awarded/$17 M requested Over 500 school districts/agencies ( >1200 building applications)

submitted applications

ARRA McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Grant 29 consortium applications received All 29 will be funded Awards approved by Superintendent on August 5

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ARRA Grant Programs: Updates (Cont’d)

ARRA Title I, Part A, Improving Basic Programs 723 allocations; 543 applications received; 46 applications

approved LEAs applied on preliminary allocations; $0 drawn down LEAs will have access to 90% of approved funds LEAs will amend applications on final allocations in November

ARRA Title I, Part D, N or D Prevention/Intervention 52 allocations; 28 applications received; 3 applications approved LEAs applied on preliminary allocations; $0 drawn down LEAs will have access to 90% of approved funds LEAs will amend applications based on final allocations in

November

ARRA TEFAP Administrative funds distributed to 30 agencies $995,000 admin funds distributed $3.9 M Commodity Food Entitlements awarded

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ARRA Grant Programs: Updates (Cont’d)

ARRA Special Education Flowthrough 59 allocations; 57 applications; 13 approved $26 M/$200 M approved (50% award)

ARRA Special Education Preschool 57 allocations; 50 applications; 27 approved $1.64 M/$6.7 M approved

ARRA Early On Michigan 57 allocations; 54 applications; 35 approved $4.55 M/$6.17 M approved

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ARRA Grant Programs: Updates (Cont’d)

ARRA Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology

50% Formula; 50% Competitive Guidance released week of July 27

Formula LEAs will apply on final allocations at a later date

Competitive Michigan’s $11.6 million ARRA Title IID competitive

grant announcement was released July 23, 2009 Due date for applications is September 15, 2009 Applications in MEGS starting September 1, 2009

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ARRA Grant Programs: Challenges

All: No new MDE staff for monitoring and reporting MEGS taxed with increased volume of applications Furlough days to impact future operation Availability of administrative funding inadequate Increased level of reporting and transparency

IDEA/Special Education: Districts are already required to provide all services

required on a student’s IEP Building flexibility in allowable uses of funds to promote

better outcomes for students with disabilities beyond State Aid Act limitations

TAFAP: No admin funds for the State/MDE; changing guidance from

USDA

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ARRA Grant Programs: Challenges (Cont’d)

McKinney-Vento Homeless Tight federal timelines (summer months) impacted level

of district responses to consortium invitations Early release of 2008-2009 SRSD total count was

necessary to calculate allocations cut close to August 8th federal deadline for grant awards to districts

Equipment Grant At the federal level, limited notice, guidance and time

period allowed for state grant activities. USDA criteria limited awards to school districts/agencies

with higher free/reduced price eligibility for meals, but all schools need funds for food service equipment.

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ARRA Grant Programs: Successes

Special Education: Increased collaboration across OSE-EIS areas as well as LEAs

on appropriate uses of IDEA funds Helped districts develop appropriate long-term strategies

supporting the principles of ARRA and outcomes for students with disabilities

McKinney-Vento Homeless Expanded homeless grant coverage in MI from 24 non-funded

counties to only 9 non-funded counties for 2009-2011 grant cycle

ARRA projects focused on building capacity for future Homeless Education programming throughout the State

Office of Field Services Estimated allocations for major programs released by June 30,

2009

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ARRA Grant Programs: Successes (Cont’d)

ARRA Equipment Grant Schools given opportunity to purchase needed

equipment that would not have occurred w/o grant funds.

Overwhelming number of grant applications provides an indicator of need for future funding.

Education Stabilization Grant Impact of State Aid reductions mitigated by expedited

approvals of applications All districts with submitted application had opportunity

to draw funds before July State Aid reduction

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GAO Reports and Site Visits Reports to Congress

Bimonthly reviews First and second reports – April 23 and July 8,

2009 Full reports available at

www.gao.gov/recovery/bimonthly Third report due – September 23, 2009

Round III Michigan visit – July 28, 2009 Concentrated on fewer programs Focus on SFSF, Title I, IDEA allocations Interested in internal controls, tracking, reporting Developing an electronic survey process Met with MDE staff and Detroit Public Schools

Future Visits Undetermined

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Race to the Top

$4 Billion

Two Phases Phase I – Open in late 2009 Phase II – Open in Spring 2010

Separate Standards and Assessment Competition

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Race to the Top (Cont’d)

Comprehensive Approach to Four Reform Areas Standards and Assessments Great Teachers and Leaders Data Systems to Support Instruction Turning Around Struggling Schools

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Race to the Top (Cont’d)

Emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Expansion of Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems

P-20 Alignment School-level Conditions for Reform

and Innovation

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Race to the Top (Cont’d)

State-led Common Standards and Assessment $350 million set aside for separate

competition 46 states and 3 territories formed consortium High School Exit Standards – public release

mid-August K-12 Standards by end of December 2009 Eligibility for Race to the Top contingent on

adopting standards and assessments