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Our Moderator:Our Moderator:

Mark BomsterAssistant Managing Editor, Education Week

Our Guests:Our Guests:Michael CasserlyExecutive Director of the Council of the GreatCity Schools

Deborah RigsbyDirector of Federal Legislation for the National School Boards Association

Joseph ConatyActing Assistant Secretary, Elementary & Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education

Total Stimulus: $787 billion

Education Piece: $115 billion

Stimulus by the NumbersStimulus by the Numbers

Total Stimulus: $787 billion

Education Piece$115 billion

Stimulus by the NumbersStimulus by the NumbersState aid for schools/

critical needs$53.6 billion

Pell Grants$15.6 billion

Higher education tax credit, over 10 years$13.9 billion

Title I$13 billionSpecial

education$12.2 billion

Other

State aid for schools/ critical

needs$53.6 billion

SOURCE: Education Week

Stimulus by the NumbersStimulus by the Numbers

Pell Grants$15.6 billion

Higher education tax credit, over 10 years$13.9 billion

Stimulus by the NumbersStimulus by the Numbers

Title I$13 billion

Special education$12.2 billion

Stimulus by the NumbersStimulus by the Numbers

Vocational rehabilitation$680 million

Technology$900 million

Teacher quality$400 million

Child-care development$2 billion

Head Start$2.1 billion

Stimulus by the NumbersStimulus by the Numbers

Other$250 million

$370 millionIncluding:

Stimulus by the NumbersStimulus by the Numbers

Education of homeless students$70 million

Impact aid$100 million

Work-study$200 million

Q: Has there been any clarification as to whether federal money will be available for independent schools?

Stimulus Q Stimulus Q && A A

Q: Is there anything in the stimulus package to help charter schools?

Q: Regarding special education, do you know of any accommodations for “maintenance of effort” that would allow districts to use the money to pay for programs that already exist?

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Slides from NSBA

Deborah RigsbyDirector of Federal Legislation for the National School Boards Association

Changes School Districts Have Implemented to Manage Budgets

* Reduction of bus routes* Reduction of thermostats* Froze vacant positions; froze most discretionary

spending* Deferred maintenance projects* Reduction in planned expenses for renovations

and technology* Elimination of elective classes; larger class sizes* Reduced general fund budget by $782,000* Decreased instructional supply and equipment

spending

• Cut back on field trips by 30%• Salary freezes• Re-negotiated purchase contracts• Consolidated buildings; reduced staff based on

closed buildings• Technology support staff cuts; longer technology

replacement cycles• Eliminated $750,000 over a four-year period in

anticipation of flat-line funding from state• Cut back on extracurricular activities

Changes School Districts Have Implemented to Manage Budgets

Economic Stimulus Funding:What School Districts Considering

• What are the greatest areas of need?

• How can the economic stimulus funding be used to build longer-term capacity for student achievement/school performance?

• What programs/innovations can be implemented quickly?

Plans to Use Stimulus Funds

• Add a Title I Math Program; hire additional personnel to staff

• Building renovations• Modernize classroom technology and

mechanical systems• Hire literacy/math coaches• Purchase Smart Boards• All-day kindergarten

What kinds of budget cuts can schools avoid now?

• Educational technology• Additional staff cuts – Title I and IDEA personnel• Electives• Transportation• Textbook purchases• Classroom intervention programs• Afterschool and summer school programs• Professional development• Library resources

School Modernization

• Expansion of preschool and school buildings; • Additions of classrooms/spaces to

accommodate growth/overcrowding; • Repairs for roofing, classrooms, playgrounds,

parking lots, plumbing, electrical wiring, restrooms, maintenance facilities, etc.;

School Modernization Needs

• Purchasing and repairing technology facilities/equipment;

• Building/modernizing energy efficient/green energy facilities; and

• Improving security/safety projects (including asbestos abatement and fire and building safety needs).

Economic Impact on School Infrastructure Projects

• Insufficient state funds/lack of state matching funds; • Having to redirect capital improvement funds to other

needs for priority operating expenses; • Decline in local revenues as economy slows; • Difficulty in raising additional revenues/local taxes due to

sagging economy; • Difficulty in passing school bonds to finance needed

projects; • Difficulty in selling voter-approved bonds because

challenges impacting the financial services industry;

Economic Impact on School Infrastructure Projects

• Loss of investment funds;

• Difficulty in borrowing due to credit crunch; • Increases in costs of construction materials,

such as steel and copper; and • Dwindling of business donations, grants, and

other sources of support.

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