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Purpose of PowerPoint
Presentation
Provide an overview of the education provisions of the
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Identify the ARRA funding going to Kansas school
districts.
Explain specific program requirements to facilitate
planning.
Explain anticipated accountability and reporting
requirements for ARRA funds.
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KSDE PowerPoint Presentation
Overview of Federal ARRA program
Overview of Kansas ARRA program
KSDE programs:
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Title I Grants to LEAs
Title I School Improvement Grants
Special Education – Part B Grants and Early Childhood
Title II, Part D – Enhancing Technology
Education for Homeless
School Lunch Equipment
AmeriCorps
Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Qualified School Construction Bonds
Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
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Federal Overview
of ARRA
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President Barack Obama
February 24, 2009
“In a global economy where the most
valuable skill you can sell is your
knowledge, a good education is no
longer just a pathway to opportunity –
it is a pre-requisite. The countries that
out-teach us today will out-compete us
tomorrow.”
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
$488 Million for KS Schools
On February 17, 2009, President Obama
signed the ARRA and stated:
“These funds provide us an unprecedented
opportunity to boost the economy in the
short run while increasing student
achievement in the long-term.”
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Advance Core Reforms: Assurances
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Arne Duncan
United States Secretary of Education
“These four commitments will help ensure
outstanding teachers in America’s schools, arm
educators with the tools and data needed to
determine what does and doesn’t work in our
nation’s classrooms, align curricula and
assessments with rigorous standards that
prepare young people for college and careers,
and transform our lowest-performing schools.”
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Guiding Principles
Spend Quickly to Save and
Create Jobs
Ensure Transparency and
Accountability
Thoughtfully Invest One-time
Funds
Advance Effective Reforms
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Four Essential Areas of Reform
Teacher effectiveness and ensuring that all schools
have highly qualified teachers
Higher standards and rigorous assessments that will
improve both teaching and learning
Intensive support, effective interventions, and
improved achievement in schools that need it the
most
Better information to educators and the public, to
address the individual needs of students and
improve teacher performance
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Data Metrics*
Specific metrics on the four assurances
Transparency on state progress toward reforms
Public comment in the Federal Register
Phase two stabilization funds - states must provide
plan for collecting and reporting these data
*Data metrics means specific measurements of student and school
improvement.
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Data Metrics
Teacher effectiveness and ensuring that all schools have
highly qualified teachers
Number and % of teachers in the highest-poverty and
lowest-poverty schools in the state who are highly
qualified
Number and % of teachers and principals rated at each
performance level in each LEA’s teacher evaluation
system
Number and % of LEA teacher and principal evaluation
systems that require evidence of student achievement
outcomes
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Arne Duncan
“Data systems to me are at the heart of this reform
effort…we need comprehensive data systems that do
three things:
1. Track students throughout their educational trajectory.
2. Track students back to teachers so we can really shine a
spotlight on those teachers who are doing a
phenomenal job of driving student achievement.
3. Track teachers back to their schools of education
so..we’ll understand which schools…are adding value
with their graduates.”
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Data Metrics
Higher standards and rigorous assessments that will improve
both teaching and learning
Most recent NAEP reading and math scores
Steps to improve assessments
Valid reliable measures for ELLs and students with
disabilities in math and English Language Arts (ELA)
Percent of ELLs and students with disabilities tested in math
and ELA
Number and percent of students who graduate and
complete one year of college
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Data Metrics
Intensive support, effective interventions, and improved
achievement in schools that need it the most
Number of schools in restructuring status that demonstrated
substantial gains in achievement, closed, or consolidated – last
3 years
Number of schools in the bottom 5% of those schools that
demonstrated substantial gains in student achievement,
closed or consolidated - last 3 years
Number and percent of schools in restructuring status that
have made progress in math and reading in last year
Charter school caps, number operating, number closed
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Data Metrics
Better information to educators and the public, to address
the individual needs of students and improve teacher
performance
Statewide data system including elements of America
COMPETES Act
All teachers in math and reading in tested grades receiving
timely data and estimates of individual teacher impact on
student achievement to inform instruction
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Potential Uses of ARRA Funds to Drive Long-
Term Educational Reform and Improvement
Will the proposed use of ARRA funds:
Drive results for students?
Increase capacity?
Accelerate reform?
Avoid the “cliff*” and improve productivity?
Track results?
* Cliff refers to the one time appropriation of funds.
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Short-term Investments that Produce Lasting
Results: Avoid “The Cliff” (loss of funds in two
years)
Maximize short-term investments with lasting results for:
students
teacher, school, and district capacity for improvement
Minimize unsustainable ongoing commitments
Integrate coherent improvement strategies that are
aligned with the core reform goals
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Competitive ARRA Grants
Incentive Grants
“Race to the Top” grants to states
“Invest in What Works and Innovation” grants to
districts and non profit groups
Teacher Quality Enhancement (Equity)
Teacher and Principal Incentives
Statewide Data Systems
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SFSF Incentive Fund: “Race to the Top” and
“Invest in What Works and Innovation”
“Race to the Top”- $4.35 billion competitive grants to
States making most progress toward the assurances
“Investing in What Works and Innovation” - $650
million competitive grants to LEAs and non-profits
that have made significant gains in closing
achievement gaps to be models of best practices
2010 grant awards will be made in two rounds - late
Fall 2009, Summer 2010
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General Information
The President has made it clear that every taxpayer dollar spent on our
economic recovery must be subject to unprecedented levels of
transparency and accountability. He has identified five critical
objectives for Federal agencies, to ensure that:
Recovery funds are awarded and distributed in a prompt, fair and
reasonable manner;
The receipts and uses of all recovery funds are transparent to the
public;
Recovery funds are used for authorized purposes and every step is
taken to prevent instances of fraud, waste, error and abuse;
Projects funded under the recovery legislation avoid unnecessary
delays and cost overruns; and
Programs meet specific goals and targets, and contribute to
improved performance on broad economic indicators.
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Historic, One-time Investment
Over 100 billion education investment
Historic opportunity to stimulate
economy and improve education
Success depends on leadership,
judgment, coordination, and
communication
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Accountability and Transparency
All ARRA funds must be tracked separately
Quarterly reports on both financial information and
how funds are being used
Estimated number of jobs created
Subcontracts and sub-grants required to comply with
the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency
Act
Reporting template being developed for use by States to
capture required information
Transparency allows opportunity to quantify/define goals
and mobilize support for improving results for all students
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More Information
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Resources and Guidance:
U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery
Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Kansas Overview
of ARRA
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Where is Kansas Recovery
Money Going?
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ARRA Money for Kansas
Program Estimated Estimated
2009-2010 2010-2011
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund $138,700,000 $138,700,000
Title I Grants to LEAs $70,868,000* *
Title I School Improvement Grants $11,377,000 $11,377,000
Special Education – Part B Grants $53,436,000 $53,436,000
Special Education – Early Childhood $2,248,000 $2,248,000
Title II, Part D – Enhancing Technology $4,552,000
Education for Homeless $460,000
School Lunch Equipment $850,000
AmeriCorps $631,000
Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent $816,000 $816,000
*Total allocation is provided to USD’s as one amount. It is recommended that the
dollars be spent equally over the 27 months; it is a district determination. (Title I,
Part D, Subpart 2 funds included in $70,868,000.)
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ARRA Money for Kansas
Program Estimated Estimated
2009-2010 2010-2011
Qualified School Construction Bonds* $79,589,000 $79,589,000
Qualified Zone Academy Bonds* $10,508,000 $10,508,000
The Qualified School Construction Bond Program is a new tax credit program
created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and provides tax
credits, in lieu of interest, to lenders who issue bonds to eligible school districts.
The Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) program allows school districts with
low-income populations to save on interest costs associated with financing school
renovations. The federal government covers all of the interest in the form of tax
credits on these bonds.
*These are total amounts statewide which schools could issue in lease/purchase and on new
construction projects. The savings to the school would be the interest they would not have to
pay for these projects.
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Recommendations for Use of
Funds
Extend the use of funds across the allowable
number of months
Title I: Extend across the allowable 27
months
Follow the rules for supplement not supplant
Follow the rules for maintenance of effort
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Recommendations for Programs
and Services
Extending time for student learning
Longer school year
Summer school
Serving more students
Adding more Title I schools
Providing more intense interventions
Expanding MTSS
Offering job –embedded professional development
Extending services
Offering Title I preschool
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Accountability and Transparency
Kansas schools must ensure:
All ARRA funds must be tracked separately
Quarterly reports on both financial information
and how funds are being used
Estimated number of jobs created
Subcontracts and sub-grants required to comply
with the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act
Reporting template being developed for use by States
to capture required information
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KSDE and Kansas Recovery Act
Website
KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org
State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery
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Kansas is Racing to the Top!
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
(SFSF)
SFSF Funds: These funds are being used to set the base
state aid per pupil
Kansas 2009-10: $138,700,000 ($4,218 BSAPP)
Kansas 2010-11: $138,700,000
No additional funding under ARRA is available for 2011-12
or anytime after 2010-2011.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
(SFSF)
Application required to be submitted by school districts:
The application from school districts must contain
assurances in the General Education Provisions Act. One
assurance is the LEA must use fiscal control and fund
accounting procedures that will ensure proper
disbursement of, and accounting for, the funds placed in the
base state aid per pupil amount.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
(SFSF)
Stabilization Funds are Considered Federal Funds: State
funding formulae are used solely to determine the amount
of Education Stabilization funds that each LEA will receive.
The Education Stabilization funds are Federal Funds and
Federal requirements govern their uses.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Uses of funds: An LEA is authorized to use funds under the
following Federal education acts:
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA);
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);
The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA); or
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
2006 (Perkins Act).
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Uses of funds (cont’d):
Among other things, the Education Stabilization funds may
be used for activities such as:
paying the salaries of administrators, teachers and
support staff;
purchasing textbooks, computers, and other equipment;
supporting programs designed to address the educational
needs of children at risk of academic failure, limited
English proficient students, children with disabilities, and
gifted students; and
meeting the general expenses of the LEA.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Uses of funds (cont’d):
The U.S. Department of Education encourages LEAs to use
available Education Stabilization resources in ways most
likely to assist the State in making progress in areas related
to the four education reform assurances in the State’s
Stabilization application and to lead to improve results for
students, long-term gains in school system capacity, and
increased efficiency and effectiveness.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Uses of funds (cont’d):
Examples of activities that an LEA might support with its
funds in order to advance reform include:
An LEA has considerable flexibility in using Education
Stabilization funds to support early childhood programs
and services as authorized activities under the ESEA.
If a school district uses the money to transfer to a special
fund, it will be necessary to account for the expenditures
made out of the special fund for costs which are
allowable under ARRA.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Timeframe for spending/Processing the Federal
Stabilization Funds:
A State must have an effective system for managing the flow
of funds that ensures that entities are able to draw down
funds as needed to pay program costs but that also minimizes
the time that elapses between the transfer of the funds and
their disbursement.
It is anticipated KSDE will be distributing the stabilization funds
on September 1, 2009. In order to comply with the Cash
Management Act, schools will need to spend the ARRA funds
as soon as possible after that date.
Further guidance is being developed on this requirement.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Accountability Requirements: Recipients of ARRA funds
must maintain reliable documentation of all ARRA
expenditures. Within the general fund, the school district
should have separate accounting of these expenditures.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
State and USD Reporting requirements: For each year of
the Stabilization program, the State must submit a report
that describes:
The use of funds within the State;
How the State distributed the funds it received;
The number of jobs that the Governor estimates were
saved or created;
Tax increases that the Governor estimates were averted
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
State and USD Reporting requirements (cont’d): The U.S.
Department of Education will develop a common reporting
form for States.
Quarterly reports from School Districts showing a line item
breakdown of expenditures will be required. The
anticipated dates to submit the reports will be:
October 5, 2009
January 5, 2010
April 5, 2010
July 5, 2010
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Assurances by the State to Meet the Four Reform Goals:
The State’s progress in reducing inequities in the
distribution of highly qualified teachers; implementing a
State longitudinal data system; school improvement
programs; and developing and implementing valid and
reliable assessments for limited English proficient
students and children with disabilities are examples
contained in the four reform goals.
In order to qualify for the stabilization funds, the state
must work toward the four reform goals.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
MOE Requirements: Under this program there are no
maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements for school
districts. However, there is a MOE requirement at the state
level.
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
State Contacts:
Brad Neuenswander, Director (Financial Contact)
School Finance Team
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-3872
bneuenswander@ksde.org
Dale Dennis, Deputy Commissioner (Financial Contact)
Fiscal and Administrative Services Division
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-3871
ddennis@ksde.org
Diane DeBacker, Deputy Commissioner (Program Contact)
Learning and Innovative Services Division
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-2303
ddebacker@ksde.org
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
For additional information:
KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org
U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery
Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Title I Grants to LEAs
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Title I Grants to LEAs
Program Overview
ARRA provides $10 billion nationwide for Title I Part A of
Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs
Funds are for Title I districts and schools with high
concentrations of students from families that live in poverty
Opportunity to implement innovative strategies in Title I
schools that
improve education for at-risk students
close achievement gap
stimulate the economy
Additional resources to serve more students and boost quality
of teaching and learning
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Title I Grants to LEAs
KS Grant amounts:
Title I Part A 2009-2010: $70,868,000
These are in addition to the regular 2009-10 Title I
allocation
District allocations are based on Title I funding formula
for targeted and incentive grants
Title I ARRA plus regular Title I allocations equals the
2009-2010 Title I allocation
Title I ARRA allocation is one time only
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Title I Grants to LEAs
Eligible Entities:
Districts eligible for the Title I targeted and incentive
grants are eligible for Title I ARRA
Districts must have at least 5% poverty data and 10
formula children
Poverty data is mostly census data; districts in
populations less than 20,000 have a proportion of free
and reduced lunch data added
Preliminary data shows 12 districts not receiving any Title
I ARRA funds
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Title I Grants to LEAs
Uses of funds:
Any allowable activity as defined by Title I, Part A
Additional guidance is expected soon from the U.S.
Department of Education on use of funds
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Title I Grants to LEAs
Timeframe for spending:
Preliminary adjusted allocations for both ARRA and
regular Title I were sent to districts mid-April
KSDE modified the Local Consolidated Plan (LCP)
Application to accommodate the ARRA funds. Districts
will complete an ARRA LCP Application and the regular
LCP Application
Funds may be carried over into 2010-2011
Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011
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Title I Grants to LEAs
Supplement Not Supplant:
Title I ARRA funds must supplement and not supplant
Documentation important to rebut presumption of
supplanting
Contact LCP Consultants on the Title Programs and
Services Team as supplement, not supplant provision may
be different in each district.
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Title I Grants to LEAs
MOE requirements:
MOE applies to Title I ARRA
A state or district may request a waiver from the U.S.
Department of Education to count expenditures of the
ARRA Stabilization funds as non-federal funds for
determining MOE
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Title I Grants to LEAs
Reporting requirements: Waiting for guidance and
directions from U.S. Department of Education . However,
quarterly reporting of expenditures will be required for the
ARRA funds.
Accountability requirements: The ARRA funds must be
kept separate from the regular Title I allocations.
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Title I Grants to LEAs
For additional information:
The following documents posted on the KSDE website
provide additional information on the Title I, Part A ARRA
funds.
KS Title I ARRA 3-19-2009
Ideas for Uses of Title I Recovery Funds
Supplement Not Supplant
Contact Title Programs and Services Team
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Title I Grants to LEAs
State Contact:
Judi Miller
Assistant Director, Title Programs and Services
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-5081
judim@ksde.org
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Title I School Improvement
Grants
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Title I School Improvement Grants
KS Grant amounts:
2009-10: $22,754,000.
Overview of program:
Requires SEA’s and LEA’s to review annually the status of every school
Must use defined benchmarks
Must ensure the school is making adequate progress toward
achieving the long-term proficiency goal
Resources must be targeted to specific proven investments in Title I
schools and districts that face severe academic challenges.
Title I schools identified for School Improvement, Corrective Action or
Restructuring can receive additional funding administered by the Kansas
Department of Education.
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Title I School Improvement Grants
Uses of funds: Only schools that qualify for the funds will
be able to apply. Information about the grant application
process and uses of funds will be available in the future.
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Title I School Improvement Grants
Timeframe for spending: Awards cannot be made until
2009 Adequate Yearly Progress determinations are finalized
after the school year ends. Grant opportunities will be
announced after the August State Board of Education
meeting and accountability procedures will be sent out at
the time of the grant announcement.
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Title I School Improvement Grants
MOE requirements: No maintenance of effort
requirements for this program.
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Title I School Improvement Grants
Reporting requirements: Waiting for guidance and
directions from U.S. Department of Education . However,
quarterly reporting of expenditures will be required for the
ARRA funds.
Accountability requirements: The ARRA funds must be
separate from other funds and proper documentation of
their uses must be monitored.
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Title I School Improvement Grants
For additional information:
KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org
State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery
U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery
Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Title I School Improvement Grants
State Contacts:
Dr. Julie Ford, Director
Title Programs and Services Team
Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-3069
jford@ksde.org
Dr. Connie Wehmeyer, Coordinator
Title Programs and Services Team
Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-3163
cwehmeyer@ksde.org
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Special Education
--Part B Grants
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Special Education – Part B Grants
Overview of programs: The IDEA ARRA funds constitute a large
one-time increment in IDEA, Part B funding. Due to a significant
shortfall of state revenues, the state has used these funds to
offset what would have been a major decrease in state funds to
schools. Therefore, the state special education categorical aid
and federal ARRA funds offset each other.
These funds are allocated by each state to eligible LEAs based on
formulas established in IDEA statue. Unlike the IDEA formula
grants to states, 100% of the IDEA ARRA funds flow directly
through to the LEAs to help them ensure that children with
disabilities, including children aged three through five, have
access to a free appropriate public education to meet each
child's unique needs and prepare him or her for further
education, employment, and independent living.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
KS Grant amounts:
Part B, Sec. 611: $106,872,000
Part B, Sec. 619: $4,496,000
Grants amounts for 50% of the ARRA funds are available by school
district/coop on the Kansas ARRA website, under the IDEA page:
www.ksde.org, or : http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3491.
Overview of program:
50 percent of IDEA, Part B Grants awarded to States and Preschool
Grants ARRA on April 1, 2009.
The other 50 percent will be awarded by September 30, 2009.
These are in addition to the regular 2009-10 Part B grants.
IDEA ARRA plus regular IDEA allocations equals the FY 2009 Part
Grants to States and Preschool Grants allocations.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
Uses of funds: Generally, funds should be used for short-
term investments that have the potential for long-term
benefits, rather than for expenditures the LEAs may not be
able to sustain once the ARRA funds are expended.
Some possible uses of these limited-term IDEA ARRA funds
that are allowable under IDEA and aligned with the core
reform goals for which states must provide assurances
under SFSF include:
Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and
provide training in their use to enhance access to the
general curriculum for students with disabilities.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
Uses of funds (cont’d):
Provide intensive district-wide professional development
for special education and regular education teachers that
focuses on scaling-up, through replication, proven and
innovative evidence-based school-wide strategies in
reading, math, writing and science, positive behavioral
supports, or Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) to
improve outcomes for students with disabilities.
Develop or expand the capacity to collect and use data to
improve teaching and learning.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
Uses of funds (cont’d):
Expand the availability and range of inclusive placement
options for preschoolers with disabilities by developing
the capacity of public and private preschool programs to
serve these children.
Hire transition coordinators to work with employers in the
community to develop job placements for youths with
disabilities.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
Uses of funds (cont’d):
LEAs may choose to use up to 15 percent of the total of the
LEA’s regular and ARRA Part B Grants to States and
Preschool Grants awards to implement Coordinated Early
Intervention Services (CEIS) to students in kindergarten
through grade 12 who have not been identified as needing
special education and related services, but who need
additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a
general education environment.
CEIS funds may be used for professional development
activities such as MTSS implementation, or targeted,
evidence-based reading or math interventions.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
Timeframe for spending: States and LEAs must obligate all
IDEA Part B ARRA funds by September 30, 2011.
In accordance with the goals of the ARRA, states should
obligate IDEA Part B ARRA funds to LEAs as soon as
possible, consistent with prudent management, so that
LEAs can begin using the funds. Similarly, an LEA should use
the IDEA Part B ARRA funds expeditiously, but sensibly.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
Accountability requirements: IDEA Part B ARRA funds must
be accounted for separately from other IDEA funds.
Recipients will need to maintain accurate documentation of
all ARRA expenditures to ensure that the data reported is
accurate, complete, and reliable. States are expected to
monitor sub-grantees to ensure data quality and the proper
expenditure of ARRA funds.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
Reporting requirements: States are required to submit
reports quarterly that contain information required under
section 1512(c) of the ARRA. These reports must be
submitted not later than 10 days after the end of each
calendar quarter. The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has issued government-wide guidance on the ARRA
reporting requirements and procedures.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
MOE requirements: The Maintenance of Effort
requirement prohibits states and local education agencies
from reducing its local or combined state and local financial
effort for special education and related services for, or the
excess costs of educating, children with disabilities below
the amount from the preceding fiscal year.
Unless otherwise prohibited by the state, an LEA may use
up to 50% of the increase in IDEA federal fund from one
year to the next to reduce its local effort.
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Special Education – Part B Grants
For additional information:
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html
Kansas State Department of Education
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3491
Office of Inspector General (OIG) http://www.recovery.gov/
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Special Education – Part B Grants
State Contact(s):
Colleen Riley, Director
Special Education Services
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 291-3097
criley@ksde.org
Patty Gray, Assistant Director
Special Education Services
Kansas State Department of Education
(785)-296-4951
pgray@ksde.org
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Title II, Part D –
Enhancing Education Through
Technology (EETT)
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Title II, Part D – EETT
Overview: The Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT)
is Title II Part D of the No Child Left Behind Act. The primary
goals of the EETT program are to:
improve student academic achievement through the use of
technology in elementary and secondary schools.
assist every student – regardless of race, ethnicity, income,
geographical location or disability – in becoming
technologically literate by the end of eighty grade
encourage the effective integration of technology resources
and systems with professional development and curriculum
development to promote research-based instructional
methods that can be widely replicated.
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Title II, Part D – EETT
Overview (cont’d): Under the EETT program, the U.S.
Department of Education (USDE) provides grants to
state educational agencies (SEAs) on the basis of their
proportionate share of funding under Part A of Title I.
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Title II, Part D – EETT
State Allocation: Based on the state funding tables
currently available on the USDE web page, Kansas is
due to receive $4,552,000 in ARRA funding for EETT.
Current EETT requirements for distribution are:
Up to 5% percent of their allocations for state-level
activities
50% of the remaining funds distributed through
formula allocations
50% of remaining funds distributed through
competitive grants to eligible local entities
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Title II, Part D – EETT
Timeframe for spending: Guidance has not yet been
released by the U.S. Department of Education.
Guidance is expected by July, 2009.
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Title II, Part D – EETT
MOE requirements: No maintenance of effort
requirements for this program.
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Title II, Part D – EETT
Reporting requirements: The U.S. Department of
Education is developing reporting requirements which
states and schools would follow. At this time no specific
guidance is available; however, quarterly reports of
expenditures would be required.
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Title II, Part D – EETT
For additional information:
KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org
State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery
U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery
Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Title II, Part D – EETT
KSDE Contacts:
Melinda Stanley (Competitive Grants Contact)
Technology Coordinator Information Technology Team
(785) 296-1204
mstanley@ksde.org
Norma Cregan (Formula Grants Contact)
Assistant Director
Title Programs and Services Team
(785) 296-3129
ncregan@ksde.org
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Education for Homeless
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Education for Homeless
Overview of programs: The purpose of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Education Act is to ensure that
homeless children and youth:
Enroll in, attend, and succeed in school, and.
Have access to educational and other services
needed to help them meet State academic and
achievement standards.
To ensure that State and school districts remove all
barriers to the enrollment, attendance, or success in
school of homeless children and youth.
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Education for Homeless
Grant amounts: The Kansas State Department of Education
will award approximately $460,000 additional dollars to
school districts to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and
success of homeless children and youth.
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Education for Homeless
Uses of funds: U.S. Department of Education will allocate
these funds through a formula based on the homeless child
count from each district. Only districts that qualify for the
funds will be able to apply and McKinney-Vento regulations
for spending will apply. Detailed guidance has been
released at this time and is available on the KSDE ARRA
website under “Education for Homeless.”
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Education for Homeless
Timeframe for spending: Funds will be awarded by August
8, 2009. Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011.
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Education for Homeless
Reporting requirements: A state receiving McKinney-Vento
ARRA funds is required to submit to the U.S. Department of
Education quarterly reports containing the information
required under section 1512(c) of the ARRA. The U.S.
Department of Education is currently developing a common
reporting form that will describe for States a streamlined
quarterly process for reporting on the use of the McKinney-
Vento ARRA funds and other ARRA funds awarded by the
U.S. Department of Education. Additionally, OMB is
expected to issue government-wide guidance on the ARRA
reporting requirements and procedures.
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Education for Homeless
Accountability requirements: Because there are separate
reporting requirements with respect to McKinney-Vento
ARRA funds, the uses of these funds must be accounted for
separately from an SEA’s or LEA’s regular McKinney-Vento
funds. The U.S. Department of Education has assigned a
new Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA
No. 84.387A) to the McKinney Vento ARRA funds in order to
facilitate separate accounting for the funds.
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Education for Homeless
For additional information:
KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org
State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery
U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery
Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Education for Homeless
KSDE Contacts:
Tate Toedman, Coordinator
Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY)
Title Programs and Services Team
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-6714
ttoedman@ksde.org
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School Lunch Equipment
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School Lunch Equipment
Overview of programs: This grant is for the purchase of
school food service equipment by schools participating in
the National School Lunch Program. The overall goal of the
grant is to improve the infrastructure in schools while
stimulating activity in the economy. Priority will be given to
schools that have 50 percent or greater students eligible for
free and reduced-priced meals. It is the department's intent
to hold schools accountable for the funding awarded and to
have as much visibility of funding as possible.
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School Lunch Equipment
Grant amounts: Kansas will receive $849,759 for food
service equipment.
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School Lunch Equipment
Uses of funds: School districts who receive this funding will
be able to purchase food service equipment for their
programs. Additional guidance is available on the KSDE,
ARRA website under “School Lunch Equipment.”
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School Lunch Equipment
Timeframe for spending:
Applications must be postmarked by May 8, 2009.
Grants to qualifying sponsors were announced in June,
2009.
Grant recipients must make a reasonable effort to fully
expend grant funds within three months of the award.
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School Lunch Equipment
Reporting requirements: Grantees will be required to
submit a project status report within three months of the
award.
In additional, these funds must be separately accounted for
to ensure proper use of the funds.
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School Lunch Equipment
MOE requirements: There are no maintenance of effort
requirements for this program.
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School Lunch Equipment
For additional information:
KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org
State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery
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School Lunch Equipment
State Contact:
Jodi Mackey, Director
Child Nutrition and Wellness
(785)-296-2276
jmackey@ksde.org
(785)-296-2276
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AmeriCorps
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AmeriCorps
Overview of program: AmeriCorps Kansas provides
financial support through grants to public and nonprofit
organizations that sponsor service programs around the
state, including faith-based and other community
organizations, higher education institutions, and public
agencies. These groups recruit, train and place AmeriCorps
members to meet critical community needs in education,
public safety, health, and the environment.
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AmeriCorps
Grant amounts: Kansas will receive $235,000 . In addition,
KSDE has applied for an additional $396,000 and has
received approval notification of that grant.
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AmeriCorps
Uses of funds: Only current AmeriCorps Kansas subgrantees are
eligible to apply for these funds to engage AmeriCorps members
and community volunteers in efforts to stimulate the economy
through the expansion of current programming or the addition
of a new component. Eligible activities include, but are not
limited to, providing job counseling and skills training to the
unemployed, constructing or rehabilitating housing, assisting
nonprofits facing increased need and decreased resources,
recruiting volunteers, making housing resource referrals for and
providing legal services to those experiencing eviction or
foreclosure, connecting children and families to health care, and
allowing after-school centers that have lost funding to stay open.
Applications were submitted March 31, 2009.
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AmeriCorps
Timeframe for spending: The Kansas Volunteer
Commission/Kansas State Department of Education
announced funding decisions and awarding of grants.
Successful applicants received a one-year operating grant
and will be expected to implement Recovery activities as
soon as possible.
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AmeriCorps
Reporting requirements: Subgrantees will submit quarterly
progress and financial reports that will be due 5 days after
the end of each calendar quarter, with the first report due
October 5, 2009.
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AmeriCorps
MOE requirements: There are no maintenance of effort
requirements for this program.
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AmeriCorps
KSDE Contact:
Shelby Hoytal, Coordinator
Title Programs and Services Team
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 368-6211
shoytal@ksde.org
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Title I Part D Subpart 2
Delinquent
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Overview of program: Title I Part D Subpart 2 funding is to
support education and training for students who are
residents within a locally secured (or unsecured) detention
center or correctional facility. Students who reside in
eligible delinquent facilities are placed there by the courts
due to adjudication or pre-adjudication in a criminal or civil
court case.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Grant Amount: Title I Part D Subpart 2 funding is
distributed by formula. Kansas is expected to receive
approximately $1,632,000; this is included in the total Title I
Part A allocation of $70.8 million.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Eligible entities: Local educational agencies (LEAs) with
facilities that are licensed for neglected, abused,
abandoned, and/or adjudicated and pre-adjudicated youth
who are residents between the ages of 5-17 are eligible.
Only those districts with delinquent facilities which meet
the student enrollment minimum are eligible.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Use of Funds: Any activity allowed by Title I Part D Subpart
2 of Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Guidance specific to the ARRA funds has not been released
by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Timeframe for Spending: KSDE expects the initial 50% for
the Title I Part D Subpart 2 recovery funds to be granted to
the State this spring. The remaining 50% will be available in
Fall 2009. Districts may begin to spend the funds during
2009-2010 as soon as it becomes available. Funds must be
obligated by September 30, 2011.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Reporting Requirements: Information is not available yet.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
MOE Requirements: This is handled through Title I Part A.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
Application Process: Guidance has not yet been released
by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Title I Part D Subpart 2 Delinquent
KSDE Contact:
LaNetra Guess
Title Programs and Services
785-296-8965
Lguess@ksde.org
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Qualified School Construction
Bonds (QSCB)
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Qualified School Construction
Bonds (QSCB)
Overview of program: The Qualified School Construction
Bond (QSCB) Program is a new tax credit program created
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The following limited information has been provided in
the ARRA, and will be updated as details become
available.
All school districts and school buildings are eligible
regardless of size or poverty levels.
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Qualified School Construction
Bonds (QSCB)
Grant amounts: The QSCD authorization for the
State of Kansas is $79,589,000 for 2009 and it is
anticipated the 2010 allocation will also be
$79,589,000.
Grant application: A grant application is available on
the KSDE ARRA website with a deadline of submitting
grants by May 20, 2009 to KSDE.
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Qualified School Construction
Bonds (QSCB)
Uses of funds: The bond proceeds may be used to finance
NEW construction, rehabilitation, repair of public school
facilities and the acquisition of land.
Since this program is for construction projects, the USD would
be required to ensure contractors are following the Davis-
Bacon Act concerning prevailing wages.
Eligible school districts are ones where the voters have
approved the issuing of school bonds by an election by June 1,
2009.
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Qualified School Construction
Bonds (QSCB)
Reporting requirements: No reporting requirements are
proposed at this time.
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Qualified School Construction
Bonds (QSCB)
MOE requirements: There are no maintenance of effort
requirements for this program.
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Qualified School Construction
Bonds (QSCB)
For additional information:
KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org
State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery
U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery
Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Qualified School Construction
Bonds (QSCB)
KSDE Contact:
Brad Neuenswander, Director (Financial Contact)
School Finance Team
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-3872
bneuenswander@ksde.org
Dale Dennis, Deputy Commissioner (Financial Contact)
Fiscal and Administrative Services Division
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-3871
ddennis@ksde.org
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Qualified Zone Academy
Bonds (QZAB)
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Qualified Zone Academy
Bonds (QZAB)
Overview of program: The State of Kansas is authorized to
issue qualified zone academy bond (QZAB) authority to school
district’s that meet federal requirements. One requirement is
that the school district has at least 35% of its students eligible
for free or reduced-price meals program.
State law imposes, restrictions. Specifically, the projects and
payments must conform with the Kansas lease purchase laws,
K.S.A. 72-8225 and K.S.A. 10-1116(c).
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Qualified Zone Academy
Bonds (QZAB)
Grant amounts: The QZAB allocation for the State of
Kansas is $3,002,000 for 2008 and $10,508,000 for 2009.
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Qualified Zone Academy
Bonds (QZAB)
Uses of funds: The most typical type of expenditure that
would meet both the state and federal law would be the
acquisition of educational equipment. If your district
chooses other types of expenditures, we would advise
you to have your attorney review both laws before
proceeding. It appears to us that, at a minimum, a school
district could not complete items (5) (c) and (d) under the
federal law because they are not authorized under the
Kansas lease purchase laws [72-8225 and 10-1116(c)].
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Qualified Zone Academy
Bonds (QZAB)
Reporting requirements: No reporting requirements are
required at this time.
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Qualified Zone Academy
Bonds (QZAB)
MOE requirements: There are no maintenance of effort
requirements for this program.
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Qualified Zone Academy
Bonds (QZAB)
For additional information:
•KSDE Recovery Act Website: http://www.ksde.org
•State of Kansas Website: www.governor.ks.gov/Recovery
•U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act Website:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery
•Federal Recovery Act Website: www.recovery.gov
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Qualified Zone Academy
Bonds (QZAB)
KSDE Contact:
Brad Neuenswander, Director (Financial Contact)
School Finance Team
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-3872
bneuenswander@ksde.org
Dale Dennis, Deputy Commissioner (Financial Contact)
Fiscal and Administrative Services Division
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-3871
ddennis@ksde.org
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