Race to the Top (RTTT) Technical Assistance Conference Call Regarding Budget September 10, 2010 1
The 90-Day Timeline August 24 August 30-September 2 September 3 September 7-14 September 15- October 13 By October 27 By November 9 By November 22 (end of 90 days) Winners Announced DRAFT Final Scope of Work Template posted for public comment Final Scope of Work posted online Technical Assistance Webinars LEA Final Scope of Work due to FLDOE for feedback; No feedback provided if submitted later FLDOE reviews and submits feedback to LEAs LEA Final Scope of Work due to FLDOE if NO Feedback Requested; No opportunity for LEA to make additional edits FLDOE reviews drafts and submits approved plans to USDOE (2-week turnaround); Notify LEAs of approval status 2
Technical Assistance Webinars Sept. 10 10 am-12 noon Sept. 10 1-3 pm Budget Section (E): Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools Sept. 13 9-11 am Section (C): Data Systems to Support Instruction Sept. 14 9-11 am Section (B): Standards and Assessments Sept. 14 1-3 pm Section (D): Great Teachers and Leaders All presentations and phone numbers will be posted at www.fldoe.org/arra/racetothetop.asp 3
Florida s Proposed RTTT Budget Final figure: $700,000,000 (50% = $350,000,000) State s 50% of RTTT funds will benefit every student in the state, regardless of school attendance in a Participating LEA Total Florida RTTT Budget Requested, State 50% 4
Florida s Proposed Budget 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Total Standards and Assessments 21,139,000 38,020,000 37,920,000 41,920,000 138,999,000 Data Systems 6,417,673 10,686,538 4,414,627 4,325,741 25,844,579 Struggling Schools 16,073,600 22,594,300 24,736,550 22,595,550 86,000,000 Charter Schools 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 10,000,000 Great Teachers and Leaders 12,739,312 18,078,916 21,675,646 16,418,378 68,912,252 DOE Project Management and Oversight 5,106,852 5,045,772 5,045,772 5,045,773 20,244,169 Total 63,976,437 96,925,526 96,292,595 92,805,442 350,000,000 Formula Funds $ 350,000,000 Total Request $ 700,000,000 5
Standards and Assessments (B)(3)(i) Project Total Budget Procurement Curricular tools to implement the common core $46,619,000 Competitively bid contracts Support for the transition to highquality assessments (interim and formative), international assessment comparisons Increased access to STEM courses Classroom support for lesson study $81,480,000 $4,500,000 $6,400,000 Competitively bid contracts Competitive grants to consortia Included in assessment contracts Total $138,999,000 6
Data Systems (C)(2) & (3) Project Total Budget Procurement Accessing and Using State Data $11,773,653 Competitively bid contract(s) Using Data to Improve Instruction $14,070,926 Competitively bid contract(s) Total $25,844,579 7
Struggling Schools (E)(2) Project Total Budget Procurement Recruit high-quality teachers $9,000,000 Competitively bid contract(s) Leadership pipeline for turnaround principals and assistant principals Build district-level capacity for turnaround in rural districts Provide DA summer academy for lowest 5% schools and their feeder patterns Partner with effective charter school operators Improve and expand STEM career and professional academies Provide regional reading coordinators $6,000,000 Competitively bid contract(s) $1,500,000 Competitively bid contract(s) $8,000,000 Subgrants to fiscal agent districts for regional DA program $20,000,000 Competitively bid contract(s) $10,000,000 $12,500,000 Combination of contracts and subgrants to districts Subgrants to DA fiscal agent districts 8
Struggling Schools (E)(2) (continued) Project Total Budget Procurement Provide regional STEM coordinators Implement community compacts in one district $7,000,000 $12,000,000 Subgrants to DA fiscal agent districts Subgrants to selected districts Total $86,000,000 9
Great Teachers & Leaders (D)(2) (5) Project Total Budget Procurement Improve measurement of academic gain Implement rigorous, transparent, and fair evaluation systems for teachers and principals Incorporate evaluation results into making career decisions (including financial consultants) Assign effective teachers and principals to high-need schools Improve access to teachers in hardto-staff subjects and assign teachers to high-poverty/minority schools $5,800,000 Competitively bid contracts $4,795,992 Competitively bid contracts $12,705,000 Competitively bid contracts $25,642,000 Competitive grants to teacher preparation programs, contracts for principal preparation programs $10,200,000 Competitively bid contract(s) 10
Great Teachers & Leaders (D)(2) (5) (continued) Project Total Budget Procurement Use performance measures to improve contributions of teacher and principal preparation programs $1,620,000 Competitively bid contract(s) and/or grants Improve districts ability to provide effective professional development $5,404,380 Competitively bid contract(s) Establish a Community of Practitioners $744,880 Competitively bid contract(s) and/or grants GTL Evaluation $2,000,000 Competitively bid contract with national consulting firm Total $68,912,252 11
Charter Schools Struggling Schools budget includes $20 million that will be competitively awarded to high-quality charter operators for the purpose of opening charter schools in the feeder patterns of the lowest 5% The overall budget includes $10 million to be used to make competitive awards to charter schools for the purpose of implementing unique innovations that align with one or more of the four assurances 12
RTTT Budget: General General ARRA requirements apply Budget forms and instructions are similar to all other ARRA programs Budget Line items coded by MOU criteria areas Prepared and submitted through web-based system Established on a quarterly basis (rather than annually) Initial budget will cover the four-year grant period General Terms, Assurances, and Conditions apply Green Book also applies 13
Other Fiscal Matters Cash advances are available following approval of Final Scope of Work Budget amendments process specified by the Green Book Indirect Cost charged to RTTT funds using the approved indirect cost rate 14
Accounting and Reporting Procedures A unique special revenue fund code has been designated: 434 Race to the Top Report aggregate expenditures monthly through CARDS and submit a final Project Expenditure Report In addition, ARRA quarterly reporting of expenditures 15
Budget Narrative Form & Instructions Column 1 RTTT specific codes MOU criteria Column 2 Description of the Activity Columns 3, 4, 5 Same as standard Budget Narrative Form (Function, Object, and Account Title/Description Red Book is the source) 16
Budget Narrative Form & Instructions Column 6 - Positions Job Codes Number of FTEs paid for by these funds Column 7 Proposed Expenditure Amounts 4-Year Total will be entered automatically for each line Year 1 3 budget periods (9/10 12/10, 1/11 3/11, 4/11 6/11) Years 2, 3, and 4 4 budget periods consistent with the state fiscal year (July September, October December, January March, and April June) Subtotals for each year will be automatically calculated Subtotals for each MOU Criterion will also be automatically calculated 17
Budget Narrative & Online System The RTTT Budget must be submitted using the DOE s Online Grant System located at https://app1.fldoe.org/grants/reporting/. Existing users need to login under Returning User Login. The functions for the RTTT application (e.g., uploading of a district-generated Excel budget spreadsheet, final printing, and submission to DOE) are the same as those available for the other online grant applications. 18
Budget Narrative & Online System From the Main Menu, select Edit My Profile to add the Race to the Top Application. After Returning to the Main Menu, select Race to the Top Application and then select Program Requirements to begin. 19
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Budget Narrative & Online System Select Budget on the Program Main Menu to display the RTTT Budget template. For the RTTT Budget, the 4-year budget is completed before the quarterly budgets. After the full 4-year budget is completed, select Return to Program Main Menu and select Proposed Budget Amounts by Quarter. When the 4-year and quarterly budgets are completed, select Return to Program Main Menu, and then select Verify Complete and Submit to FDOE. 22
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Special Features The system will provide you with information about the total amounts that are designated to each of the MOU criteria. Users may also use the sort function to arrange budget lines by the MOU criteria. 26
Questions Regarding Budget or Online System Contact: David Guido or Shan Goff david.guido@fldoe.org shan.goff@fldoe.org 850/245-0420 or 850/245-0730 27
Expenditure Report Form Will be web-based Identical to the Budget Narrative Form with the addition of A column for Cumulative Expenditures A column for jobs headcount Reporting site will be pre-populated with originally approved budget information Site will also allow for minor adjustments to budgeted amounts 28
ARRA Quarterly Report Form Reports will be made quarterly for the duration of the project (through June, 2014) July 5 October 5 January 5 April 5 In the event that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extends certain due dates as a result of holidays, these extensions will also be made available for districts. 29
Final Scope of Work Submission Checklist Form DOE 100A Project Application (superintendent signature required) Attachment I Program-Specific Assurances (superintendent signature required) Attachment II Three-Party Assurances (superintendent, school board chair, and representative of local teachers union signatures encouraged) Form DOE 101-RTTT (budget; submitted in web-based system) Final Scope of Work Completed Template 30
Final Scope of Work Completed Template Includes: Table of Contents Section A Narrative Form (A)1. LEA Student Goals and Measures Work Plan Tables for 13 Projects Appendix with Table of Contents (if applicable) 31
Submission Instructions if FLDOE Feedback Requested Due 11:59 pm EDT on October 13, 2010. Earlier submissions are encouraged. A signed, electronic copy in PDF format (excluding budget) must be sent to RaceToTheTop@fldoe.org. The budget must be completed in the web-based system. A hard copy with original signatures (excluding budget) must be sent to Holly Edenfield. The hard copy must be received by October 15, 2010. 32
Submission Instructions if NO FLDOE Feedback Requested Due 11:59 pm EDT on November 9, 2010. A signed, electronic copy in PDF format (excluding budget) must be sent to RaceToTheTop@fldoe.org. The budget must be completed in the web-based system. A hard copy with original signatures (excluding budget) must be sent to Holly Edenfield. The hard copy must be received by November 12, 2010. 33