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Department of Education
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2008 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2008 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2008 Total Spending |
FY 2008 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 4,257,669 | 869,215 | 5,126,884 | 7,897 |
| TOTAL | 4,257,669 | 869,215 | 5,126,884 | 7,897 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 5,126,883,943 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 4,257,669,407 | |
| 7010-0005 | Department of Education
For the operation of the department of education |
11,139,472 |
| 7010-0012 | Programs to Eliminate Racial Imbalance - METCO
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for payments of certain costs and related expenses for the program to eliminate racial imbalance established under section 12A of chapter 76 of the General Laws |
19,615,313 |
| 7010-0216 | Teacher Quality Investment
For the teacher, principal, and superintendent recruitment, retention and development programs established in sections 19B, 19C, and 19E of chapter 15A of the General Laws |
664,797 |
| 7010-1022 | Certificate of Occupational Proficiency
For the development and implementation of certificates of occupational proficiency |
1,100,000 |
| 7027-0016 | School-to-Work Programs Matching Grants
For matching grants for various school-to-work programs; provided, that the board of education shall establish guidelines for such programs in consultation with the department of workforce development; provided further, that any funds distributed from this item to cities, towns or regional school districts shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary; provided further, that each grant awarded from this item shall be matched by the recipient from local, federal or private funds; and provided further, that the board of education may determine the percentage match required on an individual grant basis |
2,352,862 |
| 7027-0019 | Connecting Activities
For school-to-career connecting activities; provided, that the board of education, in cooperation with the department of workforce development and the state workforce investment board, may establish and support a public-private partnership to link high school students with economic and learning opportunities on the job as part of the school-to-work transition program; provided further, that such program may include the award of matching grants to workforce investment boards or other local public-private partnerships involving local community job commitments and work site learning opportunities for students; provided further, that the grants shall require at least a 200 per cent match in wages for the students from private sector participants; provided further, that the program shall include, but not be limited to, a provision that business leaders commit resources to pay salaries, to provide mentoring and instruction on the job, and to work closely with teachers; and provided further, that public funds shall assume the costs of connecting schools and businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job |
4,129,687 |
| 7027-1004 | English Language Acquisition
For English language acquisition professional development to improve the academic performance of English language learners and effectively implement sheltered English immersion as outlined in chapter 71A of the General Laws |
500,000 |
| 7028-0031 | School-Age Children in Institutional Schools and Houses of Correction
For the expenses of school-age children in institutional schools under section 12 of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that the department may provide special education services to eligible inmates in county houses of correction |
7,649,282 |
| 7030-1002 | Kindergarten Expansion Grants
For kindergarten expansion grants; provided, that any grant funds distributed from this item to cities, towns, or regional school districts shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
39,500,000 |
| 7030-1003 | Early Literacy Grants
For early literacy grants to cities, towns and regional school districts; provided, that funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
3,262,990 |
| 7030-1005 | Targeted Tutorial Literacy Program
For early intervention tutorial literacy programs designed as a pre-special education referral and short-term intervention for children who are at risk of failing to read in the first grade |
2,900,000 |
| 7035-0002 | Adult Basic Education
For grants to cities, towns, regional school districts and educational collaboratives for programs to provide and strengthen basic educational attainment and work-related programs in reading, writing and mathematics at adult learning centers, including grants to public and non-public entities; provided, that funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
29,550,581 |
| 7035-0006 | Transportation of Pupils - Regional School Districts
For reimbursements to regional school districts for the transportation of pupils; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth's obligation for those reimbursements shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item |
55,500,000 |
| 7035-0007 | Non-Resident Pupil Transport
For reimbursements to cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools, or collaboratives for certain expenditures for transportation of non-resident pupils to any approved vocational-technical program of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative pursuant to section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that upon receipt by the department of education of required transportation cost reports, the department shall reimburse no more than 50 per cent of the total cost certified by the department; provided further, that the reports shall meet criteria established by the department; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth's obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item |
1,600,000 |
| 7051-0015 | Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program
For the operation of the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program |
1,247,000 |
| 7052-0006 | School Building Assistance - Engineering and Architectural Services
For grants and reimbursements to cities, towns, regional school districts and counties previously approved by the department of education under chapter 645 of the acts of 1948 and chapter 70B of the General Laws for payments associated with admission to a regional school district |
19,076 |
| 7053-1909 | School Lunch Program
For reimbursements to cities and towns for partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children, including partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children under chapter 538 of the acts of 1951, and for supplementing funds allocated for the special milk program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the school lunch payments shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the required state revenue match contained in Public Law 79-396, as amended, cited as the National School Lunch Act, and in the regulations implementing the act |
5,426,986 |
| 7053-1925 | School Breakfast Program
For the school breakfast program for public and nonpublic schools, for grants to improve summer food programs during the summer school vacation period, and for a supplement to the federally funded school breakfast program; provided, that all children in schools receiving funds under the supplement program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfasts at no cost to them; provided further, that breakfast shall be served during regular school hours; and provided further, that participation in the supplement program shall be limited to those elementary schools mandated to serve breakfast under section 1C of chapter 69 of the General Laws, where 60 per cent of the students are eligible for free or reduced price meals under the federally funded school meals program |
4,349,748 |
| 7061-0008 | Chapter 70 Payments to Cities and Towns
For school aid to cities, towns, regional school districts, counties maintaining agricultural schools and independent vocational or agricultural and technical schools to be distributed pursuant to section 3 |
3,705,486,690 |
| 7061-0012 | Circuit Breaker - Reimbursement for Special Education Residential Schools
For reimbursements to school districts and direct payments to service providers for special education costs under section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that an additional $300,000 shall be expended for the continued funding of a pilot program to demonstrate that transportation of students to out-of-district special education placements can be accomplished at a lower cost and with improved quality of service |
210,083,723 |
| 7061-9010 | Charter School Reimbursement
For fiscal year 2008 reimbursements to certain cities, towns and regional school districts of charter school tuition and the per pupil capital needs component included in the charter school tuition amount for commonwealth charter schools, as calculated under subsections (nn) and (oo) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws |
73,790,525 |
| 7061-9200 | Education Technology Program
For the costs of information technology for the department |
6,020,866 |
| 7061-9400 | Student and School Assessment
For student and school assessment |
27,866,687 |
| 7061-9404 | MCAS Low-Scoring Student Support
For grants to cities, towns, regional school districts and charter schools to provide academic support and remediation for the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system examination; provided, that any grant funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
10,808,979 |
| 7061-9408 | Targeted Intervention in Underperforming Schools
For targeted intervention to schools and districts at risk of or determined to be underperforming under sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws |
6,098,980 |
| 7061-9411 | Leadership Academies
For the creation of leadership academies for principals and superintendents pursuant to section 58 of chapter 15 of the General Laws |
1,010,000 |
| 7061-9412 | Extended Learning Time Grants
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for the purpose of implementing extended learning time; provided, that any grant funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
13,000,000 |
| 7061-9600 | Concurrent Enrollment for Disabled Students
For a discretionary grant program to provide funding to school districts and state public institutions of higher education that partner together to offer concurrent enrollment programs for students with disabilities, as defined in section 1 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, who are between 18 and 22 years of age |
1,000,000 |
| 7061-9604 | Teacher Preparation and Certification
For teacher preparation, certification and recertification |
1,806,679 |
| 7061-9610 | Citizen Schools Matching Grants
For matching grants of $1,000 per enrolled child to Citizen Schools after-school learning programs for middle school children across the commonwealth |
303,000 |
| 7061-9611 | After-School and Out-of-School Grants
For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs |
1,010,000 |
| 7061-9612 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Excellence Program
For the school of excellence program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
1,390,483 |
| 7061-9614 | Alternative Education Grants
For the alternative education grant program established pursuant to section 1N of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that the commissioner shall allocate funds for both subsections (a) and (b) of said section 1N of said chapter 69 |
1,250,000 |
| 7061-9619 | Franklin Institute of Boston
For the purpose of funding the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology |
1 |
| 7061-9621 | Gifted and Talented Children
For the administration of a grant program for gifted and talented school children |
757,500 |
| 7061-9626 | Youth-Build Grants
For grants and contracts with Youth-Build USA, to provide comprehensive education, training, and skills to economically disadvantaged young adults |
2,070,500 |
| 7061-9634 | Mentoring Matching Grants
For matching grants to be administered by the department of education for the Massachusetts Service Alliance, for public and private agencies with mentoring programs for the recruitment and training of mentors, and for other supporting services including, but not limited to, academic support services; provided, that no funds shall be disbursed from this item to support a mentor relationship established in a prior fiscal year; and provided further, that in order to be eligible to receive funds from this item, such public or private agency shall provide a matching amount equal to $1 for every $1 disbursed from this item; provided, that $900,000 shall be expended on the Massachusetts Service Alliance without matching requirements |
1,387,000 |
| 7061-9804 | Teacher Content Training
For teacher content training in math and science; provided, that the training shall include math specialist, Massachusetts test for educator licensure preparation, and advanced placement training; provided, that the courses shall have demonstrated the use of best practices, as determined by the department, including data comparing pre-training and post-training content knowledge |
2,020,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 862,413,250 | |
| 7010-9706 | Common Core Data Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project |
163,676 |
| 7027-0210 | Partnerships in Character Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnerships in Character Education |
28,912 |
| 7032-0217 | Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program - Distribution
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program - Distribution |
816,000 |
| 7032-0228 | Massachusetts AIDS Education Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts AIDS Education Program |
505,278 |
| 7035-0020 | Massachusetts State Improvement Grant Project Focus
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Improvement Grant Project Focus |
1,000,000 |
| 7035-0166 | Even Start Family Literacy - Distribution
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Even Start Family Literacy - Distribution |
6,844,756 |
| 7035-0176 | Comprehensive School Demonstration - Distribution
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive School Demonstration - Distribution |
3,541,133 |
| 7035-0210 | Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program |
76,222 |
| 7038-0107 | Adult Basic Education - Distribution
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Basic Education - Distribution |
10,609,063 |
| 7038-9004 | School-Based Programs - Distribution
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School-Based Programs - Distribution |
427,195 |
| 7038-9008 | Learn and Serve America Community - Higher Education and Schools Partnership
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Learn and Serve America Community - Higher Education and Schools Partnership |
312,965 |
| 7038-9748 | Refugee Children School Impact Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Children School Impact Grant Program |
16,495 |
| 7043-1001 | Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies |
230,018,520 |
| 7043-1002 | Reading First
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Reading First |
13,963,645 |
| 7043-1004 | Migrant Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Education |
1,779,680 |
| 7043-1005 | Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children |
1,797,340 |
| 7043-2001 | Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting |
51,807,065 |
| 7043-2002 | Enhancing Education through Technology
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhancing Education through Technology |
8,381,630 |
| 7043-2003 | Title I Math and Science Partnerships
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Math and Science Partnerships |
2,410,293 |
| 7043-3001 | English Language Acquisition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, English Language Acquisition |
11,463,068 |
| 7043-4001 | Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities |
7,086,393 |
| 7043-4002 | After School Learning Centers
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, After School Learning Centers |
16,964,214 |
| 7043-5001 | Innovative Education Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Innovative Education Program |
3,961,479 |
| 7043-6001 | Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities |
7,945,029 |
| 7043-6002 | Rural and Low-Income Schools
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural and Low-Income Schools |
145,997 |
| 7043-6501 | Education for Homeless Children and Youth
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth |
1,106,889 |
| 7043-7001 | Special Education Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants |
263,807,349 |
| 7043-7002 | Preschool Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants |
9,828,422 |
| 7043-8001 | Vocational Education Basic Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Basic Grants |
18,015,218 |
| 7043-8002 | Technical Preparation Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technical Preparation Education |
1,650,346 |
| 7043-9001 | Teacher Quality Enhancement Partnerships
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher Quality Enhancement Partnerships |
219,927 |
| 7043-9002 | Transition to Teaching
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transition to Teaching |
951,651 |
| 7044-0020 | New Project Focus
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New Project Focus |
1,474,698 |
| 7044-0210 | Advanced Placement Fee
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advanced Placement Fee |
246,869 |
| 7044-0250 | Partnership for Gifted Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnership for Gifted Education |
299,487 |
| 7045-6300 | Katrina Hurricane Relief
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Katrina Hurricane Relief |
580,625 |
| 7053-2112 | Special Assistance Funds
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds |
125,222,088 |
| 7053-2117 | Child Care Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program |
45,092,373 |
| 7053-2126 | Temporary Emergency Food Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance |
832,948 |
| 7053-2202 | Special Summer Food Service Program for Children
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Summer Food Service Program for Children |
5,024,557 |
| 7053-2266 | Team Nutrition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Team Nutrition |
110,271 |
| 7062-0008 | Office of School Lunch Programs - Child Care Program Administration
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of School Lunch Programs - Child Care Program Administration |
3,198,228 |
| 7062-0017 | Charter Schools Assistance - Distribution
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter Schools Assistance - Distribution |
2,528,256 |
| 7062-0019 | Career Resource Network State Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Career Resource Network State Grant |
157,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 6,801,286 | |
| 7010-0021 | Education Research Trust Fund | 278,786 |
| 7010-0024 | Department of Education Conference Account | 35,000 |
| 7010-0831 | Preparing America's Future High School Initiative | 15,000 |
| 7010-2901 | Administration and Cost Allocation for Central Services | 2,355,647 |
| 7010-4001 | School Improvement Trust Fund | 525,000 |
| 7010-4201 | Litigation Settlement Fund | 125,000 |
| 7010-5001 | John F. Monbouquette Memorial Education Fund | 8,500 |
| 7010-5400 | Green Schools Specialist Renewable Energy | 215,382 |
| 7010-6733 | Evaluation of The Expanded Learning Time Initiative | 50,000 |
| 7010-8700 | Massachusetts Empowering Educators with Technology | 257,136 |
| 7010-9601 | Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Trust Fund | 4,250 |
| 7010-9603 | Women's Technical Institute | 60,000 |
| 7038-0139 | Adult Education - Restitution | 108,120 |
| 7044-0021 | State Action for Educational Leadership | 829,215 |
| 7044-0725 | Redesigning The American High School | 1,000,000 |
| 7044-9005 | Living Democracy Program | 60,581 |
| 7053-2101 | School Lunch Distribution | 873,669 |