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Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2009 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2009 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2009 Total Spending |
FY 2009 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4,581,481 | 877,402 | 5,458,882 | 13,638 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 5,458,882,315 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 4,581,480,718 | |
| 7010-0005 | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education |
16,580,047 |
| 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 |
22,115,313 |
| 7010-0020 | Bay State Reading Institute
For the Bay State Reading Institute, Inc. |
1,200,000 |
| 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 |
845,881 |
| 7010-1022 | Certificate of Occupational Proficiency
For the development and implementation of certificates of occupational proficiency |
1,301,277 |
| 7027-0016 | School-to-Work Programs Matching Grants
For matching grants for various school-to-work programs; provided, that the board of elementary and secondary education shall establish guidelines for these 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 that city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the 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 elementary and secondary education may determine the percentage match required on an individual grant basis |
2,804,566 |
| 7027-0019 | Connecting Activities
For school-to-career connecting activities; provided, that the board of elementary and secondary 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 this 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 |
470,987 |
| 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 |
7,856,762 |
| 7030-1002 | Kindergarten Expansion Grants
For kindergarten expansion grants and technical assistance to provide quality enhancement of full-day kindergarten classrooms and to encourage the transition of half-day classrooms into full-day kindergarten classrooms; provided, that the department shall administer a grant program to encourage universal, high quality, full-day kindergarten education throughout the commonwealth; provided further, that grants of not more than $18,000 per classroom shall be made available to public schools for planning transition from half-day classrooms to full-day kindergarten classrooms; provided further, that grants may be awarded in the first year of transition to full-day kindergarten implementation as a transition to chapter 70 funding in subsequent years; provided further, that all kindergarten programs in the commonwealth shall be eligible to apply for grants; provided further, that preference shall be given to grant applicants with high percentages of students scoring in levels 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam, as determined by the department based on available data; and provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item to cities, towns or regional school districts shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
42,175,651 |
| 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 that city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
3,540,000 |
| 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 that city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
30,101,348 |
| 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 |
58,300,000 |
| 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 under section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that upon receipt by the department of elementary and secondary education of required transportation cost reports, the department shall reimburse not 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 |
1,950,000 |
| 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; and provided further, that not less than $2,011,060 shall be expended for the universal school breakfast program whereby all children in schools receiving funds under the program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfasts at no cost to them |
4,277,635 |
| 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 under section 3 |
3,948,824,061 |
| 7061-0011 | Education Reform Reserve
For a reserve to meet extraordinary education funding needs; provided, that the extraordinary funding needs are based on a plan approved by the secretary of administration and finance |
5,500,000 |
| 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 |
234,344,314 |
| 7061-9010 | Charter School Reimbursement
For fiscal year 2009 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; provided, that notwithstanding subsection (nn) of section 89 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the per pupil capital needs component of the commonwealth charter school tuition rate for fiscal year 2009 shall be $893; and provided further, that if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund all reimbursements required by section 89, the department shall fully reimburse the cost of the per pupil capital needs component and shall pro-rate the tuition reimbursements calculated under subsection (oo) of section 89 |
81,774,660 |
| 7061-9200 | Education Technology Program
For the costs of information technology for the department and for the education data warehouse and reporting system |
5,616,527 |
| 7061-9400 | Student and School Assessment
For student and school assessment |
28,200,009 |
| 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 exam; provided, that any grant funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
15,421,575 |
| 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 |
13,780,659 |
| 7061-9411 | Leadership Academies
For the creation of leadership academies for principals and superintendents under section 58 of chapter 15 of the General Laws |
1,000,000 |
| 7061-9412 | Extended Learning Time Grants
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for the purpose of planning for and implementing extended learning time; provided, that in approving expanded learning time implementation grant applications, preference shall be given to districts with high poverty rates or a high percentage of students scoring in levels I or II on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam, those districts with plans that have the greatest potential for district-wide impact, those districts that plan to utilize partnerships with community-based organizations and institutions of higher education, and those districts with plans that include a comprehensive restructuring of the entire school day or year to maximize the use of the additional learning time; provided further, that the department shall only approve implementation plans that assume not more than $1,400 per pupil per year in future state appropriations of expanded learning time implementation funds; provided further, that in schools where a significant number of students are categorized as having substantial special needs the department may exceed the $1,400 per pupil per year limit; provided further, that the department may expend up to $500,000 on extended learning time planning grants as part of the department's School Redesign: Expanding Learning Time to Support Student Success grant; provided further, that all school districts are eligible to apply for planning grants but not less than 60 per cent of these grants shall be awarded to qualifying districts where 25 per cent or more of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federally funded school meals program; provided further, that not more than $200,000 shall be expended on planning grants for the purpose of developing plans to expand learning time in the form of innovative Summer Semester programs that provide high-quality learning and educational opportunities designed to improve student academic outcomes, develop 21st century skills, and engage students in enrichment programs not otherwise available to them during the summer months; provided further, that applicants for Summer Semester planning grants shall be public-private partnerships between private community-based programs and public school districts where any member of the partnership may serve as the fiscal agent; provided further, that the department shall fund only those applications which contain accountability systems and measurable outcomes, under guidelines to be determined by the department in consultation with the department of early education and care; provided further, that not less than $20,000 of this amount shall be awarded to each successful Summer Semester planning grant applicant; provided further, that funds from this item shall be used for planning activities including, but not limited to the convening of a summer semester planning and design committee that includes representatives from local community-based organizations, schools, teachers, business leaders, child-care and after-school organizations, parents, and locally-based youth workers; provided further, that upon the award of the Summer Semester planning grants, each grantee shall conduct a planning process and feasibility study and create a Summer Semester implementation proposal and shall submit the proposal to the department for review; provided further, that the department shall review all qualifying implementation proposals and determine eligibility for Summer Semester implementation grants; provided further, that to qualify an implementation proposal shall (1) include a summer semester program of not less than 6 weeks and 150 total hours for each participating student, (2) include a comprehensive budget that assumes not more than $5 per student per hour in future state appropriations for Summer Semester implementation grants, (3) be located on a school site, a community-based site, or some combination of both, and (4) other information that the department may require; and provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary |
26,000,000 |
| 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 |
1,575,000 |
| 7061-9604 | Teacher Preparation and Certification
For teacher preparation, certification and recertification |
1,862,758 |
| 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 |
475,000 |
| 7061-9611 | After-School and Out-of-School Grants
For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs |
2,000,000 |
| 7061-9612 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Excellence Program
For the school of excellence program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
2,025,231 |
| 7061-9614 | Alternative Education Grants
For the alternative education grant program established under section 1N of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that the commissioner shall allocate funds for both subsections (a) and (b) of section 1N of chapter 69 |
1,195,840 |
| 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 |
765,000 |
| 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 |
2,270,500 |
| 7061-9634 | Mentoring Matching Grants
For matching grants to be administered by the department of elementary and secondary 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, the public or private agency shall provide a matching amount equal to $1 for every $1 disbursed from this item |
712,000 |
| 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 |
895,367 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 872,190,460 | |
| 7010-9706 | Common Core Data Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project |
125,000 |
| 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 |
793,500 |
| 7032-0228 | Massachusetts AIDS Education Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts AIDS Education Program |
854,661 |
| 7035-0020 | Massachusetts State Improvement Grant Project Focus
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Improvement Grant Project Focus |
2,500,000 |
| 7035-0166 | Even Start Family Literacy Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Even Start Family Literacy Program |
1,296,774 |
| 7035-0176 | Comprehensive School Demonstration Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive School Demonstration Project |
3,500,000 |
| 7035-0210 | Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program |
190,000 |
| 7038-0107 | Adult Basic Education Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Basic Education Program |
13,700,000 |
| 7038-9004 | School-Based Programs
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School-Based Programs |
397,915 |
| 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 |
300,000 |
| 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 |
217,500,000 |
| 7043-1002 | Reading First
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Reading First |
7,250,000 |
| 7043-1004 | Migrant Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Education |
1,619,022 |
| 7043-1005 | Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children |
1,916,798 |
| 7043-2001 | Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting |
50,569,869 |
| 7043-2002 | Enhancing Education through Technology
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhancing Education through Technology |
4,231,776 |
| 7043-2003 | Title I Math and Science Partnerships
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Math and Science Partnerships |
2,425,300 |
| 7043-3001 | English Language Acquisition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, English Language Acquisition |
11,028,504 |
| 7043-4001 | Safe Drug Free Schools and Communities
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Safe Drug Free Schools and Communities |
5,102,132 |
| 7043-4002 | After School Learning Centers
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, After School Learning Centers |
14,407,258 |
| 7043-5001 | Innovative Education Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Innovative Education Program |
1,878,129 |
| 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 |
8,575,000 |
| 7043-6002 | Rural and Low-Income Schools
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural and Low-Income Schools |
124,225 |
| 7043-6501 | Education for Homeless Children and Youth
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth |
996,391 |
| 7043-7001 | Special Education Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants |
280,000,000 |
| 7043-7002 | Preschool Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants |
10,750,000 |
| 7043-8001 | Vocational Education Basic Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Basic Grants |
18,404,325 |
| 7043-8002 | Technical Preparation Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technical Preparation Education |
1,651,500 |
| 7043-9002 | Transition to Teaching
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transition to Teaching |
263,500 |
| 7044-0020 | Project Focus Academy
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project Focus Academy |
1,160,500 |
| 7044-0210 | Advance Placement Fee
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advance Placement Fee |
178,700 |
| 7044-0250 | Partnership for Gifted Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnership for Gifted Education |
304,015 |
| 7047-1218 | Online Writing Assistance for All
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Online Writing Assistance for All |
197,617 |
| 7047-9008 | Learn and Serve
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Learn and Serve |
899,998 |
| 7053-2112 | Special Assistance Funds
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds |
150,448,653 |
| 7053-2117 | Child Care Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program |
45,332,036 |
| 7053-2126 | Temporary Emergency Food Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance |
1,020,000 |
| 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 |
5,374,262 |
| 7053-2266 | Child Nutrition Project Team Nutrition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Nutrition Project Team Nutrition |
81,000 |
| 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 |
2,889,840 |
| 7062-0017 | Charter Schools Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter Schools Assistance |
1,735,250 |
| 7062-0019 | Career Resource Network State Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Career Resource Network State Grant |
217,010 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 5,211,137 | |
| 7010-0021 | Education Research Trust Fund | 50,000 |
| 7010-0024 | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Conference Account | 25,000 |
| 7010-2901 | Administration and Cost Allocation for Central Services | 2,300,000 |
| 7010-5001 | John F. Monbouquette Memorial Education Fund | 3,250 |
| 7010-8700 | Massachusetts Empowering Educators with Technology | 40,000 |
| 7044-0021 | State Action for Educational Leadership | 825,750 |
| 7044-0725 | Redesigning The American High School | 630,000 |
| 7044-0726 | Reading to Achieve - National Governors Association Grants | 27,500 |
| 7048-3108 | Learning from Pilot and Charter Schools in Massachusetts | 100,000 |
| 7053-2101 | School Lunch Distribution | 1,209,637 |
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