Race to the Top and ARRA Updates
Race to the Top Updates
Massachusetts is developing a competitive proposal to apply for funding through the federal Race to the Top competition, which asks states to focus on four assurances: standards and assessments, great teachers and leaders, school turnaround and data systems. Massachusetts is poised to receive more than $100 million through this competition, if we are successful. Please return to this page regularly for updates on our progress, public meetings, and to download presentations as we move through this labor intensive process. If you would like to submit a comment or have any questions please send them by email to rttt@doe.mass.edu.
Links to the Federal Race to the Top RFP:
General website
RTTT Executive Summary of Proposed Priorities
RTTT Federal Overview (PowerPoint) 8/2009
Joanne Weiss's comments from 9/10
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Updates
Massachusetts is poised to receive a significant amount of money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) over the next several months, and this page has been set up to provide districts with the most up-to-date information available. According to the U.S. Department of Education, all ARRA funds are meant to be spent quickly to save and create jobs; used to improve student achievement through school improvement and reform, tracked accurately, with both uses and results reported publicly, and invested wisely to minimize the 'funding cliff' associated with commitments that cannot be sustained once the funding stream ends. Federal guidance and details are posted on the USED website at http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/implementation.html. For more information, contact Associate Commissioner Jeffrey Wulfson.
UPDATES FROM COMMISSIONER CHESTER: 
10/29/09
10/26 BESE Presentation on Race to the Top
10/29/09
Data Systems Webinar slides
10/29/09
Great Teachers and Leaders Webinar slides
FY10 ARRA, NCLB and IDEA Grant Applications: Information, resources, and required documents associated with FY10 grant applications for funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the No Child Left behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - FY2009 Recovery Grants
FY 10 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
FY10 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
FY10 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Other Grant Opportunities
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Competitive Grant Program - Fund Code: 721
ARRA National School Lunch: Equipment Assistance Competitive Grant Awards
Presentations and Data Tables
10/23/2009 Current Federal Stimulus Allocations
04/14/2009 Understanding IDEA and MOE under the ARRA
04/02/2009 State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Calculations
04/01/2009 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Presentation
03/20/2009 Initial Allocations of ARRA IDEA Funds
03/19/2009 State Fiscal Stabilization Fund: Projected FY10 District Grants
Other News
04/09/2009 Governor Patrick Announces $163 Million in Federal Title I Funds for High-Need Districts
04/01/2009 New Federal Guidance on Use of ARRA Funding
03/20/2009 Gov. Patrick Announces $280 Million in Federal Recovery Funds to Assist School Districts With Special Education Costs
03/20/2009 Governor Patrick Pledges $168 Million in Federal Recovery Funds for Schools Across Massachusetts
last updated: October 23, 2009
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