Federal Funds

ohangesfor
2010-2011 and 2011-2012

Houston Independent School District

June 2010

Federal Funds
  Title

I, Part A funds for 2010-2011
and 2011-2012
  Title I, Part A Stimulus funds for
2010- 2011
  Title II, Part A funds for 2010-2011
and 2011-2012
  IDEA-B special education funds for
2010-2011 and 2011-2012

 Title I, Part A
Issues
 

 

 

Funds reduced from $119,552,500 including
carry-forward in 2009-2010 to $101,046,045
with no carry-forward in 2010-2011
AYP required sanctions are costing millions
more annually than expected
District AYP status requires other mandatory
allocations

 Title I, Part A
Impact
 
 

 

 

Funding will remain the same for 2010-2011
Schools will be required to fund summer school
from their current Title I, Part A allocation or
other school-based funds
Summer school will be evaluated and
restructured prior to next summer
Only positions designed specifically to assist
economically disadvantaged and at-risk students
will be allowed in 2011-2012

 Title I, Part A
Impact
 

 

Funds will be closed for the 2010-2011 school
year on January 15, 2011
Some district-funded Title I, Part A positions will
be eliminated for 2011-2012
 Middle school literacy coaches
 Play-It Smart coaches in high schools
 Graduation coaches*

*High schools will be required to fund graduation coaches with other
funding sources including High School Allotment.

 Title I, Part A Stimulus
Issue
 

Funding ends in September 2011

Impact
 
 

Funding will be reduced by 50% for 2010-2011
All positions funded with Title I, Part A Stimulus
funds will be closed for 2011-2012
 Elementary school

literacy coaches
 All school funded positions
 

Funds will be closed for the 2010-2011 school
year on January 15, 2011

 Title II, Part A
Issues
  Funding

is reduced for 2010-2011
  Professional development services are no longer
fee-for-service

Impact
  This

will be the last year schools receive Title II,
Part A funds
  All positions funded with Title II, Part A funds will
be closed for 2011-2012
  Funds will be closed for the 2010-2011 school
year on January 15, 2011

 IDEA-B
Issues
 
 

 

 

The number of special education students in the
district has dropped while costs continues to rise
Funding and allocation of special education
positions across the district are not equitable or
aligned to standards
HISD is spending more per special education
student than other districts in the Houston area
or state
The Maintenance of Effort (MOE) is too high to
maintain

 IDEA-B
Impact
 

 

 

HISD must pay a penalty to correct the MOE
funding issues
School special education staffing will be aligned
to standards
Approximately 200 teacher and 200 teacher
assistant positions have been targeted for
elimination by the end of the 2010-2011 school
year

 IDEA-B
Impact
 

 

All other special education staff (central office
and field offices) will be evaluated and ³rightsized´ during 2010-2011
Special education programs and services will
also be evaluated

 What to do?
 

 

 

 

Know how all staff at your school is currently
funded
Correct split-funded (federal/general fund)
positions now by placing the total cost of the
positions into general funds
Use funds that will be eliminated soon for onetime expenditures
Plan for early notification of personnel in
eliminated positions by December 2010