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Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
| DEPARTMENT | FY2010 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY2010 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY2010 Total Spending |
FY2010 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4,493,457 | 901,637 | 5,395,094 | 7,186 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 5,395,093,860 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 4,493,456,591 | |
| 7010-0005 | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education, the education technology program and teacher preparations and certification |
15,335,613 |
| 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; provided, that funds shall be made available for payment for services rendered by METCO, Inc. and Springfield public schools |
18,491,758 |
| 7010-0023 | Professional Development and Teacher Quality Support
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, teacher content training in math and science, English language acquisition professional development to improve the academic performance of English language learners and effectively implement sheltered English immersion as outlined in chapter 386 of the acts of 2002 and the creation of leadership academies for principals and superintendents under section 58 of chapter 15 of the General Laws |
1,342,723 |
| 7010-0027 | Student Assessment and Related Remediation
For student and school assessment, the development and implementation of certificates of occupational proficiency and 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 |
36,641,231 |
| 7010-0031 | Accountability and Assistance Program
For an accountability and assistance program to promote school district accountability and 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 |
9,007,561 |
| 7010-0033 | Literacy Programs
For literacy programs, including the Bay State Reading Institute, Inc., early literacy grants to cities, towns and regional school districts and 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 |
4,584,413 |
| 7010-0035 | Nutrition Programs
For nutrition programs including the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program and grants and reimbursements to cities and towns for the school lunch and breakfast programs; provided, that partial assistance shall be provided to furnish lunches to school children, including partial assistance outlined under chapter 538 of the acts of 1951 and to supplement funds allocated for the special milk program; provided further, 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; provide further, that the school breakfast program shall include public and nonpublic schools, grants to improve summer food programs during the summer school vacation period and a supplement to the federally-funded school breakfast program; provided further, that all children in schools receiving funds under the breakfast supplement program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfasts at no cost to them; provided further, that breakfast shall be served during regular school hours; 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 where all children in schools receiving funds under the program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfasts at no cost to them |
10,812,964 |
| 7010-0037 | Drop Out Prevention and Recovery
For drop out prevention and recovery programs, including but not limited to, matching grants to citizens schools, grants and contracts with Youth-Build USA and for the alternative education grant program established under section 1N of chapter 69 of the General Laws |
2,839,743 |
| 7010-0039 | Gifted and Talented Programs
For gifted and talented programs, including the school of excellence program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a grant program for gifted and talented school children |
2,570,617 |
| 7010-0041 | Special Education and Related Services
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 funds shall be expended for the expenses of school-age children in institutional schools under section 12 of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided further, that the department may provide special education services to eligible inmates in county houses of correction; and provided further, that funds shall be made available 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 |
224,569,151 |
| 7010-0047 | Regionalism Incentives and Transportation Reimbursements
For reimbursements to regional school districts for the transportation of pupils, and 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 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 |
54,946,855 |
| 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 |
3,525,272 |
| 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 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 |
28,767,805 |
| 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 |
29,223,195 |
| 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 |
| 7061-9010 | Charter School Reimbursement
For tuition payment reimbursements calculated under subsection (oo) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (oo), this item shall only fund reimbursements of 60 per cent of the amount by which a district's charter school tuition amounts in fiscal year 2009 were greater than its total charter school tuition amount for fiscal year 2008, and 40 per cent of the amount by which the district's charter school tuition amounts for fiscal year 2008 were greater than its total charter school tuition amount for fiscal year 2007; and provided further, that any excess funds in this account after payments have been made in full shall be transferred to item 7061-9020 if that item does not have sufficient funds to reimburse the tuition amounts required by said section 89 |
29,865,079 |
| 7061-9020 | Direct Facility and Charter Tuition Payments
For fiscal year 2010 payments to charters schools for facilities aid and fiscal year 2010 tuition increases; provided, that notwithstanding subsections (nn) and (oo) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the total tuition amount owed by a sending district to a charter school shall be the per pupil tuition amount for fiscal year 2009 as defined in said subsection (nn) multiplied by the total number of students attending the charter school from that district in fiscal year 2009; provided further, that the commonwealth shall provide payments directly to charter schools for the per pupil capital needs component, which in FY2010 shall be $893; provided further, that notwithstanding said subsection (oo), or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth shall provide payments directly to charter schools for the amount by which the district's charter school tuition amounts for fiscal year 2010 are greater than its total charter school tuition amount for fiscal year 2009; and provided further, that if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund all reimbursements required by said 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 said subsection (oo) |
49,886,500 |
| 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 |
17,413,750 |
| 7061-9611 | After-School and Out-of-School Grants
For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs |
4,808,299 |
| 7061-9619 | Franklin Institute of Boston
For the purpose of funding the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology; provided, that the institute shall have access to the Massachusetts education computer system; and provided further, that the institute may join the state buying consortium |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 895,836,394 | |
| 7010-9706 | Common Core Data Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project |
191,631 |
| 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 |
784,500 |
| 7035-0166 | Even Start Family Literacy Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Even Start Family Literacy Program |
1,062,754 |
| 7035-0210 | Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program |
201,446 |
| 7038-0107 | Adult Basic Education Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Basic Education Program |
10,776,098 |
| 7038-9004 | School - Based Programs
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School - Based Programs |
350,527 |
| 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 |
233,353,571 |
| 7043-1002 | Reading First
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Reading First |
1,482,454 |
| 7043-1004 | Migrant Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Education |
1,594,566 |
| 7043-1005 | Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children |
1,896,925 |
| 7043-1006 | School Improvement Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School Improvement Grants |
8,286,895 |
| 7043-2001 | Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting |
50,637,588 |
| 7043-2002 | Enhancing Education through Technology
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhancing Education through Technology |
4,219,983 |
| 7043-2003 | Title I Math and Science Partnerships
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Math and Science Partnerships |
2,475,335 |
| 7043-3001 | English Language Acquisition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, English Language Acquisition |
11,835,260 |
| 7043-4001 | Safe Drug Free Schools and Communities
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Safe Drug Free Schools and Communities |
4,328,084 |
| 7043-4002 | After School Learning Centers
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, After School Learning Centers |
17,004,984 |
| 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 |
7,737,805 |
| 7043-6002 | Rural and Low-Income Schools
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural and Low-Income Schools |
48,500 |
| 7043-6501 | Education for Homeless Children and Youth
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth |
1,062,175 |
| 7043-7001 | Special Education Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants |
270,151,727 |
| 7043-7002 | Preschool Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants |
9,741,443 |
| 7043-8001 | Vocational Education Basic Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Basic Grants |
18,589,408 |
| 7043-8002 | Technical Preparation Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technical Preparation Education |
1,575,242 |
| 7043-9002 | Transition to Teaching
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transition to Teaching |
172,817 |
| 7044-0020 | Project Focus Academy
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project Focus Academy |
542,538 |
| 7044-0210 | Advance Placement Fee
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advance Placement Fee |
250,000 |
| 7047-9008 | Learn and Serve
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Learn and Serve |
469,839 |
| 7048-0228 | IMP Health and Education Outcomes - Young People
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, IMP Health and Education Outcomes - Young People |
344,093 |
| 7048-9123 | Education Research, Development and Dissemination
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education Research, Development and Dissemination |
500,000 |
| 7053-2112 | Special Assistance Funds
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds |
166,606,488 |
| 7053-2117 | Child Care Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program |
52,916,697 |
| 7053-2126 | Temporary Emergency Food Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance |
1,261,354 |
| 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 |
6,948,403 |
| 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 |
3,215,264 |
| 7062-0017 | Charter Schools Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter Schools Assistance |
3,150,000 |
| 7062-0019 | Career Resource Network State Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Career Resource Network State Grant |
70,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 5,800,875 | |
| 7010-0021 | Education Research Trust Fund | 29,000 |
| 7010-2901 | Administration and Cost Allocation for Central Services | 2,195,950 |
| 7010-5001 | John F. Monbouquette Memorial Education Fund | 5,000 |
| 7010-5400 | Green Schools Specialist Renewable Energy | 60,000 |
| 7010-8700 | Massachusetts Empowering Educators with Technology | 36,075 |
| 7010-9092 | Noyce Foundation Partnerships Advancing Learning in Mathematics and Science | 2,100 |
| 7010-9601 | Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Trust Fund | 15,500 |
| 7044-0021 | State Action for Educational Leadership | 1,927,086 |
| 7044-0725 | Redesigning The American High School | 32,850 |
| 7044-0726 | Reading to Achieve - National Governors Association Grants | 15,405 |
| 7048-3108 | Learning from Pilot and Charter Schools in Massachusetts | 25,675 |
| 7053-2101 | School Lunch Distribution | 1,441,925 |
| 7055-6604 | Elizabeth R. Stevens Trust Fund | 2,576 |
| 7055-6605 | Frank S. Stevens School Trust Fund | 10,170 |
| 7055-6613 | Millicent Library Trust Fund | 1,563 |
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