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Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
| DEPARTMENT | FY2012 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY2012 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY2012 Total Spending |
FY2012 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4,484,466 | 911,853 | 5,396,319 | 7,460 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 5,396,318,518 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 4,484,465,653 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 7010-0005 | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education |
12,767,009 |
| 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 Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc. and Springfield public schools |
17,642,582 |
| 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 |
3,947,940 |
| 7027-0019 | School to Career 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 |
2,000,000 |
| 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 |
364,937 |
| 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 |
7,507,038 |
| 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 |
22,948,947 |
| 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 |
27,702,115 |
| 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 |
40,521,000 |
| 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 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 |
400,000 |
| 7051-0015 | Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program
For the operation of the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program |
1,000,000 |
| 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 section 6 of chapter 548 of the acts of 1948, 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 and for grants to improve summer food programs during the summer school vacation period and supplemental reimbursement, including reimbursement for those elementary schools mandated to serve breakfast under section 1C of chapter 69 of the General Laws; 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; provided further, that subject to regulations of the board that specify time and learning standards, universal breakfasts shall be served during regular school hours; and provided further, that nothing in the universal school breakfast program shall give rise to enforceable legal rights in any party or enforceable entitlement to services, prior appropriation continued |
4,411,611 |
| 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 of this act |
3,990,519,337 |
| 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 |
213,119,160 |
| 7061-0029 | Educational Quality and Accountability
For the office of school and district accountability, established in section 55A of chapter 15 of the General Laws |
942,704 |
| 7061-9010 | Charter School Reimbursement
For fiscal year 2012 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 2012 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 |
71,554,914 |
| 7061-9200 | Education Technology Program
For the education technology program |
894,550 |
| 7061-9400 | Student and School Assessment
For student and school assessment |
24,362,278 |
| 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 |
9,655,545 |
| 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 |
7,692,193 |
| 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 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 |
13,918,030 |
| 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 severe disabilities as defined in section 1 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, and who are between 18 and 22 years of age, inclusive |
400,000 |
| 7061-9611 | After-School and Out-of-School Grants
For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs |
1,500,000 |
| 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 |
146,140 |
| 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 |
1 |
| 7061-9626 | Youth-Build Grants
For grants and contracts with youth-build programs for the purposes of providing comprehensive youth-build services |
1,300,000 |
| 7061-9634 | Mentoring Matching Grants
For the Massachusetts Service Alliance, which shall be responsible for administering a competitive statewide grant program for public and private agencies to start or expand youth mentoring programs according to current best practices and for purposes including advancing academic performance, self esteem, social competence and workforce development; provided, that in order to be eligible to receive funds from this item, each public or private agency shall provide a matching amount equal to $1 for every $1 disbursed from this item |
100,000 |
| 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; and provided further, 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 |
353,227 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 7061-9601 | Teacher Certification Retained Revenue
For teacher preparation and certification, and to retain revenues related to the teacher certification process |
1,367,409 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 911,852,865 | |
| 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 |
811,500 |
| 7035-0166 | Even Start Family Literacy Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Even Start Family Literacy Program |
899,644 |
| 7035-0210 | Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program |
409,596 |
| 7038-0107 | Adult Basic Education Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Basic Education Program |
10,122,643 |
| 7038-9004 | School - Based Programs
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School - Based Programs |
396,319 |
| 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 |
224,349,667 |
| 7043-1004 | Migrant Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Education |
1,673,173 |
| 7043-1005 | Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children |
1,975,418 |
| 7043-1006 | School Improvement Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School Improvement Grants |
8,545,582 |
| 7043-2001 | Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting |
49,840,982 |
| 7043-2002 | Enhancing Education through Technology
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhancing Education through Technology |
1,413,323 |
| 7043-2003 | Title I Math and Science Partnerships
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Math and Science Partnerships |
2,128,970 |
| 7043-3001 | English Language Acquisition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, English Language Acquisition |
12,828,154 |
| 7043-4001 | Safe Drug Free Schools and Communities
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Safe Drug Free Schools and Communities |
4,322,352 |
| 7043-4002 | After School Learning Centers
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, After School Learning Centers |
18,789,507 |
| 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 |
7,713,919 |
| 7043-6501 | Education for Homeless Children and Youth
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth |
970,684 |
| 7043-7001 | Special Education Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants |
282,381,862 |
| 7043-7002 | Preschool Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants |
9,478,313 |
| 7043-8001 | Vocational Education Basic Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Basic Grants |
18,934,258 |
| 7043-8002 | Technical Preparation Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technical Preparation Education |
1,648,213 |
| 7044-0020 | Project Focus Academy
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project Focus Academy |
2,076,363 |
| 7047-9008 | Learn and Serve
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Learn and Serve |
1,150,000 |
| 7048-0229 | Promoting Science Based Approaches - Prevent Teen Pregnancy
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Promoting Science Based Approaches - Prevent Teen Pregnancy |
8,379 |
| 7048-1616 | College Access Challenge Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, College Access Challenge Grant Program |
935,684 |
| 7048-9144 | Migrant Student Information Exchange
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Student Information Exchange |
66,666 |
| 7048-9200 | Data Systems Grant Student Connect
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Data Systems Grant Student Connect |
2,332,414 |
| 7053-2008 | Nuts, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nuts, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables |
2,256,281 |
| 7053-2010 | Child Nutrition Grant St Prog Review
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Nutrition Grant St Prog Review |
1,093,325 |
| 7053-2112 | Special Assistance Funds
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds |
174,930,125 |
| 7053-2117 | Child Care Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program |
56,103,697 |
| 7053-2126 | Temporary Emergency Food Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance |
1,281,074 |
| 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 |
6,800,159 |
| 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 |
3,184,619 |
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