| DEPARTMENT | FY 2015 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2015 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2015 Total Spending |
FY 2015 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4,977,894 | 894,153 | 5,872,047 | 6,489 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 5,872,046,706 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 4,977,894,185 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 7010-0005 | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education |
13,258,242 |
| 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 |
18,642,582 |
| 7010-0033 | Literacy Programs
For consolidated literacy programs and grants to cities, towns and regional school districts; provided, that evaluations shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks that shall be developed by the department; provided further, that this program shall provide ongoing documentation and evaluation of results; provided further, that Bay State Reading Institute, Inc, shall be an eligible applicant for these funds; and provided further, that funds may be expended for this purpose through August 31 of the following fiscal year |
3,050,000 |
| 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, provide mentoring and instruction on the job, and 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 |
2,750,000 |
| 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; provided, that funds may be expended for the RE-TELL initiative; and provided further, that funds may be expended for this purpose through August 31 of the following fiscal year. |
3,372,030 |
| 7028-0031 | School-age 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 |
8,019,607 |
| 7030-1002 | Kindergarten Expansion Grants
For kindergarten expansion grants to provide awards to encourage the transition of half-day classrooms into full-day kindergarten classrooms, and to continue quality enhancement of existing full-day kindergarten classrooms; provided, that the department shall administer the grant program with the primary purpose of encouraging the voluntary expansion of high quality, full-day kindergarten education; provided further, that priority shall be given to transition grants that expand full-day classrooms in districts and schools without full-day classrooms in fiscal year 2014, without sufficient classrooms to provide a slot for all eligible children seeking one, and for districts currently charging a fee for full-day kindergarten which agree to provide the service for free, and for continuation grants for classrooms whose student population has not yet been included in the October 1 full-day kindergarten enrollment count under chapter 70 of the General Laws; provided further, that continuation quality enhancement grants for classrooms whose student population has been included in the October 1 headcount for purposes of calculating aid under chapter 70 shall not be made until all qualified and eligible applicants for transition grants and year 1 continuation grants under the previous criteria have been awarded; provided, further, that preference shall be given to Level 3 and 4 schools, to schools and districts at risk of or determined to be underperforming under sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, to schools and districts in levels 4 or 5, to schools and districts with high percentages of students scoring in levels 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam, and school districts which serve free or reduced lunch to at least 35 per cent of its students, as determined by the department based on available data; provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town or regional school district without further appropriation; provided further, that this program shall supplement and shall not supplant currently funded local, state and federal programs at the school or district; provided further, that not later than November 17, 2014, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the total number of grants requested and awarded; provided further, that the report shall detail common factors associated with both successful and unsuccessful applications, shall discuss statewide impediments and shall include the total number of full-day and half-day kindergarten classrooms projected to be in operation in public schools in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that all kindergarten programs previously funded through community partnership councils at the department of early education and care may receive grants from this item; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs |
27,048,947 |
| 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 additional funds available through this account in fiscal year 2015 shall be available exclusively for the purpose of providing services to adult English language learners; and provided further, 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 |
30,024,160 |
| 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 |
51,521,000 |
| 7035-0008 | Homeless Student Transportation
For reimbursements to cities, towns and regional school districts for the cost of transportation of nonresident pupils as required by the federal McKinney-Vento act; provided, that the board of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate regulations for the determination of these reimbursements; and provided further, that the commonwealth's obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item |
7,350,000 |
| 7035-0035 | Advanced Placement Math and Science Programs
For implementation of a competitively bid, statewide performance-based, integrated program to increase participation and performance in advanced placement courses, particularly among underserved populations, to prepare students for college and career success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; provided, that these funds shall support all of the following program elements, without exception, for each school: open access to courses, equipment and supplies for new and expanded advanced placement courses, support for the costs of advanced placement exams and support for student study sessions; provided further, that these funds support teacher professional development, including a College Board endorsed advanced placement summer institute for math and science advanced placement teachers; provided further, that such program shall provide a matching amount of at least $1,000,000 in private funding for direct support of teachers and other uses; provided further, that the program be chosen through a single competitive process and the funds disbursed by the beginning of each school year to cover costs expended between August 1 and July 31; provided further, that this program shall work in conjunction with an existing, separately funded statewide pre-advanced placement program; and provided further, that the department shall deliver to the legislature an independent evaluation of these programs and their impact on student achievement, particularly as they relate to closing achievement gaps. |
2,000,000 |
| 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 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 non-public schools and for grants to improve summer food programs during the summer school vacation period and for supplemental reimbursement, including reimbursement for those elementary schools mandated to serve breakfast under section 1C of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, 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 |
4,321,324 |
| 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 |
4,400,696,186 |
| 7061-0012 | Circuit Breaker - Reimbursement for Special Education Resident
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 |
252,513,276 |
| 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 |
985,749 |
| 7061-0928 | Financial Literacy Program
For a competitive grant program to promote financial literacy; provided, that the program shall equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to enable students to make critical decisions regarding personal finances; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop a 3 year pilot program for 10 public high schools on financial literacy education for implementation for the school year beginning in 2014; and provided further, that the pilot program shall be a competitive grant process for high schools serving gateway municipalities, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws |
250,000 |
| 7061-9010 | Charter School Reimbursement
For the current fiscal year, 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 (ff) and (gg) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (ff) of said section 89 of said chapter 71 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 2015 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 said subsection (gg) of said section 89 of said chapter 71 |
75,000,000 |
| 7061-9011 | Innovation Schools
For competitive grants to school districts for the planning, implementation and enhancement of Innovation Schools, under in section 92 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, and for targeted, locally developed, site-based innovation and intervention in Level 3 schools as provided below; provided, that in the case of planning grants, applications shall have received approval of the Innovation School prospectus from the screening committee; provided further, that in the case of implementation grants, the applicant shall have received final approval of the Innovation School from the local school committee; provided further, that Innovation Schools looking to enhance their Innovation School plans shall have demonstrated that the program is meeting the school's measureable annual goals and has a compelling plan for enhancing their Innovation School plan; provided further, that priority shall be given to schools proposed in level 3 and 4 districts; provided further, that up to $500,000 may be expended for innovation school activity focused on extending learning time in eligible schools; provided further, that preference shall be given to schools which provide a coherent plan to use extended time to ensure a robust and balanced curriculum of literacy and literature, numeracy, STEM, civics education, and humanities and the arts, and alternative education for students for whom such education will prevent dropout or truancy status; provided further, that up to $3,100,000 may be expended on planning or implementation grants for Level 3 schools, so-called, to develop and carry out voluntary and locally driven school site-level intervention and redesign carried out in collaboration with the teachers, faculty and parents of the school; provided further, that preference in the awarding of those grants shall be given to plans with approval from the local union, school administrators and school committee, and for schools currently undertaking such redesign with federal funds that will be expended and liquidated in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 for which the grants will provide consistency and continuity of reform efforts; provided further, that, in awarding the grants, the department shall also ensure consistency and alignment with any similar efforts being proposed or funded through item 7061-9408 and other redesign and turnaround efforts at the department; and provided further, that up to $225,000 may be expended through June 30, 2016 on innovation fellowships in sponsoring school districts that will participate in an in-depth, year-long planning process which shall include, but not be limited to, a comprehensive review and analysis of the department's District Standards and Indicators, Conditions for School Effectiveness and other priorities of the department |
4,604,123 |
| 7061-9400 | Student and School Assessment
For student and school assessment, including the administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam established by the board of elementary and secondary education under sections 1D and 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws and for grants to school districts to develop portfolio assessments for use in individual classrooms as an enhancement to student assessment; provided, that as much as is practicable, especially in the case of students whose performance is difficult to assess using conventional methods, the instruments shall include consideration of work samples and projects and shall facilitate authentic and direct gauges of student performance; provided further, that the portfolio assessments shall not replace the statewide standardized assessment based on the curriculum frameworks; provided further, that all school assessments shall center on the academic standards embodied in the curriculum frameworks and shall involve gauges which shall be relevant and meaningful to students, parents, teachers, administrators and taxpayers under the first paragraph of section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be used for the one-time, non-recurring costs associated with the development and field testing of the PARCC exam, so-called; provided further, that the PARCC exam shall not be adopted as the Commonwealth's graduation standard or for any high stakes assessment, until the field testing has shown that it is equal or greater in rigor than the MCAS exam, so-called; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, assessment of proficiency in English shall be administered in English |
29,026,034 |
| 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 MCAS 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 |
5,794,804 |
| 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 |
7,706,297 |
| 7061-9412 | Extended Learning Time Grants
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for planning and implementing expanded learning time in the form of longer school days or school years at selected schools; provided, that implementation grants shall only be provided under this item to schools and districts that submitted qualifying applications which were approved by the department in fiscal year 2014 and include a minimum of an additional 300 hours on a mandatory basis for all children attending that school; provided further, 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 1 or 2 on the MCAS, districts with proposals that have the greatest potential for district-wide impact, districts that plan to utilize partnerships with community-based organizations and institutions of higher education and districts with proposals 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 approve implementation proposals that include an appropriate mix of additional time spent on core academics, additional time spent on enrichment opportunities such as small group tutoring, homework help, music, arts, sports, physical activity, health and wellness programs, project-based experiential learning and additional time for teacher preparation or professional development; provided further, that the department shall only approve implementation proposals that assume not more than $1,300 per pupil per year in future state appropriations of expanded learning time implementation funds; provided further, that in extraordinary cases, the department may exceed the $1,300 per pupil per year limit; provided further, that the department shall review all qualified proposals and award approved grants not later than August 16, 2014; provided further, that, for this item, appropriated funds may be expended through August 31, 2015 to allow for planning and implementation during the summer months; 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 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; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs at the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further that $3,000,000 shall be used to support grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for planning grants to support longer school days or years in schools where the majority of students are low-income; provided further that $1,000,000 shall be used to provide competitive grants to level 3 schools that are seeking an expanded school day or school year; and provided further, that funds may be used to support continuation of expanded learning time initiatives in schools previously using federal school improvement funds for this purpose and to support charter schools, including commonwealth charter schools, offering a longer school day |
18,168,067 |
| 7061-9611 | After-School and Out-of-School Grants
For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs |
1,610,000 |
| 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 |
2,000,000 |
| 7061-9634 | Mentoring Matching Grants
For a transfer of this item to the Mass Mentoring Partnership, 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 the department of elementary and secondary education shall transfer the amount appropriated in this item to the Mass Mentoring Partnership for the purpose of these grants; provided further, 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; and provided further, that the Mass Mentoring Partnership shall submit a report detailing the impact of grants, the expenditure of funds and the amount and source of matching funds raised to the department of elementary and secondary education |
350,000 |
| 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 |
200,000 |
| 7061-9810 | Regionalization Bonus
For regional bonus aid under to subsection (g) of section 16D of chapter 71 of the General Laws |
251,950 |
| 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 |
1,806,680 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 890,403,076 | |
| 7010-9706 | Common Core Data Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project |
132,545 |
| 7035-0210 | Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program |
525,874 |
| 7038-0107 | Adult Education - State Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education - State Grant Program |
9,786,691 |
| 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 |
203,770,002 |
| 7043-1004 | Migrant Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Education |
1,582,302 |
| 7043-1005 | Title I - Neglected and Delinquent Children
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I - Neglected and Delinquent Children |
2,336,469 |
| 7043-1006 | School Improvement Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School Improvement Grants |
7,950,310 |
| 7043-2001 | Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting |
40,870,148 |
| 7043-2003 | Math and Science Partnerships
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Math and Science Partnerships |
1,693,130 |
| 7043-3001 | English Language Acquisition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, English Language Acquisition |
12,565,724 |
| 7043-4002 | After School Learning Centers
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, After School Learning Centers |
15,123,391 |
| 7043-6001 | State Assessments and Related
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Assessments and Related |
6,821,273 |
| 7043-6501 | Education for Homeless Children and Youth
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth |
921,746 |
| 7043-7001 | Special Education Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants |
269,333,284 |
| 7043-7002 | Preschool Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants |
9,252,040 |
| 7043-8001 | Vocational Education Basic Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Basic Grants |
17,323,922 |
| 7044-0020 | Project Focus Academy
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project Focus Academy |
1,099,989 |
| 7048-1500 | Massachusetts High School Graduation Initiative
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts High School Graduation Initiative |
2,663,932 |
| 7048-2320 | The Center for Disease Control and Prevention
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
290,000 |
| 7048-2700 | Teacher Incentives
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher Incentives |
5,118,009 |
| 7048-9144 | Migrant Student Records Exchange System State Data Quality
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Student Records Exchange System State Data Quality |
60,000 |
| 7053-2008 | Nuts Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nuts Fresh Fruits and Vegetables |
2,846,769 |
| 7053-2112 | Special Assistance Funds
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds |
199,454,112 |
| 7053-2117 | Child Care Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program |
64,178,728 |
| 7053-2126 | Temporary Emergency Food Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance |
861,314 |
| 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 |
7,816,051 |
| 7062-0008 | Office of School Lunch Programs
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of School Lunch Programs |
4,554,230 |
| 7062-0017 | Charter Schools Assistance and Distributions
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter Schools Assistance and Distributions |
1,471,091 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 3,749,445 | |
| 7010-0021 | Education Research Trust Fund | 50,000 |
| 7010-2752 | Cross State Learning Collaborative Trust | 75,000 |
| 7010-2901 | Administration and Cost Allocation for Central Services | 1,823,685 |
| 7010-4001 | School Improvement Trust Fund | 97,421 |
| 7010-4227 | Integrating College And Career Readiness Expendable Trust | 175,000 |
| 7010-6483 | Time Collaborative Trust | 85,000 |
| 7010-7272 | PARCC Expendable Trust | 43,154 |
| 7010-8700 | Massachusetts Empowering Educators with Technology | 86,778 |
| 7010-9601 | Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Trust Fund | 16,816 |
| 7048-3122 | Accessible Instructional Materials Expendable Trust | 26,716 |
| 7048-4100 | National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | 69,875 |
| 7053-2101 | School Lunch Distribution | 1,200,000 |