| DEPARTMENT | FY 2016 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2016 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2016 Total Spending |
FY 2016 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 5,054,912 | 945,071 | 5,999,983 | 6,512 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 5,999,982,949 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 5,054,911,587 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 7010-0005 | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education |
13,425,797 |
| 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 |
19,142,582 |
| 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; provided further, that public funds shall assume the costs of connecting schools and businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job; and provided further, notwithstanding the other provisions of this item, the commissioner may set aside up to twenty-five percent of funds in this items to support school to career connecting activities proposed as part of a consolidated application authorized and developed pursuant to the provisions of item 7061-9408 |
2,708,750 |
| 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 |
2,805,319 |
| 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 |
8,281,698 |
| 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 2016 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 |
30,036,166 |
| 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 |
8,350,000 |
| 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; 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; and provided further that, notwithstanding the other provisions of this item, the commissioner may set aside up to twenty-five percent of funds in this items to support initiatives designed to increase participation and performance in advanced placement courses to prepare students for college and career success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics that are proposed as part of a consolidated application authorized and developed pursuant to the provisions of item 7061-9408 |
2,553,197 |
| 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 |
4,396,323 |
| 7061-0008 | Chapter 70 Payments to Cities and Towns
For school aid to cities, towns, regional school districts, and counties maintaining agricultural schools and independent vocational or agricultural and technical schools to be distributed under section 3 of this act |
4,505,983,532 |
| 7061-0012 | Circuit Breaker Reimburse for Special Ed 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 |
253,400,576 |
| 7061-2200 | Educator Evaluation System Implementation
For the administration and support of programs to assist schools and districts in the implementation of educator development, evaluation, and effectiveness initiatives. |
500,000 |
| 7061-2300 | School Safety and Supports
For the administration and support of programs to assist schools and districts in the implementation of student safety initiatives |
200,000 |
| 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 2016 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 |
76,860,000 |
| 7061-9200 | Education Technology Program
For the department's education data analysis and support for local districts |
771,681 |
| 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; and 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 |
28,906,725 |
| 7061-9408 | Partnership Schools Network (Targeted Intervention)
For targeted intervention and assistance to schools and districts at risk of being, or having been determined to be, underperforming or chronically underperforming pursuant to sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that no money shall be expended in any school or district that fails to file a comprehensive district plan pursuant to the provisions of section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that in carrying out the provisions of this item, the department may contract with school support specialists, turnaround partners and such other external assistance as is needed in the expert opinion of the commissioner to successfully turn around the performance of the school and/or district with preference given in such contracting to entities with proven records of success in establishing scalable and sustainable reform programs; provided further, that preference in distributing funds shall be made for innovative and ambitious proposals that coordinate reform efforts across multiple schools, including schools that are not underperforming, within or across the jurisdiction of local education agencies, in partnership with other educational and social service agencies, including higher education, early education and care, and charter schools, and for proposals that demonstrate the support of local municipal leadership; provided further that preference shall also be given to proposals that focus on promoting a high-level of student proficiency at fourth or eighth grade or college readiness at the completion of high school, especially with regard to low-income students; provided further that the department shall develop a consolidated grant application process to facilitate the coordination and integration of various other grant programs administered by the department, and other agencies of the commonwealth, in support of the innovative and ambitious reform proposals prioritized in this item provided that up to 25 percent of funds from such other grant programs may be reallocated by grantees in support of the reform plan described in the consolidated grant proposal if the commissioner determines that the objectives of the reallocation are consistent with the general purposes and objectives of the original grant program and the reform proposal advanced in the consolidated application; provided further, notwithstanding any general of special law to the contrary, funds may be expended from this item to conduct a sufficient number of school and district reviews to support the purposes authorized in this item; provided further, that the department shall issue a report not later than October 1, 2017, and biannually thereafter, describing and analyzing all intervention and targeted assistance efforts funded by this item including the number of school and district reviews conducted in support of those efforts; provided further, that the report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the chairs of the house and senate ways and means committees, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on recurring school or school district expenditures unless the department and school district have developed a long-term plan to fund such expenditures from the district's operational budget at the conclusion of the grant funding period; provided further, that any 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; and provided further, the department may allocate funds from this item for the administration of the programs authorized herein, including no more than 7.5 percent of these funds for purposes of establishing a Partnership Schools Network support team, in order to provide participating schools and districts, at their request, with specialized services to design and effectively carry out their reform and improvement plans |
17,483,679 |
| 7061-9412 | Extended Learning Time Grants
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts, Horace Mann and Commonwealth charter schools, 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 2015 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, 2015; provided further, that, for this item, appropriated funds may be expended through August 31, 2016 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; and provided further that notwithstanding the other provisions of this item, the commissioner may set aside up to twenty-five percent of funds in this items to support initiatives to extend the day or year of schools and districts as part of a consolidated application authorized and developed pursuant to the provisions of item 7061-9408 |
14,673,492 |
| 7061-9611 | After-School and Out-of-School Grants
For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs provided that the commissioner may set aside up to twenty-five percent of funds in this item to support after-school and out-of-school initiatives submitted as part of a consolidated application authorized and developed pursuant to the provisions of item 7061-9408 |
1,675,109 |
| 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 |
6 |
| 7061-9626 | Youth-Build Grants
For grants and contracts with youth-build programs for the purposes of providing comprehensive youth-build services |
1,970,000 |
| 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 |
394,000 |
| 7066-0024 | Schools of Excellence
For the school of excellence program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute; provided, that every effort shall be made to recruit and serve equal numbers of male and female students |
1,379,000 |
| 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 |
2,065,969 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 940,641,325 | |
| 7010-9706 | Common Core Data Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project |
117,830 |
| 7038-0107 | Adult Education - State Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education - State Grant Program |
10,417,118 |
| 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 |
213,694,121 |
| 7043-1004 | Migrant Education
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Education |
1,591,678 |
| 7043-1005 | Title I - Neglected and Delinquent Children
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I - Neglected and Delinquent Children |
2,415,952 |
| 7043-1006 | School Improvement Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School Improvement Grants |
7,667,873 |
| 7043-2001 | Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting |
41,791,258 |
| 7043-2003 | Math and Science Partnerships
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Math and Science Partnerships |
1,783,263 |
| 7043-3001 | English Language Acquisition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, English Language Acquisition |
13,919,746 |
| 7043-4002 | After School Learning Centers
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, After School Learning Centers |
16,843,065 |
| 7043-6001 | State Assessments and Related
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Assessments and Related |
7,204,235 |
| 7043-6501 | Education for Homeless Children and Youth
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth |
975,946 |
| 7043-7001 | Special Education Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants |
287,989,460 |
| 7043-7002 | Preschool Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants |
9,657,756 |
| 7043-8001 | Vocational Education Basic Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Basic Grants |
18,256,436 |
| 7048-1500 | Massachusetts High School Graduation Initiative
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts High School Graduation Initiative |
893,009 |
| 7048-2700 | Teacher Incentives
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher Incentives |
883,302 |
| 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 |
3,362,687 |
| 7053-2010 | Child Nutrition Grant State Program Review
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Nutrition Grant State Program Review |
707,671 |
| 7053-2112 | Special Assistance Funds
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds |
224,293,954 |
| 7053-2117 | Child Care Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program |
62,499,760 |
| 7053-2126 | Temporary Emergency Food Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance |
853,605 |
| 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 |
7,833,288 |
| 7062-0008 | Office of School Lunch Programs
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of School Lunch Programs |
4,741,186 |
| 7062-0017 | Charter Schools Assistance and Distributions
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter Schools Assistance and Distributions |
187,126 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 4,430,037 | |
| 7010-0021 | Education Research Trust Fund | 9,082 |
| 7010-0024 | DESE Conference Account | 16,652 |
| 7010-2901 | Administration and Cost Allocation for Central Services | 2,547,646 |
| 7010-4201 | Litigation Settlement Fund | 29,186 |
| 7010-5001 | John F. Monbouquette Memorial Education Fund | 5,789 |
| 7010-5400 | Green Schools Specialist Renewable Energy | 96,162 |
| 7010-8700 | Massachusetts Empowering Educators with Technology | 46,778 |
| 7010-9603 | Women's Technical Institute | 125,038 |
| 7048-4100 | National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | 29,875 |
| 7053-2101 | School Lunch Distribution | 1,523,829 |