Agenda Item
G.02. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds - 2009-10 Proposed Ideas for Expenditure (Board Governance Policy: OE-10)
Meeting:07/21/2009 - 5:00 P.M. (7/14/09 Adjourned Meeting)
Category:G. STUDENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATTERS
Agenda Type:ActionPreferred Date:
Fiscal Impact:YesAbsolute Date:
Dollar Amount:$16,000,000.00Budgeted:
Budget Source:Title I Funds
Agenda Item Content
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of one or more proposals to equal total American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Available Funding of $13,753,393.00. (Amount available once required reservations and indirect costs are deducted.)

FISCAL IMPACT: New funding to the district in the amount of $16,000,000.00.

BACKGROUND: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides the San Diego Unified School District with $16 million in new funding for fiscal year 2009–10 for programs under Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). ARRA funds are intended to provide additional assistance to school districts and schools that have high concentrations of students from families that live in poverty in order to help improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet state standards and to close the achievement gap.

The school district and its schools must use their Title I, Part A, ARRA funds consistent with the Title I, Part A, statutory and regulatory requirements, including the requirement to provide equitable services to eligible private school students. Uses are to be aligned with the guiding principles of the ARRA:

  • Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs and avert layoffs.
  • Improve student achievement through school improvement and reform, including providing intensive support and effective interventions for the lowest-performing schools.
  • Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability. ARRA funds are subject to additional and more rigorous reporting requirements than would normally apply to grant recipients.
  • Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully, in ways that do not result in unsustainable continuing commitments after the funding expires.


    [Originator/Contact: Brenda Campbell, Executive Director, Federal and Special Programs, Office of the Deputy Superintendent, 619.725.5605, bcampbell@sandi.net]

    ARRA StimFundsExpen BOE 7-21-09.pdf Elementary School Options.pdfElementary Schools Approved, 7-21-09.pdf


    Created on 07/15/2009 at 11:42 AM by Melissa Hudson. Last update on 07/22/2009 by Josefina Viorato.