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Anne Bubnic

In One Pocket and Out the Other for Preschool Funding - 0 views

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    A promised deluge of federal stimulus funds for preschools, a major priority for President Barack Obama, will start flowing to centers in San Diego just as state funding is being clipped. That might sound like a blessing, but dollars from state, federal and other programs cannot be easily swapped to plug gaps. The push-and-pull on preschool money is putting many centers in the paradoxical position of juggling expected cuts with investments in better programs and training, benefiting some families and not others.
Anne Bubnic

High Quality Preschool Must Remain A Priority in California - California Progress Report - 0 views

  • Longitudinal studies show that high quality early childhood education that serves disadvantaged children provides a return on $7 to $17 for every dollar spent: it saves government spending on K-12 education, public assistance and the criminal justice system, and increases revenues as a result of higher earnings. In other words, California can no longer afford to ignore this issue.
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    This week the RAND Corporation released its fourth and final study in a series of comprehensive reports on California's preschool system. In this moment of unprecedented fiscal hardship, the RAND research provides guidance on how California can most effectively and efficiently spend its early education dollars, and shows how early childhood education is critical in our efforts to close the achievement gap.
Anne Bubnic

Federal Recovery Dollars for Title I & Special Ed [California] - 0 views

  • Establishing a system for identifying and training highly effective teachers to serve as instructional leaders in Title I school wide programs and modifying the school schedule to allow for collaboration among the instructional staff. Providing new opportunities for Title I school-wide programs for secondary school students to use high-quality, online coursework as supplemental learning materials for meeting mathematics and science requirements. Developing and expanding longitudinal data systems to drive continuous improvement efforts focused on increased achievement in Title I schools. Districts are also encouraged to consider using these funds to support and improve preschool and early childhood development programs which are an existing allowable use for Title I.
  • Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities, including online professional development, online student courses and learning opportunities, and electronic records management for student progress monitoring and data-based decisions for instruction/intervention. Provide intensive district-wide professional development for special education and regular education teachers that focuses on scaling-up, through replication, proven and innovative evidence-based school-wide strategies in reading, math, writing and science, and positive behavioral supports to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. Develop or expand the capacity to collect and use data to improve teaching and learning. Expand the availability and range of inclusive placement options for preschoolers with disabilities by developing the capacity of public and private preschool programs to serve these children. Hire transition coordinators to work with employers in the community to develop job placements for youths with disabilities.
  • . The ARRA SFSF funds provide an opportunity to jump start school reform and improvement efforts while also saving and creating jobs and stimulating the economy. California received $2.56 billion in SFSF for K-12 LEAs.
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    May 4 09: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today released California Department of Education (CDE) calculations of the amount of Title I funds that local educational agencies (LEAs) in California will receive, as well as the amount of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B funds that Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) will receive under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
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