1 / 20

How can ARRA Funds Be Wisely Applied? How Researchers Can Help

How can ARRA Funds Be Wisely Applied? How Researchers Can Help. Fourth Annual IES Research Conference Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Maryland Suite June 8, 2009 5:00 – 6:30 pm. Lou Cicchinelli, Ph.D. Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning. Guiding Principles.

liona
Télécharger la présentation

How can ARRA Funds Be Wisely Applied? How Researchers Can Help

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. How can ARRA Funds Be Wisely Applied? How Researchers Can Help Fourth Annual IES Research Conference Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Maryland Suite June 8, 2009 5:00 – 6:30 pm Lou Cicchinelli, Ph.D. Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning

  2. Guiding Principles Spend Quickly to Save and Create Jobs Ensure Transparency and Accountability Thoughtfully Invest One-time Funds Advance Effective Reforms

  3. Advance Core Education ReformsAssurances Needed

  4. Stimulus Allocation Approximately $100 billion total State Fiscal Stabilization $53.6 billion Title I$13 billion Teacher, Tech, & Data$1.2 billion Pell and Work Study$17.3 billion Other$13.05 billion

  5. Stimulus Education Programs

  6. Best Bets for Research and Evaluation Opportunities

  7. Incentive grants to states and groups of states that have shown progress in the 4 Core Education Reforms areas • Reward innovation and change • Support the next steps

  8. Invest in What Works and Innovation Fund$650 million • Awards to LEAs & non-profits that have made significant gains in closing achievement gaps • To expand their work in partnership with private organizations & philanthropic community • By identifying & documenting best practices that can serve as models for best practices and taken to scale

  9. Teacher Quality Enhancement$100 million • Grants to non-profits & IHEs • Improve teacher preparation & professional development activities • Hold teacher preparation programs accountable • Recruit highly qualified individuals into teaching force

  10. Grants to non-profits & IHEs • Develop and implement performance-based teacher & principal compensation systems in high-need schools Teacher Incentive Fund$200 million

  11. Statewide Data Systems $250 million • Grants to SEAs • Design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate and use individual student data

  12. Grants to SEAs • Improve student academic achievement through the use of technology • Help students become technologically literate by the end of eighth grade • Encourage the effective integration of technology with teacher training & curriculum development Ed Technology State Grants$650 million

  13. World Café ProcessA Conversational Process • An innovative yet simple methodology for hosting conversations about questions that matter. • Conversations link and build on each other as people move between groups,

  14. The Café Process • Assign a table facilitator/recorder • Share thoughts, questions; doodle freely • After 15 minutes move to another table • Facilitator summarizes key conversation points to restart the conversation • After 15 minute move to 3rd and final table conversation • Facilitator summarizes to restart conversation • Choose a key point to share with entire group

  15. Researcher Roles Possible Research & Evaluation Efforts • Background information • How is the program going • What have we learned from the program/ • intervention • What we can take forward or generalize

  16. Action Steps Getting Involved • Identify programs of interest • Identify eligible partner organizations • Assess your capacities • Initiate conversations ASAP • Define roles and scope of work • Prepare and submit proposals

  17. Discussion QuestionAt Your Tables What can researchers do to participate in ARRA and how do we become involved?

  18. Share with the Group? • Insight • Question • Comment

  19. Department of Education ARRA Resources • http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content%2Fprogram-plan&program_id=5452 • http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/ index.html

  20. Lou Cicchinelli 303.632.5509 Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning Matt Dawson 630.649.6500Learning Point Associates Catherine Walcott 415.615.3184 WestEd Grant partner

More Related