The application and the requirements for the ED Jobs bill is now on the US ED website at:

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/educationjobsfund/applicant.html

Applications are due Thursday September 9th.

[Federal Register: March 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 58)] [Notices] [Page 14582] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr26mr10-45] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 25, 2010. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: March 22, 2010. James Hyler, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Type of Review: New. Title: Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy State Formula Grant Application. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Gov't. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 52 Burden Hours: 5,200 Abstract: The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program is authorized as part of the FY 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 111-117) under the Title I demonstration authority (Part E, Section 1502 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The FY 2010 Appropriations Act provides $250 million under Section 1502 of the ESEA for a comprehensive literacy development and education program to advance literacy skills for students from birth through grade 12. The Act reserves $10 million for formula grants to assist States in creating or maintaining a State Literacy Team with expertise in literacy development and education for children from birth through grade 12 and to assist States in developing a comprehensive literacy plan. This request includes information collection activities covered under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The activities consist of: (1) A new application for an SEA to submit to the Department to apply for FY 2010 funds under the 2010 Appropriations Act. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4262. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. 2010-6750 Filed 3-25-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P

From: Murphy, Joe (Contractor) [mailto:Joe.Murphy@ed.gov] On Behalf Of EDEN Submission System
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:19 PM
To: EDEN Submission System
Subject: CSPR Part II deadline Extended and EDFacts Reporting System Webinar Rescheduled

Dear EDFacts and CSPR Submitters,

Due to the inclement weather this past weekend on the East Coast and the anticipation of another significant winter storm tonight into tomorrow, ED is extending the CSPR Part II deadline to Friday, February 19 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Please remember that all EDFacts files must be submitted by Thursday, February 18 at 5:00 p.m. EST in order for the data to populate the CSPR and your state to certify Part II by the deadline.

In addition, the EDFacts Reporting System Webinar scheduled for tomorrow has been rescheduled. It will take place at the same time, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST, next Wednesday, February 17. There is no need to re-register for this Webinar, you should receive an automated e-mail with the updated information. If you have not registered but would like to attend, please follow this link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/974908473. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing the toll-free phone number and website link for joining the Webinar.

Thank you,
PSC

EDFacts Partner Support Center
Telephone: 877-457-3336 (877-HLP-EDEN)
Fax: 888-329-3336 (888-FAX-EDEN)
TTY/TDD: 888-403-3336 (888-403-EDEN)
EDEN_SS@ed.gov
EDEN_OIE@ed.gov

Hello State Directors:

Today the President released his proposed FY2011 budget to Congress. I have provided links below to share some of the specific details.

http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/02/02012010.html - Press release on FY11 Federal Education budget

http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget11/summary/edlite-section3a.html - Specifics on the Elementary and Secondary Education breakdowns proposed for FY 2011

http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/statetables/index.html - Proposed State FY11 tables for Elementary and Secondary education

As you can see when you review the proposed funding streams, there are some proposed consolidations and some significant funding stream increases. The proposal will keep Title I funded at the same level but adds $300 million to SIG and about $50 million to Title III. Significant increases will also go to STEM and literacy initiatives as well as Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation discretionary grant programs.

Please review to get a feel about proposed Federal Education funding and how the funding is directed towards various Education Reform agenda initiatives.

Take care,

Zollie

Zollie Stevenson, Jr., Ph.D., Director

Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs

(Title I, Parts A and D, Title III State Formula Grants and McKinney-Vento Homeless Program)

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

US Department of Education

The Mission of the Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs Office is to Help States and Local Education Agencies Meet the Education Needs of Low-Achieving Children in the Nation's Highest Poverty Schools.

This is from the US ED Budget book. The book can be found at:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget11/summary/edlite-section3a.html

College- and Career-Ready Students 200920102011
Request

B.A. in millions  Current Year $14,492.4   Request $14,492.4$14,492.4

The request supports the Administration's reauthorization plan for Title I, Part A of the ESEA (currently Title I Grants to LEAs), which would include changes in the areas of standards and assessments, accountability and support for schools and LEAs, and teacher quality. States would be asked to adopt statewide standards that build toward college- and career-readiness (CCR) and to implement high-quality assessments aligned with these CCR standards and capable of measuring individual student growth toward CCR. States also would be required to develop a definition of "effective teacher" that is based in significant part on student learning, and to put in place a system that links the academic achievement and growth of students to their teachers and school leaders.
The reauthorization plan would replace "adequate yearly progress" with a broader picture of school performance that looks at student growth and school progress. States would measure school performance and differentiate schools on the basis of progress in getting all subgroups of students on track to CCR, the growth of individual students toward CCR, progress toward closing subgroup achievement gaps, graduation rates (at the high school level), and other measures as appropriate. Schools that are showing significant improvement or showing progress towards the CCR goal for all groups of students in the school would be eligible for recognition and rewards. Persistently low-performing schools would be required to implement significant change. States would measure progress and differentiate rewards and interventions for LEAs in a manner similar to the requirements for schools.
States and LEAs would be asked to continue to pursue the four assurances embedded in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): stronger standards and assessments, effective teachers and leaders, using data systems to improve instruction, and turning around the lowest-performing schools.
The 2011 request also includes $9.2 million for a reauthorized Title I Evaluation authority, which would continue to require high-quality evaluations of the impact and implementation of Title I programs, including the College- and Career-Ready Students program and the School Turnaround Grants program.

School Turnaround Grants
(BA in millions) 200920102011
Request

B.A. in millions   Current Year  $545.6      Request $900.0

The $354.4 million increase requested for the reauthorized School Turnaround Grants (currently School Improvement Grants) program would help provide the significant resources LEAs need to turn around their lowest-performing schools by implementing a rigorous school intervention model. While States and LEAs would have new flexibility under the reauthorized ESEA to develop their own improvement strategies and interventions for most schools, they would be required to implement specific, meaningful intervention models in their very lowest-performing schools and would receive school turnaround funding for this purpose.