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Funding the Reading
Recovery Implementation:
Developing a Plan
Funding the Reading Recovery Implementation:
Developing a Plan
See also Reading
Recovery Eligibility for Federal Funds
Key Questions
- Do you have a long-range plan for funding that is stable and
enables you to serve all eligible students?
- What funding sources does your district have available?
(Federal? State? Local? Foundation? Competitive Grant?)
Introduction
Funding decisions regarding Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la
Lectura are critical to program longevity and serving all eligible
children. Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura are long term
investments in children's educational futures, and it is wise to
examine costs carefully. An ongoing priority for an implementation
plan must be to support Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura
with a funding stream that is stable and long-term. For some sites,
100% funding through local funds would be ideal. For others, a
broad-based funding plan may be preferred. Temporary funding sources
are best used for one-time or short-term needs such as capitol
investment to build or remodel a training facility or investment in
materials (i.e. children's books). Dependence on temporary funds, of
course, is to be avoided.
Recommendations for sources of funding are varied. Many schools use
federal education funds. The chart below identifies examples of
funding sources that have been identified in the No Child Left
Behind (NCLB) Act. Most federal funding used for Reading Recovery is
authorized by the NCLB Act (you may also hear this law referred to
as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA).
Sites also may choose to develop long-term funding plans that
utilize different sources along the way to reach long-term, stable
funding. The sources may include federal, state, or local funding.
A Few Terms
"Title" and "Part" - Federal legislation is divided
into major components called Titles. In each Title there are several
Parts. Federal education programs are often referred to by the Title
and Part which describes them. For example, the Reading First
program is sometimes referred to as Title I, Part B of NCLB.
"Formula Grant" - Allocations of money to states or their
subdivisions, in accordance with distribution formulas prescribed by
law or administrative regulation, for activities of a continuing
nature not confined to a specific project.
Several types of federal funds are listed in the table below.
Considerations for sites in using these funds are included (Use the
highlighted Web sites for more in-depth information).
| Federal Funding Sources |
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Statute |
Title |
Type of Grant and Purpose |
| Title I, Part A |
Improving Basic Programs |
Formula Grant to LEAs -
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SASA/cepprogresp.html
This program provides financial assistance through state
educational agencies (SEAs) to local educational agencies (LEAs)
and schools with high numbers or percentages of poor
children to help ensure that all children meet challenging
state academic content and student academic achievement
standards. |
| NEW in FY08 |
School Improvement Funds |
Formula grant to SEAs:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/sif/index.html
Grants to states for Title I schools that do not make
adequate yearly progress for at least 2 consecutive years.
Authorized activities include the development and
implementation of school improvement plans, professional
development for teachers and staff, corrective actions such
as instituting a new curriculum, development and
implementation of restructuring plans, and the provision of
public school choice and supplemental educational services
options. |
| Title I, Part B |
Reading First |
Hybrid Formula Grant to SEAs -
www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html
The focus of Reading First is on ensuring that all teachers
are well prepared to teach reading with methods based on
scientific research in high-need, high-poverty school
districts. |
| Title II, Part A |
Teacher and Principal Training and
Recruiting |
Formula Grant to LEAs -
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/AIDP/epdp.html
The purpose of Title II, Part A is to help increase the
academic achievement of all students by helping schools and
school districts ensure that all teachers are highly
qualified to teach. |
| Title III, Part A |
English Language Acquisition, Language
Enhancement, and Academic Achievement |
Formula Grant to LEAs -
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea/progsum/title3.html
Consolidates the 13 current bilingual and immigrant
education programs into a state formula program and
maintains the current focus on assisting school districts in
teaching English to limited-English-proficient students. |
IDEA 2004
Title I, Part B |
Assistance for Education of All Children
with Disabilities |
Early intervening services and response to
intervention. Discretionary use of up to 15% of formula
grant special education funds to LEAs.
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.htlm?src |
Examples are provided in the pdf version (top right) that
illustrate how administrators have used federal sources of funding
such as those listed above to craft a funding plan to meet the needs
of the site. There are four scenarios in the table below, describing
sites of varying sizes and configurations. Those scenarios include a
large single district site, a small single district site, a small
multidistrict site, and a large literacy consortium.
If you need additional information, please contact the Reading
Recovery Council of North America at
www.readingrecovery.org.
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