April 1st Links and Top News

State budget plan lets schools exhale (Orlando Sentinal)

FCAT Changes (Florida Today)

March 31st Additions

Northwest Florida Daily News Article on Stimulus- http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/education_16289___article.html/budget_state.html

Education Week Stimulus Page-
http://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/schools-stimulus/index.html

March 30th Links

Some of the following links have been posted previously. However, it is always good to check over any NEW material that may have been added to any of these:

Dagget's Webcast (including his ideas on how districts should best spend their dollars): http://www.leadered.com/stimulusDetail.html

Also- Please, look over the slideshow found on the right-hand side of this webpage from Ed.Gov.

Other Links:
Recovery Act Grant Opportunities
Implementation Overview
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Title I
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
School Lunch Equipment Funding
Questions Regarding Obligation of Funds (PDF, 33KB)
Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education
School Modernization
FlaRecovery.com

March 22 Newest Information

This morning, we have the following links and attachments for your planning as March 31st quickly approaches:

• ARRA Funding Summary (March 19th)
• Information on Florida's Stimulus "Czar," Don Winstead- http://www.theledger.com/article/20090321/NEWS/903215044?Title=Florida-Stimulus-Czar-Owns-a-Thick-Resum-

News Outlet Stimulus-related stories

• Schools and Stimulus Dollars: Can we afford to bail out schools? (Orlando Sentinal)
• Crist Opposes 1-Cent School Tax (Jacksonville.com)

Florida Recovery Page for Education- March 19th

http://flarecovery.com/about/state-and-local-projects/education

This site will be updated often. It gives an overview of how the stimulus dollars will be used to fund education in Florida.

March 19th Newest Links (Including an Upcoming Webinar on PD in Tough Economic Times)

In our continuing effort to provide our districts with a valuable resource of links and news stories related to the stimulus funding that is coming, NEFEC has pulled together a few items this morning that may provide you with information that is worth your limited time. These include:

• Edweek.org's Newest Upcoming Webinar, "Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times." You can have participants register for this March 26th webinar at: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=137131&sessionid=1&key=8751C74FDF1EB8700975B7E991489FFA&sourcepage=register

• American Association of School Administrators- Stimulus Page with Power Points, webinars, etc.: http://www.aasa.org/content.cfm?ItemNumber=11157

• Channel 13 News (Central Florida) on Governor Crist's Stimulus Plans: http://www.cfnews13.com/Politics/FloridaDecides/2009/3/19/gov._crist_to_announce_stimulus_plans.html

• Education Cuts in Counties Across Florida (Flagler included): http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Sidebar/2009/2/19/education_cuts_countybycounty.html

Newest Links

The following Links have been added on the right (and below) for your district planning:

• Bill Daggett's Stimulus Resource Page (http://www.leadered.com/stimulusDetail.html)

• Volusia Superintent, Margaret Smith, points out funding issues to state legislators- March 16th (http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD01031709.htm)

• Education Week Article on Stimulus Dollars (http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/03/18/25idea_ep.h28.html?tkn=MWMFAn7uzt9seQvk7bOSN7h58ares6KgAjVG)

• Breakdown of Allocation by County from Daggett's group (http://www.nefec.org/public/FLORIDA-20090213-HR1-LEAs.pdfFLORIDA-20090213-HR1-LEAs.pdf)

Welcome to NEFEC's Stimulus Plan Information Resource Page

Welcome to NEFEC's Stimulus Plan Information Resource Page.

Important Planning Documents:

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/implementation.html (General)

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/stabilization-fund.html (Stabilization)

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/title-i.html (Title I)

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/idea.html (IDEA)

Communication (Power Points, Video and News):

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=57687 (Today's Top eSchool News Article)

http://www.fldoe.org/board/meetings/2009_03_16/agenda.asp (State Board Meeting)

http://www.flanews.com/?p=3774 (Florida News)


Please leave feedback and suggestions on how NEFEC may assist your district in planning.

Thank you.