| Funding
Source: |
Federal |
New
York State |
NYC
Bd. of Ed. |
| Legislative
Authorization: |
Title
VI of ESEA 1998, 1999, & 2000 budget language. In 2001 reauthorization
of ESEA, specific funding for CSR was eliminated and shifted to
Title II. This change impacts the 2002-03 school year. |
Chapter
436, Laws of 1997. 8/97 state budget agreement; Total cost of
3-year phase-in $440 M as part of LADDER program. But funding
has been negotiated each year. 3rd-year increase postponed by
Governor's budget. |
No city funds for personnel costs, but city
must provide classroom space.
(City Council's funding for new kindergarten
teachers not included in this fact sheet.)
|
|
99-00
School Year:
|
$1.1 B for nation.
$104.5 M to NYS.
$61.3 M to NYC.
Most funding used to hire additional teachers to help classroom
teachers (see "floating
teachers" below).
|
$75 M for all districts.
$49.2 to NYC.
|
$110.52 M allocated.
30% of k-3 students and 530 schools
out of 675 have benefited.
A total of 905 new classes in grades k-3 funded
by state.
|
00-01
School Year: |
$1.2 B for nation.
$113.27 M to NYS.
$66 M to NYC.
Most funding for additional teachers,
not smaller classes.
|
$140 M for all districts.
$88 M to NYC.
|
$66
M fed. & $88 M state for a total of $154 M.
1,589 smaller classes now funded by the state. |
|
01-02
School Year:
|
$1.6 B for nation.
$141 M to NYS.
$88 M for NYC.
|
$140
M for all districts, instead of $225 M, as promised per 1997 agreement.
Frozen by "Bare Bones" budget. |
$88 M fed. & 88 M state for a total of $176 M.
1,589 smaller classes funded by the state.
|
|
02-03
School Year:
|
Specific
funding for CSR eliminated. |
Scheduled
increase to $225 M but needs to be negotiated by state Legislature
and Governor. |
If fully
funded, over 2,600 state-funded smaller classes in NYC. To reduce
all k-3 classes to an average of 20, an additional 2,000 new classes
would have to be created. |
| Teacher
Training, Testing, & Recruitment: |
15%
of funds can be used for teacher training. As of 9/00, increased
to 25% & includes funds for recruiting, testing & hiring
teachers. |
Not
an allowable expenditure. |
BOE
has used maximum allowable fed. funds for teacher training, recruiting
& hiring. |
| Costs
of Newly Created Classes: |
Not
an allowable expenditure. Only salaries & staff development. |
$10,000
per new class can be used for supplies & added facilities
costs (not new construction). |
BOE
has claimed the full amount allowable. Subject to review by NYSED. |
| Priorities: |
School
district allocations similar to Title 1. No priority for schools
within a district. |
High-needs
districts receive priority. Within districts, low-achieving schools
must receive funding first. |
Uses
state funds for low-achieving schools & fed. funds for all
schools. |
| Floating
Teachers: |
Teachers
can be hired to work with one or more classes. All teachers must
be fully certified. |
Not
an allowable expenditure. New classes must be formed so as to
lower average class sizes to 20 students. |
BOE
has hired 550 floating teachers mostly in schools with overcrowding. |
| Grades: |
Priority
now is k-3 & then higher grades. |
K-3,
but 10% of funding can be used for grades 4 & up. |
BOE
policy is to begin reductions in k & 1, but some schools total
have begun at 3, contrary to best practices. BOE has used full
10% for higher grades. |
| Objective: |
Classes
at an average of 18 students. State objectives may be substituted
for this standard. For NYC, the goal is 20. |
Classes
at an average of 20 students. |
BOE
has not used most fed. funds to create smaller classes; it has
been forced to do so by state funds. |
| Private
Schools: |
Private
schools can have access to staff development materials. |
N/A |
Complies
with federal requirements. |
| Administrative
Costs: |
3%
of funds can be used for administering program. |
N/A |
BOE
has used maximum allowable fed. funds for administration. |
| Maintenance
of Effort: |
Federal
funds must not supplant state or local funds. |
State
funds must not supplant school district funds. |
No federal
enforcement apparent. Good state enforcement. |
