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Spanish Language Fact Sheet — Carrera a la Cima



Financiamiento mediante la Ley Estadounidense de Recuperación y Reinversión (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act):
$4.35 mil millones

Adjudicatarios:
Los Estados, el Distrito de Columbia y Puerto Rico.

Tipo de subvención:
Por concurso

Para mayores informes:
www.ed.govhttps://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop

Finalidad:

El Fondo Carrera a la Cima de $4.35 mil millones constituye la mayor inversión federal por concurso de la historia de la reforma educativa. Premiará a los estados por sus logros en el pasado y creará incentivos para mejoras en el futuro, y retará a los estados a crear estrategias integrales para abordar los cuatro aspectos centrales de la reforma que impulsarán mejoras en las escuelas:

  • Adopción de la normativa y las evaluaciones internacionales que preparan a los estudiantes para triunfar en la universidad y el ámbito laboral;
  • Captación, actualización, retención y premiación de maestros y directores efectivos, especialmente, donde se necesitan más;
  • Elaboración de sistemas de datos que miden la eficacia de los estudiantes e indican a los maestros y directores cómo pueden mejorar la instrucción; y
  • Reversión de la situación de las escuelas de rendimiento más bajo.

Las adjudicaciones en la Carrera a la Cima se destinarán a los Estados que lideran con planes ambiciosos y, al mismo tiempo alcanzables, para implantar una reforma educativa coherente, contundente y completa en estos aspectos. Estos Estados ayudarán a innovar con reformas efectivas y darán el ejemplo para los Estados y los distritos escolares locales de todo el país.

Calendario de solicitudes y adjudicaciones:

El Departamento realizará dos vueltas del concurso. El plazo para las solicitudes de la primera vuelta vencerá el 19 de enero de 2010. Los revisores evaluarán las solicitudes y el Departamento dará a conocer los adjudicatarios de la primera vuelta de financiamiento para abril de 2010. El plazo para las solicitudes de la segunda vuelta vencerá el 1 de junio de 2010, y se darán a conocer todos los adjudicatarios para septiembre de 2010. Los Estados que presentan solicitud para la primera vuelta pero que no resultan adjudicatarios podrán volver a presentar solicitud en la segunda vuelta (junto con los Estados que presentan solicitud por primera vez en la segunda vuelta). Los adjudicatarios de la primera vuelta reciben subvenciones completas por lo cual no podrán solicitar financiamiento adicional en la segunda vuelta.

El Departamento planea realizar otro concurso de $350 millones en la Carrera a la Cima que convocará posteriormente.

Paraprofessionals

The following documents address commonly asked questions about the paraprofessional qualification requirements of Section 1119 of Title I, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Legislation

SEC. 1119. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS.

Communication with States

  • Paraprofessional Letter, April 30, 2002
    MS WORD (26K)

Policy Guidance

  • Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance, March 4, 2004
    MS WORD (732K) | PDF (74K)

Performance

GPRA

Under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the following program performance measures have been established to assess the effectiveness of the School Climate Transformation Grant—Local Educational Agency program:

  1. The number of training and/or technical assistance events to support implementation with fidelity provided annually by LEAs to schools implementing a multi-tiered system of support.
  2. Number and percentage of schools annually that report an improved school climate based on the results of the EDSCLS or similar tool.
  3. Number and percentage of schools annually that are implementing a multi-tiered system of support framework with fidelity.
  4. Number and percentage of schools annually that are implementing opioid abuse prevention and mitigation strategies.
  5. Number and percentage of schools that report an annual decrease in suspensions and expulsions related to possession or use of alcohol.
  6. Number and percentage of schools that report an annual decrease in suspensions and expulsions related to possession or use of other drugs.

For specific requirements on grantee reporting, please go to the ED Performance Report Form 524B at http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.htm.

Resources

general demographic information on migrant workers and agriculture

National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) – The U.S. Department of Labor is the only national information source on the demographics and working and living conditions of U.S. farmworkers. Since the NAWS began surveying farmworkers in 1988, it has collected information from over 25,000 workers. The survey samples all crop farmworkers in three cycles each year in order to capture the seasonality of the work. The NAWS locates and samples workers at their work sites, avoiding the well-publicized undercount of this difficult-to-find population. During the initial contact, arrangements are made to interview the respondent at home or at another convenient location.

U.S.Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey (NASS), Census of Agriculture – The census of agriculture is a complete accounting of United States agricultural production. It is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every county in the Nation. The census includes as a farm every place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold or normally would have been sold during the census year. The census of agriculture is taken every five years covering the years ending in “2”; and “7.”


general education publications and products

General Education Publications and Products – The U.S. Department of Education publishes a wealth of information for teachers, administrators, policymakers, researchers, parents, students, and others with a stake in education. Learn more about publications available through the Department.


other resources

The Office of Migrant Education provides links to clearinghouses, technical assistance resources and related programs.

Technical Assistance Resources

FY2020 Competition (ended) The Office of Indian Education hosted two Pre-Application Training Webinars for the State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Grants to Tribal Educational Agencies Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2020. Webinar #1:  Friday, June 12, 2020      Listen HERE. Webinar #2:  Wednesday, June 17, 2020    Listen HERE. These trainings are for potential applicants interested in applying for grant funding under the STEP program. The first webinar is intended to provide potential applicants with background on the STEP Grant Program as well as an overview of the grant competition. During the webinar OIE will review the following topics: Application Requirements & Eligibility, Absolute Priorities, Competitive Preference Priority, Application Instructions, Federal Grant Application Systems, and Review of Resources. The second webinar highlights the relationship between selection criteria, program requirements and application requirements. The intent is to highlight the connection between key components when building a project narrative. A brief overview of the first webinar will also be included. IMPORTANT ONLINE LINKS FY2020 (ended): Download Application Submission Tips
STEP Talking Circle – January 2023 This Talking Circle allowed grantees to share any implementation challenges and connect with their peers.
For prior event recordings please visit the STEP Playlist.
STEP Talking Circle – October 2022 This STEP Talking Circle focused on APR updates and budget revisions and discussed work-based learning.
STEP Talking Circle – September 2022 This STEP Talking Circle focused on APR Feedback, reporting and budget reminders, and work-based learning.
Distance Learning Session 12: Virtual Share Fair – June 2021 This distance learning session provided an opportunity for grantee’s virtual learning programs to be highlighted and best practices and challenges to be shared. This session culminated the distance learning series for this year.
Distance Learning Session 11: Student Engagement – May 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for increasing online student engagement through effective interactions and student choice featuring Google Keep, Edublogs, Book Creator, Spreaker, and Google Sites.
Distance Learning Session 10: Games and More! – May 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating virtual games featuring Doozy, Flippity, Tiny Tap, Oodlü, and Goosechase.
Distance Learning Session 9: Virtual Field Trips – April 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating and engaging students in online field trips featuring a multitude of resources for ready made field trips and custom created by you field trips.
Distance Learning Session 8: Small Group Engagement – April 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for engaging students in small groups focusing on social, logistical, and motivational considerations.
Distance Learning Session 7: Virtual Assessment – March 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for assessing learning virtually featuring Kahoot, Flipgrid, and Formative.
Distance Learning Session 6: Audio and Video Recording – March 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating audio and video recordings featuring Vocaroo, Screencastify, Screencast-o-matic, Animoto, and Zoom.
Distance Learning Session 5: Collaborating Online – February 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for collaborating virtually with students and staff featuring Edmodo and Google Classroom.
Distance Learning Session 4: Engaging Students Offline – February 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for engaging students offline featuring the Yukon Koyukuk School District.
Distance Learning Session 3: Communicating With Students and Families – January 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for effective virtual communication with families and students featuring Bloomz, ClassDojo, and Remind.
Distance Learning Session 2: Surveys and Forms – January 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating and using surveys and forms featuring Google Forms and Survey Monkey.
Distance Learning Session 1: Platforms – December 2020 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for using online learning platforms featuring Zoom and Google Meet.
Data Sharing Agreements – October 2021 This webinar walked through important considerations for developing collaborative partnerships and developing data sharing agreements including a general data sharing agreement template.
Day 3: Data-Driven Decision Making – June 2021 The third session introduced the concept of data-driven decision making, how to integrate this into program planning and implementation, and how it works with logic models and evaluation.
Day 2: Logic Models – June 2021 The second session in this three part series provided an opportunity to work through creating a logic model and how the logic model fits into program evaluation.
Day 1: Logic Models – June 2021 The first session in this three part series provided an introduction to logic models, walks through how to create one, and provides a number of models and templates.
Trauma and Resilience in Tribal Communities: Part 1 An introduction to research on trauma as it relates to AI/AN people and tribal communities, including trauma types, brain science, developmental and behavioral effects, and the interconnected nature of historical and current traumas. Also includes practice scenarios and significant attention to resilience strategies. This is Part 1 of a two-part series.
Trauma and Resilience in Tribal Communities: Part 2 An introduction to research on trauma as it relates to AI/AN people and tribal communities, including trauma types, brain science, developmental and behavioral effects, and the interconnected nature of historical and current traumas. Also includes practice scenarios and significant attention to resilience strategies. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.
 

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Fact Sheet



FY 2009 funding:
$65 million

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
$250 million

Grantees:
States

Type of Grant:
Competitive

Purpose:

The program provides grants to states to design, develop, and implement
statewide P-20 longitudinal data systems to capture, analyze, and use
student data from preschool to high school, college, and the workforce.

Program Requirements:

Since it started in fiscal year 2005, the program has awarded grants worth
$265 million to 41 states and the District of Columbia. The Recovery
Act competition requires that the data systems have the capacity to link
preschool, K-12, and postsecondary education as well as workforce
data. To receive State Fiscal Stabilization Funds, a state must provide an
assurance that it will establish a longitudinal data system that includes
the 12 elements described in the America COMPETES Act, and any data
system developed with Statewide longitudinal data system funds must
include at least these 12 elements. The elements are:

  1. An unique identifier for every student that does not permit a student
    to be individually identified (except as permitted by federal and state
    law);

  2. The school enrollment history, demographic characteristics, and
    program participation record of every student;

  3. Information on when a student enrolls, transfers, drops out, or
    graduates from a school;

  4. Students scores on tests required by the Elementary and Secondary
    Education Act;

  5. Information on students who are not tested, by grade and subject;
  6. Students scores on tests measuring whether they’re ready for college;
  7. A way to identify teachers and to match teachers to their students;
  8. Information from students’ transcripts, specifically courses taken and
    grades earned;

  9. Data on students’ success in college, including whether they enrolled
    in remedial courses;

  10. Data on whether K-12 students are prepared to succeed in college;
  11. A system of auditing data for quality, validity, and reliability; and
  12. The ability to share data from preschool through postsecondary
    education data systems.

    With such comprehensive data systems, states will be able to monitor
    their reforms and make specific changes to advance them. These
    data systems will capture data on students from one grade to the next,
    measuring whether they are on track to graduate and telling K-12 schools
    whether they are preparing their students to succeed in college and
    the workforce. The data systems also can help identify teachers who
    are succeeding so states can reward them, and find teachers who are
    struggling and help them improve.

    A request for applications is being published in the Federal Register and
    will be available on     www.ed.gov.