The link below should take you to a Google doc that shows input our staff has given for our plans for spending our federal dollars next year. We are in the process of making plans, and these ideas will be part of them. SLE is also hoping to receive part of the School Improvement Grant that SLHS is applying for.
If you want to provide additional input, please email me. Thanks, JH.
Federal Programs Survey for 2010-2011 School Year
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
A List We Do Not Want To Appear On
The Clarion-Ledger ran an interesting article in the May 2 edition of the paper. In the article "School Opposed to Possible Mergers," the paper listed the 18 school districts that could improve by merging with higher-performing districts. The districts are:
Aberdeen
Benoit
Coahoma County
Coffeeville
Drew
East Jasper
Hazlehurst
Hollandale
Indianola
Jefferson Davis County
Kemper County
Montgomery County
North Panola
Okolona
Oktibbeha County
Quitman County
Shaw
West Tallahatchie.
What the article did not report was what criteria did the group that created this list use to select these districts. At first glance, these districts have been struggling for years to meet accreditation standards and test score goals. We need to be vigilant at South Leake and in all Leake County schools so that we do not see our names on this list in the future.
Remember to attend the May 4 Education Forum at SLHS at 6 p.m.
Aberdeen
Benoit
Coahoma County
Coffeeville
Drew
East Jasper
Hazlehurst
Hollandale
Indianola
Jefferson Davis County
Kemper County
Montgomery County
North Panola
Okolona
Oktibbeha County
Quitman County
Shaw
West Tallahatchie.
What the article did not report was what criteria did the group that created this list use to select these districts. At first glance, these districts have been struggling for years to meet accreditation standards and test score goals. We need to be vigilant at South Leake and in all Leake County schools so that we do not see our names on this list in the future.
Remember to attend the May 4 Education Forum at SLHS at 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Parents Campaign Reports MAEP Allocations
Leake County School District MAEP Allocations
You can now find posted on the Mississippi Parents Campaign website (http://www.msparentscampaign.org/) the local school district allocations of MAEP funding that was appropriated for the coming year in House Bills 1622 and 1059. Please bear in mind that the funding appropriated in HB1059 is contingent upon the passage of federal legislation to extend the states' reduced match for Medicaid. Schools will receive at least the level of funding appropriated in HB1622. You will note that the spreadsheet that they have posted, which was created by the Mississippi Department of Education, is in draft form. This is due to the fact that Governor Barbour has not yet received and signed the appropriations bills. Though he is expected to approve them, the budgets are not final until he does so.
The spreadsheet compares:
FY 2010 MAEP ALLOCATION AFTER ALL CUTS AND RESTORATION OF $33.9M - $14,088,660
FY 2011 MAEP ALLOCATION - HB 1622 FUNDING LEVEL - $14,425,359
FY 2011 MAEP ALLOCATION - HB 1059 FUNDING LEVEL - $14,608,212
FY 2011 AMOUNT OF ARRA SFSF (THIS AMOUNT IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN BOTH FUNDING LEVELS AND IS NOT ADDITIONAL FUNDS) - $925,263
For more information visit: http://www.msparentscampaign.org/
You can now find posted on the Mississippi Parents Campaign website (http://www.msparentscampaign.org/) the local school district allocations of MAEP funding that was appropriated for the coming year in House Bills 1622 and 1059. Please bear in mind that the funding appropriated in HB1059 is contingent upon the passage of federal legislation to extend the states' reduced match for Medicaid. Schools will receive at least the level of funding appropriated in HB1622. You will note that the spreadsheet that they have posted, which was created by the Mississippi Department of Education, is in draft form. This is due to the fact that Governor Barbour has not yet received and signed the appropriations bills. Though he is expected to approve them, the budgets are not final until he does so.
The spreadsheet compares:
- what districts had in the way of MAEP funding for the current year (FY10) after budget cuts and after some of the funding that had been cut was restored
- what each school district will receive in the way of MAEP funding for FY11 (next year) according to HB1622
- what each district would receive for FY11 according to HB1059 if the federal legislation is passed
- how much ARRA (federal stimulus) funding was used in the appropriation
FY 2010 MAEP ALLOCATION AFTER ALL CUTS AND RESTORATION OF $33.9M - $14,088,660
FY 2011 MAEP ALLOCATION - HB 1622 FUNDING LEVEL - $14,425,359
FY 2011 MAEP ALLOCATION - HB 1059 FUNDING LEVEL - $14,608,212
FY 2011 AMOUNT OF ARRA SFSF (THIS AMOUNT IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN BOTH FUNDING LEVELS AND IS NOT ADDITIONAL FUNDS) - $925,263
For more information visit: http://www.msparentscampaign.org/
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