Data Collection and Reporting
JoLynn Berge, Director, Budget and Fiscal Services, OSPI
This session will focus on the quarterly reporting process that is required under ARRA. FTE calculation and required information on vendors and infrastructure projects will be highlighted.
Section 1512 Reporting     PPT     PDF
Jobs Created and Retained Template     XLS     PDF
iGrants Example     PDF
Questions and Answers     DOC     PDF

Combining ARRA Title 1 and Special Education Efforts
Petrea Stoddard, Title I, Part A, Learning Assistance Program and Leslie Pyper, Special Education Program Monitor, OSPI
The purpose of this session is to provide the most current guidance regarding the use of ARRA funding in both special education and Title 1. Response to Intervention (RTI), schoolwide, and other approaches will be discussed.
Using Federal Funds     PPT     PDF
Title CEIS     DOC     PDF
Schoolwide Program     DOC     PDF

The Why, What, Who, Where, and How of Early Learning and Public Schools
Mary Seaton, Director of Early Learning, OSPI
Research has shown that between birth and age eight children develop 80% of the brain structure upon which all their future learning will be built. Why should schools get serious about early learning? What does research say about how early learning connections and curriculum alignment can enhance and sustain gains made PreK–3rd grade? Whose is there to help schools with planning and implementation? Learn how districts large and small can extend and improve early learning opportunities for young children.

Race to the Top
Alan Burke, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent, K–12 Education, OSPI
In this session, the components of the ARRA Race to the Top grant application will be reviewed and discussed. Since the Governor and the planning committee have decided to complete a Round 1 application (December 2009), timelines are short. An update on the progress of the RTTT planning will be provided, as will a brief description of plans for a Round 2 try, assuming that success is not achieved in Round 1. Finally, a summary of the ARRA Investing in Innovation Grants and Teacher Incentive Funds, both available to districts, will be shared.

Federal Accounting and Procurement
Brad White, Assistant Audit Manager, Washington State Auditor’s Office and Jennifer Farmer, Purchasing Director, Everett SD

School Improvement     PPT     PDF
Janell Newman, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent, District and School Improvement, OSPI

Closing the Achievement Gap      PPT     PDF
Erin Jones, Director, Center for the Improvement of Student Learning

Race to the Top and Invest in Innovation Funding Opportunities by the League of Education Voters     PPT     PDF
Lisa Macfarlane, Director of External Affairs, League of Education Voters

ARRA Title 1     PPT     PDF
Gayle Pauley, Director, Title 1, LAP and Title V, Bob Harmon, Assistant Superintendent, Special Programs, Yvonne Ryans, Program Supervisor, Title 1, LAP; OSPI

ARRA Special Education     PPT      PDF
Doug Gill, Ph.D., Director, Special Education, and Mary Ellen Parrish, Safety Net Supervisor, Special Education, OSPI

School Improvement 
Janell Newman, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent, District and School Improvement, OSPI