SIF Budget Narrative Now Online—October10 -31

See SIF Data Collection and SIF Funding Timeline

SIF Grants—Improvement Over Two Years:

ODE awarded School Improvement Fund (SIF) Grants to districts, ESDs, and youth corrections and juvenile programs in October 2007. The Legislature funded SIF Grants to increase student achievement over two years. Implementation of the same evidence-based areas and activities over a two-year period is a requirement of the grant. The department will compile SIF budget and program data following each implementation year to prepare a report to present to the Legislature in February 2009 and in February 2010.

Funding:

The 2008-09 SIF allocations will be deposited in district and program treasury accounts after grant recipients have successfully submitted their SIF Budget Narrative for Year Two and their SIF Data from Year One. Updated SIF Allocations for 2007-08 and 2008-09 are also available on the SIF website.

Instructions: For instructions on how to access the 2008-09 SIF Budget Narrative, click on Budget Narrative Instructions. These instructions are also available on the SIF website

Timeline:

BUDGET NARRATIVE, October 10—31

Grant recipients complete the online 2008-09 SIF Budget Narrative, part of the CIP Budget Workbook. The following bullets provide a measure of implementation flexibility:

  • Carry Over—2007-08 SIF Grant funds may be carried over until June 30, 2009; 2008-09 SIF Grant funds may be carried over until June 30, 2010. Carry over will be reflected in the SIF Budget Narrative.
  • Shifting Funds—SIF grant recipients may shift funds among object codes within approved areasand among approved areas not to exceed $5,000 or 5% of the total grant, whichever is less.
  • ADMw Adjustments—Adjustments for final ADMw amounts will be made in November following the fiscal year funds were received.

Please note: SIF Budget Narratives must reflect approved SIF Applications. If you have questions about this requirement, please contact Mike Wiltfong and Julie Anderson before you fill out the online Budget Narrative. Thank you.

DATA COLLECTION,November 3—21

After successfully submitting the SIF Budget Narrative, grant recipients will complete the online 2007-08 SIF Data Collection. Submission rules for the SIF Data Collection will be postedin late October.

Please note: ODE will pre-fill data collection fields 1- 6 and 8. The fields are described in “Guidance for the School Improvement Data Collection Requirements,” pages 2-4. During the SIF Data Collection window, districts will complete fields 7and9-13.Memorandum #013-2007-2008 SIF Data Collection sent April 2008 linked to the above document.

TREASURY ACCOUNT DEPOSITS, Week of Nov. 24

A second deposit will be made the week of Dec. 22 to allow for technical assistance, if needed.

Contact Information

Please e-mail Mike WiltfongandJulie Anderson with questions. Thank you.