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Investing Title I Funds in Pre-K

On May 6, 2009 Pre-K Now and the American Federation of Teachers hosted Investing Title I Funds in Pre-K - a national call highlighting Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and its uses for early learning.

The call featured experts from Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools-- Dr. Jerry Weast, Superintendent, and Janine Bacquie, Director of Early Childhood Programs. School districts across the nation are poised to receive $13 billion through Title I as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Documenting and demonstrating positive outcomes and savings is both a requirement for ARRA funding and a strategy to prompt further investment. Dr. Weast and his team discussed the MCPS full-day pre-k initiative, an example of investing Title I funds in high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.

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Facilitator:

Kathy Patterson
Senior Officer for Government Relations
Pew Center on the States

Agenda:

1.		Welcome and opening remarks: Libby Doggett, Deputy Director, Pew Center on the States Marci Young, Deputy Director, Educational Issues Department, AFT
2.		Introduction of topic and speakers: Kathy Patterson, Senior Officer for Government Relations, Pew Center on the States
3.		Presentations: Dr. Jerry Weast Superintendent Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Janine Bacquie Director, Early Childhood Programs and Services Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland See our guest experts' presentation
4.		Question and answer session

Resources related to this call:

Press release on Title I in ARRA from Montgomery County Public Schools, MD
Impact of Full-day Prekindergarten Program on Student Academic Performance -- a February 2009 report on MCPS full-day pre-k initiative
Serving Preschool Children Under Title I -- background resource, comprised of selected excerpts from a 2004 Education Department guidance
Using Title I Funds in the Stimulus Package for Pre-K: Making the Case talking points
Education Week article featuring an examination of MCPS use of Title I funds for pre-k (subscription required)
CLASP slides on Title I and Pre-K and CLASP brief on Title I and Pre-K
Guidance: Title I of ESEA funds made available under ARRA from the U.S. Department of Education
Title I Fact Sheet summary of Title I provisions in the ARRA from the U.S. Department of Education
Education Department ARRA page on estimated Title I allocations to LEA's
Montgomery County Public Schools: Recovery Funding FY2010
Montgomery County Public Schools
Please visit Pre-K Now's Recovery Round-Up for more information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

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