Company Invest in Your Students With Stimulus Funds
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, the federal stimulus plan) includes new education funding to be distributed through the Title I, Title II-D, and IDEA (special education) programs, among others. Among the focuses of the stimulus funding are educational technology, using data to improve teaching and learning, and professional development.
Many of Read Naturally’s reading assessments, reading intervention programs, and professional development options are good choices for this funding, which favors one-time investments over subscription-based programs.
The following table shows what funding is available and how Read Naturally's programs, tools, and professional development align with the various federal funding categories.
| ARRA Funding Program | Amount Available | When Distributed | Eligible Read Naturally Assessments, Programs, and Professional Development |
| K-12 Title I grants | $10 billion | 50% April 30, 50% July 1 | Assessments: RFBA, RFPM, and QPS Instructional Programs: Read Naturally ME, Read Naturally SE, Read Naturally GATE, Word Warm-ups, One Minute Reader, Take Aim! at Vocabulary Professional Development: Read Naturally Seminars, RTI Assessment Strategies Seminars, School District & Educational Service Center Training |
| K-12 Title II-D grants for educational technology | $650 million | July 1 | Assessments: RFBA Instructional Programs: Read Naturally SE Professional Development: School District & Educational Service Center Training for Read Naturally SE |
| IDEA grants (special education) | $10.3 billion | 50% April 30, 50% July 1 | Instructional Programs: Read Naturally ME, Read Naturally SE, Read Naturally GATE, Word Warm-ups, Take Aim! at Vocabulary Professional Development: Read Naturally Seminars, RTI Assessment Strategies Seminars, School District & Educational Service Center Training |
| State fiscal stabilization fund (state grants to secretaries of education, state incentive grants, and innovation fund) | $53.6 billion | July 1 to August 31 | Instructional Programs: Read Naturally ME, Read Naturally SE, Read Naturally GATE, Word Warm-ups, Take Aim! at Vocabulary Professional Development: Read Naturally Seminars, RTI Assessment Strategies Seminars, School District & Educational Service Center Training |
For more information
Printable summary of Read Naturally's assessments and programs
Government website on stimulus funding: www.recovery.gov.
How much Title I and IDEA funding is available for your district.
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