FY 2001 Budget Summary - February 2000


Appendix Table 2d

FY 2001 Budget Request:
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

School Improvement Programs

(in thousands of dollars)

Office, Account, Program and Activity

Category
Code
1999
Appropriation
  2000
Appropriation
  2001
President's
Budget
  Change from 2000
Amount Percent

School Improvement Programs

1. High Standars in the Classroom:

                 
 

(a) Teaching to high standards:

                 
 

    (1) Teaching to high standards State grants (proposed legislation):

                 
 

      Annual appropriation

D 0   0   405,000   405,000 ---
 

      Advance for succeeding fiscal year

D 0   0   285,000   285,000 ---
 

      Subtotal

  0   0   690,000   690,000 ---
      (2) Eisenhower professional development State grants (ESEA II-B) D 335,000   335,000   0   (335,000) -100.0%
 

      Subtotal

  335,000   335,000   690,000   355,000 106.0%
 

(b) National programs:

                 
 

    (1) School leadership initiative (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   40,000   40,000 ---
 

    (2) Improvement of teaching and school leadership:

                 
 

     (a) National activities for the improvement of teaching and school leadership (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   25,000   25,000 ---
 

     (b) Eisenhower professional development Federal activities (ESEA XIII-C)

D 23,300 1 23,300 1 0   (23,000) -100.0%
 

    (3) Eisenhower regional mathematics and science education consortia (ESEA XIII-C)

D 15,000 1 15,000 1 15,000   0 0.0%
 

    (4) Teacher quality initiatives:

                 
 

     (a) Hometown teachers (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   75,000   75,000 ---
 

     (b) Higher standards, higher pay (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   50,000   50,000 ---
 

     (c) Teacher quality incentives (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   50,000   50,000 ---
 

(c) Transition to teaching: Troops to teachers (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   25,000   25,000 ---
 

(d) Early childhood educator professional development (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   30,000   30,000 ---
 

      Subtotal

  373,300   373,300   1,000,000   626,700 167.9%
2. Innovative education program strategies State grants (ESEA VI-A):                  
        Annual appropriation D 375,000   80,750   0   (80,750) -100.0%
        Advance for succeeding fiscal year D 0   285,000   0   (285,000) -100.0%
        Subtotal, ESEA VI-A D 375,000   365,750   0   (365,750) -100.0%
3. Class size reduction (Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2000, section 310):                  
        Annual appropriation D 1,200,000   400,000   850,000   450,000 112.5%
        Advance for succeeding fiscal year D 0   900,000   900,000   0 0.0%
        Subtotal D 1,200,000   1,300,000   1,750,000   450,000 34.6%

4. Safe and drug-free schools and communities:

                 
  (a) State grants (ESEA IV-A Subpart 1)                  
        Annual appropriation D 441,000   109,250   109,250   0 0.0%
        Advance for succeeding fiscal year D 0   330,000   330,000   0 0.0%
        Subtotal, state grants   441,000   439,250   439,250   0 0.0%
  (b) National programs (ESEA IV-A Subpart 2) D 125,000 2 160,750 2 200,750 2 40,000 24.9%
  (c) Project SERV (ESEA IV-A, Subpart 2) D 0   0   10,000   10,000 ---
  Subtotal   556,000   600,000   650,000   50,000 8.3%

5. Inexpensive book distribution (ESEA X-E)

D 18,000   20,000   20,000   0 0.0%

6. Arts in education (ESEA X-D-1)

D 10,500   11,500   23,000   11,500 100.0%

7. Magnet schools assistance (ESEA V-A)

D 104,000   110,000   110,000   0 0.0%

8. Education for homeless children and youth (SBMHAA Title VII-B)

D 28,800   28,800   31,700   2,900 10.1%

9. Women's educational equity (ESEA V-B)

D 3,000   3,000   3,000   0 0.0%

10. Training and advisory services (CRA IV)

D 7,334   7,334   7,334   0 0.0%

11. Ellender fellowships (ESEA X-G)

D 1,500   1,500   0   (1,500) -100.0%

12. Education for Native Hawaiians (ESEA IX-B)

D 20,000   23,000   23,000   0 0.0%

13. Alaska Native education equity (ESEA IX-C)

D 10,000   13,000   13,000   0 0.0%

14. Charter schools (ESEA X-C)

D 100,000   145,000   175,000   30,000 20.7%

15. Opportunities to improve our Nation's schools (OPTIONS) (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   20,000   20,000 ---

16. Advanced placement incentives (HEA VIII-B)

D 4,000   15,000   20,000   5,000 33.3%

17. Strengthening technical assistance capacity:

                 
 

(a) Strengthening technical assistance capacity grants (proposed legislation)

D 0   0   38,000   38,000 ---
 

(b) Comprehensive regional assistance centers (ESEA XIII-A)

D 28,000   28,000   0   (28,000) -100.0%

18. Parental information resource centers (Goals 2000 EAA-IV)

D 30,000 3 33,000 3 33,000   0 0.0%
  Total, Appropriation   2,879,434   3,078,184   3,917,034   838,850 27.3%
  Total, Budget authority   2,879,434   1,563,184   3,917,034   2,353,850 150.6%
  Current   2,879,434   1,563,184   2,402,034   838,850 53.7%
  Prior year's advance   0   0   1,515,000   1,515,000 ---
  Outlays, total   1,325,600   2,527,388   2,813,177   285,789 11.3%
  Outlays, current   1,325,600   2,527,388   1,797,677   (729,711) -28.9%
  Outlays, advance   0   0   1,015,500   1,015,500 ---
 

1

Adjusted for comparability. Funds were provided under the Education Research, Statistics, and Improvement account.

2

Adjusted for comparability. Includes funds for the Coordinator Initiative: $35,000 thousand in 1999 and $50,000 thousand in 2000 and 2001.

3

Adjusted for comparability. Funds were provided under the Education Reform account.
NOTE: All activities in this account authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, except Charter Schools, and for which funds are proposed in fiscal year 2001, are requested under proposed legislation.

Direct any questions to Martha Jacobs, Budget Service


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