The 2008 Executive Budget Document
Direct Aid to Public Education
Mission Statement
This agency serves as a holding account for pass-through funds to local school divisions for public education. It is administered by the Department of Education. The mission of the Department of Education is to lead and facilitate the development and implementation of a quality public education system that meets the needs of students and assists them in becoming educated, productive, and responsible citizens.
Operating Budget History
General Fund | Nongeneral Fund | Positions | |
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2005 Appropriation | $ 4,653,203,619 | $ 795,555,500 | 0.00 |
2006 Appropriation | $ 4,998,052,047 | $ 787,250,900 | 0.00 |
2007 Appropriation | $ 5,651,090,183 | $ 915,807,254 | 0.00 |
2008 Appropriation | $ 5,832,042,771 | $ 917,102,817 | 0.00 |
General Fund | Nongeneral Fund | Positions | |
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2009 Base Budget | $ 5,832,042,771 | $ 917,102,817 | 0.00 |
2009 Addenda | $ 400,087,237 | $ 91,215,318 | 0.00 |
2009 Total | $ 6,232,130,008 | $ 1,008,318,135 | 0.00 |
2010 Base Budget | $ 5,832,042,771 | $ 917,102,817 | 0.00 |
2010 Addenda | $ 680,559,262 | $ 26,070,950 | 0.00 |
2010 Total | $ 6,512,602,033 | $ 943,173,767 | 0.00 |
Recommended Operating Budget Addenda
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Remove appropriation for preschool pilot programsRemoves funding provided to conduct six preschool pilot programs throughout state, an initiative of the pre-k Start Strong Council. For each year, a reduction of $2.6 million (GF).
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Remove one-time spending for Project WORD (Winning Options in Responding to Discipline)Removes one-time spending to the City of Norfolk school division for Project WORD, focusing on improvements in student learning. For each year, a reduction of $300,000 (GF).
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Remove one-time spending for math specialists in selected school divisionsRemoves a one-time allocation to pay a portion of the salaries for 12 mathematic specialists who have been placed at five school divisions (two in the City of Portsmouth, four in Richmond City, three in Stafford County, one in Spotsylvania County, and two in the City of Virginia Beach) through the National Science Foundation federal grant, "Mathematics Specialists in K-5 Schools: Research and Policy Pilot Study." For each year, a reduction of $150,000 (GF).
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Remove one-time planning funding for the Middle Peninsula Regional Career and Technical Education CenterRemoves a one-time grant for a comprehensive plan for the new center. The plan has been submitted to the Department of Education. For each year, a reduction of $200,000 (GF).
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Remove one-time funding for foster student transportationRemoves one-time funding due to lower than expected utilization. This funding reimburses school divisions for transportation costs incurred in the previous year resulting from the provision of transportation, that permitted students placed in foster care or other custodial placement, to continue their education at the same school they attended before the placement. For each year, a reduction of $150,000 (GF).
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Remove one-time additional funding for Jobs for Virginia GraduatesRemoves funding provided to increase the Jobs for Virginia Graduates (JVG) matching program. For each year, a reduction of $100,000 (GF).
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Remove one-time funding for career and technical education equipmentRemoves one-time funding to purchase secondary career-technical education equipment. For each year, a reduction of $500,000 (GF).
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Increase funding for a federal special education grantAnnualize funding to reimburse school districts for special education. For each year, $100.0 million (NGF).
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Transfer funds for the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program from the Department of Education to Direct Aid for Public EducationTransfers funds for the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program from the Department of Education's Central Office operations into Direct Aid for Public Education where it can be more appropriately managed. For each year, $558,000 (GF).
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Transfer funds for the National Board Certification bonuses and incentive grants from the Department of Education's Central Office operations to Direct Aid for Public EducationTransfer funds for the National Board Certification bonuses and incentive grants from the Department of Education's Central Office operations into Direct Aid for Public Education where it can be more appropriately managed. For each year, $2.6 million (GF).
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Transfer Career Switcher funding from the Department of Education's Central Office Operations to Direct Aid for Public EducationTransfers funding from the Department of Education's Central Office to Direct Aid for Public Education. Funding for this program is split between the two agencies. This transfer moves the grant funding for the local school divisions from Central Appropriations to Direct Aid for Public Education. A small amount of dollars would stay in the Central Office to provide necessary training and cover administrative costs. For each year, $229,392 (GF).
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Update costs of the Standards of Quality (SOQ)Provides for the biennial update of the Standards of Quality accounts based on fall membership, school instructional and support expenditures, funded instructional salaries, and other technical adjustments. These adjustments do not reflect changes in policy but adjusts the cost of continuing current programs with the required data revisions. For 2009, $433.5 million (GF). For 2010, $456.8 million (GF).
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Update Lottery proceeds for public educationAdjusts funding to reflect an increase in the estimate of lottery proceeds by $44.6 million in both FY 2009 and FY 2010. For each year, $17.2 million (GF).
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Adjust sales tax revenues for public educationProvides additional funding to local school divisions based on the latest sales tax projections provided by the Department of Taxation. For 2009, $7.8 million (GF). For 2010, $37.9 million (GF).
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Update benefit contribution rates for Standards of Quality related positionsProvides funding for fringe benefits based on a contribution rate of 9.35 percent for retirement and a retiree health care credit rate of 1.12 percent. The employer rate for group life is .36 percent. The retirement rate reflects an average rate of return of eight percent and realizes the gains and losses of the system over 24 years. For 2009, a decrease of $29.3 million (GF). For 2010, a decrease of $29.5 million (GF).
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Update Direct Aid programs based on the recalculation of the composite indexUpdates accounts for Direct Aid to Public Education based on a biennial recalculation of the composite index, a measure of local ability-to-pay used to distribute funding to local school divisions. For 2009, $4.9 million (GF). For 2010, $5.0 million (GF).
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Provide a salary increase for public school teachersProvides for a three percent salary increase for all local school staff and an additional half percent increase for teachers and instructional staff, effective July 1, 2009. For 2010, $132.4 million (GF).
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Increase Literary Fund support for school employee retirement contributionsIncreases use of Literary Funds to pay for school employee retirement contributions. For 2009, a decrease of $55.0 million (GF) and an increase of $55.0 million (NGF). For 2010, an increase of $25.0 million (GF) and a decrease of $25.0 million (NGF).
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Update costs of categorical programsProvides increased funding for educational programs that exceed the foundation of the Standards of Quality. State or federal statutes or regulations mandate most categorical programs. These adjustments update the cost of continuing the current programs with the required data revisions, as well as an increase in the adult literacy program. For 2009, $2.6 million (GF) and $797,656 (NGF). For 2010, $7.3 million (GF) and $1.7 million (NGF).
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Update costs of incentive programsAdjusts funding for certain educational programs exceeding the foundation of the Standards of Quality. These programs are designed to address educational needs of specific targeted student populations that require additional instructional support such as at-risk students. Funding for these programs is primarily formula-driven and subject to changes in fall membership, participation rates, and test scores. These amounts reflect savings in each year for the 2008 Compensation Supplements that are not continued in 2009 and in 2010 because the continuation cost is a component of the rebenchmarked funded salaries in the Standards of Quality (SOQ). For 2009, $2.8 million (GF). For 2010, $9.2 million (GF).
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Increase funding for Career Switcher Mentor programIncreased funding for the Career Switcher Mentor program to help meet the actual and projected increased participation for the program in the 2008 - 2010 biennium. For each year, $100,000 (GF).
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Increase funding for the National Board Certification ProgramProvides additional funding for the National Board Certification Program due to an increase in the number of teachers participating in the program. For each year, $926,625 (GF).
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Increase funding for Project DiscoveryIncreases amounts in 2010 for Project Discovery funding distributions to local community action programs. For 2010, $100,000 (GF).
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Increase funding for Communities in SchoolsAdds funding for the Communities in Schools program. For 2010, $500,000 (GF).
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Increase funding for the Virginia Career Education FoundationIncreases funding in each year for the Virginia Career Education Foundation. For each year, $75,000 (GF).
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Continue 2008 budget reductionsContinues the budget reductions included in the Governor's 2008 reduction plan into the 2008-10 biennium. For each year, a reduction of $7,500 (GF).
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Remove nongeneral fund appropriation for the Virginia Public School Authority (VPSA ) debt service paymentsRemoves this appropriation because Direct Aid to Public Education does not pay debt service out of the direct aid budget. The Department of Treasury handles all such payments as cash transactions that do not use the Commonwealth's Accounting System. For 2009, a decrease of $64.6 million (NGF). For 2010, a decrease of $65.4 million (NGF).
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Expand enrollment and course offerings in the Virtual Virginia ProgramThe demand for the courses offered by the Virtual Virginia program exceeds the number of slots available. This action provides new funding to allow an additional 800 students to participate in the educational courses offered by the program. For 2010, $960,000 (GF).
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Fund Virginia Preschool InitiativeProvides funding to expand access to preschool for at-risk four year olds. The proposal increases the maximum per-pupil amount, caps the composite index calculation at fifty percent, and allows more flexibility in counting local match. The proposal encourages greater cooperation with private preschool providers. For 2009, $15.1 million (GF). For 2010, $15.1 million (GF) and $14.9 million (NGF).
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Direct use of new at-risk funds for data coordinatorsProvides new funding in the second year to establish data coordinators in the 54 high schools that are currently not fully accredited or that have not achieved adequate yearly progress. Data coordinators will help these schools improve student achievement by interpreting the results of standards of learning tests and helping teachers improve curriculum and instruction based on those results. In addition, provides new language encouraging school divisions to use any new at-risk add-on funding that exceeds the amounts received in fiscal year 2008 to place data coordinators in at-risk schools throughout the school division. For 2010, $2.1 million (GF).