FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
PETER BOULWARE
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
April
14,
2009
Contact Information
Just Read, Florida! Office
M E M O R A N D U M
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(850) 245-0503
justread@fldoe.org
DPS: 2009-071
TO:
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District School Superintendents
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K-12 Principals
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FROM:
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Dr. Frances Haithcock, Chancellor of Public Schools
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Linda Champion, Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Operations
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SUBJECT:
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Reading/Literacy Coach Services for the 2009-2010 School Year
This memorandum is to provide districts with potential funding sources for maintaining and/or
increasing reading coach services for the 2009-20
10 school year. This memorandum also addresses
supplement/not supplant provisions that must be taken into consideration when the use of federal
funds is contemplated.
Due to the budgetary issues, it’s important to consider other options for funding reading/literacy
coach services for the 2009-2010 school year. To start, districts will need to consider the way
reading coach services have been funded in the past:
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Reading/literacy coaches previously funded by federal funds (i.e.
Reading First
, Title I)
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Reading/literacy coaches previously funded by state/local funds (i.e. Florida Education
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Finance Program (FEFP), local funds)
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Literacy/Reading Coaches Previously Funded by Federal Funds
There are many alternative approaches for funding reading/literacy coaches for the 2009-2010
school year who were previously funded with federal dollars. The federal funding sources that
districts may use, consistent with statutory requirements, to maintain reading/literacy coach
services to improve literacy instruction, include the following:
DR. FRANCES HAITHCOCK
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CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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325 W. GAINES STREET, SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
Memo to District School Superintendents and K-12 Principals
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Title I, Part A, in school-wide programs and, in some cases, targeted assistance schools
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Title II, Part A, especially for professional development in practices grounded in
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scientifically based reading research; and
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Title III, for Limited English Proficient students in some circumstances (please note that Title
III contains a provision that Title III funds may not be used to supplant other federal funds).
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State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
In addition, districts are encouraged to support literacy instruction using the authority in the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for districts to spend a portion of their IDEA
funds on coordinated early intervening services for students who are not children with disabilities,
but who need additional academic or behavioral support to succeed in regular education. These
funds apply to students receiving Tier II and III intervention services under the Response to
Intervention model. However, districts must use funds under these programs consistent with existing
program requirements.
The reading allocation of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) is a state funding
source, which may be used to support reading coaches who were previously supported through
federal funds (i.e.
Reading First
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categorical funds may be used to support reading coaches.
Literacy/Reading Coaches Previously Funded by State/Local Funds
Reading coaches who were previously funded by state/local funds may continue to be funded by
state/local funds; or they may be supported by federal funds if supplement/not supplant issues are
properly addressed.
To fully explain the supplement/not supplant implications, it is important to understand the basic
requirements. The OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement provides guidance to auditors
regarding tests to determine if supplanting has occurred. Auditors will presume supplanting has
occurred if any of the following practices have taken place:
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A grantee uses federal funds to provide services that the grantee is required to make available
under other federal, state or local laws; or
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A grantee uses federal funds to provide services that the grantee provided with non-federal
funds in the prior year; or
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A grantee uses federal funds to provide services for participating children that the grantee
provides with non-federal funds for non-participating children.
These presumptions may be rebutted only if the grantee can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
auditors that the grantee would not have provided the services in question with non-federal funds,
had the federal funds not been available. In other words, the question to be answered is: “What
would the grantee have done in the absence of federal funds?” Questions regarding these
supplement/not supplant provisions may be addressed to the Bureau of Contracts, Grants, and
Procurement at 850/245-0735.
For further assistance, please feel free to contact the Just Read, Florida! Office at
850/245-0503 or via email at justread@fldoe.org.
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