MONDAY SUPERINTENDENT E-MAIL ON TUESDAY – 5/31/11
The Monday E-mail contains information on the following KDE-related topics:
- FY 2012 District Funding Allocations
- FY 2011 Transportation Adjustment End-of-Year Data
- 2011 Chinese Bridge Delegation open for applications
If you have questions about the specific items, please see the contact information for each item.
Items from KDE
FY 2012 District Funding Allocations
KDE has posted the FY2012 the TENTATIVE Allocations for both State and Federal Programs (link is below). Please keep in mind that these are TENTATIVE planning amounts that will be updated as additional information becomes available. At this time many of the Federal programs have not released their final allocation amounts and the State funding remains subject to reductions required to address the “funding gap” included in the FY12 state budget. KDE recommends districts budget conservatively until final district allocations are posted on the KDE website.
http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Administrative+Resources/Finance+and+Funding/Budgets/Fiscal+Year+Grant+Allocations.htm
FY 2011 Transportation Adjustment End-of-Year Data
The FY 2011 Transportation Adjustment End-of-Year data is due to KDE by close of business on June 30, 2011. Please submit the data through the SEEK District Data Submission web based system at the following KDE link https://odss.education.ky.gov/webforms/ under Transportation Adjustment EOY.
If your district does not have any Transportation Adjustment End-of-Year data to report, please notify Debra Vaughan by e-mail at Debra.Vaughan@education.ky.gov that the district does not have any Transportation Adjustment End-of-Year data to report.
If you have any questions relating to the Transportation Adjustment End-of-Year data or submission, please contact Debra Vaughan by e-mail or phone at 502-564-3846.
Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.
Items from Outside Agencies
2011 Chinese Bridge Delegation open for applications
To help education decision makers start and expand their Chinese language and culture programs, the College Board and Hanban (Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters) announce the 2011 Chinese Bridge Delegation — a one-week education trip hosted by Hanban. The program focuses on school visits, cultural activities and educational workshops and will take place November 3-11.
Participants will:
visit Chinese K–12 schools, meet with Chinese educators and observe classes establish meaningful partnerships with Chinese schools and network with colleagues from the U.S. learn about best practices and resources to build and support Chinese language and culture programs experience China firsthand and marvel at the rich traditional culture set against stunning modern development
Eligible participants include district and school leaders and other decision makers with oversight of foreign language learning. Participants in past delegations are not eligible to apply. The registration fee is $900, and participants also are responsible for transportation fees to hub city for international departure. Delegates are provided with, and do not need to pay for, international round-trip airfare, accommodations, food and travel expenses in China.
The priority application deadline is June 3. To apply, visit www.collegeboard.com/chinesebridge.