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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">SIF Budget Narrative Now
Online—October 10 -<SPAN class=606461615-13102008> </SPAN>31<?xml:namespace
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
size=3>See SIF Data Collection and SIF Funding
Timeline<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><SPAN
class=606461615-13102008><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Summary: </FONT><FONT
face=Arial>This message contains information regarding the launch of the
2008-09 SIF Budget Narrative and 2007-08 SIF CarryOver collections. ODE will be
using these tools to collect narrative and budget data from school
districts, ESDs, youth correction and juvenile detention programs to explain how
they plan to spend their SIF grant funds for 2008-09 and carryover funds from
2007-08.</FONT> </FONT></P></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></B>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">SIF Grants—<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Improvement Over Two
Years</I>:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">ODE awarded <A
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1800">School Improvement Fund
(SIF) Grants</A> to districts, ESDs, and youth corrections and juvenile programs
in October 2007. The Legislature funded SIF Grants to increase student
achievement over two years. Implementation of the <U>same</U> evidence-based
areas and activities over a two-year period is a requirement of the grant. <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">The department will compile SIF budget and program data
following each implementation year to prepare a report to present to the
Legislature in February 2009 and in February 2010. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Funding:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The <A
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/services/ssf/finance/estwarrants/trams-sif-payment-calculator-as-of-4_11_2008.pdf">2008-09
SIF allocations</A> will be deposited in district and program treasury accounts
after grant recipients have successfully submitted their SIF Budget Narrative
for Year Two and their SIF Data from Year One. Updated <A
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/services/ssf/finance/estwarrants/trams-sif-payment-calculator-as-of-10_10_2008.pdf">SIF
Allocations for 2007-08 and 2008-09</A> are also available on the SIF
website.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Instructions:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">For instructions on how
to access the 2008-09 SIF Budget Narrative, click on <A
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/services/ssf/finance/estwarrants/sif-budget-narrative-10_10_08-w_ja.pdf">Budget
Narrative Instructions</A>. These instructions are also available on the SIF
website<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Timeline:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">BUDGET
NARRATIVE,</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> October
10—31<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Grant recipients
complete the online <A href="https://district.ode.state.or.us/">2008-09 SIF
Budget Narrative</A>, part of the CIP Budget Workbook. The following bullets
provide a measure of implementation flexibility:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Carry
Over<B>—</B>2007-08 SIF Grant funds may be carried over until <?xml:namespace
prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date
w:st="on" Month="6" Day="30" Year="2009">June 30, 2009</st1:date>; 2008-09 SIF
Grant funds may be carried over until <st1:date w:st="on" Month="6" Day="30"
Year="2010">June 30, 2010</st1:date>. Carry over will be reflected in the SIF
Budget Narrative.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Shifting
Funds<B>—</B>SIF grant recipients may shift funds among object codes <U>within
approved areas<B> </B>and among approved areas</U> not to exceed $5,000 or 5% of
the total grant, whichever is less.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">ADMw
Adjustments<B>—</B>Adjustments for final ADMw amounts will be made in November
following the fiscal year funds were received.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Please note: SIF Budget
Narratives <U>must</U> reflect approved SIF Applications. </SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">If you have questions
about this requirement, please contact Mike Wiltfong and Julie Anderson
<U>before</U> you fill out the online Budget Narrative. Thank
you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=2> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">DATA
COLLECTION,</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> November 3—21
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 45.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">After successfully
submitting the SIF Budget Narrative, grant recipients will complete the online
2007-08 SIF Data Collection. Submission rules for the SIF Data Collection will
be posted in late October. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Please note: <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ODE will pre-fill data collection fields
1- 6 <U>and</U> 8. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></I></B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The
fields are described in <A
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/opportunities/grants/nclb/title_i/a_basicprograms/schoolimprovement/sifguidance.doc">“Guidance
for the School Improvement Data Collection Requirements</A>,”</SPAN></I><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> pages 2-4<SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>During the SIF Data Collection window,
districts will complete fields 7 <U>and</U> 9-13.</B></SPAN></SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> Memorandum #
013-2007-2008 SIF Data Collection sent April 2008 linked to the above
document.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 45.0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">TREASURY ACCOUNT
DEPOSITS, </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Week of Nov. 24
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">A second deposit will be
made the week of Dec. 22 to allow for technical assistance, if
needed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Contact
Information<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Please e-mail <A
href="mailto:michael.wiltfong@state.or.us">Mike Wiltfong</A> <U>and</U> <A
href="mailto:Julie.anderson@state.or.us">Julie Anderson</A> with questions.
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