Direct Aid to Public Education [197]
Secretarial Area: Education
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $5,172,176,944 $1,513,919,428 $6,686,096,372
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $5,240,274,596 $1,551,511,573 $6,791,786,169
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $5,405,446,474 $1,616,964,155 $7,022,410,629
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $5,520,990,008 $1,786,229,047 $7,307,219,055
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $5,675,304,086 $1,698,600,564 $7,373,904,650
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $5,962,959,274 $1,680,290,210 $7,643,249,484
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $6,258,717,882 $1,813,268,450 $8,071,986,332
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation $6,273,121,194 $1,808,802,989 $8,081,924,183
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $46,975,264 ($40,534,539) $6,440,725
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments ($61,378,576) $45,000,000 ($16,378,576)
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $6,516,907,074 $1,834,700,304 $8,351,607,378
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation $6,451,298,933 $1,804,662,989 $8,255,961,922
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $107,936,685 $30,037,315 $137,974,000
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments ($42,328,544) $0 ($42,328,544)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Increase general fund support for school employee retirement contributions Decision Package
  Adjusts the use of Literary funds used to support public school employee retirement contributions based on the latest Literary Fund revenue projections provided by the Department of Treasury.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $80,000,000 $0
Nongeneral Fund ($80,000,000) $0
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Increase salaries for funded Standards of Quality instructional and support positions Decision Package
  Provides the state share of an additional two percent salary increase for funded Standards of Quality instructional and support positions, effective July 1, 2019. This increase is in addition to the three percent increase provided in Chapter 2, 2018 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $87,569,974
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Increase Lottery proceeds for public education and allocate funding for the At-Risk Add-On and Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding to reflect an increase in the estimate of Lottery proceeds by $39.9 million in FY 2019 and $30.4 million in FY 2020 above the appropriations in Chapter 2, 2018 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. In both fiscal years, the additional Lottery proceeds are used to increase the At-Risk Add-On program appropriation and to increase the Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation program appropriation, with approximately $35.0 million in additional appropriation for each program over the biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,390 ($1,767)
Nongeneral Fund $39,865,461 $30,437,315
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Capture savings from revised student enrollment projections Decision Package
  Updates costs for public education using enrollment projections based on the latest fall membership counts, which are lower than projected for 2019.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($20,399,187) ($34,815,658)
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Modify staffing ratios for school counselors Decision Package
  Provides funding to support additional school counselors in Virginia's public elementary, middle, and high schools. This funding represents the state cost to modify the counselor ratios in elementary school from 1:500 to 1:375, in middle school from 1:400 to 1:325, and in high school from 1:350 to 1:300, with the intent to provide additional funding in subsequent fiscal years to eventually achieve a ratio of 1:250 for all public elementary, middle, and high schools. This is a recommendation of both the Board of Education and the Children's Cabinet Student Safety Workgoup.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $35,965,573
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Adjust sales tax revenues for public education to reflect estimated revenue from internet sales Decision Package
  Adjusts sales tax revenues for public education to reflect additional estimated revenues from internet sales.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $13,526,181
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Update cost of Special Education Regional Tuition Decision Package
  Updates the state cost for approved public Special Education Regional Tuition school programs based on updated enrollment data.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($9,705,768) ($2,836,150)
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Update sales tax revenues for public education Decision Package
  Updates sales tax dedicated to public education based on the Department of Taxation's November 2018 education sales tax forecast.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,770,389 $6,140,806
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Provide state support for the Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus program Decision Package
  Provides state support for the Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus (VPI+) program currently supported by federal Preschool Development Grant funds, which expire after FY 2019.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $9,678,780
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Update costs of Lottery programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for certain educational programs that exceed the foundation of the Standards of Quality based on actual and updated projections for participation. The reduction in costs for Lottery programs saves a like amount of general fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($5,976,448) ($3,177,999)
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Update program participation for Remedial Summer School and English as a Second Language Decision Package
  Updates costs of the Remedial Summer School and English as a Second Language Standards of Quality programs to reflect actual enrollment for FY 2019 and revised projections for FY 2020.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,534,957) ($3,608,728)
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Support the Norfolk Botanical Garden's The Garden of Tomorrow project Decision Package
  Provides one-time support for the Norfolk Botanical Garden's The Garden of Tomorrow project to enhance environmental education in the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,000,000 $0
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Transfer certain Virginia Preschool Initiative program appropriations from Direct Aid to Department of Education Central Office Decision Package
  Transfers the appropriations for Virginia Preschool Initiative teacher professional development and Virginia Preschool Initiative classroom observations from Direct Aid to the Department of Education, Central Office Operations. The Department of Education is required to contract with the University of Virginia to provide these services, and funding for Department of Education contracts is appropriated under the central office.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($650,000) ($1,050,000)
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Transfer nongeneral fund Virtual Virginia appropriation from Direct Aid to Department of Education Central Office Decision Package
  Transfers the nongeneral fund appropriation for Virtual Virginia tuition revenues from Direct to Public Education to the Department of Education, Central Office Operations, which is where the receipt and expenditure of those revenues occurs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($400,000) ($400,000)
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Update costs of incentive programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for certain educational programs that exceed the foundation of the Standards of Quality. These programs are designed to address educational needs of specific targeted student populations. Funding for these programs is primarily formula-driven and subject to changes in fall membership, participation rates, and test scores.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($224,746) ($360,261)
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Update costs of categorical programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for certain 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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($206,622) ($250,292)
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Support the Virginia Arts Festival World Class Education Program Decision Package
  Provides funding for the Virginia Arts Festival World Class Education Program to support arts education programming and partnerships with local school divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $400,000
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Update sales tax distribution for school age population Decision Package
  Updates the sales tax distribution to local school divisions based on the latest yearly estimate of school age population provided by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $320,390
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Enhance local capacity and quality of Virginia Preschool Initiative programs Decision Package
  Reallocates savings realized under the Virginia Preschool Initiative - Provisional Teacher Licensure program to increase local capacity for and quality of classroom observations, the use of readiness data, and professional development in Virginia Preschool Initiative programs. Of the $2 million in savings, $1.7 million supports grants to localities to purchase and effectively implement evidence-based curriculum and to conduct Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) observations by local observers, and $300,320 is transferred to the Department of Education, Central Office Operations, to support positions and training focused on individualized professional development and to support local implementation of curriculum and observations. This initiative supports implementation of the Department of Education's November 2018 Plan to Ensure High-Quality Instruction in All Virginia Preschool Initiative Classrooms.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($300,320)
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Establish the PreK-2 Active Learning pilot program Decision Package
  Establishes a pilot program to encourage active learning for students in pre-kindergarten through second grade.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Establish the Robots for Autism pilot program Decision Package
  Establishes a pilot program to encourage the use of robots to aid in the education of students on the autism spectrum.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Establish the Grow Your Own Teacher pilot program Decision Package
  Establishes a pilot program to provide scholarships to high school graduates who attend a baccalaureate institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and subsequently teach in high-need public schools in their school division of residence.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $200,000
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Increase support for the Great Aspirations Scholarship Program (GRASP) Decision Package
  Increases support for the Great Aspirations Scholarship Program (GRASP) to provide students and families in need access to financial aid, scholarships, and counseling to maximize educational opportunities for students.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $200,000
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Update cost of National Board Certification Program Decision Package
  Updates the cost of bonus payments under the National Board Certification Program based on the actual number of classroom teachers in Virginia's public schools who hold certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($41,787) ($103,844)
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Update data for regional career and technical education center grants Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for grants to regional career and technical education centers to reflect nine regional centers in the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years. The calculation for Chapter 2, 2018 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, included an additional regional center that converted to a local center as of the 2017-2018 school year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($60,000) ($60,000)
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Adjust Certification Date for FY 2020 Compensation Supplement Decision Package
  Changes the certification date for the FY 2020 compensation supplement from April 1, 2019, to June 1, 2019. This change allows school divisions to submit this certification in conjunction with their May 2019 Required Local Effort/Required Local Match data collection and certification, thereby consolidating multiple submissions for school division staff and superintendents and eliminating the need for the Department of Education to collect additional data in April 2019.
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Amend accreditation status for the Targeted Extended/Enriched School Year and Year-round School Grants Decision Package
  Modifies budget language for the Targeted Extended/Enriched School Year and Year-round School Grants program to align budget language with the Board of Education's revised Standards of Accreditation.
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Amend At-Risk Add-On language to align with the revised Standards of Accreditation Decision Package
  Modifies budget language regarding the withholding of At-Risk Add-On funds to align with the Board of Education's revised Standards of Accreditation.
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Increase division cap for school security equipment grants Decision Package
  Increases the division cap for school security equipment grants from $100,000 to $250,000. This is a recommendation of the Children's Cabinet Student Safety Workgoup.
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Modify language for the Achievable Dream partnership with Newport News Decision Package
  Removes language stipulating that funding for the Achievable Dream partnership with Newport News school division is in lieu of a like amount from the Neighborhood Assistance Program Tax Credits.
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Modify language to include Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment support for provisionally licensed minority teachers Decision Package
  Adds the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment to the allowable tests for which grants may be awarded to school divisions, teacher preparation programs, or nonprofit organizations in the Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, and Hampton Roads regions to subsidize test fees and the cost of tutoring for provisionally licensed minority teachers seeking full licensure in Virginia.
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Redirect FY 2019 savings from Virginia Preschool Initiative provisional teacher licensure appropriation Decision Package
  Adds budget language to allow any FY 2019 balances from the Virginia Preschool Initiative - Provisional Teacher Licensure appropriation to be awarded for Virginia Preschool Initiative start-up or expansion grants, and for any remaining balances to be carried forward to FY 2020 to support Virginia Preschool Initiative waiting list slots.
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Literary and General Fund Revenues for Retirement Cost General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $111.3 million in the first year from the Literary Fund for Virginia Retirement System (VRS) payments. It also directs a total of $35.0 million towards school construction support as follows: 1) $30.0 million for Literary Fund school construction loans that will revolve back to the Literary Fund, and; 2) $5.0 million towards an interest rate subsidy program, based on the parameters established in Senate Bill 1093 as passed during the 2019 Session. Senate Bill 1093 authorizes a 100 percent interest rate subsidy for school divisions with local composite index of 0.2500 and below and a 50 percent interest rate subsidy for school divisions with a local composite index greater than 0.2500 but no greater than 0.4000. There is a $7.5 million maximum total loan amount that a subsidy interest rate will be paid. The remaining $30.0 million in Literary Fund revenues shall be used to provide school construction loans for projects that are on the First Priority Waiting List. This amendment also includes a technical correction.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($45,000,000) $0
Nongeneral Fund $45,000,000 $0
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Remove Proposed Funding for Additional 2.0 Percent Salary Increase Incentive General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment maintains the $131.0 million in funding for salary incentives that is reflected in the current adopted budget, Chapter 2, from the 2018 Special Session I. This amendment removes funding proposed in House Bill 1700 as introduced for additional compensation incentive.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($87,158,699)
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Flexibility for 5.0 Percent Salary Increase Incentives General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the funding for salary incentives such that school divisions will have a number of percent options to offer pay increases to employees. The base budget includes $131 million in the second year for a 3.0 percent salary incentive pay increase with an effective date of July 1, 2019. The state share of the 3.0 percent salary increase would be given to school divisions that certify that they will provide at least 3.0 percent in either the first or second year or through a combination over both years. This amendment adds an additional 2.0 percent increase with an effective date of September 1, 2019. The state share of the 2.0 percent salary increase would be given to school divisions that certify that they will provide up to a 2.0 percent salary increase in the second year by September 1, 2019. Any local school division pay increase provided in the first year that is above the 3.0 percent will not count toward the 2.0 percent salary increase in the second year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $72,777,410
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School Counselor Ratio General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $12 million in the second year from the general fund to increase state support for additional school counselors in elementary, middle, and high schools pursuant to House Bill 2053. The legislative intent is to lower the school counselor ratios beginning in fiscal year 2020 as follows: from one school counselor per 500 students to one counselor per 455 students in elementary schools, from one school counselor per 400 students to one counselor per 370 students in middle schools, and from one school counselor per 350 students to one counselor per 325 students in high schools.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($23,809,119)
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Increase At-Risk Add-On General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $10.6 million from the general fund the first year and $14.3 million from the general fund the second year to increase the At-Risk Add-on percentages, from 13.0 percent to 14.5 percent in fiscal year 2019 and from 14.0 to 16.0 percent in fiscal year 2020 compared to Chapter 2 budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($10,677,115) $0
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Back-fill Expired Federal Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus Grant General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment back-fills a portion of an expired federal grant program and provides $6.1 million for up to 1,530 slots in the 13 school divisions that had participated in the federal Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus program. The local composite index match is capped at 0.4000 for fiscal year 2020 and then capped at 0.5000 beginning in fiscal year 2021.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($3,539,221)
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Available Undistributed Virginia Preschool Initiative Balance General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures $2.2 million the first year from the general fund in available undistributed balances in the Virginia Preschool Initiative. All requested slots have been filled for the school divisions. A total of 17,122 full-time slots and 535 half-day slots have been funded.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,236,657) $0
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Balance from Virginia Preschool Initiative Provisional Teacher Licensure Requests General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures $2.0 million the first year from the general fund in available balances in the Virginia Preschool Initiative - Provisional Teacher Licensure initiative that was established during the 2018 Session. The original budgeted amount was over estimated and subsequently is not needed to fund the actual number of preschool teachers in public schools that need financial support to complete their licensure requirements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,000,000) $0
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Norfolk Botanical Gardens General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures $2.0 million the first year from the general fund for deferring funding to the new Norfolk Botanical Garden's 'The Garden of Tomorrow' project.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,000,000) $0
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New Grants for Virginia Preschool Initiative Local Curriculum & Classroom Observations General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment saves $1.7 million the second year from the general fund for the new Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) grants that were included in the introduced budget for local curriculum and classroom observations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,699,678)
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Computer Science Training General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment allocates $550,000 each year from the general fund to CodeVA for the professional development and courses provided to teachers related to computer science learning in the classroom. There is a companion amendment to transfer this funding to Direct Aid.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $550,000 $550,000
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Academies of Hampton General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,763 the second year from the general fund to support Hampton City School (HCS) division for its Academies of Hampton. The one-time funding would pay for completion of course curriculum that is focused on the workforce needs of employers within the Hampton Roads region, materials and equipment needed to implement career and college academies in each of the high schools. Additionally, funding will support the ongoing efforts of HCS to provide on-site visits, materials and support to other school divisions to transform the high school experience and meet the standards established by Virginia's Profile of a Graduate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $500,763
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Targeted Joint School Division Incentive General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $400,000 the second year from the general fund to Alleghany County school division in support of the efforts of the Alleghany County School Board, Alleghany County Board of Supervisors, Covington City School Board and the Covington City Council toward investigating and determining benefits of operating a joint school division. The Covington School Board, Alleghany County School Board, the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors, and the Covington City Council have all recently appointed two members from each of the respective governing bodies to form a Committee to explore the necessary steps and actions needed for the creation of a joint school board in the Alleghany Highlands. The additional incentive funds would be used for legal fees, studies, and any other expenses associated with the planning of a joint school system between Alleghany County and Covington City public schools. Alleghany County Public Schools is currently operating in the final year of the fifteen year adjusted local composite index that has been in place since Clifton Forge reverted to a town. Since the 2004 reversion, Alleghany County has lost 34 percent of its enrollment and has gone from 2,993 students to 1,968 students in the Fall of 2018. A joint school system in the Alleghany Highlands would offer area students more diverse opportunities and would be a more efficient use of tax payer funds at both the local and state level. In the event that the Committee does not come up with a consolidation plan for Alleghany County Public Schools and Covington City Schools, the remainder of the incentive money would be allocated and used to support their jointly operated career and technical center, Jackson River Technical Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $400,000
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Virginia Arts Festival World Class Education Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment saves $400,000 the second year from the general fund for the newly proposed Virginia Arts Festival World Class Education Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($400,000)
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Active Learning Pilot Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures $250,000 the second year from the general fund for the new Active Learning Pilot program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($250,000)
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Dual Enrollment Faculty Credential Tuition Grant Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 the second year from the general fund to fund tuition scholarships on behalf of licensed high school teachers in public schools divisions that enroll in courses in higher education institutions to earn additional credentialing necessary to teach dual enrollment courses in their local public high school.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Teacher Residency Partnerships General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases grants for teacher residency partnerships between university teacher preparation programs and the Petersburg, Norfolk, and Richmond City school divisions and any other university teacher preparation programs and hard to staff school divisions to help improve new teacher training and retention for hard to staff schools. The grants will support a site specific residency model program for preparation, planning, development, and implementation including possible stipends in the program to attract qualified candidates and mentors.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Grow Your Own Teacher General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment transfers $200,000 the second year from the general fund for the Grow Your Own Teacher initiative to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia for development and administration of a scholarship tuition assistance program for high school graduates who are committed to attend a baccalaureate institution of higher education in Virginia and to subsequently teach in a high-need public school in their school division of residence.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($200,000)
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Expand Virtual Virginia General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $150,000 the second year from the general fund to expand the current Virtual Virginia initiative. The additional general fund allocation for Virtual Virginia will be used within the existing high school model to expand the availability of digital curriculum resources via Virtual Virginia and to provide professional development to divisions which includes best practices facilitating the use of such digital resources. The additional digital resources and professional development will be offered to all school divisions statewide. The new language further directs the Department of Education to develop a plan that establishes a possible per-student, per-course fee schedule for local school divisions to participate in Virtual Virginia coursework. The plan must include data reporting on the existing Virtual Virginia initiative.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $150,000
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Great Aspirations Scholarship Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 the second year from the general fund for Great Aspirations Scholarship Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($100,000)
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Robots for Learning Pilot Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 the second year from the general fund for the new Robots for Learning Pilot program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($50,000)
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Technical - Linwood Holton Governor's School General Assembly Adjustment
  This technical amendment captures $14,804 in the first year from the general fund for updating the Linwood Holton Academic Governor's School student enrollment.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($14,804) $0
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Clarify language for instructional and support salaries (Executive Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies that school divisions unable to meet the eligibility requirements to receive state funding for the three percent salary increase approved for instructional and support salaries by the 2018 General Assembly are eligible for the add
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Community Schools Best Practices Report General Assembly Adjustment
  New budget language requires the Department of Education, in consultation with Communities In Schools of Virginia and other relevant stakeholders, to develop, distribute to each local school division, and report to the Governor and General Assembly, no later than November 1, 2019, guidance on best practices for local school divisions to transition existing schools to community schools. Such guidance shall include best practices for removing nonacademic barriers to learning as a means to enhance student academic success in public elementary and secondary schools throughout the Commonwealth
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Praxis Assistance for Provisionally Licensed Minority Teachers General Assembly Adjustment
  This language amendment broadens support and eligibility to all minority licensed teachers in Virginia to receive financial assistance to help obtain their teacher license rather than just those in the Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, and Hampton Roads regions.
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School Security Equipment Grants General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases the School Security Equipment Grant annual allocation from $6.0 million to $12.0 million beginning in the second year. It also increases the total amount of the grant awards from $30.0 million to $60.0 million over any ongoing revolving five year period.
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Testing Coordinators and Licensed Behavior Analysts General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds additional flexibility language for school divisions to hire testing coordinators and licensed behavior analysts with At-Risk Add-on funds, which may help reduce workloads of school counselors and free-up the counselors time which then can be dedicated to supporting students' non-academic related needs.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-04-2025 01:38:02