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SFSF

What is the SFSF program and what can its funds be used for?

The State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program is a new one-time appropriation of funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Specifically, SFSF directly falls under the second and fourth principles that guide the distribution and use of ARRA funds:

  • Improve student achievement through school improvement and reform. ARRA funds should be used to improve student achievement.
  • Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully to minimize the "funding cliff." ARRA represents a historic infusion of funds that is expected to be temporary. Depending on the program, these funds are available for only two to three years. These funds should be invested in ways that do not result in unsustainable continuing commitments after the funding expires.

Of the amount appropriated, monies will be distributed by formula under the SFSF program in exchange for a commitment to advance essential education reforms to benefit students from early learning through post-secondary education, including:

  • College- and career-ready standards and high-quality, valid and reliable assessments for all students
  • Development and use of pre-K through post-secondary and career data systems
  • Increasing teacher effectiveness and ensuring an equitable distribution of qualified teachers
  • And turning around the lowest-performing schools

These funds will help stabilize state and local government budgets in order to minimize and avoid reductions in education, teachers and professors. The program may also help support the modernization, renovation, and repair of school and college facilities.

How much funding will SFSF receive under ARRA?

SFSF will receive $56.3 billion in funding.

Which Gale products align with the requirements for ARRA's SFSF funding?

Gale Professional Development resources provide educators 24/7, unlimited, simultaneous access to proven strategies that work in the classroom. Gale has partnered with leading publishers like ASCD and Linworth to bring the highest quality professional development tools focused on working with disadvantaged students. Titles include:

  • Research Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
  • Research Based Strategies To Ignite Student Learning
  • Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners
  • How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms

In addition, Gale's Testing & Education Reference Center (TERC) — loaded with information on colleges and technical schools, and practice entrance exams — shows students what to expect and how to prepare to get to, and excel at, the next level. TERC also helps interested scholars prepare financially for their endeavor by identifying financial aid and other monetary sources available to them and offers tips on how to secure these available funds.

Gale digital resources are designed to supplement and extend classroom learning. Many of these resources are acquired via a purchase model. This ownership model allows schools and districts to create a sustainable program, while mitigating future costs. Gale resources can be used well beyond the life of the ARRA funding and can help offset other curriculum costs.

 GALE PRODUCT (Click + for criteria matches) TITLE 1 TITLE II-D IDEA SFSF
KidsInfo Bits with ReadSpeaker functionality
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Establish or expand fiscally sustainable extended learning opportunities for students in targeted assistance programs
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Use technology to help students improve achievement
  • Students become technology literate by end of 8th grade
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities
ASCD Professional Development Collection and Linworth eBooks through Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Identify and train highly effective teachers for schoolwide programs
    Establish intensive, year-long teacher training for all teachers and the principals in an elementary school
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Professional development – how to use technology effectively to improve teaching and learning
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Provide intensive, district-wide professional development for special education and regular education teachers
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Focus funds on short-term investments with the potential for long-term benefits
  • Increase teacher effectiveness and address inequities in the distribution of highly qualified teachers for all students, particularly students who are most in need
Educator's Reference Complete
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Identify and train highly effective teachers for schoolwide programs
  • Establish intensive, year-long teacher training for all teachers and the principals in an elementary school
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Professional development – how to use technology effectively to improve teaching and learning
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Provide intensive, district-wide professional development for special education and regular education teachers
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Increase teacher effectiveness and address inequities in the distribution of highly qualified teachers for all students, particularly students who are most in need
Science Resource Center
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Provide new opportunities for schoolwide programs for secondary school students to use high-quality, online courseware as supplemental learning materials in science and math
  • Establish or expand fiscally sustainable extended learning opportunities for students in targeted assistance programs
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Use technology to help students improve achievement
    Help students become technology literate by end of 8th grade
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Increase teacher effectiveness and address inequities in the distribution of highly qualified teachers for all students, particularly students who are most in need
Gale Virtual Reference Library
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Identify and train highly effective teachers for schoolwide programs
  • Establish intensive, year-long teacher training for all teachers and the principals in an elementary school
  • Establish or expand fiscally sustainable extended learning opportunities for students in targeted assistance programs
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Use technology to help students improve achievement
  • Help students become technology literate by end of 8th grade
  • Professional development – how to use technology effectively to improve teaching and learning
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities
  • Provide intensive, district–wide professional development for special education and regular education teachers
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Focus funds on short-term investments with the potential for long-term benefits
  • Increase teacher effectiveness and address inequities in the distribution of highly qualified teachers for all students, particularly students who are most in need
Global Issues in Context
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Provide new opportunities for schoolwide programs for secondary school students to use high-quality, online courseware as supplemental learning materials in science and math
  • Establish or expand fiscally sustainable extended learning opportunities for students in targeted assistance programs
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Use technology to help students improve achievement
  • Help students become technology literate by end of 8th grade
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Critical Thinking
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Establish or expand fiscally sustainable extended learning opportunities for students in targeted assistance programs
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Use technology to help students improve achievement
  • Help students become technology literate by end of 8th grade
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities
Student Resource Center
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities
History Resource Center
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Focus funds on short-term investments with the potential for long-term benefits
Literature Resource Center
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Establish or expand fiscally sustainable extended learning opportunities for students in targeted assistance programs
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Focus funds on short-term investments with the potential for long-term benefits
Testing & Education Reference Center
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • Use technology to help students improve academic achievement
REQUIRED CRITERIA:
  • College- and career-ready standards and high-quality, valid and reliable assessments for all students
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
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