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ESSER and GEER I & II, and ARP - Revised MOE baseline sources

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A document dated August 11, 2021, titled ESSER and GEER I & II, and ARP - Revised MOE baseline sources, in which the Government of Puerto Rico identifies and describes the data sources used for State support for elementary and secondary education in FYs 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Charts list state funding sources, including Career and Technical Education, ESEA, and Adult Education & State Library Services, with the programs they fund. A second part covers State support for higher education, including General Fund transfers to the University of PR (11 campuses and units). A third part says the ESSER and GEER II baseline used overall expenditures from the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury (Hacienda), excluding federal sources and non-recurrent sources.

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August 11, 2021

                        ESSER and GEER I & II, and ARP - Revised MOE baseline sources:

(a) Identify and describe the data sources used in determining the levels of State support for elementary and
secondary education:

The Government of Puerto Rico has identified the data sources needed to calculate the baseline of the
state/local efforts that the State dedicate to provide elementary and secondary education services to students
enrolled in the public system, FYs: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In the following chart you will find the
description of the state data sources used for the required calculation:

     Source                State Program                                              Description
  1006                     Career and                  The activities that are funded with this source benefit the Career and
                           Technical                   Technical Education Program schools, such as: payroll and fringe
                           Education                   benefits for teachers and other program personnel; utilities, such as
                                                       potable water services; instructional materials; educational
                                                       equipment, computers, air conditioners for the schools and
                                                       classrooms; and scholarships for students.
  0001, 1008,              ESEA                        These state funds are utilized by the Agency for the following
  1009, 1010,                                          purposes: salaries and fringe benefits for teachers and support
  1416, 1642,                                          personnel (counselors and social workers, etc.) for the schools; and
  3002 & 3137                                          regional staff. Additionally, a portion of the identified sources are to
                                                       pay for utility’s costs for schools and offices. Plus, with these state
                                                       sources PRDE covers part of the services of the administration and
                                                       correction of the standardized statewide assessment required by the
                                                       Title I of ESEA, among other professional services. Moreover, the
                                                       costs of transportation services for our students, part of the food
                                                       services that PRDE offers, materials and equipment are financed
                                                       with the ESEA state budget. Likewise, since the 1008 source
                                                       corresponds to the state contribution for the Schoolwide program,
                                                       teachers and parents’ trainings, among other school activities are
                                                       covered through this share. In addition, part of these funds is utilized
                                                       to cover activities of the Special Education Program.
  1552                     Adult Education             Payroll and fringe benefits of teachers that provide services to adults
                           & State Library             of elementary and secondary education and other staff that performs
                           Services                    administrative and support tasks. Additionally, this fund is used to
                                                       buy part of the Adult Education Program materials needed. In
                                                       addition, part of the funds identified are destined to pay for the
                                                       salaries and fringe benefits of librarians and the State Library
                                                       Services Program administrative staff, and for materials needed.
  N/A                      All                         M1: the overall elementary and secondary certified enrollment data
                                                       of the Puerto Rico Department of Education, for a specific year.




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b) Identify and describe the data sources used in determining the levels of State support for higher
education:

The Government of Puerto Rico has also identified the data sources needed to calculate the baseline of the
state/local efforts that the State commit to provide services to students enrolled in the Institutions of Higher
Education ascribed to the Puerto Rico Department of Education and in the University of Puerto Rico, which
includes 11 campuses and units FYs: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In the following chart you will find the
description of the data sources used for the required calculation:

          Source             State Program                                   Description
  1696                     PRDE Higher              The activities that are funded with this source are payroll
                           Education                and fringe benefits for teachers and other personnel that
                                                    work in the institutes of higher education ascribed to the
                                                    Puerto Rico Department of Education.
  N/A                      PRDE Higher              Enrollment of the Institutes: overall enrollment data of
                           Education                all the institutes of higher education ascribed to the
                                                    Puerto Rico Department of Education, per year.
  General Fund             Transfers made to        These expenditures are fully related to operational needs
  Appropriations and       the University of PR     of the 11 campuses ascribed to the University of PR.
  Slot Machines            (11 campuses and
                           units)
  General Fund             Transfers made to        Most of these funds are for the payment of the Medical
  Appropriations (Joint    the University of PR     Science Campus resident’s payroll.
  Resolutions)             (11 campuses and
                           units)
  Funds Trainings,         Transfers made to        Trainings, seminars, tutoring & technical services for
  Seminars, Tutoring       the University of PR     both, the Central Government and the PR Department of
  & Technical Services     (11 campuses and         Education personnel.
                           units)
  Legislative              Transfers made to        The expenditures reported under this category are
  Scholarships             the University of PR     utilized for the provision of scholarships of students
                           (11 campuses and         enrolled in the University of PR.
                           units)
  N/A                      University of PR (11     Enrollment of the University of Puerto Rico: overall
                           campuses and units)      enrollment data of all the University of PR, per year.

c) Moreover, for the MOE Baseline calculation of the ESSER and GEER II programs, the Government of
Puerto Rico utilized the state overall expenditures, as provided by the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury
(Hacienda), per FY (2017, 2018 and 2019). The report provided contains all expenditure transactions for
operational purposes that were recorded in the central financial system, PRIFAS, with local/state funds,
excluding all federal sources and non-recurrent sources. In addition, it was determined that the costs incurred
for the State debt restructuring under the Title III Promesa Act were going to be excluded from this calculation.


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