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The following table shows the Department's initial estimated distribution of its funding and staffing by Strategic Plan objective. The Department does not have an accounting system that fully supports this breakout. Accordingly, where funds were split between objectives, estimates took into account knowledge about program components or evaluation study findings.
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Exhibit 3 Distribution of FY 1999 Funding and Staffing by Objective | |||
| Program ($ in millions) | S&E Funding ($ in 000s) | Staffing (FTE) | |
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| Total--unduplicated | $36,742.1 | $958.2 | 4,623 |
| Goal 1: Help all students reach standards. | $6,400.0 | $45.2 | 332 |
| Objective 1.1. States develop and implement standards. | $291.5 | $4.3 | 32 |
| Objective 1.2. School to work | $1,760.0 | $13.1 | 96 |
| Objective 1.3. Strong, safe, drug-free schools | $1,892.0 | $8.9 | 66 |
| Objective 1.4. Talented and dedicated teachers | $807.6 | $5.1 | 38 |
| Objective 1.5. Families and communities | $361.3 | $3.0 | 22 |
| Objective 1.6. Public school choice | $251.0 | $3.8 | 28 |
| Objective 1.7. Education technology | $1,021.0 | $6.9 | 51 |
| Goal 2: A solid foundation for all children | $13,775.1 | $42.0 | 309 |
| Objective 2.1. All children ready to learn | $1,906.6 | $2.9 | 22 |
| Objective 2.2. All children able to read by 3rd grade | $5,894.2 | $13.7 | 101 |
| Objective 2.3. All 8th graders master math | $3,361.3 | $10.3 | 76 |
| Objective 2.4. Special populations help | $2,613.0 | $15.1 | 111 |
| Goal 3: Postsecondary education and lifelong learning | $15,812.9 | $621.6 | 1,922 |
| Objective 3.1. Secondary students-information & support | $5,122.0 | $3.4 | 25 |
| Objective 3.2. Postsecondary students-financial aid & support | $10,712.4 | $184.6 | 1,358 |
| Objective 3.3. Postsecondary aid system | $389.3 | 213 | |
| Objective 3.4. Lifelong learning | $4,588.3 | $44.3 | 326 |
| Goal 4: ED a high-performance organization | $540.6 | $180.5 | 1,328 |
| Objective 4.1. Customer service | $26.4 | 194 | |
| Objective 4.2. Support for ED partners | $65.0 | $11.6 | 85 |
| Objective 4.3. Research and development | $475.6 | $59.1 | 435 |
| Objective 4.4. Information technology | $9.9 | 73 | |
| Objective 4.5. ED workforce/operational support | $23.3 | 172 | |
| Objective 4.6. Financial integrity | $44.6 | 328 | |
| Objective 4.7. Performance management | $5.5 | 41 | |
| Civil Rights | $79.3 | $69.0 | 731 |
| Duplicated Objectives | |||
| Objective 1.4 Talented and dedicated teachers | $1,558.5 | $9.1 | 67 |
| Objective 2.4 Special populations help | $13,642.8 | $49.0 | 361 |
Constructing this table for postsecondary education and lifelong learning was relatively easy. However, many K-12 programs have multiple purposes and functions and did not fit as easily into one or two objectives.
Two objectives were particularly cross-cutting, such that major programs could count as meeting them plus at least one other. These were the professional development objective (Objective 1.4) and support for K-12 special populations (Objective 2.4). For example, Title I is totally aimed at improving education for special populations, but, at the same time, it provides billions of dollars for reading and math instruction and thus is the major source of support for Objectives 2.2 and 2.3 (the reading and math objectives).
The funds shown in the unduplicated part of the table for Objective 1.4 and 2.4 include programs or parts of programs which had little or no overlap with other objectives. We also calculated duplicated totals for these two objectives (shown at the bottom of the table) in which were counted all or part of programs that supported professional development or special populations, regardless of whether the program also supported other objectives. As can be seen, a substantial portion of the Department's K-12 funding goes for special populations ($13.6 billion out of the $20.2 billion for Goals 1 and 2.).
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