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The following information and links may help you find answers to some of your EJF questions or concerns:

U.S. Department of Education website at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/educationjobsfund/index.html:

The Ed Jobs program provides assistance to States to save or create education jobs for school year (SY) 2010-2011, [1] including many positions ordinarily paid for with State or local funds. A local educational agency (LEA) may use Ed Jobs funds for compensation and benefits and other expenses, such as support services, necessary to retain existing employees, to recall or rehire former employees, and to hire new employees, in order to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary education and related services. An LEA may use Ed Jobs funds to support, for example, teachers, principals, academic coaches, paraprofessionals, counselors, librarians, secretaries, social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, nurses, athletic coaches, security officers, custodians, bus drivers, and cafeteria workers.

EJF guidance with more details on allowable uses of these funds is available at:

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/educationjobsfund/applicant.html, scroll down to 'Guidance for States on the Education Jobs Fund Program' and click on the MS Word (208K).

Track grants awards for EJF:

http://www.educationjobsfund.gov/Pages/home.aspx.

EJF information on the WV Department of Education website:

http://wvde.state.wv.us/achieve21/.

Authorizing Statute: go to http://www2.ed.gov/programs/educationjobsfund/legislation.html and scroll down to 'Authorizing Statute for the Education Jobs Fund' and clink on the MS Word (41K).
All receipeints of the Education Jobs Fund must comply with the assurances of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) -- 20 U.S.C. 1232e -- located on the United States Code website at: http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t17t20+4092+0++%28General%20Education%20Provisions%20Act%29%20%20AND%20%28%2820%29%20ADJ%20USC%29%3ACITE%20AND%20%28USC%20w%2F10%20%281232e%29%29%3ACITE%20%20AND%20%28CHAPTER%20ADJ%20%2831%29%29%3AEXPCITE%20AND%20%28SUBCHAPTER%20ADJ%20%28III%29%29%3AEXPCITE%20AND%20%28PART%20ADJ%20%283%29%29%3AEXPCITE%20%20%20%20%20 .

[1] An LEA that has funds remaining after SY 2010-2011 may use those remaining funds through September 30, 2012.