What is the overall goal of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF)?
The primary purpose of funding to states and school districts under the SFSF is two-fold: job retention/creation to help avoid layoffs of teachers and personnel, and school improvement/student achievement. The SFSF allocations to states and local school districts are to be distributed quickly to help stabilize budgets and to help fulfill long-term goals for student achievement and school improvement in four areas: enhanced standards and assessments, including those for English language learners and for students with disabilities; establishment of pre-K to college and career data systems that track academic progress and foster continuous improvement; teacher quality and equitable distribution of qualified teachers, particularly for at-risk students; and increased support and interventions for schools in need of improvement.
