Appropriates $13,975,800 for the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Central Services for fiscal year 2018; directs the use for literacy programs, intervention services, math initiative programs and limited English proficiency programs; directs the use of funds for student assessments; directs the use for wireless technology infrastructure; directs the use for professional development; provides legislative intent for content and curriculum; provides guidance on year-end reconciliation; provides legislative intent for technology content and curriculum; and defines terms.

ThisistheFiscalYear2018appropriationfortheCentralServicesDivisionofthePublicSchoolsEducational Support Program in the amount of $13,975,800, which is a decrease of 4.7% over the current appropriation. This division includes those moneys in the public schools support budget that are expended at the state level for the benefit of all school districts. There are eight line items in this appropriation. Line item 1 provides $2,142,000 one-time from the General Fund for statewide Wi-Fi services. This is for the final year of the five year contract. Line item 3 removes $950,000 from contracting for digital content and curriculum and transfers this amount to the Children's Division to be distributed to school districts and charter schools. Line item 5 provides $300,000 for Mastery-Based Education transferred in from the Children's Division to be used to contract for professional development to be made available statewide. Line item 6 removes $750,000 previously transferred from State Department of Education to the Office of the State Board of Education to conduct school improvement evaluations. Line item 7 provides $800,000 for an increase in English language curriculum. Line item 8 adds $61,300 for literary coach positions. Line item 9 reduces $300,000 from the General Fund to contract for services to train administrators on teacher evaluations. Line item 10 adds $110,000 from the General Fund from the Children's Division to the Central Services Division for continued maintenance and development of online portals pursuant to Section 33-1024, Idaho Code.