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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2006
Fund Code: 790
Alternative Education Program for Suspended and Expelled Students and Other At-Risk Students
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $ 582,912 (State) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $4,159,224 |
PURPOSE: The purposes of the grant program are to:
assist school districts to develop and establish middle school and high school level alternative education programs and services for students suspended or expelled from school; or provide for students, who are at risk of dropping out of school, alternative education programs that:
implement self-improvement, behavior management, and life skills training; use family-based approaches; and assist students and teachers during the transition of students back to general education classrooms. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 53 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 8 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED | 45 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: This grant program will assist eight (8) school districts in the development or improvement of alternative education options for 280 at risk students. Grant awards range from $52,700 to $83,485. |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Framingham Public Schools | $71,891 |
| Hampshire Regional School District | 83,485 |
| North Adams Public Schools | 75,000 |
| Peabody Public Schools | 74,896 |
| Quincy Public Schools | 75,000 |
| Salem Public Schools | 52,700 |
| Westport Public Schools | 74,940 |
| Weymouth Public Schools | 75,000 |
| TOTAL STATE FUNDS | $582,912 |
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