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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2006
Fund Code: 790-B
Dropout Prevention and Alternative Education Self-Assessment Project
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $54,279 (State) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $54,279 |
| PURPOSE: The purpose of this grant program is to support the creation of school-based work groups to carry out a self-assessment of the district's dropouts and dropout prevention/alternative education programs in order to develop recommendations and action plans that address dropout rates. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 11 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 11 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 0 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: This grant program will assist 11 high schools in 8 school districts to assess current dropout and Alternative Education programs in order to develop strategies and recommendations to improve current programming. Grant awards range from $4,000 to $14,015. |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Chelsea Public Schools | $4,000 |
| Chicopee Public Schools (2 grants) | 10,000 |
| Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District | 6,374 |
| Greenfield Public Schools | 5,000 |
| New Bedford Public Schools | 4,978 |
| North Adams Public Schools | 5,000 |
| Quincy Public Schools | 4,912 |
| Worcester Public Schools (3 grants) | 14,015 |
| TOTAL STATE FUNDS | $54,279 |
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