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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2007

Partnership for Online Professional Development
Fund Code: 165

Memorandum

To: Superintendents, Charter School Leaders, and Collaborative Directors
From: David P. Driscoll, Commissioner of Education
Date: January 30, 2007
Subject: Request for Proposals: Partnership for Online Professional Development

We are pleased to announce another opportunity for online technology professional development funded through Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology, under the No Child Left Behind Act.

The Partnership for Online Professional Development Program (Fund Code: 165) is an 16-month program that will provide up to $50,000 per competitive grant to a high-need school district or to a district partnering with a high-need school district. The applying district must work with an appropriate service provider to provide high-quality online course(s) using MassONE. Approximately $500,000 will be available for this program.

Proposals are due at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2007. If you have questions, please e-mail or call Connie Louie (clouie@doe.mass.edu, 781-338-6865).

The grant application is posted on our website http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/grants/. To assist you with the grant application, we are conducting an information session on Monday, March 5, 2007 from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Massachusetts Department of Education, 350 Main Street, Malden (Room 3A). Directions to the session are posted at http://www.doe.mass.edu/contact/doedirections.asp. Please email Nicole Cirino at ncirino@doe.mass.edu by Thursday, March 1, 2007 if you or your staff members wish to attend the session.

I encourage you to take advantage of this grant opportunity to advance education reform and the goals of No Child Left Behind.


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