Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2007

The priorities for the use of Title V funds are to:

1. assist with local education reform efforts that are consistent with and support the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks;

2. provide funding to enable school districts to implement promising educational reform programs and school improvement programs based on scientific research;

3. provide a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement, including support programs to provide library services and instructional and media materials;

4. meet the educational needs of all students, including at-risk and homeless students; and

5. develop and implement education programs to improve student, teacher, and school performance, including professional development activities and class size reduction programs.

ALERT

The Coordinated
Budget Workbook
and the NCLB
Coordinated Program
Narrative and
Required Forms
document are
coordinated to
incorporate all
six NCLB programs
(T I, T II-A,
T II-D, T III,
T IV, and T V).

Only one
complete Coordinated
Budget Workbook,
including all
Title Budgets,
and one
Coordinated Program
Narrative and
Required Forms
document, containing
all Title Required
Forms, should be
submitted to the
Department.
Stand-alone
applications
for all these
Titles will
not be accepted.

NOTE TO SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAM COORDINATORS

• (Those who will fill out the NCLB Title grant applications(s))

The NCLB grant application includes two components:

• an NCLB Coordinated Budget Workbook* (EXCEL); and

• a Coordinated Program Narrative and Required Forms (MS WORD) document.

*The Coordinated Part I - Cover Page (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants) is contained in the Coordinated Budget Workbook.

The school district staff person appointed by the Superintendent will be responsible for submitting the Coordinated Part I - Cover Page to the Department.

1. NCLB Coordinated Budget Workbook ()

   Instructions for Completing the FY2007 Coordinated Budget Workbook ( )

   1. Cover Page - (Coordinated Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)

   2. Coordinated Budget Detail Pages
      Part I: Budgets
      Part II: Amendments
      Budget Detail - Description of Line Item Information ( ).

   3. Schedule A (If Consolidated Assignment)

   4. Notes

   5. Indirect Cost Calculation Worksheet

   6. Amendment Request Form

2. NCLB Coordinated Program Narrative and Required Forms ( )

   1. Part III-B-1: Activities Form - FY2006 summary

   2. Part III-B-2: Activities form - FY2007 Goals/Objectives and Activities

   3. Part IV-B-1: Required Statistical Information FY2006 Participation and Spending

   4. Part IV-B-2: Innovative Education Program - FY2007 Funding Allocation

   5. Part III-A Equity and Access: Local Program Coordination

   6. Part III-B (1-3) Equitable Participation of Private School Students and Educators

   7. Part III-B (4) Working Papers to Document LEA/Private School Consultation (Optional)

Note: Applications submitted or approved after September 1, 2006 can legally claim expenses to the grant only from the date of final Department approval. Therefore, it is important to have district contact staff who can be reached in July and August to respond to questions, as needed.

• The Coordinated NCLB Title grant program application (NCLB Coordinated Budget Workbook - [EXCEL] and the NCLB Program Narrative and Required Forms [MS WORD] document) will be submitted electronically to the Department of Education by the school district staff person appointed by the Superintendent.

• Individual NCLB Title Program Coordinators are not to submit their Title grant application(s) to the Department.

• All NCLB applications need to be submitted electronically and at the same time by the designated district person.

Reminder:

Only one Coordinated Budget Workbook, including all Title Budgets, and one Coordinated Program Narrative and Required Forms document, including all Required Title Forms, should be submitted to the Department.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Enrollment figures for private, non-profit schools that participated in Title V the prior year are used in the calculations of Title V allocations. A private, non-profit school is able to participate in Title V in any given year even if it did not participate the prior year. It is recommended that districts encourage all private, non-profit schools to participate. SEC. 5112 (c) (1) (B)

2. Districts receiving Title V allocations will be required to submit year-end summary and evaluation information, including data on student and staff participation numbers. Details regarding this submission will be sent to districts before the end of FY2007. Release of FY2008 district funds may be subject to meeting year-end reporting requirements.