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Archived Information
Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2008
Fund Code: 790-B
Alternative Education Program for Suspended and Expelled Students and Other At-Risk Students
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $ 185,000 (State) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $1,758,499 |
| PURPOSE: The purpose of this competitive grant program is to assist school districts with establishing and expanding district and inter-district middle and high school level Alternative Education programs that service students suspended or expelled from school and/or students at-risk of educational failure due to truancy or dropping out of school. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 24 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 3 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 21 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: The funding will support the creation or significant enhancement of Alternative Education programs for at-risk students in three (3) districts. Approximately 57 students from the three districts will benefit from the grant funding for Alternative Education. Grant funds will be used for program: coordinators; teachers; support staff; consultants; and supplies. Grant awards range from $40,000 to $75,000. |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Barnstable Public Schools | $40,000 |
| Fitchburg Public Schools | 75,000 |
| Lynn Public Schools | 70,000 |
| TOTAL STATE FUNDS | $185,000 |
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