| Purpose: | The purpose of this grant program is to provide students enrolled in Community Adult Learning Centers with effective supplementary instruction from well-trained volunteers. |
| Priorities: | Priorities are to: strengthen the ability of Community Adult Learning Centers to serve the students most in need of literacy; and support programs and/or collaborations that provide a comprehensive volunteer tutoring component that includes orientation, screening, training, and ongoing support for volunteers.
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| Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are currently funded Community Adult Learning Centers with Volunteer Tutoring Components. |
| Funding: | See Table 1 - Funding Allocations:   |
| Fund Use: | Community Adult Learning Centers must use funds to support a minimum of .25 FTE or a .5 FTE Volunteer Coordinator. The .25 FTE Volunteer Coordinator will be required to maintain a minimum active caseload of 20 tutor matches with a minimum of 12 tutors. The .50 FTE Coordinator will be required to maintain a minimum active case load of 35 volunteer tutor matches with a minimum of 24 tutors. Applicants proposing a volunteer tutoring component in collaboration with one or more additional Department funded programs, must use funds to support a .75 or 1 FTE Volunteer Coordinator. The .75 FTE Volunteer Coordinator will be required to maintain a minimum active caseload of 50 tutor matches with a minimum of 36 tutors. Applicants proposing a 1 FTE Coordinator serving more than one Department funded program will be required to maintain a minimum active caseload of 65 tutor matches with a minimum of 48 tutors. |
Project
Duration: | Fund Code: 345 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008 Fund Code: 340 9/1/2007 - 8/31/2008 |
| Program Unit: | Adult and Community Learning Services |
| Contact: | Anne Serino aserino@doe.mass.edu |
| Phone Number: | (781) 338-3801 |
| Date Due: | Fund Code: 345 Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Fund Code: 340 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on the date due. |
| Required Forms: |
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Part III - Required Program Information - (Submit through the SMARTT Program Module.)
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Submission
Instructions: | Submit the Program Service Option 4 application with the Community Adult Learning Center application package. |
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