| Introduction: | The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is soliciting proposals from community colleges that are lead agencies for consortia that appear on the Perkins Secondary Postsecondary CVTE Consortia Membership List
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/techprep/consortium_members.html. |
| Purpose: | The purpose of this federal project is to link secondary career/vocational technical education to postsecondary career/vocational technical education consistent with the requirements set forth in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 Public Law 109-270 (Perkins IV). |
| Priorities: |
Each consortium will provide activities and services consistent with the community college Department-approved Perkins IV Five-Year Secondary Postsecondary CVTE Linkage Consortium Plan.
Each consortium will implement the tech-prep performance indicators.
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| Eligibility: | The community college that is the lead agency for the consortium is eligible to submit one Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants. |
| Funding: | Funding for each community college is based on the allocation formula described in the Massachusetts Perkins IV Secondary Postsecondary CVTE Linkage Manual  http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/techprep/consortiummanual.doc.
The Department will notify each community college of its allocation amount.
Funding is from Title II of the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 Public Law 109-270 (Perkins IV). |
| Project Duration: | 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2010 |
| Program Unit: | Career/Vocational Technical Education (CVTE) |
| Contact: | Karen DeCoster kdecoster@doe.mass.edu |
| Phone Number: | (781) 338-3115 |
| Date Due: | A rolling submission period has been established for submission of the required forms. In order to be reasonably assured that funds will be available by the beginning of the school/college year, the required forms should be submitted by Friday, June 26, 2009. |
| Required Forms: |
Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)
Part II Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages.) - Instructions
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| Submission Instructions: |
Submit the following items as directed:
email mroberts@doe.mass.edu a copy of the Part I - Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants - General - Signature Page and Part II - Budget Detail Pages; and
mail a Signature Page with an original signature of the Community College President. Mail to:
Margie Roberts
Career/Vocational Technical Education
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-4906
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