| Purpose: | The purpose of this federal grant program is to support the state's largest urban districts and their Title I eligible schools in Restructuring, Corrective Action, or Improvement status by building capacity for sustained school improvement. |
| Priority: | The priority is to enable districts to build capacity for school improvement through the implementation of specific initiatives as described in the FY2008 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Education and each school district. |
| Eligibility: | The Commissioner's Districts with eligible Title I schools may apply. These public school districts are Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford, Springfield, and Worcester. |
| Funding: | Districts may apply for grants in amounts noted in email cover letters being sent to eligible districts.
Amounts are calculated using a formula based on the district's Title I student enrollment, enrollment of students in schools with state and federal accountability status, and enrollment of students in Commonwealth Priority Schools. |
| Fund Use: | Expenditures should be consistent with initiatives described in the Memorandum of Understanding. (See the Priorities section above.) |
| Project Duration: | Upon Approval - 8/31/2008 |
| Program Unit: | Accountability and Targeted Assistance (School and District Intervention) |
| Contact: | Russell Fleming rfleming@doe.mass.edu |
| Phone Number: | (781) 338-6259 |
| Date Due: | Monday, December 10, 2007 or sooner if possible.
Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 pm on the date due. |
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| Submission Instructions: | Please email materials to dbeck@doe.mass.edu and follow-up by mailing Part 1 with the original signature of the Superintendent. Mail to:
Diane Beck
Accountability and Targeted Assistance
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
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