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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2009

State Targeted Assistance: Commonwealth Pilot Schools Grant
Fund Code: 221-E

Purpose: The purpose of this state-funded grant program is to provide funds to current Commonwealth Pilot Schools to support redesign and restructuring efforts as outlined in the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved design plans.
Priorities:

Grant funds can be used to support the following categories that are connected to the schools' original design plans:

  1. development of professional learning communities;

  2. strengthening of instructional practices;

  3. student assessment systems (interim and formative);

  4. academic interventions and supports;

  5. non-academic student support services; or

  6. school organization and culture.

Eligibility: Schools with current Commonwealth Pilot School status are eligible to apply.
Funding: A grant award of up to $150,000 is available for Springfield Public Schools - Putnam Vocational Technical High School.
Fund Use:

Fund use should be consistent with the priorities described above, including:

  1. costs associated with professional development and training;

  2. planning activities and administrative costs associated with management of initiatives;

  3. stipends for district staff working outside contractual obligations;

  4. travel and mileage associated with training; and

  5. supplies related to grant activities.

Project Duration:

Upon Approval - 8/31/2009

If the grantee intends to use a portion of these funds during July and/or August 2009, the grant application needs two separate budgets (one for Approval date through June 30, 2009, and one for the period of July and August 2009).

The following items need to be submitted.

  1. Two Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants

    School Year Program: Approval - 6/30/2009; and

    Summer Program: 7/1/2009 - 8/31/2009.

  2. Two Budget Detail Forms Instructions

    School Year Program: Expenditures from Approval - 6/30/2009; and

    Summer Program: Expenditures from 7/1/2009 - 8/31/2009.

Program Unit:

Center for Leadership and School Redesign:

Office of Expanded Learning Time, Pilot, and Readiness Schools

Contact: Sarah McLaughlin smclaughlin@doe.mass.edu
Phone Number: (781) 338-3589
Date Due: Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Required Forms:
  1. Electronic Workbook

    Download MS EXCEL File    Springfield Public Schools Electronic Workbook

    Note: Included in the Workbook are the:

    1. Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants; and

    2. Part II - Budget Detail Pages.

  2. Download PDF Document Download MS WORD Document   Part III - Required Program Information

  3. Download PDF Document Download MS WORD Document   Part III - Required Program Information - Chart

Additional Information:
  1. Budget Detail - Description of Line Item Information

Submission Instructions:

Mail two (2) copies of Signature Page with the original signature of the Superintendent/ Executive Director to:

JCenter for Leadership and School Redesignanet Pineault

Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-4906

Email budget detail pages and required program information to:

jpineault@doe.mass.edu


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