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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.227 - Learning Resources Selection and Recommendation Meeting Facilities

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose
				of Program
. The purpose of this contract is to provide meeting
				facilities to conduct committee orientations, publisher presentations, and
				committee voting sessions for the Learning Resources Advisory Committee. The
				advisory committee meets several times annually to conduct a review of textbook
				materials for the current year's textbook recommendation cycle.
(2)
Terms and Conditions
. The
				contracting vendor will provide meeting room facilities, sleeping rooms, and/or
				meals for the Learning Resources Advisory Committee.
(3)
Eligible Recipients
. Public
				or private vendors are eligible to apply.
(4)
Criteria for Award
. The
				contract is awarded based on the capability of the vendor to provide adequate
				meeting facilities for the advisory committee at an economical cost.
(5)
Directions and Deadlines for
				Applying
. Requests for information should be made to the Division of
				Academic Standards/Professional Learning, Georgia Department of Education, 1754
				Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-1012.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.229 - Terminated

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-151,
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-253.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.230 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-65,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.231 - Terminated

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-302.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.236 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-231,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.237 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-270.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.238 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-250.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.239 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-250.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.240 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-250.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.241 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-250.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.242 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-281,
				  20-2-300.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.243 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-140,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.244 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-151,
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-281.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.245 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-281.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.246 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-140,
				  20-2-141,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.247 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-250.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.248 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-140,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.249 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-188,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.250 - Schools of Excellence Grants

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose of Program.
The
				purpose of this grant is to reward the 16 FY 02 Schools of Excellence
				winners.
(2)
Terms and
				Conditions.
Each School of Excellence shall receive $2,000 to be used
				for educational purposes only. These funds must be expended by June 30,
				2002.
(3)
Eligible
				Recipients.
The 16 schools selected as the 2001-02 Schools of Excellence
				are the eligible recipients.
(4)
Criteria for Award.
Funds are awarded according to an executive
				order signed by the governor.
(5)
Directions and Deadlines for Applying.
Requests for information
				should be made to Recognition Programs, Office for Finance and Technology, 1870
				Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.255 - Charter School Implementation Grants

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose of Program
. The
				charter schools program is a means by which local schools, private individuals,
				private organizations, or state or local public entities (excluding home study
				programs or schools; sectarian or religious schools; private for profit
				schools; private educational institutions not established, operated, or
				governed by the State of Georgia; and existing private schools) enter into a
				performance-based contract with the State Board of Education. The U.S. Congress
				appropriates funding to provide financial assistance for the design and initial
				implementation of charter schools through State implementation
				grants.
(2)
Terms and
				Conditions
. Eligible applicants seeking an implementation grant must
				complete an application and commit to the task of implementing a charter
				petition approved by the State Board of Education.
(3)
Eligible Recipients
. Charter
				schools approved by the State Board of Education are eligible for consideration
				to receive an implementation grant.
(4)
Criteria for Award
.
				Competitive grants are awarded based on the criteria listed below.
(a) Evidence of parental and community
				involvement in the development of the charter petition.
(b) Performance objectives defined not only
				by assessment instruments to be used but also by specific criteria that will be
				used to determine success.
(c)
				Organizational changes for existing public schools or design in the governance
				structure for new schools that empowers parents to make substantive decisions
				about the academic program and organization of the school, i.e., parental
				governance.
(d) Significant
				management autonomy from state school law and local and state board rules and
				policies, including financial management policies.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.257 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.258 - Georgia Learn and Serve Grant

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose of Program.
This
				grant is intended to promote service learning programs in local school
				districts for the purpose of reinforcing academic learning through hands-on
				community service activities.
(2)
Terms and Conditions.
Local programs are required to provide a
				minimum of a dollar-for-dollar match for funds received; this match can be cash
				or in-kind services. Documentation of the match is required as a part of annual
				reporting. In addition to the participation of the school, the active
				participation of at least one not-for-profit service-related organization is
				required for the receipt of an Academic Service Learning Grant. Each funded
				project will be required to document the process and products of their efforts.
				A portfolio documenting all the components of the project will be due at the
				end of funding.
(3)
Eligible
				Recipients.
Local units of administration, schools, and individual
				teachers may receive these grant funds.
(4)
Criteria for Award.
Applications are rated for the number of students involved in the program and
				the number of Quality Core Curriculum (QCC)/Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)
				links that the service program addresses.
(5)
Directions and Deadlines for
				Applying.
Applications are solicited statewide each school year, with
				mailing to system superintendents, curriculum directors, school principals,
				RESA directors, psychoeducation center directors, state school administrators,
				and directors of all previous Learn and Serve grant programs. The application
				is in the form of a brief outline that includes some budget information and
				indications of how service activities will be linked to specific QCC/GPS
				objectives. The due date for applications is established each year by the
				Department. Requests for information and applications should be submitted to
				the Georgia Learn and Serve Program, Education Support and Improvement, Georgia
				Department of Education, 1862 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia
				30334.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-14.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.259 - Terminated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.262 - Title IV, Part B, 21[st] Century Community Learning Centers Grant

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose
				of Program
. Funding for this program is provided by the Title IV, Part
				B, 21st CCLC of the Elementary and Secondary
				Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. As a
				result of this Act, the U.S. Department of Education makes funds available for
				states to award competitive grants to establish or expand community learning
				centers that operate during out-of-school hours and that have three specific
				purposes:
(a) To provide opportunities for
				academic enrichment and tutorial services to help students, particularly
				students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools, meet state and
				local performance standards in core academic subjects;
(b) To offer students a broad array of
				additional services, programs, and activities to reinforce and complement the
				regular academic program of participating students. These activities may
				include youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs,
				counseling programs, art, music, and recreation programs, technology education
				programs, and character education programs; and
(c) To offer families of
				21st CCLC students opportunities for literacy and
				related educational development.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.263 - Title IID, "Enhancing Education Through Technology" (Ed Tech) Competitive Grants

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose of Program.
According to ESEA legislation and US-ED Program Guidance, the primary
				goal of this program is to improve student academic achievement through the use
				of technology (see
http://www.ed.gov/programs/edtech/guidance.doc
and
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg34.html#sec2401
.)
				In Georgia, this grant will specifically address a statewide need to improve
				instruction to meet the needs of the 21st Century
				learner and impact overall student achievement. The program will also:
(a) Assist every student - regardless of
				race, ethnicity, income, geographical location, or disability - in becoming
				technologically literate by the end of the eighth grade;
(b) Encourage the effective integration of
				technology resources and systems through professional development and
				curriculum development to promote research-based instructional methods that can
				be widely replicated;
(c) Increase
				the LEA's capacity to design and implement program evaluation.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.264 - Terminated

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.265 - Reading First Program System Subgrant

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose of Program
. The
				purpose of the grant is to provide federal funds for scientifically based
				reading reform for eligible K-3 schools. This competition will fund schools for
				a second three-year cycle. Funds will be granted each year for three
				years.
(2)
Terms and
				Conditions
. Grants are awarded through a competitive process to schools
				that agree to fund a school-based literacy coach, implement the five dimensions
				of reading using scientifically based methods and materials, and participate in
				professional development designed to assist in this implementation. Recipients
				must assure that schools will agree to comply with outside evaluation, attend
				state-sponsored training and submit reports upon request. These reports are
				collected by the Department and sent to the United States Department of
				Education (USED). Schools that are in compliance are eligible to receive
				funding for three years.
(3)
Eligible Recipients
. Local education agencies (LEAs) that had 9
				percent or more third graders not meet reading Standard on the 2005 CRCT as
				well as have 75 percent of their schools currently in "Needs Improvement" or 15
				percent or more students eligible for Title 1 or reside in an empowerment zone
				or enterprise community are eligible to apply.
(4)
Criteria for Award
.
				Applications are reviewed by the Georgia Department of Education for adherence
				to the terms and conditions described in the application. Subgrant applications
				are sent randomly to approved national readers to be scored. Competing LEAs may
				then participate in a site review. Funds are then awarded for a three-year
				cycle based on system compliance and implementation review.
(5)
Directions and Deadlines for
				Applying
. Requests for information and application should be made to:
				Office of Curriculum and Instruction, Georgia Department of Education, 1758
				Twin Towers East, 205 Jesse Hill Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, or online at
www.doe.k12.ga.us
. The deadline to
				submit application was October 20, 2005. Funds will be awarded from December
				2005 through March 2006.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.267 - Charter School Dissemination Grants

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose of Program
. The
				charter schools program is a means by which local schools, private individuals,
				private organizations, or state or local public entities (excluding home study
				programs or schools; sectarian or religious schools; private for profit
				schools; private educational institutions not established, operated, or
				governed by the State of Georgia; and existing private schools) enter into a
				performance-based contract with the State Board of Education. The U.S. Congress
				appropriates funding to provide financial assistance for disseminating
				information about the charter school and successful practices in the charter
				school through State dissemination grants.
(2)
Terms and Conditions
.
				Eligible applicants seeking a dissemination grant must complete an application
				and commit to the task of disseminating information about the charter school
				and successful practices in the charter school.
(3)
Eligible Recipients
. Charter
				schools in operation for at least three consecutive years and that have
				demonstrated overall success including substantial progress in improving
				student achievement, high levels of parent satisfaction, and the management and
				leadership necessary to overcome initial start-up problems and establish a
				thriving, financially viable charter school are eligible for consideration to
				receive a dissemination grant.
(4)
Criteria for Award
. Competitive grants are awarded based on the
				criteria listed below.
(a) Assisting other
				individuals with the planning and startup of one or more new public schools,
				including charter schools, that are independent of the assisting charter school
				and the assisting charter school's developers, and that agree to be held to at
				least as high a level of accountability as the assisting charter
				school;
(b) Developing partnerships
				with other public schools, including charter schools, designed to improve
				student performance in each of the schools participating in the
				partnership;
(c) Developing
				curriculum materials, assessments, and other materials that promote increased
				student achievement and are based on successful practices within the assisting
				charter school; and
(d) Conducting
				evaluations and developing materials that document the successful practices of
				the assisting charter school and that are designed to improve student
				achievement. (For the legislative citation, see No Child Left Behind Act of
				2001, Title V, Part B, Subpart 1, Sec. 5204.)
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.268 - Terminated

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.270 - Teacher Quality Advanced Placement Grant

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose of the Grant.
The
				purpose of the grant is to support local educational agencies' (LEAs) efforts
				to improve the academic achievement of students and to increase access to
				college-level courses across the state. The Advanced Placement (AP) Teacher
				Training Grant will provide financial support for teachers to receive training
				during the summer of each year funded. This will allow schools to implement
				these Advanced Placement (AP) courses during the first or second year following
				training.
2.
Terms and
				Conditions.
Grants are awarded through a competitive process to LEAs. An
				LEA may apply for a grant to fund AP teacher training in up to two courses per
				school. Funding is to partially or fully cover the costs of training expenses,
				including registration, travel (based on current state rate per mile), meals,
				and lodging, if necessary. The grant award may not be used for supplies,
				classroom resources, or stipends. The grant may only be used to train classroom
				teachers, not administrators. An LEA that is selected as a grant recipient must
				commit to ensuring that:
· Teachers participate in training for eligible courses
				  during the summer following the grant award.
· Selected schools will offer the AP courses for which the
				  teachers received training in the next school year.
3.
Eligible Recipients
. All LEAs
				are eligible to apply. LEAs that have not utilized at least 80% of their Title
				II-A AP Teacher Training Grant funds in previous fiscal year are
				ineligible.
4.
Criteria for
				Award
. The Georgia Department of Education will convene a panel and
				facilitate the review of each application. Applications will be ranked based on
				the number of AP courses offered at each high school and the number of students
				currently scheduled in AP courses for the school year.
5.
Directions and Deadlines for
				Applying.
Announcements for grant applications will be sent to the
				Superintendent and AP Coordinator for each LEA. All application packets must be
				received electronically by the Georgia Department of Education on or before the
				date specified. The application packet will provide application dates and
				portal information for application submission. For questions regarding the
				Advanced Placement Teacher Training Grant, please contact the Program Manager,
				College Readiness and Talent Development at the Georgia Department of
				Education.
O.C.G.A. §
											20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.271 - Academic Coach Program Grant

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose of Program
. The
				Academic Coach Program will provide for the employment of an Academic Coach at
				a public school based on the teaching and learning needs identified in the
				annual school improvement plan.
(2)
Terms and Conditions.
Schools may become eligible to receive an
				Academic Coach Program Grant if they identify, in their annual school
				improvement plan, how they will utilize an Academic Coach to improve student
				achievement in any content area tested on CRCT, GHSGT or EOCT. Academic Coaches
				will work with principals to develop a Focus Plan; the Focus Plan will include
				a monthly account of the work of the coach and will serve to benchmark the
				program implementation; evidence of program implementation will include
				submission of team agendas and minutes, schedules for demonstrating, modeling,
				and observing lessons, and critical reflections.
(3)
Eligible Recipients.
Georgia
				public school districts and public schools submitting applications that include
				letters of system approval to verify Academic Coach Program applications align
				with system, school, and program goals, as well as a current school improvement
				plan based on school data and who have teachers, in the school system, who have
				received Master Teacher certification with the Georgia Professional Standards
				Commission, as provided for in O.C.G.A. §
									20-2-205, will be eligible to
				receive funds.
(4)
Criteria
				for Award
.
(a) School districts shall
				submit school improvement plans as applications to the GaDOE for review by a
				panel for prioritization of funding. Grant awards are for Georgia Master
				Teachers to serve one-half of the regular school day at one-half of the
				state-based salary scale as an Academic Coach.
(b) The GaDOE will convene a review panel and
				facilitate the review of school improvement plans. Each plan will be reviewed
				by a minimum of five members of the panel. Each panel member will award a score
				based on a scoring rubric designed to reflect the Georgia Keys to Quality and
				the Academic Coach Program components. Ranking of the scores will establish a
				priority list from which recommendations for grant awards will be
				made.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.272 - Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose
				of the Program
. The intent of the funding is to provide seed resources
				to stimulate the adoption of a school-based comprehensive academic performance
				system that consolidates the use of curriculum standards alignment and pacing,
				benchmark assessment, differentiated instruction, parent involvement, and
				public accountability. Use of a web-based accountability system is
				required.
(2)
Terms and
				Conditions.
Each participant school, with the support of its affiliated
				district, must:
(a) Develop and implement an
				achievement-oriented, comprehensive instructional model that champions
				standards-based instruction, benchmark assessment, data driven decision-making,
				differentiated instruction, parent involvement, and public
				accountability;
(b) Make the time
				and funding commitments required for the training of leaders, teachers,
				coaches, parents, community, etc.;
(c) Set annual and benchmark measurable goals
				for improving learning, teaching and assessment;
(d) Align instruction to state standards for
				the content that all students should know by grade span and subject;
(e) Conduct formative and summative
				assessment of student academic achievement at regular intervals;
(f) Utilize results of benchmark student
				assessments that have clear performance criteria to differentiate
				instruction;
(g) Publicize student
				performance statistics at each interval, including statistics by subject, by
				teacher and by class;
(h) Provide
				parents with specific information regarding the performance of their
				students;
(i) Agree to participate
				in on-going coordination with the GaDOE and school/system project
				teams.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.274 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grants

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose of Grant.
The
				purpose of this grant is to improve the infrastructure in the National School
				Lunch Program (NSLP) and to aid the national economy by providing federal funds
				made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to
				local education agencies to purchase equipment for use in the NSLP.
2.
Term and Conditions.
Recipients must meet the federal eligibility criteria specified in
				Public Law
				111-5 and state criteria including application
				requirements and deadlines for expenditure. Recipients must follow all
				applicable federal and state procurement requirements. Recipients must justify
				the degree of need of the equipment and identify the focus area(s) of the
				requested equipment.
3.
Eligible Recipients.
Local Education Agencies that operate the National
				School Lunch Program, have 50 percent or more of its students eligible for free
				or reduced-price meals, and have the ability to spend the grant award within
				three (3) months of the award are eligible to apply.
4.
Criteria for Award.
Applications are reviewed by the Georgia Department of Education for
				adherence to the terms and conditions described above. Grant awards will be
				based on percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, the
				equipment's priority need, and the estimated cost for the equipment
				needed.
5.
Directions and
				Deadlines for Applying.
Requests for information and applications should
				be made to School Nutrition Program, Georgia Department of Education, 1662 Twin
				Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-187,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.275 - National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants for School Food Authorities

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose of Grant.
The purpose
				of this grant is to improve the infrastructure in the National School Lunch
				Program (NSLP) by providing federal funds made available in accordance with
				Section 7(a)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. §
										1776(a)(2)) to local School
				Food (SFA) to purchase equipment for use in the NSLP.
2.
Term and Conditions.
Recipients must meet the federal eligibility criteria and state criteria
				including application requirements and deadlines for expenditure. Recipients
				must follow all applicable federal and state procurement requirements.
				Recipients must justify the degree of need of the equipment and identify the
				focus area(s) of the requested equipment.
3.
Eligible Recipients.
Eligible
				recipients are SFAs that operate the National School Lunch Program. Priority
				will be given to SFAs that did not receive a previous NSLP Equipment Assistance
				Grant award either under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
				Grant or any subsequent Acts. Priority will also be given to SFAs that serve
				high needs schools (e.g., schools in underserved areas, schools with limited
				access to other resources, and age of food service equipment) where 50 percent
				or more of the enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced-price
				meals.
4.
Criteria for
				Award.
Applications are reviewed by the Georgia Department of Education
				for adherence to the terms and conditions described above. Grant awards will be
				based on percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals and
				the equipment's priority need, and estimated cost of the equipment
				needed.
5.
Directions and
				Deadlines for Applying.
Requests for information and applications should
				be made to School Nutrition Program, Georgia Department of Education, 205 Jesse
				Hill Jr. Ave. SE, 1570 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia,
				30334.
O.C.G.A. §§
											20-2-14;
				  20-2-187;
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.276 - National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grants for School Food Authorities

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose of Grant.
The purpose
				of this annual federal grant is to improve school climate, school safety, and
				student health by providing funds for students to receive fresh vegetable or
				fresh fruit snacks during the school day but outside of the meal
				periods.
2.
Term and
				Conditions.
Recipients must meet the federal eligibility criteria and
				state criteria. Recipients must follow all applicable federal and state
				procurement requirements.
3.
Eligible Recipients.
Only
				elementary schools where 50 percent or more of the enrolled students are
				eligible for free or reduced-price meals in School Food Authorities (SFAs) that
				operate the National School Lunch Program may apply for the grant. Priority
				will be given to SFAs with the greatest percentage of enrolled students
				eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
4.
Criteria for Award.
Applications are reviewed by the Georgia Department of Education for adherence
				to the terms and conditions described above. Grant awards will be based on
				percentages of students eligible for free or reduced- price meals, the
				completeness and correctness of the SFAs application, and evidence that the SFA
				is in good standing in all of their programs within the NSLP.
5.
Directions and Deadlines for
				Applying.
Requests for information and applications should be made to
				School Nutrition Program, Georgia Department of Education, 1662 Twin Towers
				East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-14,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.277 - High Cost Fund for Special Education Services

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose of Grant.
The
				purpose of this grant is to reimburse Local Education Agencies (LEAs) for funds
				expended on the education of individual students with Individualized Education
				Programs (IEPs) whose high costs exceed three times the state per pupil
				expenditure since, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
				20 U.S.C. §
										1400
et seq.
, LEAs may not
				deny a student with an IEP a service or support due to the cost of that service
				or support.
2.
Term and
				Conditions.
Recipients must meet the federal eligibility criteria and
				state criteria including application requirements and deadlines for
				expenditure. Recipients must comply with the Individuals with Disabilities
				Education Act (IDEA) and all federal and state rules and regulations
				implementing IDEA. The LEA must submit actual invoices or other evidence of
				payment with its application.
3.
Eligible Recipients.
LEAs that expend three times the state
				average per pupil expenditure on the education of an individual student with an
				IEP during the state fiscal year. The LEA must have expended funds on services
				or supports in accordance with the student's IEP.
4.
Criteria for Award.
Applications are reviewed by the Georgia Department of Education for
				adherence to the terms and conditions described above as well as required
				documentation and evidence of support. The LEA must submit actual invoices or
				other evidence of payment with its application. Funds will be prioritized first
				to those LEAs with students that are wards of the state, then to LEAs with
				students attending the Georgia School for the Deaf, Georgia Academy for the
				Blind, or Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, then to LEAs with students
				maintained in the community. No LEA will be reimbursed for residential services
				unless all the Residential and Reintergration funds are exhausted and these
				funds are not exhausted by high cost students maintained in the local
				community.
5.
Directions and
				Deadlines for Applying.
Requests for information and applications should
				be made to Division for Special Education Services, Georgia Department of
				Education, 1870 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-152,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.278 - State Personnel Development Grant for Special Education

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose
				of Grant.
The purpose of this grant is to support the implementation of
				scientifically-based intervention strategies in academics and dropout
				prevention to increase student achievement in reading and math, increase
				graduation rates and improve post-secondary outcomes for students with
				disabilities.
2.
Term and
				Conditions.
Recipient Local Units of Administrations (LUAs) must meet
				the federal eligibility criteria and state criteria including application
				requirements and deadlines for expenditure. Recipients must comply with the
				Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and all federal and state
				rules and regulations implementing IDEA. Recipients must maintain data for
				analysis and reporting. Recipients must submit a budget for approval and
				complete a quarterly financial report.
3.
Eligible Recipients.
LUAs
				that create partnerships with Georgia Learning Resource System Centers, local
				school systems and other agencies to support the implementation of
				scientifically-based intervention strategies and implement long term
				evidence-based professional learning activities are eligible for a grant
				award.
4.
Criteria for
				Award.
Applications are reviewed by the Georgia Department of Education
				for adherence to the terms and conditions described above and by calculating
				the total state funds the applicant earned for the teacher in the requested low
				incidence disability area. Grant awards will be determined based on adherence
				to identified grant goals outlined by the Georgia Department of Education and
				the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education
				Programs.
5.
Directions and
				Deadlines for Applying.
Requests for information and applications should
				be made to Division for Special Education Supports, Georgia Department of
				Education, 1870 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-152,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.279 - Personnel Devlopment and Parental Involvement Activity Grant for English Language Learners

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose of Grant.
This grant will improve the capacity of
				participating schools to appropriately serve limited English proficient
				children, including immigrant children and youth, and will also provide support
				for needed parental involvement activities.
2.
Term and Conditions.
Recipient Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) must provide
				professional learning opportunities for teachers in Local Educational Agencies
				(LEAs) with low-density English language learner (ELL) populations. Recipient
				RESAs must increase parental involvement activities aimed at increasing the
				ability of the parents and guardians of ELL students to support the academic
				achievement of their children.
3.
Eligible Recipients.
RESAs that create partnerships with LEAs
				that have low-density ELL populations.
4.
Criteria for Award.
The
				grant is awarded based on the capability of the applicant to provide
				professional development and parental involvement activities to identified
				LEAs.
5.
Directions and
				Deadlines for Applying.
Requests for information and applications should
				be made to Innovative Academic Programs, Georgia Department of Education, 1758
				Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-156,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.281 - High Performance Principals

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose of Grant.
The
				purpose of this grant is to provide salary supplements to attract quality
				principals to low performing schools to create a culture of learning and
				respect and to improve student achievement. The grant serves to develop strong
				leadership that will be effective in improving and maintaining the academic
				success of students and encourage high performance principals to accept
				positions as principals in secondary schools in Georgia that have been
				identified as Needs Improvement schools.
2.
Term and Conditions.
Recipient Local Education Agencies (LEAs) must have school principals
				that meet certification, performance, and eligibility criteria. School
				principals designated as high performance principals must work in a school
				designated as Needs Improvement. The LEA must submit actual invoices or other
				evidence of payment with its application. The LEA must contract with the
				principal and designate the principal as a high performance
				principal.
3.
Eligible
				Recipients.
LEAs that employ high performance principals in Needs
				Improvement schools at the secondary level.
4.
Criteria for Award.
The
				Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) screens schools utilizing student
				achievement performance data to create a pool of eligible schools. GaDOE will
				examine the pool of eligible schools for principals that have been at the
				eligible school for at least three years. From this pool, a committee of
				individuals from GaDOE and the Governor's Office of Student Achievement will
				review student performance data to recommend high performance principals. The
				number of awards is based on appropriated funding.
5.
Directions and Deadlines for
				Applying.
Requests for information and applications should be made to
				Division of School Improvement, Georgia Department of Education, 1870 Twin
				Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia, 30334.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-14,
				  20-2-214.1,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-1 › Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 160-1-4-.282 - Striving Reader Comprehensive Literacy Project

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
1.
Purpose of Grant
. The purpose
				of the grant is to provide federal funds for Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
				and non-profit early learning providers serving Georgia's neediest students.
				Funds will be used to implement projects designed to advance literacy skills,
				reading and writing for students from birth through grade 12.
2.
Term and Conditions
. Grants
				are awarded through a competitive process to LEA's and not-for-profit early
				learning providers that agree to develop a system literacy plan, provide
				classrooms with print rich materials, provide digital content to extend
				learning, use valid and reliable assessments, provide a schedule consistent
				with research in order to maximize literacy instruction, and ensure that all
				leaders and teachers participate in all literacy training. Recipients must
				agree to participate in an evaluation, attend state sponsored training and
				submit reports upon request. These reports are collected by the department and
				sent to the United States Department of Education (USED).
3.
Eligible Recipients
. LEAs
				that have 35% or more students participating in free or reduced lunch are
				eligible to apply. Non-profit providers of early learning residing within a
				district with more than 35% students participating in free or reduced lunch are
				eligible to apply. Districts will perform a needs assessment to determine that
				they have selected the neediest schools to include in their sub grant
				application.
4.
Criteria for
				Award
. Applications are reviewed by Georgia Department of Education for
				adherence to the terms and conditions describe in the application. Applications
				are then sent randomly to approved national readers to be scored. Funding will
				be awarded based on the following formula: 15% for children birth through age
				5, 40% for elementary schools and 40% for students in middle and high school to
				be distributed evenly. Funds are awarded for a two year cycle. Participation in
				the project extends through the life of the grant for data reporting purposes.
5.
Directions and Deadlines
				for Applying
. Requests for information and application should be made to
				the Striving Reader Office, Georgia Department of Education, 1758 Twin Towers
				East, 205 Jesse Hill Drive, Atlanta, GA 30334, or online at
www.doe.k12.ga.us
.
O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-240.