COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 116
May 28, 2004
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Revised Virginia Preschool Initiative Grant
Application Package for Fiscal Year 2005 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005) |
Due to major budget and language changes in
the 2004-2006 Biennial Budget passed by the 2004 Special Session of the General
Assembly, it is necessary to resubmit an application for funding. This
initiative provides programs for at-risk four-year-old children that include
quality preschool education, health services, social services, parental
involvement, and transportation. The
Intent to Apply Form must be submitted by all eligible localities by June 18,
2004. This form is located in the
application.
It is anticipated that state funds for the
program in fiscal year 2005 will be distributed based on an allocation formula
providing the state share of a $5,400 grant per child for 90 percent of the
unserved at-risk four-year-olds in each locality. The projected local
distribution of state funds for each locality for school year 2004-2005 is on
an Excel spreadsheet and is based on the estimated formula-driven entitlement
available for each locality. If the
locality chooses to serve fewer children than the total number allocated, by
inserting the actual number of children to be served in the Excel spreadsheet,
the state and local shares of cost will automatically be recomputed. Actual
fiscal year 2005 funding allocations, subject to final budget actions by the
General Assembly and the Governor to occur in mid-June, may result in a
different distribution of state funds available to each locality. After final
budget actions have been taken by the Governor and the General Assembly, if
additional changes are made to the program that affect the funding to be
received by school divisions, you will be notified in a subsequent memorandum.
The grant application must be submitted to the Department of Education no later than June 30, 2004. Please send one original, unbound copy with all required signatures to the following address:
Virginia
Department of Education
Office
of Elementary Instruction
Richmond,
Virginia 23219
Attention:
Cheryl Strobel
A copy of the revised application, guidelines, and Excel spreadsheet with budget information is available at the following website address:
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Elem_M/early.html
If you have program questions, please contact
Cheryl Strobel,(cstrobel@pen.k12.va.us),
education specialist, at (804) 371-7578. Budget questions should be directed to
Leigh Williams (lwilliams@mail.vak12ed.edu),
budget analyst, at 804-225-2025.
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