DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 170
September 1, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannady, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Learn and
Serve Virginia (LSV) 6-12
School-Based, Environmental Service-Learning Grants Program |
The Virginia
Department of Education will make funds available through a grant from the
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), Learn and Serve America (LSA),
to support school-based, environmental service-learning projects in
Service-learning
is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community
service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience,
teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. Learn
and Serve America funds K-12 programs in all states through three-year
formula grants to enable local schools to integrate community service with
educational content areas. For further
information visit the following website: http://www.learnandserve.org/.
The purpose
of the Learn and Serve Virginia
2006-2007 grants and continuation grants in 2007-2009 is to integrate the
Virginia Standards of Learning in grades 6-12 with numerous existing
environmental initiatives and partnerships in an effort to increase
environmental, particularly watershed, stewardship. This includes water quality studies and
watershed restoration. Projects will
build on the successes of current service-learning projects and follow the
guidelines such as those outlined for a Meaningful
Watershed Educational Experience, part of the Chesapeake Bay 2000 Agreement (http://www.vanaturally.com/pdf/c2k.pdf)
and A Business Plan
for Environmental Education in the Commonwealth of Virginia (http://www.vanaturally.com/businessplan.html).
The maximum amount of $25,000 will be funded to 12 to 15 successful subgrantees. Each
dollar of federal funds requested must have a local match.
The Request for Proposals is attached to this
memorandum. Completed proposals must be
received by the Virginia Department of Education no later than 4 p.m. Friday,
October 27, 2006. The deadline for
submission of the Intent to Submit Form is September 11, 2006. Interested applicants and community partners
are invited to participate in a Learn and
Serve Virginia bidders workshop at 10 a.m. on September 13, 2006, in
Conference Room C of the
For more
information, please contact Marilyn Elder, mathematics and science grants
specialist, Office of Middle and High School Instruction, by e-mail at Marilyn.Elder@doe.virginia.gov,
or by telephone at (804) 371-2430.
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