Superintendent's Memo #074-10
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Department of Education
April 9, 2010
TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Patricia I. Wright, Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT: Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) Program Application for 2010-2011
The Virginia Department of Education will make available $2,247,581 in the fiscal year 2010-2011 to school divisions with Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) programs, as set forth in the Code of Virginia §22.1-254.D, and approved by the American Council on Education as a GED Option Program. It is the Department of Education’s goal that all school divisions participate in the ISAEP program. Funds will provide services for students 16 years of age and older who meet program provisions established in the Code of Virginia and guidelines of the Virginia Board of Education. The Board of Education’s ISAEP program guidelines may be found at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/isaep/index.shtml.
The application packet for ISAEP funds, which includes the 2010-2011 allocations for school divisions, is attached. Your application must be received in the Office of Adult Education and Literacy by 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), May 10, 2010. Please see the application packet for specific instructions about the submission of application materials. School divisions will be notified of funding awards after receipt and approval of program applications. If no program is planned, write your school division’s name and code, as well as the words “NO PROGRAM IS PLANNED,” on the face of the cover sheet that is included in the appendix of the application packet.
Hard copy submissions of the application materials should be returned to:
| Mailing Address Cynthia Finley, Grants Manager Office of Adult Education & Literacy Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218-2120 |
Physical Address Gloria Murphy Office of Adult Education & Literacy 21st Floor, James Monroe Building 101 North 14th Street Richmond, VA 23219 |
If you have questions or need additional program information, please contact Dr. Michael Nusbaum, specialist, via e-mail at Michael.Nusbaum@doe.virginia.gov, or by telephone at (804) 786-7644. Regarding fiscal questions, contact Cynthia Finley, grants manager, via e-mail at Cynthia.Finley@doe.virginia.gov, or by telephone at (804) 225-2850.
PIW/EH/MN/gjm
Attachment: