COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 62
March 18, 2005
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: |
Project Graduation Summer Regional Academy and Continuation Academy Grants |
As part of Governor Mark R. Warners
Project Graduation initiative and his commitment to walk the extra mile
with our students, I am pleased to announce two remediation grant opportunities
for the eight Superintendents Study Group Regions. Grant proposals will be accepted from partnerships of school
divisions within a Superintendents Study Group Region. Proposals from
individual school divisions will also be considered.
Project Graduation Summer Regional
Academy Grants
The first
grant opportunity is the Project
Graduation Summer Regional Academy Grant.
The purpose of this grant is to provide remedial instruction during the
summer of 2005, for rising seniors (class of 2006) who have not earned verified
credits in English: Reading, English: Writing, and/or Algebra I. Each Superintendents Study Group Region is
eligible to receive approximately $75,000 to implement a Project Graduation Summer Regional Academy Grant for the summer of
2005. The standard model is for one
school division to act as the fiscal agent for each grant; however, several
sites within the region may serve students.
In addition, more than one grant application from a region will be
accepted. Individual school divisions
are eligible to apply, though each division may participate in only one grant
application per region. The final grant awards will be based upon approval of
the proposal, including all required forms and signatures, and meeting the
submission deadlines. Additional
information including grant requirements and timelines can be found in
Attachment A.
The second grant opportunity is the Project Graduation Continuation Academy
Grant. Each Superintendents Study
Group Region is eligible to receive up to $75,000 to implement a Project Graduation Continuation Academy
Grant for the summer of 2005, under the same requirements as the Summer
Regional Academy Grants described above.
These are intended for students who were scheduled to graduate in the
spring of 2005, but lacked the verified credits in English: Reading, English:
Writing, and/or Algebra I. The Continuation
Academy should be innovative and provide the students with instructional
approaches that have proven to be successful with this at-risk population. Additional information including grant
requirements and timelines can be found in Attachment B.
If you have questions regarding these two grant
opportunities, please contact James C. Firebaugh (jim.firebaugh@doe.virginia.gov)
director, Office of Middle and High School Instruction, at (804)
225-2651.
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