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Academic Support

Grants & Programs

NEWS: 5/27/08 Info. Sessions about FY09 Ac. Support Grant Opportunities – June 25 (at Bunker Hill CC, Charlestown) and July 11, 2008 (in Shrewsbury). For more details, see registration page. 3/27/08 RFPs Due April 11, 2008: Summer Academic Support Enhancement Grant Funds FC 625-B Applications AND regular Academic Support Summer Allocation Grant FC 625 Applications. 2/4/08 Summer Academic Support Enhancement Funds Available – NOTE: "Anticipated Intent to Apply "due 2/15/08. 12/18/07 Board Awards FY08 CPSS Grants (Collaborative Partnerships for Student Success) - Fund Codes 619 & 592 2/16/07 Annual MCAS Summer Retests Discontinued 12/18/06 New Competency Determination requirement beginning with the class of 2010 - requiring all students to either reach or strive for Proficiency on MCAS 09/21/2006 Memo from Commissioner to District Leaders (September 5, 2006): Outreach on Educational Options and Academic Support Opportunities - Required Notices Regarding Students who Leave High School Without Graduating   AS GRANTS NEWS ARCHIVES

State-funded Academic Support grants include the following:

FY08 Allocation Grants:

FY08 Competitive Grants:

FY08 State Budget Targeted Funds:

FC 632d Centro Latino De Chelsea

$50,000 for Centro Latino de Chelsea to provide adult basic education services in the city of Chelsea.

FC 632e Casa Dominicana- Lawrence

$125,000 for Casa Dominicana in Lawrence.

FC 632f JFYNetWorks

$1,000,000 for JFY networks, a non-profit corporation formerly Jobs for Youth, for a matching grant for the purposes of enhancing student performance on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment system examination through instructional computer software.

JFYNet Academic Support Program FY08 RFPs: JFYNetWorks invites public middle and high schools (and ESE-Approved SPED schools) to apply for the JFYNet Academic Support Program. This software-based instructional support program uses instructional technology, customized curriculum alignments and in-class coaches to enhance student performance in the classroom and on standardized tests. Proposals to JFYNet will be accepted on an on-going basis, based on funding availability, until December 12, 2007, for winter/spring programs and until May 1, 2008, for summer 2008 programs.

FC 632g - Efficacy Institute Campaigns for Proficiency

$300,000 for the Efficacy Institute for work in 'Campaigns for Proficiency' in Springfield, Boston and Lawrence, to be used for training public school teachers and youth workers in afterschool programs in methods for using assessment data to develop effective strategies to improve student performance on the MCAS.

FC 632h - Astro Park Facility - Barnstable

$50,000 for the Astro Park Astronomy Facility at Barnstable High School.

FC 632i - Pettengill House - Triton & Amesbury

$75,000 for Link Services at the Pettengill House to provide advocacy counseling, referrals, emergency assistance and prevention education programs to the children and families of both Triton Regional and Amesbury Public Schools.

FC 632j - Clean Slate Program - Springfield

$100,000 for the Clean Slate program in the city of Springfield.

FC 632k - The WhizKids Foundation Inc.

$75,000 for The WhizKids Foundation Inc.

FC 632l - City of Lynn - After-School Programs

$15,000 for Lynn At-Risk Youth.

FC 632m - Lawrence Learning Center & Community Dev

$100,000 for Lawrence Learning Center and Community Development in the City of Lawrence.

FC 632n - New Bedford - Invest in Kids

$180,000 for the Invest-in-Kids program to provide after school programs in the city of New Bedford.

FC 632q - Evaluating Dual-Immersion Programs - Framingham

$370,000 (reduced to $0 through 9C cuts in November 2006) for the Framingham public schools to evaluate existing dual-immersion programs in the town of Framingham and elsewhere in the commonwealth including an evaluation of best practices and all professional development related to these programs; provided further, that any evaluation will examine the likelihood and efficiency of replication of these programs and practices in school districts with large percentage of English language learners; provided further, that these funds may be expended for professional development related to these programs.

FC 632r - Randolph Public Schools

$150,000 for a pilot program operated by Randolph public schools to provide educational services to students that require additional assistance to become academically proficient; and provided further, that the pilot program may use a multi-cultural approach and provide opportunities for community service.

FC 632s - Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) - Boston

$100,000 for a pilot program operated by a non-profit organization, staffed by certified teachers and college aged tutors, to provide after school and summer educational services to students in low-income urban communities that require additional assistance to become academically proficient; provided further that said pilot shall provide student instruction for two and half hours in core curricula such as math and literacy using a multi-cultural approach and shall provide opportunities to work with tutors on homework, community service, team self- esteem and relationship building

FC 579 Citizen Schools (line item 7061-9610)

$475,000 for matching grants of $1,000 per enrolled child to Citizen Schools after-school learning programs for middle school children across the commonwealth including, but not limited to, those administered in Boston by Citizen Schools, in Lowell by Community Teamwork, Inc., in Malden by the Partnership for Community Schools, in New Bedford by Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, in Springfield by The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and, in Worcester by the Greater Worcester YMCA, upon documentation by Citizen Schools of $1 in private sector, local or federal funds for every $1 in state funds, and that all funds go to programs certified by Citizen Schools, Inc.; provided further that up to $50,000 of the $475,000 shall be available to Citizen Schools Inc. to support state-wide training and evaluation efforts, and to further establish the efficacy of the Citizen Schools program in promoting school success, high school completion and college and workforce success for low-income, at-risk students across the commonwealth.