English Learner Education

Title III Grant for Supplemental Programs and Activities in At-Risk Schools in Chelsea Public Schools (an ExEL district)/Fund Code 184

To:	Thomas Kingston, Superintendent and Mary Grace Fusco, ELL Director Chelsea Public Schools (an ExEL district)
From:	Julia Phelps, Executive Director for Curriculum and Instruction Michelle Griffin, Title III Coordinator
Date:	April 20, 2010

The Office of English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will make available to the Chelsea Public Schools an application for a supplementary Title III grant for the following specific purpose:

To create supplemental programs and activities for ELL students in at risk schools in Chelsea Public Schools, an ExEL district. These activities should be deemed as critical to preventing schools from becoming Level 4 schools.

The district will be eligible to apply for the following amount:

$6,825

The Department will provide the district with necessary Fund Code 184 grant materials via email. Districts must submit a proposed budget workbook, as well as a short narrative describing the intended use of the funds. Funds must be drawn down by July 31, 2010, and spent by August 31, 2010. The program proposal must follow all Title III requirements, and a hard copy of the proposal (signed by appropriate district staff), including the budget workbook and program narrative, must be received by Michelle Griffin in the Office of English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement of the Department by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2010. Electronic copies of these materials must also be returned to mgriffin@doe.mass.edu no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 26, 2010.

Last Updated: April 21, 2010