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Trauma Sensitive Schools

Fiscal Year 2008-2009 (FY09) Overview
Safe and Supportive Learning Environments Grantees

Site Visits:

  • All new grantees or grantees not yet visited need to schedule a site visit with Jenny.
  • Site visits are also scheduled as requested by a grantee or the Department (ESE).

Mid-Year Report:

  • Brief (under two pages) narrative describing program activities - overview, strengths, challenges, etc.
  • Partially completed self-evaluation tool - fill in the "Goal/Planned" column.
  • Due February 13, 2009: covering September 1, 2008 to January 31, 2009.

End-of-Year Report:

  • Submit a completed the self-evaluation tool.
    • o Please note that this year's tool is slightly revised since FY08.
  • New this year - this evaluation tool will also be used to approve grantees for continuation funding, as a significant part of the FY10 Continuation Grant RFP.
  • Due July 31, 2009: covering the entire grant period (Sept. 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009).

Budget Amendments:

  • May be submitted any time prior to Friday, May 29, 2009.
  • If needed, submit three copies of a revised version of your budget detail pages and the budget amendment form. Forms (Appendix A-3 and G) are available via: http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/grants/procedure/

Training:

  • State Alternative Education conference - October 20, 2008 at Holy Cross College (Worcester)
    • Attendance is optional.
  • Spring Grantee Meeting - April 7, 2009 at the UMass Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center (Shrewsbury).
    • Attendance is required, and each grantee may bring up to three people.
  • State Trauma Sensitive Schools conferences - two days: both at Holy Cross College (Worcester) - the first date is TBD, and the second is May 4, 2009.
    • Attendance is not required, but strongly encouraged.

Call or email with questions:
Jenny Curtin, Program Coordinator: 781-338-6839 or jcurtin@doe.mass.edu

NOTE: A slightly modified version of this document was provided to grantees at the Fall 2008 Student Support Conference (on October 6, 2008)



last updated: November 19, 2008
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