In accordance with federal and state guidelines, public school districts are required to provide the public with notice of their application for federal grants and an opportunity to provide input.
This notice is to inform the public and community that Northside ISD is in the process of, has the intention to, or has applied for the following grants:
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated Federal Grant
- Title I, Part A: Title I, Part A, provides supplemental resources to school districts to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the challenging state academic standards.
- Title I, Part C: The goal of Title I, Part C is to ensure that all migratory children reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma or complete a High School Equivalency Diploma that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment.
- Title II, Part A: Title II, Part A provides funds to support districts to increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality, increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom, and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools.
- Title III, Part A and Title III, Part A Immigrant: Title III, Part A English Language Acquisition (ELA) helps ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet.
- Title IV, Part, A: Title IV, Part A – The Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program is to improve students’ academic achievement by providing all students with access to a well-rounded education; improve school conditions for student learning; and improve the use of technology.
Perkins V. Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st. Century
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) program aims to develop more fully the academic knowledge, technical, and employability skills of secondary education students who enroll in Career and Technical Education programs and programs of study.
Special Education Consolidated Grant
The grants in the Special Education Consolidated Grant Application (Federal) provide financial assistance to local educational agencies to help them ensure that they identify and provide a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities who are eligible for special education and related services, protect the rights of students with disabilities and the rights of their parents, and design individualized education programs that meet the needs of students with disabilities and that prepare those students for further education, employment, and independent living.
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)-B Formula: IDEA-B Formula provides supplemental resources to help school districts ensure that eligible students (ages 3-21) with disabilities are provided with a free appropriate public education as required by federal statute.
- IDEA-B Preschool: These funds supplement and increase services beyond the level of State and local funds expended for preschool students ages 3–5 with disabilities.
- IDEA-B Discretionary Deaf Program: These funds provide educational services to students ages 3-21 who are deaf or hard of hearing enrolled in a Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD), and information to families to facilitate family involvement in the education of their deaf and hard of hearing children.
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Cycle 11, Year 4
The federal Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic and enrichment opportunities, during non-school hours for students, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects.
Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TECHY) Grant
This grant promotes equitable access by removing barriers to enrollment and identification, increase levels of support services, and utilize academic, program, and outcome data to foster the overall success of homeless children and unaccompanied youth.
Refugee School Impact Grant
This grant aims to mitigate barriers for refugee families and school personnel, ensuring that refugee families, school administrators, and teachers can truly focus on each child's academic performance and well-being. The Refugee School Impact Grant provides funding for services in five (5) key areas: service facilitation, academic achievement, child welfare and socioemotional well-being, parent involvement, and professional development for school personnel.
Camp Code
The purpose of the Camp Code program is to foster an interest in coding-related careers and increase the exposure of Texas middle school students to coding and programming through hands-on experiences in summer camps that include challenging and innovative concepts and experiences in learning, problem-solving, and analytical skills. This grant provides computer coding and programming summer camps for sixth through eighth-grade middle school students.
Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
The JET program provides grants to eligible education institutions to help fund the startup costs associated with developing Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs. JET grants support the purchase of Equipment connected to new or expanding CTE Programs which prepare students for employment in local, high-demand occupations and lead to a license, certificate, or postsecondary degree.
Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) Cycle 3
Strong Foundations Planning Supports (SFP)
LASO Cycle 3 program grants are focused on three of the five learning acceleration strategies: Curriculum & Instruction, More Time and Innovative School Models. The Strong Foundations Planning grant provides support to school districts to develop a strong instructional framework in math or literacy, provides optional adoption supports in selecting new high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) if LEAs choose to make a materials switch; and trainings to support creating systems to effectively manage instruction at the district level.
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