Title: CS2-Consider Approval of the Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Program 2005-2006 Implementation S

Recommendation:
I recommend that the School Board approve the Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Program 2005-2006 Implementation Second-Year Grant Application  for nine charter schools which opened in 2004-2005 in the amount of $200,000 each, effective upon award and ending June 30, 2006; and authorize the Superintendent or designee to sign all documents and contracts related to the grant which are required for implementation of the grant activities.

Description:

The Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Program 2005-2006 Implementation Second-Year Grant is a discretionary non-competitive grant authorized by Federal CFDA #84.282A - Title V, Part B, Subpart 1 (formerly Title X, Part C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

The funding purpose of the grant is to assist Charter Schools in their second year of operation to provide an innovative educational delivery system that will increase the achievement of students, thereby helping to expand and improve the quality of school choice options for families. 

Funding priorities are for Charter Schools in their second year of operation.

To support the reading initiative, the grant must support the Just Read, Florida!  initiative as part of the required Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment and Accountability area described in Section III.B. Information about the initiative is available at http://www.justreadflorida.org/. 

Grant recipients will submit a final year report on outcomes describing the improvement in student achievement and other outcomes resulting from the grant. 

All applicants are required to describe in a marketing plan how they will disseminate information and communicate results of the project to the appropriate population.

The target population is students, parents, and staff who are served or employed by Charter Schools in the second year of operation. 

Eligible applicants are Charter Schools in their second year of operation.

The Implementation Grant applications submitted for the following nine Charter Schools have been reviewed by the appropriate District staff:

     1.  Academy for International Studies 
     2.  Academy for Positive Learning
     3.  DayStar
     4.  Potentials South
     5.  Gulfstream Goodwill Career
     6.  Good Schools For All Leadership
     7.  South Tech
     8.  Inlet Grove
     9.  Guided Path

Due to the voluminous number of pages, copies of the grant applications are on file in the Board Minutes Office for review.

Financial Impact:
The financial impact to the Special Revenue-Other Funds budget is a total of 
$200,000 in the [Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Program 2005-2006
 Implementation Second-Year] fund for each Charter School (a grand total of
 $1,600,000). Implementation grants are subject to 3.16% indirect cost, payable to the
 District. All grant related expenditures and contracts are authorized for payment up to 
 the amount of the revenue.

For Additional Information, contact:
Ann Killets/(akillets@palmbeach.k12.fl.us)
Janice S. Cover
Juanita W. Edwards

Attachments (list):
FCAT Data Panel Charter School.pdf