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GEORGIA FACT SHEET
Literacy for Learning Living and Leading in in in in Georgia (L4GA)
Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) Grant
FACT SHEET
DESCRIPTION
The purpose of the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) grant is to to create a a a a a a a a a comprehensive literacy program to to advance literacy literacy skills—including pre-literacy skills skills reading and writing—for students from
birth through grade 12
including including limited-English- pro cient students students and students students with disabilities Georgia’s SRCL plan entitled Literacy for Learning Living and Leading in in in in Georgia Georgia (L4GA)
will allow systems/agencies/organizations to to to to build partnerships that engage communities and and and schools together to to to to strengthen student learning and and and establish and and and train teachers to to to to implement new evidence-based practices with the ultimate goal that upon graduation all students will be college and career ready FUNDING INFORMATION
CORE COMPONENTS
AND ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Total Funding: $61 579 800
Number of Awards: to be be determined
All LEAs in in in Georgia are are eligible to apply for for L4GA funding The following
are are the Absolute Priorities for for Georgia’s LEA Partnerships:
1 Each LEA-Partnership must include include a a a a a a a a feeder system that includes at at at least one early education center (e g Headstart Headstart Early Headstart Headstart Quality Rated (QR) child care (or a a a a a a a a a a a QR QR applicant) and/or Georgia’s PreK) a a a a a a a community partner organization and and schools serving students from
K–12 2
Each LEA-Partnership must allocate funds according to to the following: 15% to to serve students from
from
from
birth to to to age 5 5 40% 40% to to to serve serve students students from
from
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K–5 40% 40% to to to serve serve students students from
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Grades 6–12 in equal distribution (20% Gr Gr 6–8 20% 20% Gr Gr 9–12) 3 Each LEA-Partnership must have at at at least one school with a a a a a a a a K-12 School Climate Rating of 4 or 5 and/or be implementing Positive Behavior Intervention and and Supports 4 Each LEA-Partnership must already be involved as a a a a a a a a a a Get Georgia Reading Campaign community or or or or or applying to become one Visit www getgeorgiareading org org for more information 5 Each LEA-Partnership must include a a a a a a P-20 partner from
a a a a a a Georgia Institution of Higher Education Please see linked document on on L4GA website 6 Each LEA-Partnership must include a a a a a a a liaison from
the Regional Education Service Agency that serves that LEA TIMELINE
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Intent to Apply: Dec 8 Applications Due: Feb 1 Awards Announced: April Project Period: 36 mos Contact:
Julie Morrill
L4GA Project Director jmorrill@doe k12 ga us 706-473-3159
The projects that will will be be funded will will support a a a school’s intention to build on on their current best practices enhance instruction solidify an an an intentional assessment protocol and ensure that all teachers leaders and ancillary sta are con dent dent in in their approach to student learning Sub-grant applications will be evaluated based on the following: 1 LEA-Partnership Narrative Management Plan & Key Personnel
2
Established Need
3 Assets & Needs Assessment and Root Cause Analysis
4 Project Plan Procedures Goals Objectives and Support 5 Assessment/Data Analysis
Plan 6 Professional Learning Strategies Identi ed ed ed on on the Basis of of Documented Need
7 Resources Strategies and Materials
including Technology to Support Implementation
8 School/Center Literacy Plans
9 Budget Summary
GRANT RESOURCES
Visit the the state’s website for for the the grant application and and additional information: http://www gadoe org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/L4/Pages/Literacy-Grant aspx
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