Back to EMSC Home SED Home Disclaimers and Notices

No Child Left Behind

2008 Title I School Improvement Grant Application

For Local Educational Agencies in New York City

Purpose of Grant

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires that State Education Agencies allocate funds to local education agencies to support identified schools in need of improvement to meet the progress goals in their school improvement, corrective action and/or restructuring plans and thereby improve student performance. 

Eligibility and Funding

LEAs that have Title I schools in need of improvement identified for 2007-08 will receive an allocation based upon the number of schools in each category as follows:

• Schools in Need of Improvement (SINI) Year 1 and Year 2 - $65,000 per school
• Corrective Action Schools (CA) Year 1 and Year 2 -  $65,000 per school
• Restructured Schools Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 of Implementation - $65,000 per school

LEAs must submit the enclosed application in order to receive funds.  The funds must be allocated to schools in need of improvement within an LEA.  However, an LEA may choose to direct its allocation only to some of its SINI, CA and or Restructured schools based on need.

Schools must target funds toward the area(s) of identification and toward the particular subgroup(s) identified for improvement as of December 2007. The funds must support the goals for school improvement outlined in the school's Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP) or Restructuring Plan, which is due to the LEA three months after identification in December 2007.

The use of funds must also correlate to the accountability status of the school. For example, if a school is in Corrective Action Year 2 - Planning for Restructuring, funds must be used for restructuring. If a school is a Restructured School - Year 1, funds must be used to support the implementation of the Restructuring Plan. For Year 2, 3 and 4, funds must continue to support the implementation of the Restructuring Plan.

Uses of funds include professional development, before and/or after school programs and instructional materials for students and teachers. Funds may not be used for indirect costs.

Grant/Project Period

Grants may operate from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Due Date

No later than January 18, 2008.  

 List of Schools
Go to http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/press-release/20071219/home.htm for the list of schools identified as of December 2007. High schools have not yet been identified.  As soon as the high school accountability list is available, LEAs will receive allocations and may amend or submit a grant application, whichever is applicable. 

Submission Instructions

Send one original and two copies of the completed application and FS-10 (original must bear the original signature of the Superintendent) to:

Sharon Rencher, Senior Advisor/Executive Director
New York City Department of Education
 Office of Accountability
 52 Chambers Street, Room 213
 New York, NY 10007

A complete application consists of:

• Cover page
• Assurances
• Certification Regarding Lobbying, etc.
• School Chart for each school being funded
• FS-10 Budget Form

For additional information or assistance, please contact Sharon Rencher, NYCDOE at (212) 374-6099, E-mail: srencher@schools.nyc.gov or Nydia Mennuti, NYSED at (718) 722-7893

Application Forms (in Word)