Special Education Listserv
Subject: Improvement Grants/Letters of Intent
Source: Dan Gordon, Supervisor - Effective Practices
Intended Audience: Superintendents, Special Education Administrators
Date: October 16, 2009
The Division of Special Education is extending invitations to apply for Special Education Improvement Grants in the areas of Elementary Achievement and Post-Secondary Transition. This is an excellent opportunity for districts to receive funding for systems change such as three-tiered models including Response to Intervention (RtI),
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS), and Professional Learning Communities (PLC).
Districts are strongly encouraged to participate in Regional Improvement Planning trainings scheduled and posted at:
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/training.html. These trainings will be offered during October and November of 2009 and will focus on drafting an improvement plan proposal.
Letters of intent to apply will be required by January 11, 2010. The deadline for application submission is March 1, 2010, 5:00p.m.
Applications will be submitted through the web-based system, ePeGS, and must include an Improvement Plan. A list of preapproved expenditures is included in the grant packet found at http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/EffectivePractices/documents/10GPkt.pdf.
Please contact the Effective Practices Section at 573-751-0187 with questions.