SLPS receives nearly $6 million in
Federal Grants
District views grants as a step in the right direction
(September 11, 2006) The St. Louis Public School District
announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded
the district nearly $6 million in new grant money.
• A three-year $4.2 million Early Reading First
Grant. Early Reading First focuses on children from
low-income families. The objective is to transform early
childhood education programs into centers of educational
excellence. Early First will prepare preschool children with
the language, cognitive, and early reading skills required
for reading success in kindergarten and beyond.
The program will be carried out in five centers, including
a district/Head Start collaboration center, a Title I center,
an English language learner (ELL) center, a magnet center,
and a community-based center.
• A grant for $975,163 to help boost
participation of low-income students in advanced placement
courses and tests. This is the first of a three year grant.
Under the department’s Advanced Placement Incentive
Program, grants can be used for teacher training, curriculum
development, books, supplies and other activities directly
related to expanding participation in Advanced Placement courses
and tests for low income students.
• A $482,273 grant to help enhance
and improve the emergency response and crisis management for
the St. Louis Public Schools. The goal of the project is to
develop an effective emergency response and crisis management
capability that will comprehensively address all five phases
of crisis response planning: prevention, mitigation, preparedness,
response and recovery.
The grant will allow the St. Louis Public Schools to develop
a comprehensive emergency operations plan for the district
and for each of the 93 schools, provide an infrastructure that
ensures continuation of plan improvement, train staff at the
administrative and school-levels, and to develop capabilities
to continue training in coming years.
The 18 month project will be administered by the Office of
School Safety and Security.
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