Section 4 AAC 60.205 - District-wide early education program grant recipient obligations(a) During the grant period, a school district that receives a grant award under 4 AAC 60.200 shall demonstrate progress towards meeting or exceeding the standards for a high-quality early education program under AS 14.07.165(a)(5) and 4 AAC 60.190 by complying with the department's grant reporting requirements and submitting a year-end report to the department.(b) After expiration of the grant period, a school district grant recipient that has demonstrated progress toward meeting or exceeding high-quality early education program standards under (a) of this section may apply for inclusion of the early education program's students in the district's student co unt under AS 14.17.600 and 4 AAC 60.210.(c) A school district early education program grant award recipient shall comply with the department's fiscal and program requirements. To comply, an award recipient must (1) implement the high-quality early education program standards under 4 AAC 60.190, in accordance with the grant application with the goal of meeting all of the standards by the end of the three-year grant period;(2) submit, within the department's grants management system (GMS), quarterly reports and budget reimbursement requests on a quarterly basis in a format prescribed by the department;(3) submit an annual application under 4 AAC 60.036 to operate;(4) assess each child to determine individual progress or status on all domain areas in the State of Alaska Early Learning Guidelines, adopted by reference in 4 AAC 60.170;(5) assign a student identification number to all students enrolled in the district early education program;(6) secure adequate personnel to perform services under the grant;(7) accommodate program attendance by homeless children in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(l)(F)(i) and (6)(A)(iii); and(8) submit an annual report on a form prescribed by the department describing progress towards meeting the high-quality early education program standards under 4 AAC 60.190.Eff. 7/1/2023, Register 247, October 2023Authority:AS 14.03.410
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