Rule 160-1-4-.287 - Literacy for Learning, Living and Leading in Georgia (L4GA) Project1.Purpose of Grant. The purpose of the grant is to provide federal funds for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and their partnering organizations to serve Georgia's students. Funds will be used to implement projects designed to create systemic change by engaging early care providers, schools, community organizations, and teacher educators to advance literacy skills, reading and writing for students from birth through grade 12.2.Term and Conditions. Grants are awarded through a competitive process to LEAs that partner with community coalitions and identify a feeder pattern from birth through grade 12. The LEA-partnerships will develop a systemic literacy plan and create routines for reviewing system-wide data to address systemic issues. LEA-partnerships are expected to engage community organizations, teacher educators, and schools, provide classrooms with print-rich materials, leverage digital learning, use valid and reliable assessments, provide a schedule consistent with research in order to maximize literacy instruction, and ensure that all partners, including school leaders and teachers, participate in professional learning. Recipients must agree to participate in an evaluation, attend state-sponsored training and submit reports upon request. These reports are collected by the Georgia Department of Education and sent to the United States Department of Education (US ED).3.Eligible Recipients. All LEAs are eligible to apply. LEAs will perform a needs assessment to determine that they have selected the neediest schools to include in their subgrant application.4.Criteria for Award. Applications are reviewed by the Georgia Department of Education for adherence to the terms and conditions describe in the application. Applications are then sent randomly to approved national readers to be scored. Funding will be awarded based on the following formula: 15% for children birth through age 5, 40% for elementary schools and 40% for students in middle and high school to be distributed evenly. Funds are awarded for a three-year period, pending annual reports and budget approvals. Participation in the project extends through the life of the grant for data reporting purposes.5.Directions and Deadlines for Applying. Requests for information and application should be made to the L4GA Grant Office, Georgia Department of Education, 1758 Twin Towers East, 205 Jesse Hill Drive, Atlanta, GA 30334, or online at www.doe.k12.ga.us. Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-1-4-.287
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-240.
Original grant description entitled "Literacy for Learning, Living and Leading in Georgia (L4GA) Project" submitted Dec. 12, 2017.