Federal Grants Program

NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY:

During June and July of 2024, Pearland ISD will be applying for the 2024-2025 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and Perkins V federal block grants.

You may provide comment on these applications in one of the following two ways:

1. You may attend the public hearing at the Pearland ISD School Board meeting on June 11, 2024.  The meeting starts at 5:00 pm and is held in the board room of the Virgil Gant Education Support Center, 1928 N. Main, Pearland, TX, 77581.  The agenda and link for public comment are posted to the district website under the Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule by close of business on Friday, June 7, 2024.
2. Respond via this survey link for comment on the ESSA, IDEA, Perkins V, and TEHCY Grants.  This survey closes June 20, 2024.

District activities for ESSA consolidated and TEHCY grants can be found below. Click here for district activities for IDEA and here for Perkins V.

Notice of Intent to Apply posted May 28, 2024.

This page contains information about grants Pearland ISD receives as a part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and federal McKinney-Vento (which funds TEHCY) programs. If you have any questions, please contact Donna Tate, Federal Programs/Grants Administrator, at tated@pearlandisd.org or 281.997.4949.  

District Grants and Grant Contacts:

Career & Technical Education/Perkins Grants: Mike Akin, Director of Career & Technical Education | CTE Programs Department Page

Clean Vehicles Project: Keith Kaup, Director of Transportation | Transportation Department Page

School Safety and Security Grant: John Palombo, Executive Director of Safe and Secure Schools | Safe & Secure Schools Department Page

Special Programs/IDEA Grants: Christy Weddington, Director of Special Programs| Special Programs Department Page

ESSA, Disaster, and other State & Federal Grants: Donna Tate, Federal Programs/Grants Administrator | ESSA information below

For detailed listing of all State and Federal Grants and their respective Grant Managers, click here.

 

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) was reauthorized on December 10, 2015, as the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA builds upon the critical work states and local educational agencies (school districts) have implemented over the last few years. The reauthorized law prioritizes excellence and equity for our students and supports great educators.

The new law builds on the efforts of educators, communities, parents, and students across the country.

 A few of the key ESSA outcomes are the provisions that

• Advance equity by upholding critical protections for America's disadvantaged and high-needs students.
• Require that all students be taught to high academic standards that will prepare them to succeed in college and careers.
• Ensure that vital information is provided to educators, families, students, and communities through annual statewide assessments that measure students' progress toward those high standards.
• Help support and grow local innovations—including evidence-based and place-based interventions developed by local leaders.
• Sustain and expand investments in increasing access to high-quality preschool.
• Maintain an expectation that where groups of students are not making progress, &/or graduation rates are low over extended periods of time, there will be accountability and action to effect positive change.

 

Title I, Part A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged

The purpose of Title I, Part A is to provide supplemental resources to districts to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide a high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the state student performance standards. The supplemental Title I, Part A funding Pearland ISD receives is typically used for additional intervention instructional staff, evidence-based instructional materials, extended learning opportunities, professional development, enhancing parent and family involvement, and for other activities designed to enable every student to succeed at the highest levels of performance. Pearland ISD has nine high-needs Title I School-Wide campuses, which allow these supplemental resources to upgrade the educational program on these students.  For 2024-2025, these campuses are H.C. Carleston Elementary, Barbara Cockrell Elementary, C.J. Harris Elementary, E.A. Lawhon Elementary, Massey Ranch Elementary, Sam Jamison Middle School, Leon Sablatura Middle School, Pearland Junior High South, and Pearland Junior High West. The district has been allocated a planning amount of $1,933,038.00 for the upcoming school year.  The district Title I funds are primarily focused on Reading &/or Math intervention, tutoring support, and resources, based on the needs of the campus.  A minimum of one percent of the funds will be set aside for parent and family engagement activities at the Title I campuses as well.  Title I funds 16 positions across the campuses for intervention in Reading and/or Math.

 

Title II, Part A: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting

The supplemental financial assistance that Title II, Part A provides for school districts, including Pearland ISD, enables them to improve teacher and principal quality through evidence-based professional development in order to increase student academic achievement.  Title II, Part A also holds school districts and schools accountable for improving student achievement. The district has been allocated a planning amount of $482,770.00.  In Pearland ISD, Title II funds provide professional development services for teachers and administrators.  For instance, it can help provide a contracted presenter for teachers on staff development days or substitutes for teachers to attend a pull-out training. 

 

Title III, Part A: English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement

The purpose of Title III, Part A is to ensure that English Learners and immigrant students attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English.  The supplemental Title III, Part A funding that Pearland ISD receives is used to support the development and implementation of Language Instruction Educational Programs; parent, family, and community engagement, and supplemental professional development for instructional strategies for English Learners.  The district has been allocated $253,130.00 for this grant for 2024-2025 school year. 

 

Title III, Part A: Immigrant Children and Youth

Title III, Part A -Immigrant, provides supplemental funds to LEAs who are experiencing substantial increases in immigrant children and youth for activities that provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth.

The requirements help ensure that immigrant children and youth attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English by doing the following:

1. Assist all immigrant children and youth achieve at high levels in academic subjects so they can meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet;
2. Assist teachers (including preschool teachers), principals and other school leaders, State educational agencies, LEAs, and schools in establishing, implementing, and sustaining effective language instruction educational programs designed to assist in teaching immigrant children and youth;
3. Assist teachers (including preschool teachers), principals and other school leaders, State educational agencies and LEAs to develop and enhance their capacity to provide effective instructional programs designed to prepare immigrant children and youth to enter all-English instructional settings; and
4. Promote parental, family, and community participation in language instruction educational programs for the parents, families, and communities of immigrant children and youth.

The district has been allocated $14,187.00 for Title III, Part A-Immigrant for the 2024-2025 school year.  It is the district’s first year for this grant in several years.

Note: The district's Multilingual Department manages both of the Title III, Part A program grants.

 

Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment

Title IV, Part A has three areas of focus: well-rounded education, student health and safety, and supporting the effective use of technology.  The supplemental Title IV, Part A funding that Pearland ISD receives allows for evidence-based training for science, math, and civics teachers in identified strategies; a multi-tiered framework to social, emotional, and behavioral student support systems; and professional development for educators in implementing effective technology strategies for student academic readiness.    For next school year, Pearland ISD has been allocated $128,745.00 for planning. Title IV activities planned for 2023-2024 to support Well-Rounded Education Opportunities will include continuing to provide support for teachers of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), as well as some English Language Arts and Reading intervention resources.  We will continue our support for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) as programs for the Support for Safe and Healthy Schools.  The district is also looking to provide support for collaborating with community resources to meet emergency needs of students to improve their mental health as well as attendance.  In the Support of the Effective Use of Technology area, we will continue to provide program activities for supporting professional development in implementing technology for instruction through a trainer of trainer model.

 

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