NOTICE OF INTENT FOR SCHOOLWIDE TRANSITION:
Sam Jamison Middle School and Pearland Junior High South are conducting a comprehensive needs assessment and improvement planning as part of the process to transition to School Wide Title I status beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. You can read more about Title I programs below.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY:
In June, 2022, Pearland ISD will be applying for the following 2022-2023 federal grants:
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated Grant: Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A, Title III, Part A (ELA), and Title IV, Part A
- Special Education Consolidated (Federal) Grant
- Perkins V: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century
The district grant contacts and program page links are listed below. Parents and the public may provide comment on these grant applications by speaking at the public hearing at the board meeting on June 14, or by clicking the survey link here. The survey will close on June 20, 2022, at 11:59 PM.
The district is also applying for the continuation of the 2021-2022 Texas Education of Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) grant for the 2022-2023 school year. You can read more about the TEHCY grant at the bottom of this page.
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, Brad Hayes, Director of Safe and Secure Schools | Safe & Secure Schools Department Page
Special Programs/IDEA Grants: Dr. Lisa Nixon, Assistant Superintendent for Special Programs | Special Programs Department Page
ESSA, TEHCY, Disaster, all ESSER, and other State & Federal Grants: Donna Tate, Federal Programs/Grants Administrator | ESSA and TEHCY information below | ESSER Page
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.