The states then distribute Title I funds to eligible school districts. Unlike entitlements though, not every individual that meets the eligibility criteria is guaranteed funds under block or formula grants. Typically administered by your state education agency, such as your department of education.
Funds awarded as direct support grants for three to five years. Eligible applicants although dependent also on state-specific criteria include schools, community-based organizations, public or private organizations.
Typically administered by your state's social services agency. Funds can be accessed through subsidies or direct program support, depending on your state. Some states have child-care licensing requirements. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families TANF Funds to help needy families with children, promotes job preparation and work, reduces out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and encourages formation of two-parent families.
States have a lot flexibility in using TANF funds and many, such as Illinois, have successfully used them for afterschool. Eligible applicants vary by state-specific plans for using the funds. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of Funds to provide support services for disadvantaged students.
These funds are used for a variety of programming, but can be used for afterschool — a decision made at the individual school or district level. As coordinator of special programs for St. Mary's County Public Schools, in rural southern Maryland, Smith must stitch together financial support for thirteen after-school programs from a host of public, private, and foundation grants.
The primary focus of these programs is to close the achievement gap in reading and math for low-performing, high-poverty students. At least three days a week, each student gets fifty minutes a day of direct instruction in the academic area of greatest need, with no more than five students per teacher. The school district hires regular teachers to tutor the students. Subjects vary widely, from programs around computer robotics to leadership training and a class in social problems in the community.
Even an African-drumming class is offered. Nearly twenty years in the business have taught Smith that grants can flourish or wither according to White House priorities or the generosity of a single donor. He also knows that long-term sustainability has become the watchword of after-school funding.
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