The U.S. Department of Education recently released the Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) grant application. Eligible applicants are local education agencies (LEAs) and consortia of LEAs serving a minimum of 2,000 students or fewer than 2,000 students, provided those students are served by a consortium of at least 10 LEAs and at least 75 percent of the students served by each LEA are participating in program. Also, at least 40 percent of the participating students must be from low-income families and applicants must demonstrate their commitment to the core education assurance areas. The Department is offering two technical assistance webinars on August 16th and 21st for interested applicants.
The deadline for submitting Intent to Apply statements is coming up quick–August 30th–with the full application due October 30th. Click here for more information about RTT-D. NAPCS will provide updates in the coming weeks, and you can contact me with questions. Logo via Google Images
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