1.
Purpose of
Grant. The purpose of the grant is to provide financial support to
eligible high schools as they work to increase their students' likelihood of
graduating high school, completing postsecondary programs, and productively
participating in the workforce.
2.
Term and Conditions. Grants are awarded through a competitive
process to local educational agencies ("LEA") that have at least one eligible
high school. An "eligible high school" is a high school that has a four-year
cohort graduation rate below 75% for the immediately preceding school year.
LEAs shall use the funds at the eligible high school to
provide an additional counselor. The counselor shall implement programs that
assist identified high school at-risk students in achieving academic, personal,
social, and career development success. The counselor shall support high school
counseling programs that work with identified high school at-risk students. The
counselor must also support middle school counseling programs for targeted
at-risk middle school students who are zoned to attend the eligible high
school. The LEA shall ensure that the caseload of the counselor shall comply
with all requirements outlined in the application.
The grant awards are one-time funds for use at the eligible
high school(s) during the fiscal period outlined in the application. There is
no allowability for carryover.
3.
Eligible Recipient(s). This
competitive grant is open to LEAs that have at least one public high school
that was awarded GRASP funds in the previous fiscal year and all other LEAs
that have an eligible high school, as defined in the Term and Conditions.
4.
Criteria for
Award. Applications are reviewed and scored by the Georgia Department of
Education. Funding will be awarded based on the quality of the application, the
alignment with the grant rubric, and available funding.
5.
Directions and Deadlines for
Applying. Information about the grant, including the deadline, can be
found on the Office of School Improvement, Division of School and District
Effectiveness's webpage (
https://www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/School-Improvement-Services/Pages/default.aspx)
or by contacting the Office of School Improvement at Sigrant@doe.k12.ga.us.
Information about the grant will be shared with all eligible
districts.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R.
& Regs. R.
160-1-4-.299
O.C.G.A. ยง
20-2-240.
Original grant description entitled "Graduate Ready to Attain
Success in Postsecondary ("GRASP") Grant" submitted
June 15, 2021.
Submitted: Apr. 12,
2022.
