N.M. Admin. Code § 6.30.15.11 - GRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

A. The department is authorized to provide planning, implementation, and renewal grants to eligible applicants for the creation of a community schools initiative. The department shall prioritize awards for schools identified as needing comprehensive support and improvement and targeted support and improvement under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

B. Planning grants are a one-year, one-time award of up to $50,000 for each eligible public school, which shall use the grant to:

(1) conduct an initial school and community asset map;

(2) identify community supports and services through asset mapping; and

(3) establish a site-based leadership team.

C. To be considered for a planning grant, eligible applicants shall submit an application to the department and shall include a description of:

(1) the initial site-based leadership team and community-wide leadership team or the process that will be put in place to establish the teams;

(2) the process and timeline for conducting an asset map and community school plan for each eligible school; and

(3) if applicable, plans for hiring additional staff, providing additional compensation to existing staff, or the contracting of a nonprofit entity or entities that will help the eligible applicant apply for an implementation grant or grants.

D. Implementation grants are awards of $150,000 each year for a period of three years for each eligible school to be used for the implementation of the community schools initiative.

E. To demonstrate intent and to be considered for an implementation grant, within six months of receiving a planning grant, eligible applicants shall submit an application with the following documentation:

(1) evidence of an ongoing or completed needs and assets assessment for each eligible public school that includes:

(a) student demographic information and academic data disaggregated by subgroups of students as designated by the Every Student Succeeds Act;

(b) access to and need for integrated student supports;

(c) access to and need for expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities;

(d) active family and community engagement information;

(e) existing collaborative leadership and practices;

(f) opportunities for partnerships with nonprofit organizations, faith- and community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, healthcare institutions, businesses, advocacy organizations, and other community entities;

(2) community school funding information, including leveraging of federal, state, local, and private education funding and per-pupil spending;

(3) community climate indicators, including housing instability, food instability, unemployment, poverty, health indicators, and environmental hazards; and

(4) evidence of an established community-wide leadership team and site-based leadership team for each eligible public school.

F. Renewal grants are one-year awards in an amount determined by the department for which eligible applicants may submit an application to the department at the conclusion of the initial three-year implementation grant period.

G. A school district or public school may use Title I Part A funds to support the community school framework.

Notes

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.30.15.11

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 15, August 10, 2021, eff. 8/10/2021