Funding Sources for Reading Recovery
Introduction
Dear Educator,
We hope that you will find the information contained in this grant manual beneficial. Its purpose is to provide educators and administrators with knowledge about how Reading Recovery can be funded both at the state and federal levels. The enclosed list can be used as a reference. If you decide that you would like to train teachers to become Reading Recovery teachers, the Reading Recovery at Lesley University brochure provides further details about your local training site(s).
If you have further questions about funding or need a brochure, please feel free to contact your regional training site or call Lesley University at 617-349-8165.
Sincerely,
The Reading Recovery Office at Lesley University
* The listing of possible grants contained in this list are sources from which districts have received funding for Reading Recovery in the past. How funds are allocated can vary by state, and continued funding eligibility for Reading Recovery depends upon future legislative and jurisdictional support. This manual was published using information available at the time of print. Neither the Center, nor Lesley University, are responsible for errors or changes made to funding sources after the time of print however, the Center will strive to keep information contained in the manual current and accurate.
FEDERAL FUNDS
Title I, Part A
This program provides financial assistance through state education agencies (SEAs) to local education agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards.
LEAs target the Title I funds they receive to schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. Unless a participating school is operating a schoolwide program, the school must focus Title I services on children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet state academic standards. Schools in which poor children make up at least 40 percent of enrollment are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school.
State educational agency will award subgrants to eligible local education agencies on a competitive basis.
More information: www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/legislation.html and your state's DOE website
Title I, Part B
Reading First
Reading First is a focused nationwide effort to enable all students to become successful early readers. Funds are dedicated to help states and local school districts eliminate the reading deficit by establishing high-quality, comprehensive reading instruction in kindergarten through grade 3. Building on a solid foundation of research, the program is designed to select, implement, and provide professional development for teachers using scientifically based reading programs, and to ensure accountability through ongoing, valid and reliable screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based assessment.
*Reading Recovery does meet the criteria for being a scientifically-based intervention program within a comprehensive school program.
State educational agency will award subgrants to eligible local education agencies on a competitive basis.
More information: www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html and your state's DOE website
Title I, Part F
Comprehensive School Reform Program
The purpose of comprehensive school reform is to provide financial incentives for schools to develop reforms based on scientifically-based research and effective practices so that all children can meet challenging state content and academic achievement standards. Reading Recovery can serve as the early intervention component of a comprehensive literacy program and can be an important and effective part of a comprehensive reform model. Schools in at least thirteen states have used comprehensive school reform funds for Reading Recovery since 1998.*
Formula to SEAs then competitive to LEAs
More information: www.ed.gov/programs/compreform/index.html and your state's DOE website
* This money is not automatically awarded if the district is receiving other Title I monies; districts must apply for this grant.
Title II, Part A
Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals
The purpose of this title is to provide grants to state and local educational agencies in order to increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality, and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools.**
Funds may be used for professional development for teachers and administrators.
Competitive for both SEAs and LEAs
More information:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/index.html and your state's DOE website
** Districts will receive this money if receiving Title I monies; funds can go anywhere in district including non-Title schools
Title III, Part A
Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
The purposes of this part include assisting all limited English proficient children, including immigrant children and youth, to achieve at high levels in the core academic subjects so that children can meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet.
Formula from SEAs to LEAs
More information: http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg39.html and your state's DOE website
Title IV, Part B
21st Century
Community Learning Center Program
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program is designed to provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet state and local student academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics.
21st Century Community Learning Centers offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, drugs and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, and recreation programs, technology education programs, and character education programs, that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students.
In addition, community learning centers offer opportunities for literacy and related educational development to families of participating students.
Formula to SEAs then to LEAs. Funds will be awarded to states based on their share of Title I, Part A funds.
More information: http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html and your state's DOE website
*In some rare instances districts have had to incorporate Reading Recovery through after-school programs. In this situation, districts have in the past received funding from the 21st Century Community Learners grant.
Title V, Part A
Innovative Programs Grants
(1) To support local education reform efforts that are consistent with and support statewide education reform efforts.
(2) To provide funding to enable state education agencies and local educational agencies to implement promising educational reform programs and school improvement programs based on scientifically-based research.
(3) To provide a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement, including support programs to provide library services and instructional and media materials.
(4) To meet the educational needs of all students, including at-risk youth.
(5) To develop and implement education programs to improve school, student, and teacher performance, including professional development activities and class size reduction programs.
May be used for innovative programs that focus on language acquisition
Formula to SEAs then to LEAs
More information: http://www.ed.gov/programs/innovative/index.html and your state's DOE website
*This is funding that is automatically awarded if the district is receiving Title I money; this money is for district-wide initiatives, not for individual school initiatives.
STATE FUNDS
MA- Massachusetts Early Literacy Intervention Grant (fund code 574)
Provides funds to support early intervention individual tutorial literacy programs designed as pre-special education referral, short-term intervention for children who are at-risk of failing to read in first grade.
A competitive grant through the state of Massachusetts
More information: www.doe.mass.edu
NH- Reading Recovery course- offered through the NH Department of Education
Any public school can enroll a qualified person or persons to become a Reading Recovery teacher(s) at no charge to the school, district or teacher. The funding is intended to make Reading Recovery available to any public school district that chooses to implement Reading Recovery.
For more information please contact Helen Schotanus at (603) 271-3841 or hschotanus@ed.state.nh.us
* This funding covers training and professional development costs.
NY- Cooperative Service applications (COSER)
Cooperative Service applications (COSERS) must be filed for every BOCES service and approved by the State Education Department before services can be provided. BOCES is required to file COSERs for any service it offers, regardless of whether the program is aided or not aided. Reading Recovery qualifies under the School Curriculum Improvement COSER# 551-6211
Contact any New York State Regional Information Center (RIC), or www.nysed.gov
* Other possible sources for funding are local education foundations.
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