Grants
The role of Grants and Special Projects is to work with Carson City Schools and community partners to generate and maintain external funding for special initiatives in support of increased academic achievement for all students. The staff works with teachers, administrators and partners to prepare competitive and entitlement grant applications. When grants are funded, managers monitor program compliance with funder guidelines and district, state and federal requirements.
GET IN TOUCH!
Cassandra Clark
cclark@carson.k12.nv.us
Manager, Grants
Grants Department
1402 West King Street
Carson City, NV 89702
(775) 283-2062
Managed Grants
ESSER III
The Carson City School District has received federal Coronavirus relief funding under the following federal acts:
- ARP: The American Rescue Plan; an act of Congress signed into law in March of 2021. The Act funded the third round of COVID-19 relief funding for schools:
- ESSER III: The third round of Federal funding allocated to school districts during the 2020/21 school year (March, 2021) Carson City School District received $9,916,387.00
The Carson City School District, with input from stakeholders within our community, has developed a plan for the use of these funds: Carson City SD ESSER III Use Funds Plan- 8-21
The following resources provide more information on federal relief funding for school districts:
- Nevada Department of Education, Federal Relief Funding for K-12 Education
https://doe.nv.gov/FedReliefFund/K-12Education/
- Overview of the CRRSA, ESSER II Funding; NDE Memorandum, 2-10-2021
https://doe.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/ndedoenvgov/content/FedReliefFund/ESSERandGEERIIGuidance.pdf
- Nevada State Plan for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund
https://doe.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/ndedoenvgov/content/FedReliefFund/ARPESSERStatePlanDraft.pdf
- NDE ARP ESSER Planning Guide for School District
https://doe.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/ndedoenvgov/content/home/Docs/NevadaPathForwardResourceGuide.pdf
- U.S. Department of Education, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Programs, Frequently Asked Questions, May 2021
https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/05/ESSER.GEER_.FAQs_5.26.21_745AM_FINALb
McKinney-Vento
What is McKinney-Vento?
Subtitle VII-B of The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act authorizes the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program and is the primary piece of federal legislation related to the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. It was reauthorized in December 2015 by Title IX, Part A, of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Educational Rights and Supporting Youth Experiencing Homelessness
- McKinney-Vento Act requires youth experiencing homelessness must be immediately enrolled with or without academic and non-academic student information/records, e.g. health, residency, special education, or guardianship
- McKinney-Vento supports youth experiencing homelessness with, clothing, transportations, dues/fees to participate in clubs/after-school activities, and other situational academic needs
- Establish and maintain multiple modes of communication and access to students, phone/text, email, face-to-face, trusted classmate, community based/out-of-school organizations, and other adults/teachers
- Statewide collaboration – State Education Agency (SEA), Local Education Agency (LEA), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), and homeless advocates meet, share information, inform/collaborate on policies and procedures, support/develop leadership opportunities for students, destigmatize homelessness, and other efforts that proactively address youth homelessness
- Collect, analyze, and interpret academic and non-academic data to inform proactive planning, strategies, and policies to maximize current, and build new, systems of support for youth experiencing homelessness
For information on the McKinney-Vento program please click the link below:
McKinney-Vento- Students in Transition Program
Title I - Information
WHAT IS TITLE I
Title I is a federal education program that supports low income students throughout the nation. Funds are distributed to high poverty schools, as determined by the number of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. The funds can be used to hire additional teachers or teaching assistants, to provide computers or software, to fund before, after and summer school programs, and to purchase additional materials or equipment.
WHICH STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN THE TITLE I PROGRAM
Because all of our Title I schools are designated as “school-wide” Title I schools, all children in the Title I schools are eligible for services. When data indicates the need for interventions either because of low performance or at-risk behaviors, any student is eligible for Title I services. Your child may qualify for tutoring, before or after school programs, technology support, a classroom with fewer children or summer school. In addition, when Title I schools receive additional programs, they are available to all students for which they are designed regardless of their free or reduced lunch status.
HOW DOES THIS BENEFIT MY CHILD
All children in Title I schools benefit from the additional teachers and assistants. Because there are more adults to help children, all children receive more individualized and small group instruction. The goal of Title I services is to accelerate academic achievement so that all children meet or exceed state and federal standards of performance.
WHAT IS THE SCHOOL/PARENT COMPACT
A major purpose of Title I is to increase the involvement of parents in a child’s education. Under Title I regulations, all schools receiving Title I funds have developed a compact, an agreement between the school and the parents. The compact is designed to help parents and teachers work together to provide the best possible education for each student. Parents have opportunities each fall to provide input and participate in the School/Parent Compact.
HOW CAN I BE INVOLVED IN MY CHILD’S EDUCATION
There are many ways to get involved in your child’s education. To begin, Title I funding is based on the percentage of children who qualify for free or reduced lunch. You can help your child’s school by filling out the Federal Lunch Program application and turning it in at the office of your local elementary school. You can also help by volunteering in your child’s classroom. To volunteer, contact the school office.
Title I
Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA) provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state.
Carson City School District Title I A sites:
Bordewich Bray Elementary School
Empire Elementary School
Fremont Elementary
Fritsch Elementary School
Mark Twain Elementary School
Seeliger Elementary School
Accepted Practice - supplement, supplant, all Title programs
Title II
Please note, that No Child Left Behind highly qualified teacher requirements are no longer in effect, as of July 1, 2016. After this date, federal law deferred to Nevada’s statutes and teacher licensure requirements. The Nevada Department of Education certifies and licenses educators who are U. S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and meet all requirements for academic preparation, student teaching, and competency testing for the specific area of licensure for which they are applying. Prior to issuance of licensure, passing a criminal background check is required of all applicants. The Nevada Department of Education continues to require the hiring of appropriately licensed teachers who have demonstrated subject matter competency in their teaching subject area.
Title III
The English Language Learner (ELL)/Immigrant program is purposely designed to enhance school districts' capacity to provide high quality education to ELL and immigrant students. To achieve this purpose, the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) supports school districts by: providing professional development opportunities and technical assistance to increase their capacity to serve these minority students to succeed academically; coordinating ELL initiatives and ELL policy development; providing programmatic leadership to share the knowledge base of issues related to ELL programs; and supporting local institutions of higher education to develop creative professional development programs for teachers, principals, and other school-based educators.
Title IV
Newly authorized under subpart 1 of Title IV, Part A of the ESEA, the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) program is intended to help meet the goals of the grant by increasing the capacity of State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), schools, and local communities to:
- provide all students with access to a well-rounded education,
- improve school conditions for student learning, and
- improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.
This new federal grant provides districts with funds towards building capacity to ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences.
District Guidance for Allotments Over $30,000
Funding for this grant is based on the Title I funding formula. Districts that receive an allocation of $30,000 or greater must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment and are required to allocate at least 20% of the grant funds toward a well-rounded education, at least 20% toward supporting safe and healthy students, and a portion of funds (at least one budget item coded under 4109) to support the effective use of technology.
District Guidance for Allotments Under $30,000
If a district receives less than $30,000 in funding a comprehensive needs assessment is not required and there is not a required set-aside percentage for well-rounded and safe and healthy students, however, a district must spend money on activities in at least one of the three categories