Advanced Placement Classes - State Grant
The College and Career Success for All Students Act (105 ILCS 302) establishes criteria to “ensure each Illinois student has a sufficient education for success after high school and that all students have equal access to substantive and rigorous curriculum designed to challenge their minds, enhance their knowledge and skills, and prepare them for success in college and work.” The purpose of the program is to encourage eligible school districts to implement or expand AP® programs designed to offer rigorous course work necessary for all students to succeed in postsecondary education or in the workplace. Training for teachers and administrators is necessary to build capacity within schools to offer AP® courses.
Award Range
$10,000 - $75,000
Total Program Funding
$500,000
Number of Awards
Not specified
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Public school districts are eligible to apply if they have one or more schools serving any of the Grades 6 through 12 where 40 percent or more of the students are from low‐income families (i.e., eligible to receive free or reduced‐price meals under the School Breakfast and Lunch Program [105 ILCS 125]. Public university laboratory schools approved by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), area career centers, and charter schools are eligible to apply on the same basis as school districts. Joint applications among eligible applicants, including an eligible high school district and any eligible elementary school district whose students feed into that high school district, may be submitted. In each case, an administrative agent must be designated, and the joint proposal must have the signature of each district superintendent or official authorized to submit the proposal and agree to participate in the joint agreement. Regional Offices of Education (ROEs) and Intermediate Service Centers (ISCs) may serve as the fiscal agent for a joint application submitted on behalf of eligible applicants. A school district or other eligible applicant may participate in only one proposal under this NOFO/RFP.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
May 30, 2024
Application Closes
July 29, 2024
Grantor
Illinois State Board Of Education
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