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Grants InformationReading Intervention Instructional Materials and Technology Programs - 2007 On Line Item #99A, the 2007 General Appropriations Act stated, 'From the funds in Specific Appropriation 99A, $2,000,000 shall be for intensive reading instruction programs for children in failing schools for the purpose of improving student reading skills.' After a review of reading programs received by the Department, a list of recommended programs was provided to the Commissioner of Education, who then approved programs for purchase by failing schools with the $2,000,000 appropriated for this purpose. Selected school districts chose one of the approved programs for implementation. The selected programs were delivered to schools during the summer of 2008 and are being implemented this school year (2008-09). The purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP) was to identify vendors who could provide intensive reading instruction programs for children in failing schools for the purpose of improving student reading skills. This included students in schools receiving an 'F' grade on the 2006-2007 School Accountability Reports including schools determined by the Commissioner of Education to have achieved the least gains in reading performance. Programs chosen demonstrated a record of proven success in improving student reading achievement. A 'record of proven success' was defined as accelerated growth in reading for students using the program. This could have included the use of technology to achieve reading goals. The content of the reading programs aligned with the Reading Specifications for the program type published by the Just Read, Florida! Office for the 2007 General Appropriation Line Item #99A. These specifications can be found below.
Intervention Research Grant - 2007 In alignment with the continued focus by Just Read, Florida! on literacy outcomes for middle and high school students, the following reflects a grant opportunity available to districts and consortia during the 2006-07 school year. The intent of the grant was to fund rigorous evaluations of promising interventions for struggling middle and high school readers. The Grants Management Office in the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) accepted proposals until May 4, 2007. At that point, proposals were reviewed and awards based on the criteria set forth in the RFP. This was a competitive grant; therefore the proposals with the highest scores received funding. |