2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Targeted Support)
The online application is available to LEAs through the NYSED Business Portal. Select the survey titled “Select the survey titled “2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Targeted Support).”
For the 2024-25 school year, the New York State Education Department (NYSED or “the Department”) is providing Target Districts with schools under Receivership that participate in Targeted Coaching the opportunity to receive additional support and technical assistance to assist these schools in meeting their annual identified targets.
The 2024-25 Title I, 1003 School Improvement Grant (SIG) Targeted Support for Long-Term Identified Schools funds will be provided to support these schools. These funds will be separate from the Title I, 1003 SIG (Basic) funds that districts are currently using to advance their improvement initiatives.
Target Districts that have at least one eligible school under Receivership that has registered for Targeted Coaching are eligible to submit applications for this grant.
A full list of eligible schools can be found in Attachment A – 2024-25 SIG TARGETED SUPPORT Eligible Schools.
The Department is providing $200,000 per eligible school.
The Department has established guidance and parameters for districts regarding the use of these funds:
- The funds must be directly connected to the 2024-25 Continuation Plan for all eligible schools under Receivership.
- The funds must support activities and expenses that will contribute to success with the Demonstrable Improvement Indicators (DIIs) / Lead Strategies.
Principals will work with their Target District to complete a School Spending Plan for each eligible school as part of a single LEA application. Target Districts should ensure that the submitted school spending plans align with the Demonstrable Improvement Indicators (DIIs) / Lead Strategies identified in the school Continuation Plans.
As part of the application review, NYSED will be looking for alignment between Continuation Plans, Spending Plans, and the FS-10 budget costs.
Please refer to Attachment B for examples of how to complete the Spending Plan.
Due to the size of these grants, the Department will support Target Districts that choose to pay for staff positions with these funds, provided these staff positions directly connect to established DIIs / Lead Strategies. Any staff positions funded through this program must comply with federal “supplement, not supplant” guidelines and should not include core instructional positions.
Title I, 1003 SIG Targeted Support funds cannot be used to support schools within the Target District that are not listed in Attachment A as an eligible school. If the Target District wishes to fund an expense that would support eligible and non-eligible schools, Title I 1003, SIG Targeted Support funds could only be used for the portion that will go toward eligible schools. The remaining amount for the portion that will support non-eligible schools must be covered by a different funding source.
September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025
Completed applications are due by September 30, 2024 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. LEAs are encouraged to submit completed applications as soon as possible to expedite the review and approval process.
To receive Title I, 1003 SIG Targeted Support funding, eligible Target Districts must submit:
- a School Spending Plan for each participating school
- one blue ink signed original and two hard copies of the District’s FS-10 budget form
- the 2024-25 Continuation Plan for each participating school under Receivership
LEAs are required to send the submission documents listed above to:
NYS Education Department - Office of Accountability
Attn: 2024-25 Title I,1003 SIG (Targeted Support)
89 Washington Avenue – Room 320 EB
Albany, New York 12234
In addition, eligible Target Districts must submit one electronic copy of each of the items listed above via the Business Portal titled 2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Targeted Support).
The Field Support Services Unit has adjusted its protocol for receiving, reviewing, and processing budget amendments for the 2024-25 school year. The “2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Amendment Request)” has been developed to include electronic submission through the NYSED Business Portal. LEAs will need to answer four questions in the survey and upload a completed and signed PDF copy of their FS-10As.
All budget amendments should be discussed with the program office prior to the submission of an FS-10A. To ensure sufficient review and processing time, amendments to add new activities must be postmarked and submitted no later than August 1, 2025.
For additional information or assistance please contact: fieldsupport@nysed.gov.