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The Ferndale Area School District participates in several state and federally funded grant programs to enhance our educational programs.
Consistent with most other school entities in Pennsylvania, federal monies generally represent the smallest portion of revenue for the Ferndale Area School District. In order to be eligible for grant funds, the district must complete the various applications each year and adhere to numerous mandates imposed with the grants. Historically, the amount of revenue has fluctuated over the years. A review of our federal and state entitlement grant programs follows. The projected amounts for the 2009-2010 school year are dependent upon passage of the governor’s budget.
Title I monies in the amount of $303,845.00, a increase of $83,216 for the 2009-2010 project year, are used to improve the educational environment of the entire elementary school. The schoolwide Title I program uses the money to support the salaries and benefits of 2 Reading Specialists, a Title I instructional aide and a Federal Programs Coordinator. Title I funds are also used for math and reading instructional supplies, to support an after school Tutoring program, pupil personnel services, staff, and community support services.
Title I, stimulus, or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money has been projected for FASD to be $177,310.00. It is to be distributed over a two year period with the use of the money following all regular Title I regulations. The money will be used in the elementary to purchase supplemental, intervention and assessment materials for both Reading and Math. We are also planning to purchase a cart with 25 student laptops. The elementary will also be made into a wireless building.
Title IIA, also known as Improving Teacher Quality, is the classroom size reduction initiative. The projected grant amount of $47,459(increase of $1,612) pays the salary and benefits of one class size reduction teacher. It also funds professional development for district administrators, teachers and paraprofessionals.
The Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities grant is projected to be $3,580.00 for the 2009-2010 school year. This money is used primarily for the Student Assistance Program(s) and health education, with the focus being the prevention of drug and alcohol use and abuse by students. It is also used for Non Violent Crisis Intervention trainings, and to implement and maintain Bullying programs at the elementary and JR/SR High.
This is the sixth year of the Accountability Block Grant with a projected amount of $142,621.00. The funds are used for salaries and benefits of two teachers and two paraprofessionals in the K4 program. It also funds instructional supplies, staff support and community services for that same program.
This will be the second year that the Ferndale Area School District has applied for the Dual Enrollment Grant. Any monies allocated will be used to help reimburse students for tuition costs of college courses taken while they are attending Ferndale Area High School. If applicable some of the Dual Enrollment money may be used for transportation and/or the purchase of textbooks.
For the 2009-2010 school year we have participated in and have been awarded $33,868.40 for the, FRESH FRUIT and VEGETABLE PROGRAM (FFVP).
This grant is for the period from July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010. The FFVP grant will help make fresh fruit and vegetables equally available to the elementary students at least three days a week.
For the past two years, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 FASD has received $99,141.00 and $45,413.00 respectively from the CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE grant. This money was used to purchase technology equipment for the High School. Some of the items purchased were student and teacher laptops, printers/scanners, projectors, digital video cameras, digital still cameras and interactive white boards. In addition we received $30,000.00 each of the two years that was used for professional development and to support a Coach. The Coach attended many workshops and was trained to use all of the equipment effectively in the classrooms. Then Mrs. Soohy helped the teachers successfully use this new technology in their classrooms.