Rule 160-1-4-.64 - Even Start Family Literacy Program(1)Purpose of Program. The purpose of Even Start Programs is to provide grants to improve the educational opportunities of children and adults by integrating early childhood education and adult education for parents into a unified program. The program shall be implemented through cooperative projects that build on existing community resources to create a new range of services.(2)Terms and Conditions. Grants may be awarded for a period not to exceed four years. Recipients seeking grants for the second, third, or fourth fiscal year agree to submit the necessary documentation for determining whether progress is being made toward meeting the objectives of the project. Recipients also agree to adhere to the provisions of 34 CFR Part 212.(3)Eligible Recipients. Local educational agencies and community-based organizations, in cooperation with local educational agencies, are eligible to apply for grants.(4)Criteria for Award. Competitive grants are awarded upon the review of applications by a panel appointed by the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL). Applications are ranked according to the established criteria. Applications must include information about the identification and recruitment of eligible families; screening and preparation of parents and children for participation; design of the programs and provision of support services; instructional programs that promote adult literacy, training parents to support the educational growth of their children and preparation of children for success in regular school programs; special training for staff to develop skills to work with parents and young children in the full range of instructional services; provision of and monitoring of integrated instructional services to participating parents and children through home-based programs; coordination of Title I programs, adult education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Workforce Investment Act, Head Start programs, volunteer literacy programs, and other relevant programs.(5)Directions and Deadlines for Applying. Applications are sent annually each March by request to local school system, regional education services agencies (RESAs), other local educational agencies, and others upon request. Applications are due to the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) by May. Applications are reviewed, and grants are awarded in the early fall. Requests for information and applications should be made to the Even Start Programs, Bright From the Start, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, 10 Park Place South, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-1-4-.64
O.C.G.A. Sec. 20-2-240.
Original description entitled "Even Start Family Literacy Program" submitted August 31, 1993.Submitted: Grant Description, same title, received Dec. 5, 1995.Submitted: Jan. 22, 2002.Submitted: June 26, 2008.