The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is inviting applications for its Summer Accelerator Grant 2023.
Donor Name: Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
State: District of Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $600,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
The purpose of this grant is to accelerate the learning of students in key grades by providing 1,800 minutes (~90 minutes of each subject daily for 20 summer days) of learning throughout the summer in up to two subject areas (Literacy and/or Mathematics) with teachers who have a track record of advancing students’ academic growth. The overall goal of summer accelerator summer programming is to provide students with laser-focused instruction on the specific skills and content that they need to learn on-grade level material.
The two -year grant will specifically support students in literacy and/or mathematics for students rising in Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 and/or Grade 6 and must focus on early literacy, literacy, and/or mathematics. The summer programming is designed to accelerate student learning through engaging, standards aligned lessons. LEAs will be provided guidance with focus standards for each grade level to move students along towards grade specific mastery of standards.
To support District of Columbia local education agencies (LEAs) and schools in the implementation of learning acceleration strategies, OSSE will utilize ESSER funds to make subgrants available to LEAs for the purpose of establishing summer accelerator programs. LEAs may use subgrant funds to create or expand summer accelerator programs targeted at students who have experienced the greatest disruption in their learning due to COVID19. The purpose of these funds is to support LEAs with the implementation of instructional summer programming where the use of high-quality instructional materials will foster learning acceleration by increasing the number of students who receive grade-appropriate instruction and problem-solving opportunities leading to mastery of grade-level content.
The program objectives of the grant are for OSSE, in partnership with grantees to:
- Develop and implement an in-person summer acceleration program
- Implement lessons aligned with high-quality instructional materials
- Offer programming tailored to students’ specific needs through the use of data
- Prioritize literacy instruction or early literacy skills based on grade level
- Prioritize mathematics instruction focused on mastery of a limited number of grade level standards
Funding Information
- The total funding available for this FY 23 Summer Accelerator grant award is up to $2,183,670.00 over the course of 18 months.
- Entity Size/Estimated Award
- Tier 1: 10-50 students served Up to $30,000
- Tier 2: 51-150 students served Up to $90,000
- Tier 3: 151-300 students served Up to $180,00
- Tier 4: 301-500 students served Up to $300,000
- Tier 5: 501-1000 students served Up to $600,000
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply for this grant, an eligible entity must be a District of Columbia LEA serving the highest need and most underserved population of children in the following grades: students in rising grades 1-6 and must focus on early literacy, literacy, and/or mathematics throughout the summer programming.
- For the purpose of this grant, high need means an elementary school or middle school in which not less than 50 percent of the enrolled students are from low-income families or a high school in which not less than 40 percent of the enrolled students are children from low-income families. Low-income family means a family in which children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or in which children are eligible to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.)
Grant Award Requirements
OSSE will make the funds available through a competitive process for eligible entities that propose comprehensive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-based approaches to accelerating literacy and mathematics instruction, through the use of high-quality instructional materials. Each grantee must demonstrate its ability to provide specific activities to achieve stated outcomes. For purposes of the
Summer Accelerator grant, LEAs are required to:
- Develop and implement high-quality instructional programming that is specific to student needs in literacy and/or mathematics focused on students rising in the following grades: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 and/or Grade 6,
- Provide a full continuum of instructional services with developmentally appropriate components for each grade,
- Collect data on student progress before and after interventions and conduct progress monitoring,
- Provide in- person instruction, up to four hours a day,
- Create small class sizes (10-15 students per literacy and/or math),
- Provide instruction by highly effective teachers who are hired through the LEAs selection process,
- Submit end of programmatic and fiscal reports
For more information, visit OSSE.
