DESCRIPTION:
聽For community schools grants to school districts with schools聽 designated by the commissioner of education pursuant to paragraphs a or b of聽 subdivision聽 1聽 of section 211-f of the education law throughout the 2016-17 school year to support the operating and聽 capital聽 costs associated聽 with聽 the聽 transformation of such schools into community hubs to deliver co-located or school-linked academic, health, mental health,聽 nutrition,聽 counseling,聽 legal聽 and/or聽 other聽 services聽 to 16聽 students聽 and their families, including but not limited to providing a community school site coordinator,聽 improving聽 parent聽 engagement, providing聽 early childhood education programs, offering professional development specific to the unique needs of students and their families enrolled in a community school, conducting community-wide needs assessments, creating a steering committee made up of various school and community stakeholders to provide聽 feedback聽 and聽 guidance, and constructing聽 or聽 renovating聽 spaces within such school buildings to serve as health suites, adult聽 education聽 spaces,聽 guidance聽 suites,
resource rooms, remedial rooms, parent/community rooms, and career and technical education classrooms. Provided that such grants shall be awarded pursuant to聽 a聽 plan聽 developed by the commissioner of education and approved by the director of聽 the budget. Provided further the commissioner shall promulgate regulations that set forth the requirements for use of such grants including, but not limited to, requiring that such school districts demonstrate substantial parent, teacher, and community engagement in the planning, implementation and operation of a community school. Provided further that of the amount hereby appropriated, $50,000,000 shall support such operating costs and $25,000,000 shall support such capital costs.(re. $75,000,000)
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AUTHORITY:
Federal Statute: 聽 聽 聽聽
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State Statute: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 秘密研究所 Law 搂
State Regulation: 聽聽聽聽 8NYCRR Part
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FUNDING SOURCE(S):
State-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 $36m
Federal-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
Special Revenue-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
Total-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 $36m