Federal Programs

AFTERSCHOOL/SUMMER ENRICHMENT

Funds for the implementation of quality afterschool and summer enrichment programs which includes academic enrichment, physical activity, nutrition education, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and/or English Language Arts initiatives and activities.

CARL PERKINS

The principal source of federal funding for the improvement of secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs. The purpose of the grant is to develop more fully the academic, career, and technical skills of students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs.

COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVELOPMENT

A 5 year grant to improve literacy skills of preschool children and significantly increase the percentage of elementary, middle, and high school students to meet the Sate of New Mexico’s language and literacy standards, birth through grade 12.

FAEA (FINE ARTS EDUCATION ACT)

“The purpose of the Fine Arts Education Act is to encourage school districts to offer opportunities for elementary school students to participate in fine arts activities, including visual arts, music, theater, and dance.” (22- 15D-2, NMSA 1978). Students are introduced and experience cultural and historical art forms from local artists who go into classrooms to teach and demonstrate their craft. ArT and music teachers also provide art education continually throughout the school year.

GRADS – GRADUATION, REALITY AND DUAL-ROLE SKILLS

Mission to support young parents for success is funded by the support for expectant and parenting teens and women grant awarded to the NMPED. The primary focus of NM GRADS is to provide in-school programs that address the needs of teenage families.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The goal of the Instructional Material Bureau is to provide schools access to superior instructional materials that are aligned to the NM Content Standards and meet the needs of diverse student populations.

STATE BILINGUAL PROGRAM

The Taos Municipal Schools receives state funding under the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act of 2004 (NMSA 22-23-1 through 22-23-6) to provide for the education of our linguistically and culturally different students and for schools utilizing two languages as the medium of instruction for any part or all of the curriculum for the grade specified in the application for funding submit ted to the NM PED.

STRIVING READERS COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY

A 3 year federal grant to develop vertical pathways and increase language and literacy achievement for children from birth-12th grade.

TITLE I – Part A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged

Title I is the largest federal education program for elementary and secondary schools. These funds are targeted to high poverty schools and are used to provide supplementary educational services to students who are educationally disadvantaged or at risk of failing to meet the state standards. Schools have the option to follow a school wide or targeted model.

TITLE II – Part A: Preparing, Training and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals

The main goal is to provide funds to increase student and academic achievement by improving teacher quality and getting more highly qualified teachers and principals into schools. In alignment with Section 1119(a)(3) the Taos Municipal School Distri ct strives to ensure that all teachers teaching in the core content areas within the school district are highly qualified.

TITLE III - Part A: English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement

Under Civil Right Law and the No Child Left Behind Act, school districts that receive Federal financial assistance have an obligation to identify and serve all ELL/LEP students. The purpose of Title III is to develop educational programs that will help ensure that Limited English Proficient (LEP)/English Language Learners (ELLs), statute uses (LEP), attain English proficiency, succeed at core academic subjects, and meet the same state academic content and student achievement standards expected of all children.

TITLE IV – Student Support and Academic Enrichment

The Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) program. The SSAE program is intended to improve students’ academic achievement by increasing the capacity of State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and local communities to provide all students with access to a well-rounded education; improve school conditions for student learning; and improve the use of technology to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.

TITLE VI - Rural and Low-Income School Program

This program targets rural school districts that serve high number of poor students. Funding from the Rural Low-Income Schools Grant may be used for a wide variety of activities authorized under various Title Programs of the No Child Left Behind Act. RLIS funding may only be used to supplement and not supplant other federal, state, and local funds. The funding at each school site aligns with activities appropriate for moving the school toward the district’s goals for increasing student achievement.

TITLE VII - Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Education

The purpose of this program is to support the efforts of school districts in serving Native American students, so that they c an meet the same challenging state student academic achievement standards that all other students are expected to meet.

TITLE VIII – Impact Aid Regular & Sp. Ed.

The purpose of Impact Aid is to provide grants to school districts burdened by the presence of nontaxable federal lands, installations and housing authorities to make up for lost revenues and additional costs associated with federal presence. School districts are also responsible for educating children of federal personnel who live and/ or work on these properties.

NM PED SDI Grant

Funds are provided to 23 school districts and district-chartered schools who enroll a significant number of American Indian students for the purpose of providing effective culturally-relevant programs, opportunities and practices which contribute to the academic and cultural success of the Native students.

Community Schools Grant

The Community Schools Implementation Grant was awarded to Enos Garcia Elementary and Vista Grande High School. The CS Grant provides funds for community school initiatives and will help them to operate and sustain the community school framework.