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District staff outline Perkins, Gear Up, ISAP and Claude Moore proposals; one JVG application missed deadline
Summary
PCPS presented four grant proposals — Carl D. Perkins, GEAR UP, ISAP and Claude Moore foundation support — and reported timelines for submission. Staff said the Perkins and Claude Moore materials were submitted for review, GEAR UP and ISAP are due June 30, and a separate JVG (Job and Vocational Grant) application missed its submission window.
Barbara Smith, director of workforce readiness, presented multiple federal and philanthropic grant programs May 21 and summarized program uses and timelines.
Smith described the Carl D. Perkins grant as focused on career and technical education (CTE) modernization, workforce linkages and equipment and said the district currently serves about 1,535 CTE students. She said Perkins funds support professional development, proctoring support, equipment and activities designed to increase nontraditional student enrollment and science achievement.
On the Claude Moore program…
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