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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Ohio Department of Education
Summary
The purpose of this Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant is to award subgrants to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to advance literacy achievement of students in kindergarten through grade 12. Critical literacy skills include emergent, early, conventional, and adolescent skills that promote grade level reading and writing for all children from kindergarten through grade 12.
The four-year subgrant will focus on developing and supporting literacy implementation sites in elementary, middle, and high schools across the state. The literacy implementation sites will concentrate on practices consistent with Ohio's Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement and in alignment with state policies for the science of reading. The grant will include support for professional learning and coaching. The partnership between the implementation sites and the Department will allow districts, schools, and families to improve student literacy and increase educational options available to students who have been traditionally underserved.
The Department will prioritize applicants where at least 50 percent of schools served by the local education agency meet the below definitions of high-need schools” and the proposed model literacy site(s) meet the definition of high-need schools.”
History of Funding
Approximately $39.9 million was available for fiscal years 2021-2024.
A list of the 2023 Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant awards may be viewed at https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy/Literacy-Grants-and-Projects/Comprehensive-Literacy-State-Development-Grant/Round-3-awards.xlsx.aspx?lang=en-US
A list of the 2020 Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant awards may be viewed at http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy/Comprehensive-Literacy-State-Development-Grant/CLSD-Grant-Award-List.xlsx.aspx?lang=en-US
Additional Information
Successful applicants are expected to achieve the following program outcomes:
- Through full implementation of all grant activities, from school year 2025-2026 to school year 2028-2029, participating Literacy Implementation Sites will improve achievement in English language arts. This outcome will be demonstrated by an increase in the percentage of students proficient in reading in grades 3 through high school on the state English language arts assessment, or an increase in students performing on-track in reading for kindergarten through grade 2, by five percentage points per year or reaching at least 80%.
- 100% of educators will implement instructional practices aligned to professional learning as measured by building level instructional items on the Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory (RTFI) and leadership team reports of school-wide observations.
- To ensure literacy improvement activities impact all students, by school year 2028-2029, 90% of students with disabilities in participating Literacy Implementation Sites will demonstrate improvement in their approved universal screening measure(s) by at least 5% annually from 2025-2029.
- 100% of the Literacy Implementation Sites will use data-based decision making through a problem-solving model by analyzing assessment data to support students through tiers of instruction. As part of the commitment to disseminate successful learning and strategies, by school year 2028-2029, statewide public-school districts, STEM schools, and community schools will increase the percentage of students in grades 3 through high school proficient on the state's English language arts tests or on-track in reading for preschool through grade 2 by at least 10%.
Projects must align with Ohio's Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement's five key strands centered on: Shared Leadership, Multi-Tiered System of Supports, Educator Capacity, Family Partnerships and Community Collaboration.
For projects supporting grades K-5, funding must be used for:
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive literacy instruction plan across content areas for such children that:
- Serves the needs of all children, including children with disabilities and English learners, especially children who are reading or writing below grade level
- Provides intensive, supplemental, accelerated, and explicit intervention and support in reading and writing for children whose literacy skills are below grade level
- Supports activities that are provided primarily during the regular school day but that may be augmented by after-school and out-of-school time instruction
- Providing high-quality professional development opportunities for teachers, literacy coaches, literacy specialists, English as a second language specialists (as appropriate), principals, other school leaders, specialized instructional support personnel, school librarians, paraprofessionals, and other program staff
- Training principals, specialized instructional support personnel, and other LEA personnel to support, develop, administer, and evaluate high-quality kindergarten through grade 5 literacy initiatives
- Coordinating the involvement of early childhood education program staff, principals, other instructional leaders, teachers, teacher literacy teams, English as a second language specialists (as appropriate), special educators, school personnel, and specialized instructional support personnel (as appropriate) in the literacy development of children served
- Engaging families and encouraging family literacy experiences and practices to support literacy development
For projects serving grades 6-8 and 9-12, funding must be used for:
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive literacy instruction plan across content areas for such children that:
- Serves the needs of all children, including children with disabilities and English learners, especially children who are reading or writing below grade level
- Provides intensive, supplemental, accelerated, and explicit intervention and support in reading and writing for children whose literacy skills are below grade level
- Supports activities that are provided primarily during the regular school day but that may be augmented by after-school and out-of-school time instruction
- Training principals, specialized instructional support personnel, school librarians, and other LEA personnel to support, develop, administer, and evaluate high-quality comprehensive literacy instruction initiatives for grades 6 through 12
- Assessing the quality of adolescent comprehensive literacy instruction as part of a wellrounded education
- Providing time for teachers to meet to plan evidence-based adolescent comprehensive literacy instruction to be delivered as part of a well-rounded education
- Coordinating the involvement of principals, other instructional leaders, teachers, teacher literacy teams, English as a second language specialists (as appropriate), paraprofessionals, special educators, specialized instructional support personnel (as appropriate), and school personnel in the literacy development of children served
Additional use of funding for all projects may used for:
- Recruiting, placing, training, and compensating literacy coaches
- Connecting out-of-school learning opportunities to in-school learning in order to improve children's literacy achievement
- Training families and caregivers to support the improvement of adolescent literacy
- Providing for a multi-tier system of supports for literacy services
- Forming a school literacy leadership team to help implement, assess, and identify necessary changes to the literacy initiatives in 1 or more schools to ensure success
- Providing time for teachers (and other literacy staff, as appropriate, such as school librarians or specialized instructional support personnel) to meet to plan comprehensive literacy instruction
Funding may not be used for:
- Out-of-state travel, unless it can be demonstrated that the goal of the travel cannot be accomplished in-state and the subgrantee has received express written permission from the grant director (no out-of-country travel is permitted)
- Capital expenses, such as acquisition, renovation or enhancement of a facility, technology leases, elevators, water main valves, permanent fixture of equipment/furniture, including installation of playground and/or fitness equipment
- Acquisition of any vehicle
- Construction and any related construction activities, such as architectural renderings and engineering activities (including ADA compliance)
- Recurring operational expenses to include administrative and programmatic activities, such as utilities, teaching, administrator salaries, professional dues or memberships and transportation of students
- Costs for student expeditions/field trips, travel, etc.
- Employee hiring/recruitment expenses, such as a placement firm or travel for prospective employees
- Non-educational, non-informative promotional/novelty items for advertising, events or recruiting
- Gift certificates, food or alcoholic beverages, school apparel for staff or students
- Fines and penalties or lobbying expenses
- Costs associated with the initial licensure or renewal of teacher licensure (including costs of continuing education credits for professional development coursework completed at a college or university)
- Expenditures that are not allowable, allocable, or reasonable,” as defined in the Uniform Guidance (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-E/subject-group-ECFRea20080eff2ea53)
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants are Ohio local education agencies, which are defined as:
- City, local, exempted village, cooperative education, and joint vocational school districts
- Community schools
- STEM schools
- Educational service centers (ESCs)
Partnerships and consortia are ineligible to apply for this program.
Deadline Details
Optional letters of intent were due by February 26, 2025. Applications are due by April 8, 2025. Similar deadlines are anticipated annually.
Award Details
Approximately $48 million is available in awards for state Fiscal Years 2025-2029. Funding is distributed in the following way:
- For grades K-5 - approximately $24 million
- For grades 6-8 - approximately $12 million
- For grades 9-12 - approximately $12 million
Anticipated award sizes are as follows:
- For grades K-5: $400,000 - $1,200,000; approximately 30 awards
- For grades 6-8: $300,000 - $900,000; approximately 20 awards
- For grades 9-12: $300,000 - $900,000; approximately 20 awards
Project periods are expected to last from July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. Funding is contingent upon the availability of funds. No cost sharing or matching is required.
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