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PSS pursues 21st century grant
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Posted on Feb 17 1999
The Public School System will join the many institutions in the mainland in seeking federal assistance through a highly competitive grant dubbed as the 21st Century.
PSS officials are hoping to clinch a minimum of $35,000 to a maximum of over $300,000 federal funding to augment its resources this coming school year from this particular grant.
Commissioner of Education Rita H. Inos is rallying the schools and programs to aggressively work on a proposal in reaching out to this grant.
“It involves bringing in the community into the campus during after school hours for academics, socials and recreational activities. It’s purely an academic grant but every little bit of money helps, so we are giving it a shot,” said acting Fiscal and Budget Officer William Matson.
The 21st Century grant opens another avenue for PSS to upgrade its recreational facilities on campus. The common fixture on campus is the tether ball and officials believe that they deserve more and better facilities.
Together with this grant, PSS is also pursuing two major federal funding for education to support charter schools and migrant education. Both funding will bring in substantial amount of money from the U.S. Department of Education to assist the ailing budget assigned to PSS.
The PSS has been relying on federal grants to support its dwindling resources. Under the Consolidated grant, which covers three major programs, PSS secured $4.3 million for this current year. It helped PSS pay full time employees, including teachers, counselors and central office staff. It also paid the operating costs for at-risk students, curriculum development, PSS staff training and supplemental classroom books.
