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PSS educates personnel on fed grants By Marian A. Maraya
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Posted on Sep 01 2000
The Public School System hosted yesterday a training for public school administrators and personnel aimed at educating them on the rules and procedures in applying for federal grants.
PSS Federal Programs Coordinator Bill Matson said the training has been slated to acquaint principals and staff on requirements and stringent rules.
“So many people have gone, we’ve hired new ones and there is really a lack of knowledge about federal grants. A lot of them have never been exposed to the application process and training sessions before,” said Mr. Matson.
Training participants were introduced yesterday to a handful of information on the types of grants being offered to schools.
“We try to make it clear that they’re really not applying for a federal grant but they are applying to PSS. The source of that grant is federal by law, but it’s really a grant between the schools and PSS,” Mr. Matson stressed.
The acting fiscal budget officer also highlighted to the participants important requirements to be followed prior to the granting of awards.
“There are some federal rules and promises that we have made to the federal government so we have to observe those,” he added.
The school system receives grants from federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Education.
This week, six CNMI public schools received notification of grant awards aimed at improving the school’s literacy in technology.
William S. Reyes, San Antonio, Koblerville, Garapan, San Vicente Elementary schools, and Marianas High School have recently been awarded grants to include professional development.
Total awards given out amounted between $5,000 to $15,000, according to Mr. Matson.
Representatives from each school will have the opportunity to attend the 2nd Annual School Technology Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Florida this October.
The conference entitled “Blueprints, tools, and practices for the 21st century” has been developed to teach schools state-of-the-art technology management models, theory, and application presented by a lineup of nationally recognized experts from education, technology, government, and the private sectors.
