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.<\/p>\n
PSS Federal Programs Coordinator Bill Matson said the training has been slated to acquaint principals and staff on requirements and stringent rules.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
Training participants were introduced yesterday to a handful of information on the types of grants being offered to schools.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
The acting fiscal budget officer also highlighted to the participants important requirements to be followed prior to the granting of awards.<\/p>\n
“There are some federal rules and promises that we have made to the federal government so we have to observe those,” he added.<\/p>\n
The school system receives grants from federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n
This week, six CNMI public schools received notification of grant awards aimed at improving the school’s literacy in technology.<\/p>\n
William S. Reyes, San Antonio, Koblerville, Garapan, San Vicente Elementary schools, and Marianas High School have recently been awarded grants to include professional development.<\/p>\n
Total awards given out amounted between $5,000 to $15,000, according to Mr. Matson.<\/p>\n
Representatives from each school will have the opportunity to attend the 2nd Annual School Technology Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Florida this October.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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