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The
City School District of Albany's
Office of Grants and Program Development provides oversight annually for
more than 50 grants (federal, state, local and foundation-supported)
that bring in an estimated $20 million to the district.
In addition to the many
grants that carry over from year to year, the following grants have been
awarded since the beginning of the 2007-08 fiscal year.
E-Records Inventory
This grant will allow
the district to hire a consultant who will survey key offices and
departments regarding how we create, maintain and retain electronic
records. A needs assessment will be generated as well as a plan of
action that will align our e-records management protocols with our paper
document protocols.
Building Bridges to the Outdoors Project
Thanks to the help of
Brother Yusuf Burgess, who helped us write this grant, four Albany High
School students and two chaperones were able to participate in the
Sierra Club’s Outdoor Project in Yosemite National Park in March 2008.
T. Norman Rea Music Fund
The purpose of this
scholarship is to ensure that every deserving young person who wishes to
pursue music will be able to do so. William Williams, a musically
talented student from Myers Middle School, was chosen to receive private
music lessons paid for by this private foundation.
Gateway Academy
This grant from the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, formerly known as the STEPS Academy,
will provide a summer camp for 50 incoming seventh-grade students based
on the Project Lead the Way curriculum.
VATEA
Funding from this grant
will help the district expand its career and technical program offerings
so that our students will be better prepared to excel on exit exams and
be counted among the elite candidates as they seek employment.
McKinney-Vento Grant for Homeless Children
This grant supports an
on-going district-wide collaboration with Equinox Youth Shelter and
Transitional Housing Inc., coordinating the delivery of a continuum of
outreach and educational services for homeless youth and their families.
Enhancing Education Through Technology
This project will impact
almost 10,000 students currently enrolled at the secondary level in
Albany and Schenectady city school districts, Doane Stuart and Notre
Dame-Bishop Gibbons. More than 400 teachers in these schools will
participate in a minimum of 30 hours of technology-integration
professional development. They will produce a minimum of 50 exemplar
lessons and projects aligned to key performance indicators of the NYS
English Language Arts (ELA) standards.
Academy of Engineering
This program from the
National Academy Foundation would establish an Academy of Engineering as
a smaller learning community of Albany High School. We will be part of a
select group of 110 school districts nation-wide who will participate in
this program by 2010. The first cohort of students will be enrolled in
September 2009.
School-based Health Centers
The purpose of the
school-based health centers is to increase access to comprehensive
primary and preventive health care to underserved children, adolescents
and families. District partner Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center was
awarded this federal grant to fund the establishment of school-based
health centers at Giffen Memorial Elementary School, Sheridan
Preparatory Academy and Schuyler Achievement Academy.
Advantage Partnership Grant
This grant was awarded
to fund mental health services at a number of after-school programs in
district schools. The district has partnerships with Berkshire Farms
Center, YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany and Macedonia Initiatives in
Community Development to fulfill the requirements of this grant. |
