Title V, Part A – Innovative Programs CFDA #84.922A is a state-administered formula grant program designed to improve student academic achievement and the quality of education for all students.

 

Funding may be used for the following purposes:

to support local education reform efforts;

to provide funding to enable SEAs and LEAs to implement promising education reform programs and school improvement programs that rely on scientifically based research;

to provide a continuing source of innovation and education improvement, including support programs that provide library services and instructional and media materials;

to meet the education needs of all students, including at-risk youths;

to develop and implement education programs to improve school, student and teacher performance, including professional development activities and class-size reduction programs.

 

Funded programs must meet these three criteria’s:

tied to  promoting challenging academic achievement standards

used to improve student academic achievement; and

part of an overall education reform strategy.

 

This grant provides funding for 27 allowable program areas, including instructional and

educational materials, technology, school improvement, school and education reform, and meeting the education needs of at-risk students.

 

 

Year Round Programs

 

Alternative School Program

Secondary school students between the ages of eleven (11)  and eighteen (18) who a) exhibit attendance and/or b) disciplinary problems, c) have been arrested for a crime, or d) are recommended by the Department of Education, Government of Guam, formerly known as GPSS Disciplinary

Advisory, are serviced by the program.  In addition to group counseling, students continue to receive instruction in Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Reading and Character Education.

 

English as a Second Language (ESL) Program

This program focuses on the development of English language communication skills for students who have English as their second language.  Cultivating English fluency and mastery of core subjects with English as the medium of instruction are the primary focus in order that students achieve grade level or higher mastery of English language proficiency to succeed in and out of the classroom.  There are four (4) components: Pullout, Self-contained, Sheltered Content, and Consultation.

 

Department of Education Extended Day (DEED) Program

DEED is an after-school program designed to provide educational enrichment and supervision for elementary school-age children in grades K-5.  It offers high quality supervision by certified teachers to children whose parents work or are full time students, and provides educational enrichment through enjoyable activities in four categories: academics, physical fitness, dynamic hands-on activities, quiet time and play activities.  For School Year 05-06 alone, thirteen percent (13%) of the total elementary student population, or 1,935 students, were enrolled in DEED.

 

Direct Instruction (DI) Program

The Direct Instruction (DI) Program, is a nationally acclaimed research-based program adopted by the district to improve its reading,  math , and language arts skills as determined by SAT 9 test results in FY 2003.  The program aims to teach children increasingly complex skills and strategies by breaking them down into small component skills.  Each skill is practiced until mastered.    Assessments and data collection are done at regular intervals which assist in reviewing student progress, spotting problems, developing remedies and follow-up activities.  The program was recently lauded and awarded as the MagHOPE “Program of the Year” in 2006.

 

Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program

GATE provides enrichment through an academic, visual and performing arts and special events component to students who demonstrate outstanding abilities requiring services beyond those normally offered in the regular classroom.  Students participate in Academic Challenge Bowl, Math Counts, Math Olympiad, National Forensic League, theatre arts classes, All Island Honor Choir, the staging of plays and in the hosting of concerts.

A publication called Pickled Papaya is produced annually which is a compilation of the students’ art work and creative writing.

 

Success For All (SFA)

SFA is a structured whole school reform model for students in grades pre-kindergarten through fifth at Agaña-Heights Elementary School. The model is designed to raise the achievement of low performing students, to prevent and intervene in the development of learning problems in the early years, and to ensure all students are reading at grade level. The program has a 90-minute daily reading period with assessments done every 8 weeks.  There is a tutoring component for students at-risk of failing and the Family Support Team that monitors and initiates attendance and discipline interventions.

 

Parent-Family-Community Outreach Program (PFCOP) The program provides social outreach services primarily to immigrant students and their families from the Freely Associated States (FAS) and other outer lying Micronesian islands.  The goal of the program is to assist in the education of health issues, rules of school, expectations for learning their roles and responsibilities in helping their children succeed in school.  Parent Information Workshops (PIW) are also coordinated and conducted by home base teams and community resource providers for parents, guardians and program students.  Home base team’s conduct an annual program orientation for school personnel regarding PFCOP.

 

Technology Education (Tech Ed) 

High school students enrolled in Tech Ed have the opportunity to acquire career/ technical education (CTE) in 6 major programs:  Automotive Technology, Construction Technology, Electronics Technology,

Marketing, Tourism, and Visual Communications.   Students are placed in their appropriate career/technical settings for the co-op experience after completing most or all of the necessary course work.  The goal is to prepare the students to have a competitive advantage in their pursuit of becoming gainfully employed.

 

Integrating Science and Allied Health (ISAAH or the Nursing Assistant Program)

The ISAAH program provides high school students with a broad picture of the various health occupations with a focus on the nursing assistant field.  Students also enhance their classroom learning with work in clinical settings.  Students are taught by GCC faculty and are subsequently placed in clinical settings for the co-op experience after completing most or all of the necessary course work.  Those graduating from this program can also become dental assistants, laboratory assistants, medical assistants, or physical therapists.

 

Seasonal Programs

 

Cooperative Education (or Coop Ed)

Coop Ed provides high school students with relevant work experience related to their career/ technical education (CTE) program during summer, school breaks or after school hours. Such “real world” training sites provide skills as workplace competency, problem solving and team work to name a few.  This program serves as an excellent link between classroom and employers so students transition successfully from the classroom to the workplace.

 

Eskuelan Puengi (Evening School) Program

The Eskuelan Puengi Program is offered after school hours during the regular school year in the high schools.  The program is designed to help students who need to make up credits in order to graduate or to get students back “on-track” for graduation within a four-year time frame.  In SY 2005-2006, as a result of Eskuelan Puengi, a) 258 seniors were able to graduate with their cohort; b) 34 juniors graduated early; c) and 975 seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen were back “on-track.”

 

School-Based Summer Program

The program offers expanded high quality learning opportunities to students failing or who are at-risk of failing reading, math and language arts.   By providing a continuum of learning opportunities, the summer programs have enabled at-risk students to decrease their chances of academic failure, avoid retention and graduate or get back on track for graduation. Approximately 5,000 GPSS students between Kindergarten and 12th grade participate each year with a resultant 140 graduates in school year 2004-2005.

 

School Resource Officer (SRO)

The School Resource Officer Program aims to ensure a more safe school environment through the reduction of crime, drug abuse and violence on campuses.  The SRO is an extended resource to school staff, students and parents on matters of law who responds to major disruptions and criminal offenses on school campuses, reports on crimes that occur on campus, and cooperates with other law enforcement officials in the investigations of student-related criminal activities.

 

Other funded programs under Consolidated Grant

 

Education Technology

Recruitment

Retention

Standards and Assessment

· DAAS Data Assessment for All Students

· SAT—10

· K-12 Content Standards

Secondary School Reform—John Hopkins

Private Non-Profit

 

 

FEDERAL PROGRAMS DIVISION

Title V, Part A

PROGRAM SUMMARIES