KXO RADIO - Imperial County Office of Education Recieved $1.2 Million Grant

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Todays is : Thursday, 04 September 2008

Written by Pedro Serrano
Thursday, 03 July 2008
The County Office of Education will recieve $1.2 million for a pilot project to help students learn English. The grant is part of a total of $20 million in English Language Learner Acquisition and Development Pilot Project funds awarded to 44 entities statewide.. " This pilot project will identify the best practices around the state to help us close California's pernicious achievment gap between higher-achieving students and English learners" said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell. Of the total 1,761 schools eligible to apply , 44 were selected based on a number of criteria. The applicants were required to have a sufficient number of English learners for accountability purposes and at least 10% of their student population were English learners. They also had to meet other accountability targets that demonstrated the success of the promising practice , including a description of how the practice met the needs of English learners , evidence of efectiveness , and replicability of the practice