PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

READING FIRST GRANT

North Carolina will receive approximately $160 million over a five-year period for the federal Reading First grant, beginning in school year 2004-05.

In the school year 2005-06 over 28,000 students in 98 schools, including 4 charter schools will participate in the Reading First program.

Participating Schools

SUBGRANT ELIGIBILITY

Subgrant Eligible local education agencies (LEAs) have been identified through the use of a matrix and ranking and according to the Reading First criteria. The Eligibility Matrix includes the two major indicators of poverty and student achievement.

Eligibility Matrix (Reading First Initiative Grant page 142)

SELECTION CRITERIA

The subgrant application process was aligned with the subgrant selection criteria, as outlined in the "Reading First Criteria for Review of State Applications."