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Notice of Intent to Apply


Posted Date: 02/09/2023

Notice of Intent to Apply

Notice of Intent to Apply for Grant Funds

 

Whitehouse ISD will be applying for the 2023–2024 Dyslexia Grant Award Program. This is a discretionary competitive grant.

Applications Due February 24, 2023

Contact Melinda Jennings at (903) 839-5500 or jenningsm@whitehouseisd.org  if interested in further information regarding this grant.

 

Program Description:

House Bill 1525, passed by the 87th Texas Legislature, established a grant program providing training in dyslexia for teachers and staff. The grant program aims to increase an LEA’s capacity to appropriately serve students with dyslexia and related disorders by providing:

  1. high-quality training to classroom teachers and administrators in meeting the needs of students with dyslexia and/or
     
  2. training to intervention staff resulting in appropriate credentialing related to dyslexia.

Funding: $5 million is allocated for this grant. LEAs apply for the funding that meets their application goals. There is not a minimum or maximum per LEA.