How JPS Solutions Helps Public School Districts

JPS Solutions has helped public school districts to—

• Acquire entitlement and competitive grants
• Improve their academic programs
• Comply with the requirements of No Child Left Behind

JPS can help your district in the following areas:

Title I and other Entitlement Grant funds—JPS Solutions can help your school district obtain Title I and other entitlement grants. For most school districts, Title I and other entitlement grants can provide substantial amounts of money to support educational programs for low-income students. The process of acquiring entitlement grants, however, can be very complex. Typically, it requires school districts to complete elaborate applications and to demonstrate that the programs supported by the grants are research-based and have been developed collaboratively by administrators, teachers, parents and others.

JPS Solutions has developed a unique strategic process for completing entitlement grant applications and meeting all entitlement grant requirements efficiently and successfully.

Using this process, JPS Solutions has helped school districts obtain millions of dollars in entitlement grants. JPS Solutions has also helped school districts maximize their flexibility in spending entitlement grant funds through School-wide planning and other strategies. To find out more, click here

Winning Competitive Grants—JPS Solutions can help your school district acquire government and foundation grants. The JPS Solutions management team has secured more than $40 million in competitive grants for school districts, including grants from the following government agencies—

JPS Solutions can help your organization design effective grant projects. JPS Solutions can also help your organization identify and document the scientifically-based research required by federal and state grant-makers. JPS Solutions’ Grant-Quest™ package of internet-based resources will provide you with how-to resources, templates, budgeting software and consulting to help you develop successful grant proposals. To find out more, click here

Program Evaluations—JPS Solutions can design and implement program evaluations for your grant-funded projects. The rigorous accountability requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) require that all programs supported by federal grants are thoroughly evaluated to ensure that they are carried out effectively and that they have a positive impact on student achievement. JPS Solutions provides comprehensive program evaluations that meet all grant requirements and that conform to all conditions of NCLB and the Government Performance and Results Act Performance Indicators. JPS Solutions has effectively evaluated many federal and state grant-funded programs.

JPS Solutions’ approach to program evaluation is designed to help you identify and resolve problems quickly and to support you in implementing your project. JPS Solutions will work with you to write grant proposals and design program evaluation plans that will help you win grants. JPS Solutions will also support you as you implement your grant project through ongoing formative evaluation activities that help you meet your grant requirements and ongoing summative evaluation activities that help you measure your project’s impact.

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No Child Left Behind Compliance—JPS Solutions helps school districts meet the rigorous academic, accountability and reporting requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). JPS Solutions, we realize that the penalties for non-compliance can be severe—ranging from loss or reduction of federal funding to designation as a “failing district.” JPS Solutions works with school districts to comply with NCLB and related requirements. Among the services JPS Solutions provides to school districts are:

• Conducting compliance reviews—including interviews and on-site visits—to identify specific areas where the district is out of compliance with NCLB, state and local requirements.
• Developing strategies and interventions to improve school programs and to ensure that school districts address problems quickly and become fully compliant with NCLB, state and local requirements.
• Facilitating effective, collaborative planning for districts and individual schools to improve school programs and to ensure ongoing compliance with NCLB, state and local requirements.
• Tools and resources to help districts demonstrate compliance with NCLB, state and local requirements, to manage their compliance data effectively and to prepare compliance and accountability reports for state education departments and the U.S. Department of Education.

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