The Virginia Department of Education is providing microgrants for tutoring to parents of any public, private, parochial or homeschool student in grades K-12 residing in Virginia. VDOE is also accepting applications for tutors and providers of assistive technology.
Part of the governor’s K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants program, the grants will help Virginia families address the impact of the pandemic on student learning.
The $30 million program provides $1,500 grants to parents of school-age children for tutoring in English, math, science, history and foreign languages required to meet diploma requirements. The grants may also be used for support services such as speech language pathology and reading interventions.
Children from homes with family incomes at 300 percent or less of the federal poverty level may qualify for $3,000 grants.
Available services include in-person, online and hybrid tutoring provided one-on-one and in small group or large-group settings. Parents of students with disabilities may also use up to $750 of their awards to purchase assistive technologies specified in their child’s Individualized Education Plan or 504 Plan.
The first step in the process is to go to VDOE’s K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants page and create an application account for either a $1,500 or $3,000 grant. Once parents are notified that their application has been accepted and approved, they will be able to log into the K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants “digital wallet” to select from a variety of vetted, pre-approved tutors.
All grant payments will be issued directly by VDOE to selected tutors and service providers with no out-of-pocket expenses to families. At least $750 of each grant must be spent by Aug. 15; otherwise, the remaining funds will be reallocated to other applicants.
“We are excited to open the K-12 Learning Acceleration Grants application window just as school divisions are providing parents with Student Assessment Summary Reports detailing their students’ academic strengths and the areas they need support to be on track with their peers,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons. “It is essential that parents have both the information and the support that the report and the grants provide. I encourage every parent to take advantage of free tutoring to support their child.”
Find out more
Got to http://doe.virginia.gov/parents-students/for-parents/k-12-learning-acceleration-grants.
