Section 235.140  Terms of the Grant

In addition to meeting each of the requirements set forth in Section 235.70 of this Part, each grantee receiving funding for a Preschool for All Children program shall comply with the following terms and conditions of the grant.

a)         Each grantee is required to collaborate with its local Head Start program.  Children currently enrolled or pre-enrolled in Head Start shall not be recruited to be in the Preschool for All Children program.

b)         Each grantee with a program funded to serve primarily at-risk children shall be required to:

1)         enroll 51 percent or more of children who have been identified as being at risk of academic failure,

2)         give priority in enrollment to children identified as being at risk of academic failure over those children who are not academically at risk, and

3)         take specific proactive measures to ensure that the parents of children who may be academically at risk are made aware of the availability of the opportunity for participation in the Preschool for All Children program.

c)         Any grantee that fails to enroll the required percentage of children (at least 51 percent) in the particular prioritization category for which the proposal was funded (i.e., at-risk status or income levels) shall have its grant award reduced proportionate to the decrease in percentage of such children enrolled.

d)         School district grantees with programs serving homeless children must comply with all applicable provisions of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC 11301 et seq.).  Non-school district grantees should, as much as possible, ensure that homeless children enrolled in their programs receive the support necessary for successful and continued participation, including, without limitation, arranging for appropriate transportation, when necessary in cases where such children move outside of the area served by the program during the grant period.

e)         Staff from the Illinois State Board of Education shall conduct an annual program review for each new project to ensure program quality, to assist in program improvement and to provide technical assistance.

(Source:  Added at 30 Ill. Reg. 19383, effective November 28, 2006)