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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">There has been some confusion about the availability of funding for the 2004 No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part A grant program (formerly IKE). This grant program is federally funded so there should be funds available for 2004</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">teacher</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">professional development projects.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">My hope is to have the RFP ready by mid-August and the deadline for proposal submission around October 31.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial"> None of these dates are final but I wanted you to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">be aware that</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> program is still funded. You also may want to begin planning and developing partnerships for the next round of proposals.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Please share with your colleagues.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Stacey</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Stacey Weinand</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Coordinator, Math and Science Partnerships</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">405.447.4103</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">sweinand@osrhe.edu</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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