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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 15-1522-H. Application

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Procedure.--The department shall develop a procedure for awarding grants under the program. Two or more school entities may apply for a grant under subsection (b) or a school district or school districts may apply for a grant under subsection (c) as prescribed by the department.

(b) Administrative or instructional programming.--An application related to administrative or instructional programming at a minimum must include the following:

(1) A detailed description of the administrative functions or instructional programming the school entities intend to share under Subarticle B.  1

(2) The amount of grant funding being requested.

(3) An estimate of the cost savings or other efficiencies that the partnership will achieve.

(4) Any additional benefits to students and educators.

(5) Adoption of a resolution by the governing bodies of the school entities approving the partnership described in paragraph (1).

(c) Feasibility studies.--An application related to a feasibility study at a minimum must include the following:

(1) A narrative describing the feasibility study, including:

(i) The planned study's participants.

(ii) The basis for undertaking the study, including viability and commitment by the school districts to the partnership.

(iii) A description of the objectives of the study and areas of focus, including needs and goals related to equitable student opportunities, improving student achievement, establishing greater economies of scale, local community interests and concerns and enhancing students' learning environment.

(iv) Initial indicators or projections related to improved efficiency or any cost savings.

(v) Projections of any front-end costs of a merger for the school districts in the partnership, including technical assistance, real and personal property, indebtedness and rental obligations of the participant school districts.

(vi) Expenditures relating to staffing, curriculum alignment, resolving differences between contracts, transportation services and new administrative expenses.

(vii) A description of any identified barriers or impediments to a merger or consolidation of the school districts in a partnership.

(2) The estimate of the total cost of the study.

(3) The amount of grant funding requested.

1 24 P.S. § 15-1511 et seq.
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