Public Notice and Opportunity for Public Input on Possible Federal Grant Applications

In accordance with federal and state guidelines, public school districts are required to provide the public with notice of their application for federal grants and an opportunity to provide input.

This notice is to inform the public and community that Northside ISD is in the process of, has the intention to, or has applied for the following grants:

2026-2027 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated Federal Grant

Title I, Part A: Title I, Part A, provides supplemental resources to school districts to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the challenging state academic standards.
Title I, Part C: The goal of Title I, Part C is to ensure that all migratory children reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma or complete a High School Equivalency Diploma that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment.
Title II, Part A: Title II, Part A provides funds to support districts to increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality, increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom, and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools.
Title III, Part A and Title III, Part A Immigrant: Title III, Part A English Language Acquisition (ELA) helps ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet.
Title IV, Part, A: Title IV, Part A – The Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program is to improve students’ academic achievement by providing all students with access to a well-rounded education; improve school conditions for student learning; and improve the use of technology.

2026-2027 Perkins V. Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st. Century
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) program aims to develop more fully the academic knowledge, technical, and employability skills of secondary education students who enroll in Career and Technical Education programs and programs of study.

2026-2027 Special Education Consolidated Grant
The grants in the Special Education Consolidated Grant Application (Federal) provide financial assistance to local educational agencies to help them ensure that they identify and provide a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities who are eligible for special education and related services, protect the rights of students with disabilities and the rights of their parents, and design individualized education programs that meet the needs of students with disabilities and that prepare those students for further education, employment, and independent living.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)-B Formula: IDEA-B Formula provides supplemental resources to help school districts ensure that eligible students (ages 3-21) with disabilities are provided with a free appropriate public education as required by federal statute.
IDEA-B Preschool: These funds supplement and increase services beyond the level of State and local funds expended for preschool students ages 3–5 with disabilities.
IDEA-B Discretionary Deaf Program: These funds provide educational services to students ages 3-21 who are deaf or hard of hearing enrolled in a Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD), and information to families to facilitate family involvement in the education of their deaf and hard of hearing children.

2026-2027 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Cycle 13, Year 1
The federal Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic and enrichment opportunities, during non-school hours for students, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects.

2026-2027 Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TECHY) Grant
This grant promotes equitable access by removing barriers to enrollment and identification, increasing levels of support services, and utilizing academic, program, and outcome data to foster the overall success of homeless children and unaccompanied youth.

2026-2027 CTE Innovative Services for Special Populations Grant Application
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovative Services for Special Populations Grant supports innovative, CLNA-informed strategies that expand access to high-quality CTE programs and improve outcomes for students identified as special populations under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

FY 2026 COPS Hiring Program (CHP)
The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) provides funding to hire or rehire full-time sworn law enforcement officers to strengthen community policing, enhance public safety, build community partnerships, and support crime prevention efforts.

FY 2026 School Violence Prevention (SVPP)
The School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) provides funding to implement evidence-based school safety technologies, equipment, planning, and training that strengthen campus security, enhance emergency preparedness, and support collaboration between schools and law enforcement.

2026 Summer Special Education Data Support grant
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is providing a one-time extra-duty stipend grant to help school systems complete the review of student records needed for upcoming special education funding data submissions.

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