School District of Clay County/ESE Department is applying for Federal Entitlement Grant, IDEA Part B; and IDEA, Part B Preschool Entitlement Grant funds; for the 2008-2009 year.

These funds are used by Clay County school Board to:

1.)   Employ ESE Secretaries, ESE Assistants, ESE PreK Assistants, ESE Specialist, ESE Teacher Assistants, Nurses, MH Counselors, Student Hearing Officers and Supplement Intervention Team Facilitators.

2.)   Supply classroom materials/equipment and adaptive/technological/assistive equipment/services for individual students.

3.)   Fund inservice activities for ESE and mainstream personnel.

4.)   Fund psycho-educational and speech/language evaluations and independent evaluations.

5.)   Fund procedures and program consultation, training and IEP consultation.

6.)   Fund additional instructional positions not provided by FTE.

7).   Fund required services for parentally Placed Private School Students.

These grant funds will enhance and broaden the ESE programs efficiency and scope of service in providing free and appropriate public education to students with a disability.