- A. For the 2018—19 school year through the 2021—22 school year, a qualifying school may apply to the Department to receive a grant to develop an evidence-based early literacy program.
- B. A qualifying school may apply for a grant only if the local superintendent endorses the school’s grant application.
- C. A qualifying school may coordinate and partner with other qualifying schools in the county to apply jointly for a grant to develop a literacy program among the partnering qualifying schools.
- D. A qualifying school may apply for and accept donations, grants, or other financial assistance from a governmental entity, a nonprofit organization, or any other private organization to benefit the literacy program.
- E. A local school board may apply on behalf of one or more qualifying schools in the local school system.
Authority: Education Article, §§2-205 and 5-216, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Ch. 361, Acts of 2018
Effective date: December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1249)