TO:                   Superintendents and Administrators of Charter Schools

FROM:              Jayma McGann, Director of Early Learning and Literacy

SUBJECT:         Full-Day Kindergarten Grant Reminder

DATE:               April 23, 2008

The Full-Day Kindergarten Grant Application must be submitted to the Indiana Department of Education by 5 pm EDT on May 2, 2008. In order that we may provide timely and accurate information, all school corporations and charter schools that include kindergarten must complete and submit the online form, http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/dg/fdk/08-Grant-App.cfm, stating whether or not the school corporation or charter school is participating in the 2008-2009 grant process. A school corporation or charter school that does not submit an application will not be eligible to receive FDK grant funding.

Additional information concerning the Full-Day Kindergarten Grant may be found at: http://doe.state.in.us/primetime/fdk.html.  To determine whether or not your corporation has submitted the form to the IDOE, contact Andrew Conway at aconway@doe.in.gov.

Questions about the Full-Day Kindergarten Grant may be directed to Jayma McGann, Office of Early Learning and Literacy, Indiana Department of Education at 317 232-9152, or jmcgann@doe.in.gov.