NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Illinois State Board of Education promotes Arts and Foreign Language Program
State agency sponsors information sessions across state
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will hold several information sessions throughout the state about funding for public schools through the Arts and Foreign Language Program (AFL), a joint project of the Illinois Arts Council and ISBE.
This program, which began in 2006, is designed to assist Illinois public school districts, public university laboratory schools, charter schools and area vocational schools with the development, maintenance, or enhancement of curricular programs in the Arts or Foreign Language. Funding is available for up to four years; one year of program planning and three years of program implementation.
Planning grants will range from $10,000 to $40,000 and implementation grants will range from $10,000 to $100,000. Grant awards are contingent on the final State budget allocation.
The informational sessions are intended to provide detailed information on the program as well as technical resources for developing and submitting a Request for Proposal (RFP), the required application document. There will be a question and answer period and time for attendees to network, socialize and share ideas with each other. The sessions are scheduled in various locations around the state, and will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The schedule is as follows:
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Monday, May 17
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40 North/88West, Champaign County Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Council 1817 S. Neil, Suite 201, Champaign |
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Wednesday, May 19
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Frankfort Community High School 601 E. Main Street, West Frankfort |
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Tuesday, May 25
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Western Illinois University, Quad Cities 3561 60th Street, Moline |
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Wednesday, May 26
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Regional Office of Education #26 130 S. Lafayette, Suite 200, Macomb |
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Thursday, May 27
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Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community College 5250 Shepherd Road, Springfield |
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Tuesday, June 1
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Barrington High School 616 W. Main Street, Barrington |
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Wednesday, June 2
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LaSalle Peru Township High School 541 Chartres Street, LaSalle |
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Thursday, June 3
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Lincoln-Way North High School 19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort |
