TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

1 TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM of GEORGIA Office of COLLEGE and career Transitions Solicitation for Grant Application 2017 TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Nathan Deal, Governor Casey Cagle, Lt. Governor Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) 2017 GEORGIA COLLEGE and career Academies Project (GCCAP) Contents Notice of Availability of Grant Funds ..2-5 Application, Descriptions and Instructions for Submission ..6-17 Additional Resources ..18-19 Criteria and Rubrics for Awarding Grant Funds ..20-34 Instructions for GCCAP Application Form A ..35-36 Form A (Cover Page/Application).

2 38-41 Form B (Line Item Budget Planning and Operations) ..42 Form C (Line Item Budget Construction/Renovation) ..43 Forms D (Planning and Implementation Timeframe Years 1 & 2) ..44-45 Form E (Evaluation and Improvement Plan) ..46 Form F (Potential career Pathways and Dual Enrollment/Move On When Ready)..47 Form G (Summary of Commitment from Partners) ..48 Form H (Executive Summary) ..49 Score Sheet Checklist ..51 TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM of GEORGIA Office of COLLEGE and career Transitions Solicitation for Grant Application 2017 2 Notice of Availability TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM of GEORGIA Office of COLLEGE and career Transitions Solicitation for Grant Application 2017 3 Notice of Availability of Grant Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for the GEORGIA COLLEGE and career Academies Project (GCCAP) Key Dates: Application and submission information is explained in a separate section of this Notice.

3 SGA Announcement/Posting July 14, 2017 Startup GaDOE Performance Contract Submittal Deadline N/A GCCAP Application Deadline September 8, 2017; 5:00 Applicant Site Visits Sept; Oct; Nov. 2017 Presentations by top ranked applicants On or before November 17, 2017 2017 Selection Announcement December 1, 2017 Grant Fund (startup funds only) Availability No sooner than January 2018 Grant Fund (construction/renovation) Availability No sooner than January 2018 First Quarterly Report Due March 31, 2018; 2019 Second Quarterly Report Due June 30, 2018; 2019 Third Quarterly Report Due September 30, 2018; 2019 Fourth Quarterly Report Due December 9, 2018.

4 2019 Other Reports* To Be Announced Quarterly reports are required on an ongoing basis and extend beyond the above-mentioned dates. Please be aware that the GaDOE Charter Schools, District Flexibility and Policy Division has different submission timelines and deadlines that precede those of the TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM . Summary: The TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM of GEORGIA (TCSG) announces the availability of approximately $9 million in grant funds to create new COLLEGE and career Academies (CCA) in the State of GEORGIA . While SB 161 (OCGA 20-4-37), signed by Governor Nathan Deal on May 11, 2011, established and defined a COLLEGE and career academy, the definition was further amended in SB 348 (OCGA 20-2-326) signed by Governor Nathan Deal on May 6, 2015, as follows.

5 COLLEGE and career Academy means a specialized school established as a charter school or pursuant to a contract for a strategic waivers school SYSTEM or charter SYSTEM , which formalizes a partnership that demonstrates a collaboration between business, industry, and community stakeholders to advance work force development between one or more local boards of education, a private individual, a private organization, or a state or local public entity in cooperation with one or more postsecondary institutions. Furthermore, SB 348 states that A charter school, charter SYSTEM , or strategic waivers school SYSTEM contract establishing a COLLEGE and career academy shall include provisions requiring that the COLLEGE and career academy have a governing board reflective of the school community and the partnership with TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM of GEORGIA Office of COLLEGE and career Transitions Solicitation for Grant Application 2017 4 decision-making authority and requiring that governing board members complete initial and annual governance training, including, but not limited to.

6 Best practices on school governance, the constitutional statutory requirements related to public records and meetings and the requirements of applicable statutes and rules and regulations. New Governing Board Members and newly approved COLLEGE and career Academy Governing Board Members must have a minimum of 7 hours of approved training within one year of taking office. Three (3) hours must include whole board governance training. Governing Board Members with one or more years of service must have a minimum of 5 hours of approved training annually. Three (3) hours must be whole board governance training.

7 In addition, SB 348 (Code 20-4-37), and as established in SB 161, specifies the Office of COLLEGE and career Transitions within the TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM of GEORGIA , with responsibility for providing oversight and support to COLLEGE and career Academies. Furthermore, it directs the Office of COLLEGE and career Transitions to create a certification process for COLLEGE and career Academies. (The COLLEGE and career Academy Partners Roles and Responsibilities Matrix is aligned with the certification standards and assurances.) Applicants for this grant will be expected to participate in a certification process as part of the accountability review.

8 The certification cycle will be one year preceding the performance contract renewal or every five years to be inclusive of charter districts with ten year contracts. Through this initiative, the GEORGIA COLLEGE and career Academy Project (GCCAP) grants will be awarded in a competitive process and will support the development of COLLEGE and career Academies that serve high school students and, depending on local circumstances and needs, also allow for the possibility of serving adult learners in a community. These COLLEGE and career Academies will provide quality educational opportunities that will increase the percentage of students graduating from high school and help them make successful transitions to postsecondary education and career pathways that offer advancement and growth potential.

9 Funding Opportunity Description: See Attached SGA. Award Information: Award Amount TCSG intends to fund approximately three or four awards for new COLLEGE and career Academies; however, this does not preclude the TCSG from funding grants at either a lower or higher amount, or funding a smaller or larger number of projects, based on the type and the number of quality submissions. Approximately three million dollars ($3M) of each of the awards will be allocated for construction/renovation. Approximately one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) of each of the awards will be allocated as cash and services for startup needs related to include starting professional development, strategic-planning support, CEO training, and Governing Board training by the GEORGIA COLLEGE and career Academy Resource Center.

10 TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM of GEORGIA Office of COLLEGE and career Transitions Solicitation for Grant Application 2017 5 Matching, in-kind, or leveraged funds and resources are encouraged but are not required. However, if matching funds, valued services, and in-kind contributions are committed, they should be reported in total in Form A, Item 11, pgs. 39-40. These contributions are also to be included in the budget forms and budget narrative. Period of Performance The selected GEORGIA COLLEGE and career Academies Project awardees must provide evidence of sustainability over a long-term period of time.