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Special Education Federal Grant Application Available for Public Review and Comment

The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s State Office of Special Education (SOSE) informs the public that copies of the Division’s FFY 2016 IDEA Part B Federal Grant Application are now available for public review in both school districts over the next 60 days.
Comments will be accepted up to 30 days after the close of the public review period. They can be submitted to SOSE Director Renee Charleswell via e-mail at: rcharleswell@sttj.k12.vi or brought to the St. Thomas administrative offices from April 7 to May 9.
Copies of the grant application, which contains a tentative state budget, can be obtained from the offices of Special Education (state and district), the superintendent of schools or the Office of the Commissioner of Education in both districts. They can also be obtained at the University of the Virgin Islands campuses or be found online at DOE’s Web site: www.vide.vi.
For more information, contact the State Office of Special Education at 776-5802 on St. Thomas or 773-1095 on St. Croix.
 

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