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_ 172 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 124. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 All Students school quality indicators or in a Denied Accreditation status that apply for funds, the school division shall also consult with the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee on all recommendations regarding instructional programs or instructional personnel prior to submission to the local board for approval. 4. Out of this appropriation, $613,312 the first year and $613,312 the second year from the general fund is provided for planning grants of no more than $50,000 each for local school divisions pursuing the creation of new extended/enriched school year or year-round school programs for divisions or individual schools in support of the findings from the 2012 JLARC Review of Year Round Schools. School divisions must submit applications to the Department of Education by August 1 of each year. Priority shall be given to schools based on need, relative to the state accreditation ratings or similar federal designations. Applications shall include evidence of commitment to pursue implementation in the upcoming school year. If balances exist, existing extended school year programs may be eligible to apply for remaining funds. 5. A school division that has been awarded an extended/enriched school year or year-round school start-up grant or planning grant for the development of an extended/enriched school year or year-round school program may spend the awarded grant over two consecutive fiscal years. 6. a) Any such school division receiving funding from a Targeted Extended/Enriched School Year and Year-round School grant shall provide an annual progress report to the Department of Education that evaluates end of year success of the extended/enriched school year or year- round school model implemented as compared to the prior school year performance as measured by an appropriate evaluation matrix no later than September 1 each year. b) The Department of Education shall develop such evaluation matrix that would be appropriate for a comprehensive evaluation for such models implemented. Further, the Department of Education is directed to submit the annual progress reports from the participating school divisions and an executive summary of the program's overall status and levels of measured success to the Chairs of House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees no later than November 1 each year. 7. Any funds remaining in this paragraph following grant awards may be disbursed by the Department of Education as grants to school divisions to support innovative approaches to instructional delivery or school governance models. N. Out of this appropriation, $500,000 $750,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the general fund is provided through grants or contracts for the cost of fees and financial incentives associated with the Teach for America Program to support hiring teachers in challenged schools. The additional support in the first year shall be used to grow teacher placement in hard-to-staff schools in Northern Virginia and explore an expansion to the Hampton Roads area. These funds shall not revert to the general fund at the end of fiscal year 2025 but shall be reappropriated for expenditure for the same purpose in fiscal year 2026.These funds may be used for grants or contracts awarded and expenses associated with supporting the Teach for America program. School divisions or their partners may apply for those funds through applications submitted to the Department of Education. Applications must be submitted to the Department of Education by September 1 each year. Within the fiscal year, any unobligated balance may be used for the Teacher Residency program. O. Out of this appropriation, $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts to administer STEM Arts and early literacy programs for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students in Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond, Suffolk, and Wythe Public Schools. The model will also support growth in the 5C skills identified in the Profile of a Virginia Graduate. Within this appropriation, funds may support the phase in of services into currently unserved divisions in an equitable manner, with a special focus on capacity building and establishing new services in Regions 3, 6, or 8. The Wolf Trap Foundation shall work with the Department of Education and currently served divisions to determine need and phase programs into unserved divisions. The Wolf Trap Foundation shall report annually to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the Superintendent of Public Instruction on its activities, including number of divisions served, number of students