College Transition Services
College Transition Services
(200707004)
The Maine Department of Education announces the availability of State funds for college transitions services through adult education programs. Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to provide college transitions services including: intensive counseling, career planning, and developmental education courses in collaboration with a Community College or University Center.
The purpose of this initiative is to provide an integrated program of services that incorporates individual counseling and developmental educational programs designed to increase the skill levels of adult learners and improve their prospects of applying for and succeeding in an academic program leading to a two or four-year post-secondary degree.
Only local education agency (LEA) adult education programs are eligible to apply.
Amount of funds available: $600,000.
For a copy of the detailed Request for Proposal (RFP), interested parties may contact Rebecca Dyer, State Director of Adult and Family Literacy, Maine Department of Education, 23 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333 by telephone at 624-6755 or by e-mail at ([email protected]). The Request for Proposal and application may also be downloaded at: (http://www.maine.gov/education/aded/dev/transitions.htm)
Three (3) copies of the application, all with the original signature of the Superintendent or authorized fiscal agent, must be clearly marked "Application - College Transition Demonstration Program" and delivered to the Division of Purchases, Burton Cross State Office Building, 4th Floor, 111 Sewall Street, 9 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0009, no later than 2:00 P.M. local time on August 16, 2007. Please note that only applications actually received at the Division of Purchases will be considered; applicants submitting applications by mail are responsible for allowing adequate time for delivery. Applications received after the 2:00 P.M. deadline will be rejected without exception. FAXED and ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
