The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is pleased to inform you that the following applications have been preliminarily selected to receive a grant for the 2004 - 2006 Texas Head Start Ready to Read Grant Program.

Contacts:	Arnoldo Alaniz (Funding) Discretionary Grants Phone: (512) 463-9269 arnoldo.alaniz@tea.state.tx.us	Gina S. Day (Program) Education Initiatives Phone: (512) 936-6060 gina.day@tea.state.tx.us
Program Description:	The 2004 - 2006 Texas Head Start Ready to Read Grant Program requires early childhood education programs to provide scientific, research-based, pre-reading instruction, so that every child completing the program is prepared to enter school ready to learn. Its other major purpose is to identify model programs that both prepare children for school and are cost effective. The grant program will be structured to provide professional development to enable teachers to use scientific, research-based, pre-reading instruction that aligns with the Texas Reading Initiative. Funding is targeted to existing Head Start agencies, or other similar government-funded early childhood care and education programs. In addition, awardees must serve at least 75 percent low-income children.
Grant Period:	September 1, 2004 - August 31, 2006.

List of Awardees:

Austin Learning Academy	Houston ISD	San Felipe-Del Rio Cons ISD
AW Brown-Fellowship Charter School	Port Arthur ISD	Snyder ISD
Fort Worth ISD	San Antonio ISD	Zapata County ISD
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