Division Name:	Grants Management	FY97 $12,000,000 FY98 $13,000,000 FY99 $14,000,000 FY00 $14,000,000 FY01 $14,000,000 FY02 $23,000,000 $ Change $9,000,000 % Change 64.3
Legislative Reference:	20 USC 8601 et seq.
Leadership Goal:	6
Program Goal:	Provide Title II Grants to local school districts to financially support district professional development, particularly in mathematics and science.

Purpose:	To provide sustained and intensive high-quality professional development.
Population and Service Levels:	Ail Illinois schools districts and students in private, not-for-profit elementary and secondary schools are eligible to participate.
Reimbursement/ /Distribution Method	Formula grants to local education agencies or through Regional Offices of Education based on relative enrollments in public and private not-for-profit schools (50%) and on the relative amount each LEA received under Part A of Title I the preceding fiscal year (50%).
Performance Measures & Activities	Review, approve, process, and fund approximately 900 projects in FY02. Fund high-quality professional development in mathematics. (48% of funds trained approximately 30,500 teachers in FY00.) Fund high-quality professional development in science. (44% of funds trained approximately 26,500 teachers in FY00.)