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Anonymous wrote:I wish they could prioritize the kids with special needs who are on IEPs and with failing SOL scores.

They could have done this. We have IEPs and failed SOLs. I could have uploaded those records in seconds. I’m disgusted that only 20,000 kids in the whole state will get this. What’s even the point of it?

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Anonymous wrote:I wish they could prioritize the kids with special needs who are on IEPs and with failing SOL scores.

They could have but this is how the Youngkin admin chose to do it. It's shameful really.

Elections matter.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for those using Outschool: is there a list of qualified tutors / classes? Is there something special you need to do to link those classes to the class wallet. For example, I use a credit card for my son’s art class and wouldn’t consider that a qualified subject, so would continue to pay for that the normal way. Does Outschool help or facilitate the use of the grant money for appropriate subject matter, such as math and reading?

I think you pay for the classes via classwallet. So log into class wallet and pay for classes from there. There is a 28 day time from when you request payment to when the provider is paid. During that time VDOE reviews the payment request. I imagine they’d de Yam art class. The website says grants are for core subject areas, and specified English, math, science, social studies and foreign language needed for graduation. See the website for a better list, but that is my recollection. Also, during the webinar I signed up for after receiving a grant the presenter said only Ms and HS students could use grants for foreign language language classes/tutors, etc.

Anonymous wrote:I wish they could prioritize the kids with special needs who are on IEPs and with failing SOL scores.

Anonymous wrote:I wish they could prioritize the kids with special needs who are on IEPs and with failing SOL scores.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for those using Outschool: is there a list of qualified tutors / classes? Is there something special you need to do to link those classes to the class wallet. For example, I use a credit card for my son’s art class and wouldn’t consider that a qualified subject, so would continue to pay for that the normal way. Does Outschool help or facilitate the use of the grant money for appropriate subject matter, such as math and reading?

I think you pay for the classes via classwallet. So log into class wallet and pay for classes from there. There is a 28 day time from when you request payment to when the provider is paid. During that time VDOE reviews the payment request. I imagine they’d de Yam art class. The website says grants are for core subject areas, and specified English, math, science, social studies and foreign language needed for graduation. See the website for a better list, but that is my recollection. Also, during the webinar I signed up for after receiving a grant the presenter said only Ms and HS students could use grants for foreign language language classes/tutors, etc.

Anonymous wrote:Question for those using Outschool: is there a list of qualified tutors / classes? Is there something special you need to do to link those classes to the class wallet. For example, I use a credit card for my son’s art class and wouldn’t consider that a qualified subject, so would continue to pay for that the normal way. Does Outschool help or facilitate the use of the grant money for appropriate subject matter, such as math and reading?

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Anonymous wrote:FCCPS did though it was muddled, I didnt understand it until I saw it here.
probably NOVA didnt like it because its from the non grata administration...

APS also send an email, but that email was worded as though it’s not intended for everyone, it emphasized the $3000 grants.
I’m not sure if I just misunderstood it, or if that was intentional?
Well, at least teachers knew about it ahead of time and applied for their own kids…(referring to an earlier comment)…

Anonymous wrote:FCCPS did though it was muddled, I didnt understand it until I saw it here.
probably NOVA didnt like it because its from the non grata administration...

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Anonymous wrote:If you are using this money purely for enrichment and just so you can, please consider forfeiting the funds so that those of us who really need it get a chance. I'm so angry at my neighbor who is like "oh yeah, my kid wants to do fun outschool classes this summer instead of camp, so we'll use this money for that" when my child failed his math SOL and needs intensive math remediation that we now have to pay for out of pocket.

Blame Youngkin. Not other parents. His VDOE set it up this way.

It's free money. Of course people are lining up for it whether they need it or not. Even if some parents will forfeit it in favor of kids who need it more, many others won't

+ 1 DS and I are both in education and learned about this program early on. It was clear from the program announcement that funding was going to run out quickly. It only covered 20,000 $1500 grants, and that doesn’t even cover every student in APS. I don’t agree with the way it was structured (I think low HHI kids should’ve had priority). But, I’m not a Republican, and this strikes me as a quintessentially Republican approach.

Don’t blame the families who signed up quickly for free money. We applied early and were quickly approved. We are going to work within the rules of the program, and I’m not going to apologize for using grants we applied for and received.

It’s only 20,000 grants? Where did you see that?

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Anonymous wrote:If you are using this money purely for enrichment and just so you can, please consider forfeiting the funds so that those of us who really need it get a chance. I'm so angry at my neighbor who is like "oh yeah, my kid wants to do fun outschool classes this summer instead of camp, so we'll use this money for that" when my child failed his math SOL and needs intensive math remediation that we now have to pay for out of pocket.

Blame Youngkin. Not other parents. His VDOE set it up this way.

It's free money. Of course people are lining up for it whether they need it or not. Even if some parents will forfeit it in favor of kids who need it more, many others won't

+ 1 DS and I are both in education and learned about this program early on. It was clear from the program announcement that funding was going to run out quickly. It only covered 20,000 $1500 grants, and that doesn’t even cover every student in APS. I don’t agree with the way it was structured (I think low HHI kids should’ve had priority). But, I’m not a Republican, and this strikes me as a quintessentially Republican approach.

Don’t blame the families who signed up quickly for free money. We applied early and were quickly approved. We are going to work within the rules of the program, and I’m not going to apologize for using grants we applied for and received.