§ 34:15F-5 — Application for grant.

5. An educational foundation shall submit an application for a grant to the commissioner for his review. The application shall provide the following information: the name of the educational foundation; the name of the school district that created or authorized the creation of the foundation if applicable; the name of the coordinating teacher; a description of the activities of the program; the number and grade level of the students who will participate in the program; the process of student referral to the program; the selection criteria for student participants, which shall include the identification of students who are not successfully meeting the core curriculum content standards and district standards of behavior; the procedure for the identification and selection of adult mentors; an implementation schedule; a plan for supervision of the program; a training plan; a plan for quality assurance and evaluation;and the process which will be utilized to match students to mentors. An educational foundation shall also submit with its application a letter of commitment defining agreements to provide mentoring services for at-risk public school students in its respective school district. Preference may be given to applicants that have prior experience in the establishment and oversight of mentoring programs and the provision of services to at-risk youth. L.1999,c.279,s.5.