Office of Curriculum, Technology, & Assessment

SD LEAs Eligible to Seek Reading First Funding

Eligibility Requirements

• The LEA has a minimum of 75 third graders or 50% of their third graders scoring below grade level (basic or below basic on the SAT10);
  and
• The LEA has jurisdiction over an area designated as an empowerment zone, or an enterprise community, under part I of subchapter U of chapter I of the Internal Revenue Code; or
• Schools identified for school improvement under Title I, Part A; or
• LEAs with a minimum of 250 students or 23 percent of their students who are counted for allocations under Title I, Part A.

Eligible Districts