Chief of the Education Partnership and Resources Division within the DoDEA, Kathy Facon joins us to provide an overview of impact aid and encourage eligible Local Education Agencies to apply for a portion of $20M in funding available to schools through the DoD Impact Aid for Children with Severe Disabilities (CWSD) program.
This podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous support from the Edwards Spouses’ Club. https://www.edwardsspouses.com/
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Learn more about the DoD Impact Aid for Children with Severe Disabilities Program at: https://www.dodea.edu/partnership/disabilities.cfm
Application Deadline
Completed applications are due July 15, 2021 to be eligible for FY 2021 funds.
Kathleen Facon is the Chief of the Education Partnership and Resources Division within the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). In this role, Ms. Facon is responsible for leading efforts to increase family, school, and community partnerships to expand educational opportunities to leverage the influence and share resources of the Department of Defense Education Activity with to support children from military families. She is responsible for the oversight for policy and management of the Non-DoD School Program (NDSP), providing support and funding for the education of over 4,000 school age children of military members and DoD civilian employees assigned to approximately 135 international locations. Ms. Facon provides leadership and oversight for a competitive grant program which promotes and expands continuity in academic and social support programs in military-connected school districts and is responsible for the administration of the congressional funding for Department of Defense Impact Aid Program. Over the past thirty years, Ms. Facon served as an expert advisor, senior staff officer, and consultant on child and youth development, early education, national accreditation systems, partnerships, parent education and involvement, curriculum programming, youth education support, and exceptional family member programs.
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