The Office of Student Learning/Special Education Services is pleased to announce that the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has funded the Alabama State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) new grant application Alabama Literacy Interventions and Supports for Transition (AL L.I.S.T) as part of the 2022 competition announced September 22, 2022. A total of $21,666,664.00 was awarded to 17 states for SPDG projects.  

AL L.I.S.T. will receive $1,139,436.00 annually for a five-year funding period beginning October 1, 2022, to work with Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and affiliated partners to provide professional development to general and special education teachers and staff who work with students with disabilities. AL L.I.S.T. will work closely with other Alabama State Department of Education initiatives as the grant staff work to implement evidence based programs and services to achieve the projects goals and improve results for all students. The funding for the State Personnel Development Grant Program is authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is awarded through a competitive grant process.

For additional information, please contact Celeste Minor, SPDG Grant Director, at 334-694-4803 or e-mail cminor@alsde.edu.

To review the 2022 AL SPDG AL L.I.S.T.: Alabama Literacy Interventions and Support for Transition Narrative, Click Here.

To review the 2017 AL SPDG Project CESCC: Creating Effective School Climates and Cultures Application Narrative, Click here.