Declaration of Participation Planned to Open on November 1
The Declaration of Participation is planned to open in the Grant Management, Application, and Planning (GMAP) system on November 1. Data will be due by February 1, 2026. Through this process, data will be collected to identify the number of students enrolled in private and home schools within each district’s boundaries. This data will be used to calculate school year 2026-2027 allocations for the following federal programs: Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction; Title III, Part A: Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students; Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants; and IDEA-B: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Please review the Declaration of Participation webpage and its resources. Of particular interest is the Resources for Districts section, which includes several guidance and resource documents. Each district must complete and submit the data in GMAP by February 1, 2026.
This information was sent directly to the district’s Declaration of Participation Submitter(s) listed in GMAP, as well as Directors of Pupil Personnel and Superintendents. The process may require collaboration with district federal program contacts to ensure the Private Non-Profit and Home Schools Assurance Form is sent to each private and home school within the district boundaries.
Please reach out to Amanda Reifsnyder with general questions about the data collection process. If you have specific programmatic or GMAP questions, please reach out to the following KDE staff:
- Title II-A: Dana Kelly, (502) 564-1479, ext. 4502
- Title III, English Learner/Immigrant: Kaiman Triplett, (502) 564-4970, ext. 4089
- Title IV-A: Lee Bowling, (502) 564-4772, ext. 4035
- IDEA-B: Karla Miller, (502) 564-4970, ext. 4155
- GMAP Technical Assistance: Lindsay McCollum, (502) 564-1979, ext. 4368