Expanding Opportunities for Each Child

Expanding Opportunities for Each Child

NOTICE 

FY26 School Improvement Open Office Hours Series


The Office of School and District Improvement is hosting a series of webinars for grantees of the Title I Non-Competitive Supplemental School Improvement grant and the Expanding Opportunities for Each Child Non-Competitive grant. Each webinar will focus on a different topic designed to guide grantees through the FY26 School Improvement Grant Life Cycle.
Below is the topic for each webinar session with their corresponding dates. Registration is required for each webinar.

  • Thursday, February 19th at 1pm: Q&A Session. Register HERE​
  • Thursday, March 19th at 1pm:  Spending and Summer Extension. Register HERE​
  • Thursday, April 16th at 1pm: Literacy and Math Ideas, at 1pm.Register HERE​
  • Thursday, May 21st at 1pm: FY27 Application Requirements.  Register HERE​
  • Thursday, June 18th at 1pm: End of Year Grant Activities. Register HERE​

Please email questions to School_Improvement@education.ohio.gov or eoecgrant@education.ohio.gov.

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Overview 

The Office of School and District Improvement administers the Expanding Opportunities for Each Child Non-Competitive (EOEC NC) Grant. The EOEC NC grant funds are awarded to traditional school districts and community schools. Section 1003A of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), recommends that state education agencies (SEA) set aside an additional 3% of Title I Part A to fund this grant. Ohio chooses to distribute these funds through the EOEC NC grant to an LEA with schools that have been identified as Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI). To confirm the school’s federal identification, please click here.

Expanding Opportunities for Each Child Non-Competitive  Grant

For state fiscal year 2026 (FY26), the EOEC NC program is a non-competitive formula grant. LEAs with at least one (1) Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) will receive EOEC NC funding. 
 
EOEC NC grant funding is designed to improve student outcomes, including participation, performance, and graduation by expanding access to existing programs and/or introducing programming that is not otherwise available in the LEA’s building(s). Grantees might choose to leverage the EOEC NC programming for supporting college and career readiness, engaging diverse learners, focusing on academic recovery and acceleration, or expanding options for student-centered learning.
 

Grant Focus Areas 

The FY26 EOEC NC grant programming should expand access to and increase enrollment in school improvement activities for low-achieving students.

The grant includes several focus areas: Advanced Coursework, Career Pathways, Personalized Learning, Credit Recovery and Academic Acceleration, and Graduation Pathways. These areas allow LEAs to create and expand programming that would not otherwise be available:

  • Advanced Coursework: Opportunities to earn college credit in high school. Advanced coursework can include Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and College Credit Plus (CCP) courses.
  • Career Pathways: Course options with work-based learning opportunities that lead to the attainment of a secondary school diploma and at least one industry-recognized credential.
  • Personalized Learning: Opportunities that customize learning to meet the student’s unique skills, abilities, preferences, background, and lived experiences. Personalized learning activities can be offered through blended, digital, or project-based learning activities that lead to credit attainment.
  • Credit Recovery and Academic Acceleration: Courses that lead to a regular high school diploma by allowing students to recover credits they did not successfully obtain or to take courses typically offered to a higher-grade band. 
  • Graduation Pathways: Can inspire students to graduate on time and prepare for the workforce. Grant funds may support programs that enhance college and career readiness, engage diverse learners, focus on academic recovery, or create student-centered opportunities.

Additional Grant Resources 

Archived Materials 

Please note that these materials have been archived and are for historical reference only. Please see materials above for current guidance. 


FY25 EOEC NC Documents
 

FY24 EOEC NC Documents

FY23 And fy24 Non-Competitive Grant Documents

FY21 and FY22 Non-Competitive Grant 

 

Last Modified: 2/10/2026 10:52:00 AM