The Rural and Low-Income Schools (RLIS) program is an initiative that provides grant funds to rural LEAs that serve concentrations of children from low-income families. Under the RLIS program, the US Department of Education awards funds by formula to SEAs, which in turn make subgrants to LEAs either by formula or competitively. An LEA may use RLIS funds to support a range of authorized activities in order to assist the LEA in meeting its State's definition of adequate yearly progress.
There are many ways an LEA may use RLIS funds. Carteret County Schools has chosen to use these funds under the guidelines of TItle II for maintaining highly qualified staff through professional development and Title I, to lower class size.
