On Wednesday 9 March, Minister For Education Norma Foley announced an extension of the DEIS Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme.
The programme will include an additional 273 primary and 37 post-primary schools from September 2022. Kilglass NS is one of the the schools designated as deis Band 2 Rural. (Details of supports for the school 2022/23 can be found below).
Supports for DEIS Rural schools
- DEIS grant paid based on level of disadvantage and enrolment DEIS Grant Guidelines
- Access to School Meals Programme
- Access to planning supports
- Access to a range of professional development supports – Teacher Education Section, PDST www.pdst.ie, CSL www.cslireland.ie
- Additional funding under School Books Grant Scheme