▁ag encies ▁in ▁developing ▁and ▁implementing ▁local ▁compreh ensive ▁liter acy ▁plans . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 3 2 9 ▁pre - app lications ▁by ▁school ▁districts ▁review ed ▁by ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 4 8 ▁entities ▁that ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁full ▁application . ▁In ▁Lanc aster ▁County ▁ 4 ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁were ▁awarded ▁fund ing ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁with ▁Man heim ▁Central ▁School ▁District ▁receiving ▁the ▁most ▁- ▁$ 1 ▁million . ▁The ▁funds ▁must ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁teacher ▁training , ▁student ▁screen ing ▁and ▁assess ment , ▁target ed ▁inter vent ions ▁for ▁students ▁reading ▁below ▁grade ▁level ▁and ▁research - based ▁methods ▁of ▁impro ving ▁class room ▁instruction ▁and ▁practice . ▁District s ▁must ▁h ire ▁liter acy ▁coach es . ▁The ▁coach es ▁work ▁with ▁class room ▁teachers ▁to ▁enh ance ▁their ▁liter acy ▁teaching ▁skills . ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁among ▁six ▁other ▁states , ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 ▁that ▁applied , ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁fund ing . ▁Pennsylvania ▁received ▁$ 3 8 ▁million ▁through ▁the ▁federal ▁program . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁reserved ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁grant ▁for ▁administration ▁costs ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁level . ▁The ▁top ▁Pennsylvania ▁grant ▁recip ient ▁was ▁Pitts burgh ▁School ▁District ▁which ▁was ▁awarded ▁$ 1 , 9 9 8 3 , 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Other ▁gr ants ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in : ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of