Grant Management and Data Collection

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• Grant Management and Data Collection
• Martin Mueller, OSPI
• Kyra Kester, WSU-SESRC

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Grant Management

• Congratulations!
• 2007-08 Grantees
• 103 districts
• 221 schools
• Grantees eligible for 2 years of funding
• Must plan for sustainability
• We will continue to ask you for data

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How Do State Dollars Reach the Classroom?

• Washington State legislators pass legislation to
  authorize education programs.
• Office of Financial Management appropriates state
  funds to the Office of Superintendent of Public
  Instruction.
• School districts access iGrants to complete an
  annual application and propose a budget for
  program funds such Navigation 101.
• OSPI program officials review and approve program
  applications and the proposed budget.
• OSPI's apportionment system electronically
  distributes state program funds to school
  districts.

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How Do State Dollars Reach the Classroom?
Continued

• School district accounting systems account for
  the proper use of program funds which are subject
  to state audits.
• Program funds purchase teachers, assistants,
  supplies, materials, equipment, and other
  necessary items in order to effectively deliver
  program services.
• Program Funds Help Kids Reach the High State
  Standards.
• So They Can Graduate, Achieve and Be Successful
  In Life.

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Your Commitments as Navigation 101 Grantee

• Assurances signed by district Superintendent
• Grant Award Lettersent via email
• Budget
• Workplan evaluation commitments specified in RFP
  responses
• Data collection and submission for state
  evaluation

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Assurances

• Full implementation of 5 elements
• Student planning implementation team (like a
  school improvement planning team)
• Designation of Nav 101 coordinator at both the
  school and district level
• Data collection and submissions, for purposes of
  evaluation
• Administrative support for staff participation in
  professional development and technical assistance
• Involve bargaining units in planning prior to
  implementation

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Grant Award Letter

• Functions as formal notification of receipt of a
  grant
• Includes the grant number
• Identifies essential requirements of grantees
• Identifies resources for successful grant
  implementation
• Provides contact information

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Grant funding/Budgets

• Grant award contingent upon budget approval
• Must spend according to commitments in budget
  matrix
• 10 rule
• Budget revisionssubject to OSPI approval
• Major revisions may require changes to program
  plan
• Timeline for expenditures June 30 deadline
• Budget Revision how-to https//eds.ospi.k12.wa.
  us/igrants/Default.aspx.

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Evaluation of Workplan

• Workplan and evaluation
• Year 1 grantees will be required to review
  progress during 1st year of implementation
• Review workplan for each of the 5 elements
• Identify current status
• Discuss if you were successful or not
• Year 2 grantees should engage in program review
  as part of continuous improvement efforts

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Data collection and submission for state
evaluation

• Navigation 101

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