Enhancing Education Through Technology

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Enhancing Education Through Technology

• Competitive Grant Round 8

2009-2011
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Workshop Agenda

• EETT-C Round 8 Grant Overview
• 12 Step Program for EETT-C Round 8
• Application Review
• Forms
• Project Narrative
• Regional Template
• Questions and Answers

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Purpose of EETT-C Program
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Technology and Curriculum

• Student achievement is the grand focus
• Technology is a tool to
• support the adopted curriculum
• help students achieve academic content standards
  with current, relevant, and engaging skills and
  resources
• improve teaching and learning of adopted
  curriculum
• improve home and school communications

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Four Program Goals of EETT-C

• Increase students technology literacy and
  academic achievement of content standards
• Increase teachers technology literacy and
  curriculum integration
• Expand access to technology and provide technical
  support
• Enhance communications and collaboration

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EETT-C Round 8 Funding
CTAP Region Projected Funding Amount Maximum Allocation (60)
7 _at_ 500,000 _at_ 300,000
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12 Step Program for EETT-C
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Step 1 Planning/Writing Team

• Planning Team
• Curriculum Coordinator
• Data Collection/Analysis Coordinator
• Categorical Program Coordinator
• Professional Development Coordinator
• Technology Director
• Union Representation
• Target School Administrators and Teachers
• Private Schools
• Writing Team
• Small portion of planning team

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Step 2 Review RFA

• Form 1 Application Title Page
• Form 2 Project Summary
• Form 2a Program Profile and School Data
• Form 2b Small School District Addendum
• Project Narrative
• Optional Bibliography/Citations
• Form 3 GOBs and Data Collection
• Form 4 Strategies and Timeline
• Form 5 Project Budget and Timeline
• Form 6 Priority List of Schools
• Form 7 Consortiums and/or Partnerships and
  Letters of Support
• Form 8 Competitive Application Checklist

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Step 2 Review RFA

• Goal - CDE defined vision (not measured)
• Objective - CDE defined measure
• Benchmark - Baseline data plus growth target
• Growth Target - amount of projected improvement
• May not be modified after approval of funding
• Set challenging, yet realistic, growth targets
  for objectives
• Follow-up grant eligibility is contingent upon
  meeting 70 of growth targets for each objective

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Step 2 Review RFA

• Four required performance goals
• Goals 1, 2, 3
• Enter projected growth target for each objective
  and benchmark data
• Programs focusing on the same target students or
  teachers for years 1 and 2 have two years to meet
  growth target
• Programs focusing on different target students or
  teachers in years 1 and 2 must meet growth
  targets annually
• Goal 4
• Enter measurable objective and benchmark data
  along with projected growth target

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Step 3 Contact Private Schools
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Step 4 Backward Map

• Backward map from June 30, 2009
• What needs to be done?
• By whom?
• By when?

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Step 5 Gather Baseline Data

• Use consistent data instruments to establish
  baseline percentages, growth targets, and define
  end of year percentages
• Establish consistent data instruments, items, and
  calculation methods for each objective
• Data for objectives measured by multiple
  instruments must be collected and aggregated to
  determine baseline and growth

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Step 5 Gather Baseline Data

• Target Students
• Technology Literacy
• Achievement Data
• Target Teachers
• Technology Literacy
• Curriculum Integration
• Target Classroom Observation Data
• Target Classroom Student to Computer Ratios
• Communication and Collaboration Data
• Data for any additional objectives

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Step 6 Identify Program Focus

• Determine the curricular priority
• Determine the technology proficiency priority
• Target schools
• Target teachers
• Target students

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Step 7 Select or Design a Research-Based Program

• Apple Professional Development
• CDE Improvement Guides, Tools, and Resources
• CTAP
• Doing What Works
• EAST Initiative
• eMINTS
• GenYes
• Intel Teach Program
• ISTE NETS Seal of Alignment
• What Works Clearinghouse

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Step 8 Form Partnerships and/or Consortiums

• Business/Corporations
• Universities and Educational Institutions
• Health Care Organizations
• Government and Military Agencies
• National Service and Volunteer Organizations
• Faith Organizations
• Senior Citizen Organizations
• Cultural and Recreational Institutions
• Other Community Organizations
• Community Individuals

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Step 8 Partnerships and Consortiums

• Partnership applications are encouraged and
  receive a competitive advantage in application
  scoring
• Must have a letter from each partner identified
  that briefly summarizes how the partnership is
  mutually beneficial and will support the grant
  program
• Proven experience with technology literacy and
  curriculum integration
• Evidence the partnership will have a positive
  impact on student academic achievement
• Work, products, strategies, or services are
  aligned with or based upon relevant research

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Form 8 EETT-C Partnerships and Consortiums

• Student-Centered Partnerships
• helps with student incentives, student hardware,
  and other services and products for students
• Family-Centered Partnerships
• supports parent workshops, parent incentives, and
  other forms of assistance
• District-School Centered Partnerships
• helps with equipment , professional development
  facilitation, and classroom assistance
• Community-Centered Partnerships
• helps with community service learning and other
  outreach

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Step 9 Calculate Budget

• Two (fiscal) year grant program
• July 2009-June 2011
• Awards based on 300 per 4th-8th grade student at
  applicant schools
• (2007 CBEDS)
• Potential follow-up grant of 45 per student
• Dependent upon availability of Federal funding
  and the fulfillment of grant conditions and
  assurances

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Step 9 Calculate Budget

• Determine maximum two year program budget, based
  on 300 multiplied by the 2007 Grades 4-8 CBEDS
  at all schools listed on Form 6
• Do not exceed 60 of the regional allocation
• Specify how much of the budget will be spent in
  Year 1 and Year 2
• gt10 change in spending in any object code
  requires a LEA to submit a Budget Modification to
  the CDE for approval
• Describe how the funds will be allocated within
  each object code, include leveraged funding
  amounts (if applicable)

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Step 10 Prioritize Target Schools

• List schools in rank order for funding
• Use the Grades 4-8 2007 CBEDS to determine grant
  funding
• If partially funded, the CDE will fund schools in
  the order listed by the LEA

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Step 11Review Technology Needs

• Hardware
• Electronic Learning Resources
• All Electronic Learning Resources purchased with
  EETT Competitive funds must be either
• California Learning Resource Network reviewed and
  meet state standards
• www.clrn.org
• Curriculum-based electronic learning resources
  that are part of a State Board of Education
  approved K-8 program
• Network
• Infrastructure
• Technical Support

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Step 12 CTAP and CDE Support

• CTAP 7 can provide support for EdTechProfile
  teacher and student accounts and data reports
• CTAP 7 can provide grant implementation support
• Professional Development
• SETS Projects
• www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/sets.asp
• CDE
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r5/eettc09rfa.asp

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EETT-C Application
Category Maximum Score
Presentation 0
Program for Students 15
Professional Development 15
Expanded Access 15
Communication and Collaboration 15
Evaluation and Project Management 20
Follow-up and Sustainability 10
Projected Budget and Budget Narrative 10
Total 100
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EETT-C Application Scoring

• In order to be eligible for a grant award,
  applications must score at least 50 points
• Scored applications will be grouped by rubric
  scores into Decile Bands
• 90-100 points
• 80-89 points
• 70-79 points
• 60-69 points
• 50-59 points
• Small school districts move to the top of their
  decile band
• Applicants that receive lt6000 in EETT-F rank
  below small schools in their decile band

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EETT-C Application Examination

• Review Forms

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EETT-C Project Narrative

• Describes the research-based program strategies,
  resources, evaluation, and timelines outlined in
  the application forms
• Address all six sections of the Project Narrative
• Program for Students
• Professional Development Program for Teachers
• Expand Access to Technology and Provide
  Technology Support
• Communication and Collaboration Among Home,
  School, and Community
• Evaluation and Program Management
• Follow-up Grant Sustainability

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EETT-C Program for Students Narrative

• Describe the technology literacy and academic
  learning needs of target students
• Describe how the LEAs research-based Program for
  Students, including relevant research citations,
  and State Board of Education approved publisher
  or CLRN-reviewed electronic learning resources
  will meet the students identified learning needs
• LEA partners with an organization to develop a
  comprehensive program suited to the specific
  learning needs of targeted students

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EETT-C Program for Teachers Narrative

• Describe the technology literacy and curriculum
  integration learning needs of the target teachers
• Describe how the LEAs research-based Program for
  Teachers, including relevant research citations,
  will meet the target teachers identified needs
• LEA partners with an organization to develop a
  comprehensive Ed Tech integration program

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EETT-C Expanded Access Narrative

• Identify the current student-to-computer ratio
  used by the target students and teachers
• Identify the new electronic learning resources,
  infrastructure, hardware, and peripherals to be
  acquired and describe how the new resources will
  support the grant program
• Describe how technology resources, existing and
  new, will be used to support data-driven decision
  making
• Describe how adequate technical support will be
  provided to support the grant program

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EETT-C Communication and Collaboration Narrative

• Describe how technology will be used to establish
  or improve communication and collaboration among
  home, school, and community
• Describe how students learning needs will be
  supported through the use of technology for
  communication and collaboration
• Describe how partnerships will help to improve
  communication and collaboration among home,
  school, and community

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EETT-C Communication and Collaboration Narrative

• Possible areas to establish or improve
  communication and collaboration
• Email accounts, expanded web access
• Develop communication channels
• Using multimedia for communication
• Sponsoring parent/community events that promote
  involvement in student learning and technology

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EETT-C Projected Budget and Narrative

• Minimum of 25 of the grant award must be
  allocated for professional development that is
  relevant to the program
• Examples of appropriate professional development
  expenditures
• Teacher stipends, substitute teachers for
  attending professional development outside of
  contract hours
• Salaries, benefits, stipends, contracts for
  professional development trainers, facilitators,
  and mentors
• Professional development workshops and
  conferences specified in the grant application
• Materials and supplies necessary to carry out
  professional development, consistent with
  established LEA policies

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EETT-C Evaluation and Program Management Narrative

• Describe the LEAs evaluation plan, including
  Who, What, When, Why, and How the LEA will
  collect, analyze, evaluate, and report on every
  required and optional objective
• Reference SETDAs Common Data Elements
• Describe the LEAs program management group by
  job, title, roles, and responsibilities,
  including how often will the group meet and how
  will ongoing communications take place?
• Describe the continuous data-driven improvement
  process for monitoring the impact the grant
  program is having on all goals

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EETT-C Evaluation Reports Narrative

• Collected program data is used in Semi-Annual and
  Annual Performance Reports to the CDE
• Reports evaluate progress in meeting annual
  benchmarks and program impact and share outcomes
  with stakeholders
• Report templates will be posted to the CDE
  website and are expected to be similar to the
  Round 7 Performance Reports

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EETT-C Follow-Up Narrative

• Describe how the Follow-Up grant (45/student)
  will be used to help sustain or expand the grant
  program
• Describe other funding sources or partnerships
  that may contribute to the sustainability or
  expansion of the grant program

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EETT-C Projected Budget and Narrative

• Other uses for grant funds
• Hardware
• Infrastructure
• Technical support
• Electronic Learning Resources
• CLRN-reviewed
• Supplies and materials
• Expenses related to fostering communication among
  parents, teachers, students, and community
• Grant management coordination, evaluation, and
  reporting

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EETT-C Multiple Measures for Student Technology
Literacy Data

• LEAs can choose the data instruments used for
  Student Survey and Classroom Observations
• EdTech Profiles Student Survey and classroom
  observation instrument
• Existing free or fee-based student technology
  literacy survey and classroom observation
  instrument
• LEA-developed specific classroom observation tool
  for EETT-C Program
• Add other data instruments as desired

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EETT-C Multiple Measures for Student Achievement
Data

• LEAs can collect Target Student data from
• LEA-developed or purchased benchmark assessment
  for targeted subject area(s) and grade levels
• Standards-aligned, state-approved, text book
  benchmark assessment for targeted subject area(s)
  and grade levels

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EETT-C Multiple Measures for Teacher Data

• Teachers EdTech Profile Technology Assessment
  Profile
• Classroom Observations
• Add other data instruments as desired

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EETT-C Expanded Access Data

• LEA-determined data instrument(s) to track target
  classrooms student to computer ratios
• Complete the California School Technology Survey
  annually for school-wide ratios

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EETT-C Strategies and Timeline

• List specific actions or strategies that will be
  implemented to achieve each of the performance
  goals, objectives and benchmarks specified in
  Form 3 and the Project Narrative
• Include the beginning and ending dates and list
  the title of the person responsible for
  implementation

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EETT-C Partnerships and Consortiums

• Consortium is a group of school districts and/or
  direct-funded charter schools
• Minimum of one eligible school district or
  direct-funded charter must apply and be the
  designated LEA
• Only students in grades 4-8 at eligible districts
  and direct-funded charters within a consortium
  are funded

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EETT-C Application Requirements

• Include all application components
• 12 -point font recommended for readability
• Pages must be numbered with headings and
  subheadings for each of the six sections that
  match the Scoring Criteria (25 pages)
• Pages must include line numbers (36 lines)
• Print, portrait, single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 paper
  with 1 margins
• Signatures on all required forms, assurances, and
  certifications

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EETT-C Application Details

• All applications are required to submit
• One original signed (blue ink), unbound printed
  copy
• Three stapled printed copies (flat, no binders)
• One digital copy of the complete application on
  CD with LEA name on it
• Applications are due
• June 30, 2009 by 5 pm
• Mail (5 days before application deadline)
• Courier (2 days before application deadline)
• Deliver to CDE

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Thank you!

• Questions elopez_at_fcoe.org