Title I School Improvement 1003(a) Grant Writing Workshop
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Title I School Improvement 1003(a)
Grant Writing WorkshopOctober 10, 2012
Civic Center Holiday Inn Express Charleston, WV
The workshop agenda follows the grant proposal format and provides guided group work time: Connection to Five Year Strategic Plan and 3
main focus areas of the grant Data analysis to determine need Proposal development (logic model &
evaluation matrix) Submission and scoring information
Workshop Overview
Teaching and LearningClayton Burch, Office of Early Learning
Improvement ProcessesMichele Blatt, Office of School Improvement
Culture and ClimateDon Chapman, Office of Healthy Schools
Reflecting and Connecting
How are the three main focus areas of this grant represented in your current Five Year Strategic Plan?
Can you link these areas to existing plan content or do we need to add something?
What accomplishments have we had in these areas over the past three years?
What are our weaknesses in these three focus areas?
Team Time
Growth DataSonya White, Office of Assessment
Reflective Analysis and Root CausesRyan Saxe, Office of Federal Programs
Data Analysis
After reviewing and discussing current efforts and practices, the next step is to look at the results of student assessments to determine:
To what extent is each student meeting the state performance targets in Reading/Math?
To what extent is each student group represented on the AYP report meeting the targets?
Are there patterns or trends? Do these patterns hold up over time? Why, despite all of our efforts and initiatives, are we not getting the
results we want? What factors or conditions are getting in the way? How do we know?
Analyzing The Results – What’s Next?
How do you know what factors or conditions are getting in the way? - After brainstorming the possible “root cause” issues, the
team will need to differentiate between those that are unsubstantiated hunches and those that are not. - This analysis is important to assure that the issues selected as
priorities for the plan can be supported with evidence. For example, if the “CHECK ENGINE” light remains on after starting a vehicle, is it because of a minor electronic malfunction or is it because of something else? The “CHECK ENGINE” light is just a symptom of a problem. “Digging deeper” will help the team discover the actual “root” of the problem.
Dig Deeper – Determine Root Causes
What is a “Root Cause”?In the “School Leader’s Guide to Root Cause Analysis: Using Data to Dissolve Problems”, Paul Preuss defines a root cause as
“... the deepest underlying cause, or causes, of positive ornegative symptoms within any process that, if dissolved, would result in elimination, or substantial reduction, of the symptom.
Determining Root Causes
What is a “Root Cause”?Priuses goes on to highlight key words: Deepest – this means that we need to look beyond the obvious and to continue to question and
dig deeper into what we see. Cause or causes – education is a complex social system. As such the symptoms that we
experience usually have more than one root cause that act in combination to bring about the results. “The good news is that often, by dissolving any one of the multiple root causes, the symptoms can be reduced or even eliminated” (p.4).
Positive or negative – Root causes can be found for both failures as well as successes. Understanding successes can contribute to identifying effective strategies that may work to address negative symptoms.
Symptoms – Symptoms are the “red flag” that draw attention to the gap between expected desired outcomes and the reality.
Process – Everything we do involves process. At its most basic, a simple process consists of input, added value, and output.
Dissolve – The purpose of root cause analysis is to identify the root cause(s) of a symptom, and, where the symptom is negative or undesirable, to find ways to dissolve the root rather than simply patching up and/or hiding the symptom.
Determining Root Causes
Analyze your data Based on the data available to you at this
point, which of your needs should be addressed with this funding opportunity?
Team Time
Logic ModelS.M.A.R.T. ObjectivesEvaluationAnduamlak Meharie, Office of Research
Proposal Description
Insert slides???
Teams will work through the application templates within the presentation segments
Team Time
LUNCH
Connecting to your Five Year Strategic PlanProfessional Development & Collaborative TeamsKathy Hypes, Office of Federal Programs
Strategic Plan Connections
PURPOSE OF GRANTThe purpose of the SIG 1003(a) grant
award is to support the goals as identified in each school’s five year strategic plan including addressing the specific subject area(s) and subgroup(s) causing
the school to be identified for improvement.
Aligning the School Improvement Grant to the Strategic Plan
Elements of the Plan(Requirement for Title I)ConsultationCore academic subjectsMeasurable goals and objectivesResearch based instructional strategiesSustained professional development Teacher-mentoring programParental involvementExtended learning Technical Assistance from LEA and SEA
Aligning the School Improvement Grant to the Strategic Plan
Background ContentProcesses Student SupportCulture and Climate
Data Analysiskey outcome indicatorsExternal TrendsStudent AchievementOther Student OutcomesAnalysis of Culture, Conditions and Practices
**Determination of root causes for identified deficiencies
Aligning the School Improvement Grant to the Strategic Plan
Goals and ObjectivesGoals are aligned with needs assessment and must align
with State’s content standards and objectives. Objectives are written to target specific measurable
outcomes related to goal and subgroups not making AYP. (Logic Model Development - grant)Strategies and Activities
Action Steps (Logic Model Development –grant)Professional Development
correlate to the goals and objectives*Sustained *Teacher-Mentoring Program
Aligning the School Improvement Grant to the Strategic Plan
Collaborative Teams Program Overview (#3)
Professional DevelopmentTeacher Involvement (#9)
EvaluationTitle I Program Evaluation (#10)*Logic Model Development: Indicators to
measure implementation, progress, and success (grant) *Evaluation Plan Matrix (grant)
* Both will strengthen your strategic plan, revisit plan
Aligning the School Improvement Grant to the Strategic Plan
School Improveme
nt
School’s Title I
Budget
1003 (a)Grant Proposal
Other Grants and
Budgets (i.e., Dance
Grant)
1003 (a) Grant
Budget
Strategic Plan
Aligning the School Improvement Grant to the Strategic Plan
Budget Form and Budget NarrativeSubmission RequirementsScoring RubricGrant Award TimelinesSuzette Cook, Office of Federal Programs
Budget, Submission and Scoring
5 DigitProgram Function
Code
3 Digit Object Code
Description
Amount from this School
ImprovementGrant
*Amount from otherFunding Sources(Specify Funding
Source)
Budget FormTITLE I SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 1003(a) GRANT FY13BUDGET
Budget Form may be replicated as needed Salaries and fixed costs must be itemized
Budget Narrative Describe budgeted amounts that may be
vague or unclear in the budget form (e.g., materials, supplies, professional development, technology, equipment, travel, etc.)
Identify and explain budgeted amounts specified from other funding sources
Budget and Budget Narrative
At least a 12 pt. font - adhere to page limits for each section
Pre-Submission Checklist Superintendent & county Title I director signatures
for submission School team involvement in proposal
development Electronic submission required by 4:00 pm, Friday,
November 30, 2012 to [email protected]
Submission Requirements
Page 2 of the RFP
Background – 10 pointsData Analysis and Statement of Need – 15 pointsGoals and S.M.A.R.T. Objectives – 15 pointsStrategies and Activities – 30 pointsEvaluation – 15 pointsBudget and Budget Narrative – 15 pointsSuzette Cook, Office of Federal Programs
Scoring Rubric
Date Grant Process Sept. 10-Oct. 1, 2012 Collaborative Application
DevelopmentOct. 10, 2012 Grant workshopOct. 29, 2012 TA Webinar @ 9:00 a.m.Nov. 26, 2012 Webinar training for Grant
ReadersNov. 30, 2012 Application Submission
DeadlineDec. 10, 2012 Grant Scoring MeetingDec. 14, 2012 Selected grants submitted for
WVDE approvalJan. 2, 2013 Finalize grant awards
Grant Timeline
This segment is reserved for team work time with access to various WVDE staff for questions and brainstorming.
Q&A and Team Time
If you have questions as you are completing your application, contact your Title I county liaison:Robert Crawford – [email protected] Suzette Cook – [email protected] Kathy Hypes – [email protected] Saxe – [email protected] Telephone for all: 304-558-7805
Good Luck…
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Title I CoordinatorAssignments
Effective September 2012
Suzette [email protected]
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