Archived Information
Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2007
Fund Code: 164
Technology for Data Driven Decisions (TD3)
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $ 785,566 (Federal) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $1,118,000 |
| PURPOSE: The purpose of this grant program is to support school districts to partner with the Massachusetts Department of Education by using technology to collect, manage, and analyze data to inform and enhance teaching and school improvement efforts. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 10 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 7 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 3 |
RESULT OF FUNDING:
Data Warehouse Pilot Project - This two-year project will support educators in two under-performing districts, with a total student population of 8,239, to use the state's Data Warehouse system to produce timely and accurate longitudinal reports for data analyses for student improvement. The school districts will be able to upload additional local data, including formative assessment, financial, educator, and professional development. Formative Assessment Pilot Project - This two-year project will support 16 middle schools in seven (7) high-need districts to participate in Phase II of the pilot project for the assessment and instructional data system, Galileo Online. This system helps teachers, administrators, parents, and students identify trends in student learning, improve classroom instruction, and ultimately raise student academic achievement. This project will impact approximately 600 educators and 13,000 students.
Grant awards range from $66,733 to $206,783 |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Chelsea Public Schools | $94,245 |
| Chicopee Public Schools | 68,108 |
| Fitchburg Public Schools | 206,783 |
| Holyoke Public Schools | 166,344 |
| Lowell Public Schools | 104,964 |
| Pittsfield Public Schools | 66,733 |
| Winchendon Public Schools | 78,389 |
| TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS | $785,566 |
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