| Purpose: | This federal Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued in accordance with the new Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 P.L. 109-270 (Perkins IV) Title I Section 124, which requires comprehensive professional development programs for educators in career/vocational technical education. The Massachusetts Department of Education is seeking a partnership comprised of school districts with Chapter 74-approved vocational technical education programs and at least one statewide career/vocational technical education leadership organization that will provide high-quality, intensive, and focused professional development for aspiring leaders in career/vocational technical education in order to assist in preparing them for initial vocational technical administrator licensure and leadership positions in career/vocational technical education. The Department seeks to increase the pool of licensed and qualified individuals for leadership positions in career/vocational technical education.
Perkins IV Leadership Academy One 2007-2008 will establish a network of educators in career/vocational technical education in order to share resources and provide mentoring and support within the network throughout their careers, in order to enhance career/vocational technical education in the Commonwealth. |
| Priorities: |
For each individual selected for participation, the grant recipient will facilitate:
an administrative apprenticeship/internship (300 hours) in the vocational technical superintendent/assistant superintendent role, or the vocational technical principal/assistant principal role, or the vocational technical supervisor/director role with an appropriately licensed and qualified trained mentor based on the Professional Standards for Administrators contained in the Regulations for Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval 603 CMR 4.00 and the Professional Standards for Vocational Technical Administrators contained in the Vocational Technical Education Regulations 603 CMR 4.00. Provide high-quality, intensive, and focused seminars in conjunction with the administrative apprenticeship/internship in order to reinforce the knowledge and skills to be acquired during the administrative apprenticeship/internship. Provide for the development of a leadership portfolio by each participant. Provide for the documentation of Perkins IV Leadership Academy One 2007-2008 outcomes.
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| Eligibility: | Partnerships comprised of school districts with Chapter 74-approved vocational technical education programs and at least one statewide career/vocational technical education leadership organization are eligible to respond to this RFP. One school district in the partnership must be designated as the lead agency. |
| Funding: | One grant will be awarded to one partnership at a maximum of $20,000. The grant may be renewable for additional fiscal years based upon performance and availability of funds. Funding is from the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 P.L. 109-270 (Perkins IV). |
| Fund Use: | Funds must be used in accordance with Perkins IV and may be used to provide salaries and benefits for a coordinator, support staff, consultants/lecturers, travel, supplies, computer resources, printing, and facility rental. Funds may not be used to supplant local or state funds or to pay for lodging. |
| Project Duration: | Upon Approval - 8/31/2008 |
| Program Unit: | Career/Vocational Technical Education |
| Contact: | Jeffrey Wheeler |
| Phone Number: | (781) 338-3955 |
| Due Date: |
Friday, August 17, 2007
Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on the date due. |
| Required Forms: |
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Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)
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Part II Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages) - Instructions
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Part III - Required Program Information
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| Submission Instructions: | Submit 3 sets of the Required Forms. Part I must bear an original signature of the Superintendent of the district that will serve as the lead agency.
Mail to:
Margie Roberts
Career/Vocational Technical Education
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
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