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Archived Information
Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2006
Content Institutes for 2006
Fund Code: 171/151
| Purpose: | The purpose of the 2006 Content Institute Program is to support schools and districts in the implementation of the science and technology/engineering, mathematics, English language arts and the arts curriculum frameworks and in their efforts to raise the achievement of students. The United States Department of Education provides federal funding to support the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act with a particular focus on increasing the number of highly qualified teachers who have competency in the subject areas that they teach. |
| Priorities: |
First priority for funding will go to institutes that focus on science and/or technology/ engineering. Second priority for funding will go to institutes that focus on mathematics, English language arts, and the arts. Please see the "Priority Areas and Content Topics" sheet. The institutes must strengthen the knowledge educators need for teaching the content of the standards in the curriculum frameworks. All institutes must enhance teaching, learning, discussion, and the exchange of projects during and after the institute by:
using the Massachusetts Online Network for Education (MassONE), the state teaching and learning portal; and
providing access to Internet connected computers for participants during the institute; and
if appropriate, using other content related technologies.
Each funded institute will form a MassONE Workgroup. Each institute must ensure that all participants have a MassONE account before the start of the institute. All funded institutes must send an appropriate representative (if possible, two representatives) to attend the Content Institute and MassONE Orientation on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at the Department of Education in Malden. Interested parties who would like to learn more about MassONE and training opportunities, please go to http://massone.mass.edu. |
| Eligibility: | Proposals must be submitted by a partnership of :
a high need school district (see attached list); and
a Massachusetts institution of higher education.
Additional partners may include: other school districts; other high need school districts; other institutions of higher education; cultural institutions; professional educational organizations; and businesses.
The applying school district must have received a letter approving the implementation of its 2005-2006 technology plan. |
| Funding: | For the FY2006 competition, approximately $750,000 is available for content institute awards. The Department anticipates funding 25-30 institutes.
Requests for funds should not exceed $25,000 per content institute and all proposed budgets are subject to negotiation. In cases where additional funding for instructional technology resources is justified, the maximum amount may be $30,000.
Institutes should be designed to serve 20-30 participants at a cost of $500 to $1,000 per participant. A minimum of 50% of an institute's participants must be affiliated with high need districts. Applicants are encouraged to include in-kind contributions or other sources of funding in their budgets.
Applicants must state the number of Department-sponsored participants they will serve and may charge no fees to these participants. (See Eligibility of Content Institute Participants under Additional Information.) Institutes may charge a fee for additional participants. Graduate credit must be available and must be at the expense of the participant.
Consideration for funding will also be based on the number and quality of proposals received, the availability of funding, and the geographic distribution of programs.
The Department of Education reserves the right to cancel an institute that has enrolled fewer than 20 participants two weeks prior to its start date and to discontinue the remainder of the grant funding. |
| Fund Use: | Allowable expenditures include:
consultant fees (maximum of $100/hour, up to $750 per 7.5 hour day of the institute); in-state travel for instructors and staff; instructional materials;* printing of instructional and publicity materials; advertising costs; stipends for participants (not to exceed $200/participant); and follow-up activities.
Project coordination and administration should total no more than 15% of the budget (including indirect costs).
*Providers are encouraged strongly to include instructional materials for teachers in their budgets or identify in-kind contributions for these materials.
Unallowable expenditures include:
equipment; purchase of food; space rental; out-of-state travel; fees for graduate credit; funding for substitute teachers; classroom materials for direct use by students; online subscription services; software site and multiple-user licenses; and computer hardware. |
Project
Duration: |
FY2006 Competitive grants: Upon approval - 8/31/2006.
Institutes may not start prior to June 20, 2006.
FY2007 Continuation grants: 9/1/2006 - 12/31/2006 |
| Program Units: | Mathematics, Science, and Technology/Engineering Office for the Humanities Instructional Technology |
| Contact: |
For information about institutes in specific disciplines, please contact the people listed below.
MATHEMATICS
Joyce Bowen, 781-338-3540, jbowen@doe.mass.edu
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
John Chiang Keh, 781-338-6226, jkeh@doe.mass.edu
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING
Joyce Bowen, 781-338-3540, jbowen@doe.mass.edu
ARTS
Dr. Lurline Munoz-Bennett, 781-338-6285, Lmunoz-bennett@doe.mass.edu
For general information about the program, contact:
Carol Lach, 781-338-6886, clach@doe.mass.edu |
| Date Due: | Monday, February 27, 2006
Competitive proposals must be received at the Department by 12:00 noon on the date due. No faxes or emails will be accepted. |
| Required Forms: | Two Signature Pages for each proposal must be submitted.
FY2006 Competitive (Upon approval - 8/31/2006) - Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants):[ WORD | PDF ] FY2007 Continuation (9/1/2006 - 12/31/2006) - Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants): [ WORD | PDF ]
Two sets of the Budget Detail must be submitted for each proposal. FY2006 Competitive Part II - Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages.): [ WORD | PDF ] Instructions FY2007 Continuation Part II - Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages.): [ WORD | PDF ] Instructions Part III - Required Program Information: [ WORD | PDF ] Form A: Cover Pages: [ WORD | PDF ] Form B: Summary Information: [ WORD | PDF ] Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Certification: [ WORD | PDF ] |
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Submission
Instructions: | Submit 5 sets of the proposal. Each set must include:
Mail to:
Nicole Cirino
Office of Information Technology
Massachusetts Department of Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-4906
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