| Purpose: | The purpose of this federal continuation grant program is to encourage participating school districts to plan, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of their projects in order to:
- improve student academic achievement through the use of technology;
- assist every student - regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, income, geographical location, or disability - in becoming technologically literate;
- provide professional development that uses research-based instructional strategies to integrate technology effectively into instruction; and
- implement technology integration into classroom teaching.
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| Eligibility: |
- Only school districts that received Technology Enhancement Competitive Grants in FY2011 (Fund Code: 170) may apply for continuation grants in FY2012.
Belchertown Public Schools
Boston Public Schools
Falmouth Public Schools
Gateway Regional School District
Haverhill Public Schools
Leominster Public Schools
Lower Pioneer Valley Education Collaborative
Methuen Public Schools
Salem Public Schools
Wareham Public Schools
Westfield Public Schools
Use Schedule C (Statement of Participation and Support) for partnership with other school districts.
- To be eligible for funding, all participating school districts must have received a letter approving the implementation of their 2011-2012 technology plans. The proposed project activities should align with the district's technology plan.
- Appropriate school districts must continue to engage in timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials and continue the consultation throughout the implementation of their projects.
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| Funding: | The Department will work with each grant recipient for the maximum amount of grant funds for Year 2. A grant recipient may add the unexpended and not drawn down Year 1 funds to Year 2 funding. If a grant recipient has drawn down all the funding in Year 1, the grant recipient may amend up the Year 2 grant after a final budget report has been submitted to the Department and the unexpended amount has been returned. |
| Fund Use: |
- Funds received shall be used to supplement, not supplant, state and/or local funds that would otherwise be used for the proposed activities.
- At least 25 percent of the grant funds must be used for ongoing high-quality professional development. Acceptable expenditures may include: payment for consultants; teacher substitutes; stipends; and materials for professional development. Although the following are acceptable expenditures, they may not be included as items identified for professional development: project coordination; purchase of hardware and software; program evaluation; dissemination; etc. Grant funds may not be used for space rental or food.
- All budgets and budget descriptions must be aligned with the activities described in the proposal narrative and reflect any coordinated use of funds from other funding resources.
- At least 10 percent of grant funds must be set aside by each project for the Department's sponsored formative and summative evaluation.
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| Project Duration: | Upon Approval - 8/31/2012 |
| Program Unit: | Office of Instructional Technology |
| Contact: | Ebonique Fariaefaria@doe.mass.edu |
| Phone Number: | (781) 338-6866 |
| Date Due: | Friday, September 2, 2011.
Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on the date due. |
| Required Forms: |
  Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)
  Part II Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages.) -Instructions
- Part III - Required Program Information
- Statement of Assurances
- CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) Form
- Schedule C - Statement of Participation and Support (if appropriate)
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| Additional Information: |
When developing proposals for this program, districts should refer to the following resources:
- Directions on Security Portal Access and Uploading of Files
- Local Technology Plan Guidelines: School Year 2007-2008 through 2010-2011
(http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/planning.html)
- Massachusetts Technology Literacy Standards and Expectations, April 2008
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/standards/itstand.pdf
- Technology Self-Assessment Tool
(http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/standards/sa_tool.html)
- Recommended Criteria for Evaluating Instructional Technology Materials
(http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/standards/tech_mat.PDF)
- Massachusetts Recommended Criteria for Distance Learning Courses
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/news03/dl_letter.html
- Assistive Technology Guide for Massachusetts Schools
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/assistive/ATguide.pdf |
| Submission Instructions: |
- A. Submission of Part I:
Submit Part I General Program Unit Signature Page, the Statement of Assurances, CIPA Form, and Schedule C (if appropriate) with original signatures of the Superintendent or Executive Director.
Mail to:
Ebonique Faria
Instructional Technology
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-4906
These documents must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2, 2011.
- Submission of Part II and Part III
The Part II - Budget Detail Pages and Part III - Required Program Information must be submitted by uploading the files to the Department's Security Portal. (For directions on Security Portal access and uploading of files, see the link in Additional Informationabove.) All files must be uploaded by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2, 2011. |
