Focus on Program Quality in the Early Grades / Fund Code: 701a
PART III: REQUIRED PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016 (FY16) QUALITY FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN ENHANCEMENT GRANT: Focus on Program Quality in the Early Grades (FC) 701a
District:Name of Primary Contact: / Date Submitted:
Phone and Email of Primary Contact:
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR FY16
I. Answer the questions below related to one or both of the grant priorities. (Section A and/or B)
A. Grant priority area 1: Professional Development for Kindergarten Instructional Assistants
Provide professional development for kindergarten instructional assistants that is related to the indicators listed in the Learning Environments and Instruction elements, minimally, as found in the Elements of High Quality Kindergarten document.
1. Which elements will the professional development include (Learning Environment and Instruction must be included)
· Learning Environment
· Curriculum
· Instruction
· Assessment of Children
· Leadership & Professional Development
· Family Engagement
· Assessment of Program Quality
2. If additional areas beyond Learning Environment and Instruction were selected, describe how/why these element areas were chosen as priorities.
3. Describe the professional development plan for each area you have selected.
4. Describe how professional development will be provided for instructional assistants (e.g.; workshop; Professional Learning Community; coaching; etc).
5. Proposed number of instructional assistants to receive professional development: ___
6. Number of classrooms this professional development will affect: ___
B. Grant priority area 2: Multi-Grade Alignment and Self-Assessment
Convene a committee of administrators and educators for Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st and 2nd grade to plan for alignment of practices (across the grades) with the indicators listed in the “Learning Environment” and “Instruction” elements, at a minimum, as found in the Elements of High Quality Kindergarten, including a self-assessment and development of a professional development plan. Initial professional development in one or both of these elements based on the initial self-assessment for 1st and 2nd grade is also encouraged.
Note that the Department will request a copy of the professional development plan, and will provide details to all awarded this grant.
1. List anticipated members of the committee. (All rows do not need to be filled in if the committee includes less than 10 members. If there are more than 10 members, please add more rows as needed)
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2. Which elements will the team work on aligning practices with? (Learning Environment and Instruction must be included)
a. Learning Environment
b. Curriculum
c. Instruction
d. Assessment of Children
e. Leadership & Professional Development
f. Family Engagement
g. Assessment of Program Quality
3. Describe how/why these areas were chosen as priority areas.
II. Answer all of the following questions for both priority areas:
A. Participating Schools
1. Provide the name of each school that will be participating in or which has administrators, teachers, and/or instructional assistants participating in one or both of the grant priority areas.
/ School Name / # of Staff Participating / Grade(s) Represented /PK / K / 1st / 2nd
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2. Include a brief description (1-2 paragraphs) about what each school is currently doing to improve outcomes for young students and/or how this grant opportunity aligns with current school or district improvement plans.
B. Fund Use
Describe how the requested fund will be spent and include the budget amendment increase request form, and the associated budget and budget narrative forms provided in the Funding Opportunity RFP’s Required Forms section.
C. Project timeline
Indicate anticipated dates regarding the proposal. Include timeframes for details such as convening the team, completing the self assessment and determining the areas to prioritize, and the professional development timeline.
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