Oregon Enhancing Education Through Technology

(Ed Tech)

Competitive Application 2006

OREGON’S

ENHANCING EDUCATION

THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

(Ed Tech)

COMPETITIVE GRANT APPLICATION

Applications Due: May 26, 2006

Eligible Districts Listed on page 3.

Copies of this application and support materials are on the ODE web site:

Issued by the

Oregon Department of Education

Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation

255 Capitol Street NE

Salem, OR 97310-0203

Oregon Enhancing Education Through Technology

(Ed Tech)

Competitive Application 2006

TIMELINE

May 26, 2006 / Grant Reader’s Registration Due
▪Grant Reader Applications are found in Attachment G
May 26, 2006 / Applications postmarked or received by the Oregon Department of Education by 5:00 p.m.
June 1 & 2, 2006 / Applications will be reviewed and scored at the Oregon Department of Education
June 9, 2006 / Grant awards announced
June 22, 2006 / RequiredProject Directors’ Meeting - Oregon Dept. of Education
Time: 8:30 – 4:00 pm in Basement A
Directions:
January 30, 2007 /

Mid-term report due

July 30, 2007 /

Last date for grant activities

July 30, 2007 / Last date to submit request for payment
Last date to submit final report

Upon approval of final report, final 1/6 of award distributed

Table of Contents’

Timeline...... 1.

Eligible Districts ...... 3.

General Information...... 4.

Purposes and Goals of the Ed Tech Program...... 5.

Who may apply...... 5.

How is eligibility determined?...... 6.

Are partnerships allowed?...... 14.

How will applications be scored?...... 14.

How much money is available?...... 14.

How can the money be used?...... 14.-15.

Required activities (professional development and lesson plan development)....14.
Allowable activities...... 15.

When can the money be used?...... 15.

What is required prior to submitting an application?...... 15.

Technology Plan requirements...... 15.

CIPA Compliance...... 15.-16.

Accountability...... 16.

Private School Participation...... 16.

What should be included in this application proposal?...... 16.-18.

Application Checklist...... 18.

Application Cover Page and Assurances...... 19.

Statement of Assurances for Partnership Members...... 20.

Research Recourses…………………………………………………………………………..26.

Attachments

Attachment B: District Eligibility Chart- Evaluated for meeting eligibility requirements6.-13.

Attachment C: Ed Tech Competitive Application Scoring Guide...... 21.

Attachment D: Action Plan Template...... 27.

Attachment E: Sample Budget Worksheet...... 28.

Attachment F: Instructional Technology Lesson Plan Template...... 30.-31.

Attachment G: Grant Reader’s Instructions and Registration32.-33.

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Oregon Enhancing Education Through Technology

(Ed Tech)

Competitive Application 2006

Attachment A:Eligible for Ed Tech Competitive Grants

See Attachment B pages6-13to see how eligibility for each district was determined.

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Oregon Enhancing Education Through Technology

(Ed Tech)

Competitive Application 2006

Adrian SD
AnnexSD
ArockSD
AshlandSD
AstoriaSD
Athena-WestonSD
Baker SD
BandonSD
BeavertonSD
Bend-LaPine AdminSD
BethelSD
Brookings-HarborSD
Burnt RiverSD
Butte FallsSD
Camas ValleySD
Central CurrySD
Coos BaySD
CraneSD
CreswellSD
CrookCountySD
CulverSD
David Douglas SD
Days CreekSD
DaytonSD
DayvilleSD
DrewseySD
EaglePointSD
EchoSD
ElginSD
ElktonSD
Eugene SD
Fern RidgeSD
Forest GroveSD
GervaisSD
GlendaleSD
Grants PassSD
Greater AlbanySD
Gresham-BarlowSD
HarneyCountySD #3
Harper SD
HermistonSD
HillsboroSD
HoodRiverCountySD
HuntingtonSD
JeffersonCountySD
JeffersonSD
Jordan ValleySD
KlamathCountySD
Klamath Falls City Schools
LakeviewSD
LincolnCountySD
MapletonSD
McKenzieSD
Milton-FreewaterSD
Mitchell SD
Morrow SD
MyrtlePointSD
Neah-Kah-NieSD
Nestucca ValleySD
North BendSD
North Clackamas SD
North Douglas SD
NorthLakeSD
North PowderSD
NyssaSD
OaklandSD
OakridgeSD
OntarioSD
PendletonSD
Phoenix-TalentSD
Pine EagleSD
Port-Orford LangloisSD
PortlandSD
Powers SD
ReedsportSD
ReynoldsSD
RiddleSD
Rogue RiverSD
Salem/Keizer SD
Santiam CanyonSD
South Harney SD 33
South Lane SD
South UmpquaSD
SouthWascoCountySD
SpringfieldSD
StanfieldSD
SutherlinSD
Sweet HomeSD
Three Rivers SD
Umatilla SD
UnionSD
ValeSD
WallowaSD
WoodburnSD
YoncallaSD

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Oregon Enhancing Education Through Technology

(Ed Tech)

Competitive Application 2006

GENERAL APPLICANT INFORMATION

Who do we contact for assistance?For additional assistance related to Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) applications, please contact:

Carla Wade, Education Specialist

Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation

503.378.3600, Ext. 2283

What are the submissions specifications?

Applications should be double-spaced, 12 point Arial font. Applications that have margins less than 1 inch or have more than 24 lines of text per page will not be reviewed.

Do not attach additional support materials, school profiles or appendices. Excess materials will be discarded.
Do not use spiral binding.
Mail original and three copies of the completed grant application received or postmarked by May 26, 2006
Faxed or electronically submitted applications will not be accepted.

Address your application packets to:

Ann Kaltenbach

Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation

Oregon Department of Education

255 Capitol Street NE

Salem, OR 97310-0203

Purposes of the Ed Tech program

The purposes of the Ed Tech program are to:

Support high-quality professional development programs that enable schools to effectively integrate technology into curriculum and instruction aligned with State academic standards and Instructional Technology Common Curriculum Goals

Enhance ongoing professional development for teachers, principals, and administrators by providing constant access to training and updated research in teaching and learning through electronic means such as, but not limited to, Oregon’s Teaching and LearningCenter and the REAL website:

Assist districts in the acquisition, development, interconnection, implementation, improvement, and maintenance of an effective educational technology infrastructure in a manner that expands access of technology to students (particularly disadvantaged students) and teachers

Support the rigorous evaluation of programs regarding the impact of Ed Tech programs on student academic achievement, and ensure the results are widely accessible through electronic means

Goals of the Ed Tech program

The goals of the Ed Tech program are to:

Improve student academic achievement in English/language arts, mathematics, science, social sciences, the arts and second languages (world languages) through the use of technology

Assist every student – regardless of race, ethnicity, income, geographical location, or disability – in becoming technologically literate by the end of eighth grade

Integrate technology into curriculum and instruction through high quality professional development based on relevant research and Oregon’s Instructional Technology Common Curriculum Goals

Who may apply?

Only those districts meeting eligibility requirements will be able to apply. Eligible districts must have high poverty. Priority for funding will go to those districts with component schools in Title I School Improvement status or that demonstrate a high Technology need.

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Oregon Enhancing Education Through Technology

(Ed Tech)

Competitive Application 2006

Attachment B

District Eligibility for Ed Tech Competitive Grants 2006

How is eligibility determined?

Poverty – Those districts identified with a percentage of students in poverty that exceeds the State average of 14.55% (column 3) or those districts with greater than 1000 students in poverty (column 2)
Districts with schools identified for Title I School Improvement (column 4)
LEAs choosing to flex funding from Title IID formula subgrants to other Title programs will notbe eligible for Title IID competitive funding (column 5)

Column 1 / Column 2 / Column 3 / Column 4 / Column 5 / Column 6 / Column 7
Ed Tech Eligibility based upon criteria across this row / 1000 or more children in poverty OR / 14.55% or greater poverty AND / School or District Improvement Status / Received a formula allocation
District / Number of children in poverty 5-17 years of age / Percent of children 5-17 years of age who are in poverty / Districts with schools in Title I School Improvement or District Improvement Status / Districts Transferring Ed Tech Funds to other Programs become ineligible for Competitive Grants / Ed Tech Formula Allocation / Eligible for Ed Tech Competitive Grants
ADELSCHOOL DISTRICT / 1 / 6.67% / 0 / No
ADRIANSCHOOL DISTRICT / 79 / 25.48% / $2,322 / Yes
ALSEASCHOOL DISTRICT / 25 / 11.26% / $959 / No
AMITYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 58 / 5.77% / $1,696 / No
ANNEXSCHOOL DISTRICT / 19 / 18.45% / $517 / Yes
ARLINGTONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 16 / 13.11% / $492 / No
AROCKSCHOOL DISTRICT / 8 / 36.36% / $0 / Yes
ASHLANDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 551 / 15.18% / $13,446 / Yes
ASHWOODSCHOOL DISTRICT / 3 / 23.08% / $0 / No
ASTORIASCHOOL DISTRICT / 373 / 15.10% / X / $10,144 / Yes
ATHENA-WESTONSD / 122 / 17.73% / $3,149 / Yes
BAKERSCHOOL DISTRICT / 384 / 16.49% / $11,006 / Yes
BANDONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 206 / 23.44% / $5,658 / Yes
BANKSSCHOOL DISTRICT / 136 / 10.04% / $2,996 / No
BEAVERTONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 3543 / 8.27% / $83,795 / Yes
BEND-LAPINE ADMIN SD / 2062 / 13.54% / X / $47,364 / Yes
BETHELSCHOOL DISTRICT / 865 / 15.02% / $20,691 / Yes
BLACHLYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 12 / 8.28% / $407 / No
BLACKBUTTESCHOOL DISTRICT / 4 / 6.67% / $0.00 / No
BROOKINGS-HARBORSD / 306 / 15.98% / $8,020 / Yes
BROTHERSSCHOOL DISTRICT / 1 / 12.50% / $0.00 / No
BURNT RIVERSCHOOL DISTRICT / 20 / 19.61% / $571 / Yes
BUTTEFALLSSCHOOL DISTRICT / 53 / 19.13% / X / $1,328 / Yes
CAMAS VALLEYSD / 21 / 15.79% / $641 / Yes
CANBYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 576 / 10.25% / $11,750 / No
CASCADESCHOOL DISTRICT / 340 / 13.27% / $7,311 / No
CENTENNIALSCHOOL DISTRICT / 902 / 12.13% / X / $19,000 / No
CENTRAL CURRY SD / 122 / 15.80% / $3,254 / Yes
CENTRAL LINN SD / 103 / 10.64% / $2,206 / No
CENTRALPOINTSD / 597 / 12.04% / $12,621 / No
CENTRALSCHOOL DISTRICT / 427 / 14.04% / $11,465 / No
COLTONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 100 / 9.45% / $2,289 / No
CLATSKANIE SD #6 COLUMBIA CO / 95 / 9.42% / $2,119 / No
RAINIER SD #13 COLUMBIA CO / 137 / 9.18 / $3,194 / No
CONDONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 19 / 10.98% / $536 / No
COOSBAYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 824 / 19.73% / $22,037 / Yes
COQUILLESCHOOL DISTRICT / 173 / 14.30% / $4,792 / No
CORBETTSCHOOL DISTRICT / 20 / 2.72% / $576 / No
CORVALLISSCHOOL DISTRICT / 741 / 9.35% / $17,332 / No
COVESCHOOL DISTRICT / 31 / 13.25% / $680 / No
CRANESCHOOL DISTRICT / 30 / 28.57% / $856 / Yes
CRANE UNION HIGH SD / 4 / 6.45% / $0.00 / No
CRESWELLSCHOOL DISTRICT / 272 / 17.80% / $6,655 / Yes
CROOKCOUNTYSD / 564 / 14.59% / $14,400 / Yes
CROW-APPLEGATE-LORANESD / 23 / 5.34% / $511 / No
CULVERSCHOOL DISTRICT / 114 / 20.28% / $3,194 / Yes
DALLASSCHOOL DISTRICT / 397 / 10.81% / $8,626 / No
DAVID DOUGLAS SD / 1900 / 19.89% / $48,438 / Yes
DAYSCREEKSCHOOL DISTRICT / 39 / 16.25% / $1,404 / Yes
DAYTONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 165 / 14.58% / $4,301 / Yes
DAYVILLESCHOOL DISTRICT / 10 / 14.93% / $349 / Yes
DIAMONDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 1 / 16.67% / $0.00 / No
DOUBLE O SCHOOL DISTRICT / 1 / 20.00% / $0.00 / No
DREWSEYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 7 / 35.00% / $47 / Yes
DUFURSCHOOL DISTRICT / 33 / 11.34% / $785 / No
EAGLEPOINTSCHOOL DISTRICT / 798 / 17.86% / $23,251 / Yes
ECHOSCHOOL DISTRICT / 45 / 20.09% / $1,222 / Yes
ELGINSCHOOL DISTRICT / 112 / 25.06% / $3,309 / Yes
ELKTONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 54 / 24.88% / $1,414 / Yes
ENTERPRISESCHOOL DISTRICT / 58 / 11.07% / $1,436 / No
ESTACADASCHOOL DISTRICT / 232 / 8.63% / $5,094 / No
EUGENESCHOOL DISTRICT / 2344 / 11.51% / $55,017 / Yes
FALLSCITYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 37 / 13.12% / X / $948 / No
FERNRIDGESCHOOL DISTRICT / 354 / 17.04% / $8,823 / Yes
FOREST GROVESD / 1010 / 15.44% / $25,680 / Yes
FOSSILSCHOOL DISTRICT / 9 / 10.47% / $497 / No
FRENCHGLENSCHOOL DISTRICT / 1 / 5.88% / $0.00 / No
GASTONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 97 / 12.40% / $2,001 / No
GERVAISSCHOOL DISTRICT / 252 / 17.10% / $7,237 / Yes
GLADSTONESCHOOL DISTRICT / 234 / 10.59% / $74,687 / No
GLENDALESCHOOL DISTRICT / 76 / 15.26% / X / $1,605 / Yes
GLIDESCHOOL DISTRICT / 146 / 13.73% / $3,104 / No
GRANTS PASS SD / 1166 / 19.49% / $30,887 / Yes
GREATER ALBANY SD / 1047 / 11.33% / $23,692 / Yes
GRESHAM-BARLOWSD / 1337 / 9.87% / $30,973 / Yes
HARNEYCOUNTYSD #3 / 196 / 17.04% / $5,742 / Yes
HARPERSCHOOL DISTRICT / 15 / 28.30% / X / $462 / Yes
HARRISBURGSCHOOL DISTRICT / 93 / 10.40% / $2,042 / No
HELIXSCHOOL DISTRICT / 17 / 12.69% / $447 / No
HERMISTONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 738 / 16.24% / $18,860 / Yes
HILLSBOROSCHOOL DISTRICT / 1974 / 8.90% / $44,390 / Yes
HOODRIVERCOUNTYSD / 619 / 15.16% / $18,476 / Yes
HUNTINGTONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 22 / 22.45% / $890 / Yes
IMBLERSCHOOL DISTRICT / 23 / 8.42% / $592 / No
IONESCHOOL DISTRICT / 4 / 2.68% / $91 / No
JEFFERSONCOUNTYSD 509J / 708 / 21.22% / X / $19,995 / Yes
JEFFERSONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 211 / 16.80% / X / $5,207 / Yes
JEWELLSCHOOL DISTRICT / 18 / 11.76% / X / $388 / No
JOHNDAYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 136 / 14.44% / $4,583 / No
JORDAN VALLEYSD / 22 / 26.19% / $1,071 / Yes
JOSEPHSCHOOL DISTRICT / 36 / 10.17% / $1,537 / No
JUNCTION CITYSD / 259 / 11.75% / $5,553 / No
JUNTURASCHOOL DISTRICT / 4 / 19.05% / $0.00 / No
KLAMATHCOUNTYSD / 1385 / 18.05% / X / $39,735 / Yes
KLAMATH FALLS CITY SCHOOLS / 845 / 18.82% / $23,179 / Yes
KNAPPASCHOOL DISTRICT / 78 / 12.70% / $1,978 / No
LA GRANDESCHOOL DISTRICT / 256 / 9.57% / $6,873 / No
LAKE OSWEGOSD / 193 / 2.36% / $2,804 / No
LAKEVIEWSCHOOL DISTRICT / 144 / 15.30% / $4,438 / Yes
LEBANON COMMUNITY SD / 667 / 13.07% / $16,555 / No
LINCOLNCOUNTYSD / 1299 / 18.52% / X / $36,547 / Yes
LONGCREEKSCHOOL DISTRICT / 11 / 13.75% / $315 / No
LOWELLSCHOOL DISTRICT / 36 / 7.95% / $811 / No
MAPLETONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 61 / 20.68% / $1,499 / Yes
MARCOLASCHOOL DISTRICT / 38 / 10.95% / $967 / No
MCDERMITTSCHOOL DISTRICT / 3 / 21.43% / $0 / No
MCKENZIESCHOOL DISTRICT / 55 / 15.03% / $1,369 / Yes
MCMINNVILLESCHOOL DISTRICT / 894 / 14.36% / $19,468 / No
MEDFORDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 2283 / 15.49% / T / $61,878 / No
MILTON-FREEWATERSD / 354 / 15.33% / $9,069 / Yes
MITCHELLSCHOOL DISTRICT / 17 / 24.64% / $1,217 / Yes
MOLALLA RIVERSD / 380 / 10.89% / $8,261 / No
MONROESCHOOL DISTRICT / 53 / 10.02% / $1,208 / No
MONUMENTSCHOOL DISTRICT / 7 / 13.21% / $165 / No
MORROWSCHOOL DISTRICT / 371 / 15.63% / $10,973 / Yes
MOUNT ANGEL SD / 139 / 15.92% / T / $4,320 / No
MYRTLEPOINTSD / 155 / 16.79% / $4,849 / Yes
NEAH-KAH-NIESD / 125 / 14.55% / $3,315 / Yes
NESTUCCA VALLEYSD / 103 / 14.78% / $2,755 / Yes
NEWBERGSCHOOL DISTRICT / 467 / 8.16% / $9,925 / No
NORTHBENDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 453 / 17.93% / $11,626 / Yes
NORTH CLACKAMAS SD / 1655 / 9.56% / $37,486 / Yes
NORTH DOUGLAS SD / 88 / 21.36% / $2,267 / Yes
NORTHLAKESCHOOL DISTRICT / 73 / 27.76% / $2,316 / Yes
NORTH MARION SD / 220 / 11.63% / $4,840 / No
NORTH POWDER SD / 47 / 26.26% / $1,441 / Yes
NORTH SANTIAM SD / 318 / 10.60% / $7,650 / No
NORTH WASCO NO DATA / $14,588 / No
NYSSASCHOOL DISTRICT / 253 / 20.70% / $7,127 / Yes
OAKLANDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 113 / 21.36% / $2,889 / Yes
OAKRIDGESCHOOL DISTRICT / 166 / 19.48% / $4,345 / Yes
ONTARIOSCHOOL DISTRICT / 791 / 24.66% / $23,555 / Yes
OREGONCITYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 893 / 9.70% / $19,049 / No
OREGON TRAIL SD / 652 / 13.19% / $13,698 / No
PAISLEYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 9 / 11.54% / $0 / No
PARKROSESCHOOL DISTRICT / 561 / 13.21% / $11,921 / No
PENDLETONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 609 / 15.22% / $15,301 / Yes
PERRYDALESCHOOL DISTRICT / 4 / 2.67% / $92 / No
PHILOMATHSCHOOL DISTRICT / 97 / 5.19% / $2,184 / No
PHOENIX-TALENTSD / 576 / 16.79% / $14,363 / Yes
PILOTROCKSCHOOL DISTRICT / 67 / 14.14% / $1,657 / No
PINECREEKSCHOOL DISTRICT / 0 / 0.00% / $0 / No
PINE-EAGLESCHOOL DISTRICT / 69 / 21.36% / $1,987 / Yes
PINEHURSTSCHOOL DISTRICT / 6 / 10.91% / $0 / No
PLEASANT HILL SD / 165 / 12.32% / $4,140 / No
PLUSHSCHOOL DISTRICT / 8 / 61.54% / $0 / No
PORT ORFORD-LANGLOIS SD / 106 / 20.00% / $3,884 / Yes
PORTLANDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 8906 / 14.38% / X / $266,238 / Yes
POWERSSCHOOL DISTRICT / 37 / 24.50% / $1,009 / Yes
PRAIRIECITYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 32 / 13.56% / $922 / No
PROSPECTSCHOOL DISTRICT / 24 / 16.00% / X / $612 / No
REDMONDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 588 / 8.81% / $12,580 / No
REEDSPORTSCHOOL DISTRICT / 162 / 17.74% / $4,357 / Yes
REYNOLDSSCHOOL DISTRICT / 2073 / 17.63% / X / $53,826 / Yes
RIDDLESCHOOL DISTRICT / 87 / 18.55% / $2,326 / Yes
RIVERDALESCHOOL DISTRICT / 28 / 6.70% / $535 / No
ROGUERIVERSCHOOL DISTRICT / 280 / 18.89% / $7,689 / Yes
ROSEBURGSCHOOL DISTRICT / 978 / 13.53% / X / $21,662 / No
SALEM/KEIZER SD / 6468 / 15.64% / X / $199,028 / Yes
SANTIAM CANYONSD / 155 / 20.34% / $4,915 / Yes
SCAPPOOSESCHOOL DISTRICT / 148 / 6.25% / X / $3,398 / No
SCIOSCHOOL DISTRICT / 30 / 4.17% / $1,558 / No
SEASIDESCHOOL DISTRICT / 257 / 14.46% / $6,764 / No
SHERIDANSCHOOL DISTRICT / 117 / 11.24% / $3,456 / No
SHERMANSCHOOL DISTRICT / 48 / 13.99% / $1,736 / No
SHERWOODSCHOOL DISTRICT / 129 / 3.50% / $2,118 / No
SILVERFALLSSCHOOL DISTRICT / 515 / 12.29% / T / $11,008 / No
SISTERSSCHOOL DISTRICT / 94 / 7.80% / $2,531 / No
SIUSLAWSCHOOL DISTRICT / 394 / 23.58% / T / $10,137 / No
SOUTH HARNEY SD 33 / 12 / 52.17% / $404 / Yes
SOUTHLANESCHOOL DISTRICT / 631 / 19.49% / $16,076 / Yes
SOUTH UMPQUA SD / 459 / 22.23% / $13,076 / Yes
SOUTHWASCOCOUNTYSD / 67 / 22.79% / $1,816 / Yes
SPRAYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 9 / 11.69% / $544 / No
SPRINGFIELDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 2255 / 18.54% / $60,083 / Yes
ST HELENS SCHOOL DISTRICT / 356 / 10.17% / $8,168 / No
ST PAULSCHOOL DISTRICT / 37 / 9.89% / $756 / No
STANFIELDSCHOOL DISTRICT / 108 / 20.26% / $2,858 / Yes
SUNTEXSCHOOL DISTRICT / 4 / 26.67% / $0 / No
SUTHERLINSCHOOL DISTRICT / 296 / 19.77% / $7,721 / Yes
SWEETHOMESCHOOL DISTRICT / 431 / 16.33% / $11,751 / Yes
THREE RIVERS SD / 1589 / 21.18% / $41,787 / Yes
TIGARD-TUALATINSD / 754 / 5.67% / $16,111 / No
TILLAMOOKSCHOOL DISTRICT / 347 / 14.27% / $8,366 / No
TROYSCHOOL DISTRICT / 1 / 20.00% / $0 / No
UKIAHSCHOOL DISTRICT / 6 / 11.54% / $27 / No
UMATILLASCHOOL DISTRICT / 272 / 20.94% / X / $7,124 / Yes
UNIONSCHOOL DISTRICT / 75 / 17.12% / $2,204 / Yes
VALESCHOOL DISTRICT / 245 / 21.86% / $6,997 / Yes
VERNONIASCHOOL DISTRICT / 94 / 10.26% / $2,470 / No
WALLOWASCHOOL DISTRICT / 63 / 18.26% / $2,100 / Yes
WARRENTON-HAMMONDSD / 127 / 13.19% / $2,806 / No
WESTLINNSCHOOL DISTRICT / 364 / 4.18% / $5,212 / No
WILLAMINASCHOOL DISTRICT / 142 / 12.48% / $3,587 / No
WINSTON-DILLARDSD / 232 / 13.11% / X / $6,564 / No
WOODBURNSCHOOL DISTRICT / 1209 / 23.79% / X / $37,168 / Yes
YAMHILL-CARLTONSD / 97 / 7.22% / $2,480 / No
YONCALLASCHOOL DISTRICT / 87 / 19.64% / $2,244 / Yes

The school districts for which estimates are provided are based on the U.S. Census Bureau's school district mapping project. This project's survey asks each state's department of education for a list of all schools districts and their boundaries. The estimates are based on 2003census data. (See the U.S. Census website at:

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Oregon Enhancing Education Through Technology

(Ed Tech)

Competitive Application 2006

Are Partnerships allowed?

Eligible districts may partner with other school districts that can demonstrate their teachers are effectively integrating technology into instruction, an institution of higher education, a for-profit or nonprofit organization that has substantial expertise in the application of technology in instruction, ESDs, or libraries. Only eligible districts (Attachment A) may serve as the fiscal agent.

Districts that received Ed Tech Competitive funding in prior years may apply for funding to continue and expand the project if the district:

Meets eligibility requirements and
Partners with a district that has not received an Ed Tech Competitive subgrant and is eligible to receive funding under the guidelines of this request for proposals

How will the applications be scored?

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) will set a minimum qualifying score. Funded proposals must meet or exceed this score. A broad-based committee of readers with experience in educational technology programs will review the proposals. Review will be based on specific criteria listed in this application and scored using the attached scoring guide (Attachment C). Adjustments to the scoring guides to enhance clarity may be made after publication of this application. All updated materials will be posted

Applications will be reviewed and scored by teams of readers June 1 & 2, 2006. Applicants and others interested in helping to read and score grant applications are invited and encouraged to participate as readers during the scoring process (see Attachment G: Grant Reader’s Instructions and Registration).

The Oregon Department of Education may require revision of grant proposals and budget prior to approval, award, or release of funds. Decisions of the Oregon Department of Education on funding and awarding of grants shall be final.

How much money is available?

The size of individual awards will be based upon a reasonable, well-planned projection of expenditures and with clear academic content focus. The Oregon Department of Education will award approximately $2.4 million inEd Tech Competitive Subgrants.

Will funds be awarded to all regions of Oregon?

The Oregon Department of Education will ensure an equitable distribution of competitive grantsto urban and rural areas representing geographic distribution across the state, according to eligibility, demonstrated need of LEAs serving these areas and the quality of the applications.

How can the money be used?

Recipients of funds must:

Use at least 25 percent of funds to provide ongoing, sustained, and intensive, high-quality professional development in the integration of technology that is based on a review of relevant research. Professional development should focus on the integration of technologies, including emerging technologies, into curricula and instruction. Research must be cited in application.

Use funds to support the development and implementation of lessons aligned to State academic content standards that integrate technology into instruction to enhance and extend student learning. Districts will use the electronic Ed Tech Lesson Plan Template, posted at submit lessons as a part of the Midterm and Final reporting requirements for this grant. Examples of such lessons will be posted on the Instructional Technology web page.

The remaining funds are to be used to carry out other activities consistent with the purposes of the program and the district’s Technology Plan. The allowable activities include:

Adapting or expanding existing and new applications of technology to enable teachers to increase student academic achievement and technology literacy through teaching practices. These are to be based on a review of relevant research and designed to prepare students to meet challenging State academic standards in English/language arts, mathematics, science, social sciences, the arts and second languages (world languages)
Preparing and supporting teachers in elementary schools and secondary schools as instructional technology leaders who are provided with the means to serve as coaches and provide professional development for other teachers in the effective integration of technology into curriculum and instruction
Acquiring, adapting, expanding, implementing, repairing, and maintaining existing technology, to improve student academic achievement and technology literacy
Acquiring connectivity linkages, resources, and services (including the acquisition of hardware and software) for use by teachers, students, or school library media personnel in order to improve student academic achievement and technology literacy
Implementing performance measures to determine the effectiveness of instructional technology programs, particularly in determining the extent to which activities funded under this application are:

Effectively integrating technology into curricula and instruction,

Increasing the ability of teachers to teach, and/or

Enabling students to meet challenging State academic standards in English/language arts, mathematics, science, social sciences, the arts and second languages (world languages)

When can the money be used?

Grant funds will be awarded by June 9, 2006. Funded applicants may begin using funds following the June 22, 2006 Project Directors’ meeting at the Oregon Department of Education in Salem, Oregon.

The Project Directormust attend this meeting in order to receive funding. Costs associated with substitutes, travel and lodging for this meeting should be planned into the application budget (page 34).

What is required prior to submitting an application?

An approved Title IID Formula grant application
An approved Technology Plan on file with ODE
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) compliance through E-rate or under other conditions

To receive Ed Tech funds, does an LEA need an educational Technology Plan?

Yes. All districts were required to submit revised Technology Plans on March 1, 2006. Information posted on ODE website: Approved plans are required for Title IID Ed Tech formula funding, E-rate and eligibility for Ed Tech Competitive Subgrants.

How do the requirements of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) affect LEAs that receive Ed Tech funds?

An LEA seeking Ed Tech funds must include with this application assurance that one of the following conditions exists: