SIGNATURE PAGE – bASIC GRANT: INSTRUCTIONAL
SIGNATURE AND TITLE PAGE
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998
INSTRUCTIONAL FUNDS APPLICATION
- Short Title (5 words)
- Continuing Resolution: 2004-2005
- Total Amount of Funding Requested:
- Applicant Name:
5. Address: / PO Box 1199
6. City / Shiprock / State / NM / Zip / 87417
- Project Director
- Telephone:
- Email address
10. If applicant previously received Perkins funds, were all status reports and annual reports submitted?
Yes / X / No
(If not please contact your grant monitor immediately.)
- Will other funds be requested to support this project? If so, please check all that apply and identify the source(s):
Federal / State / Technology / Other (private, foundation, etc.)
Source(s):
April 30, 2004
Signature of Institution President, District Superintendent or Authorized AgentDennis Nicholson, Assistant Superintendent /
1.
/Date
Typed Name and TitleSignature signifies that the applicant agrees to all conditions stipulated in this application and assurances.
Program Narrative
1. Where is/are the program(s) now?
The 2001-2004 Carl Perkins projects in CentralConsolidatedSchool District were used to provide support toexpand vocational education offerings in all of our secondary schools.
During the 2000-2001 implementation year, Carl Perkins funds were utilized at CareerPrepHigh School in Shiprock. New courses were offered in Microcomputers, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Consumer Science, and Art. An Entrepreneur/Small Business project was developed in the school to teach students business operations.
During the 2001-2002 implementation year, Carl Perkins funds were used to assist in increasing applications in woodworking and introduce students to the construction trades at Newcomb High and NewcombMiddle school. In support of the Perkins project, the district constructed a new vocational education building to house vocational programs. Within this new facility, a 24 station computer assisted drafting lab was purchased from project funds, to provide technical skills in design and to support the woodworking and construction program. The project was also used to purchase woodworking equipment for the program.
During the 2002-2003 implementation year, Perkins funds were used to upgrade existing vocational programs at Tse Bit Ai Middle School and ShiprockHigh School. Family and Consumer Science Labs at both schools were upgraded through the purchase of new equipment for nutrition and textiles courses.
Culinary Arts was added as a course at Shiprock High, after the installation of commercial stoves in the Family and Consumer Science lab. The Tech. 2000 labs at both schools were upgraded to include new modules, which include new modules offering instruction in modern technologies. Funds for the Shiprock High Tech 2000 Lab upgrade were used from the 2003-2004 project, after the Kirtland High/ KirtlandMiddle School project was completed.
Shiprock High converted their existing Journalism/Yearbook lab into a computer lab, by using project support to purchase new hardware and software. The woodworking shops in both schools were upgraded through purchases made from Perkins funds and other sources.
During the 2003-2004 implementation year, Carl Perkins funds were utilized to support an upgrade the Family and Consumer Science Lab at Kirtland Central High and to purchase power equipment for the woodworking program. Local funds were used to support the remodel of the lab. Culinary Arts was added as a new course in Family and Consumer Science as a result of purchases of commercial stoves and other commercial items for the Family and Consumer Science Lab.
The Family and Consumer Science lab at KirtlandCentralHigh School now has new equipment for textiles with the purchase of new sewing machines from project funds.
2. Where do we want the program(s) to be?
The vocational education programs in within the CentralConsolidatedSchool District differ, depending on the location of the school and the distance from the San Juan College TEC program. Programs located at KirtlandCentralHigh School and ShiprockHigh School are close enough in proximity to Farmington to allow students the opportunity to travel by bus to their programs, without significant disruption. It is unrealistic for students attending Newcomb High to participate in the TEC program, since the travel to Farmington exceeds seventy miles in each direction.
The programs at KirtlandCentralHigh School and Shiprock High are designed to offer students an opportunity to develop skills to introduce them to technology, agriculture, and the trades. The Woodworking program, Technology 2000, program, and the Family and Consumer Science program provide students with skills and experience that smoothly transition into the TEC program at San JuanCollege.
The program at Newcomb High resembles other high schools within the district; however, since these students are unable to travel to Farmington, the program requires a higher level of skill development on-site, to allow students to have job ready skills. The program at Newcomb High concentrates on the Construction Trades and Computer Design. The 2004-2005 Carl Perkins project will also support increasing modules available in the Tech 2000 lab, to include new technology, which will increase the knowledge base of our students entering the Computer Assisted Drafting and Woodworking programs.
The Carl Perkins Carryover Grant will be used to increase the knowledge and skill base of our vocational teaching staff and will allow teachers to offer students at least some certification opportunities at the high school level. These opportunities will be somewhat limited, since even the San Juan College TEC program has difficulty offering certification in many of their more advanced programs. The areas currently offering the greatest opportunity for skill certifications will be in our Computer Applications and Culinary Arts Programs.
The student population within the CentralConsolidatedSchool District is predominately Native American. Newcomb High, Career Prep, and Shiprock High reside on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Although Kirtland Central High is located off the reservation, over 80% of its students are Navajo, with many of them residing on the reservation as well. Our entire school district is eligible for the universal lunch program, which indicates that the entire district is located in a high poverty population.
Special Education students are actively involved in vocational education programs at each secondary school. This special population participates in the TEC program, once they have obtained the requisite skills from our district’s vocational program.
There are over four- thousand English Language Learners (ELL) in our district. Secondary teachers throughout the district were provided four full days of training during the 2003-2004 school year from Dr. Kate Kinsella and Dr. Kevin Feldman, on effective strategies to teach ELL students effectively. All secondary teachers have also been provided with 50 successful strategies for ELL instruction.
The entire district has participated in Baldrige training over the last two years. Students involved in the district’s vocational education programs have been exposed to Baldrige concepts and are able to utilize data, to better understand their present level of performance and to more accurately assess their individual areas for improvement. Teachers in our vocational education classrooms have a better understanding of how to design lessons and track student progress by using quality tools learned from Baldrige training.
3. How do we know the program(s) got there?
Central Consolidated Goals:
#1. High Student Achievement Using Culturally Relevant Instruction and …...materials
#2. Safe and Welcoming Learning Environment
#3. Efficient and Effective Operations
To accomplish the goal of high student achievement, the district has developed Power Standards and Power Standards Assessments, in Mathematics, Reading, and Language Arts. Power Standards identify the essential learning required each quarter by subject area and the Power Standards Assessments provide immediate feedback to our teachers, students, and parents, on student mastery of each objective. Objectives contained I the Power Standards and the Power Standards Assessments are aligned to the state assessments.
All students are administered the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) quarterly, to track reading improvement. These data are used by classroom teachers and the administration, to determine overall program effectiveness. SRI data is disaggregated to determine the effectiveness of programs at each school.
Student success on the state-wide assessments is highly dependent on increased reading levels. Each school in the district has implemented reading intervention programs to address the reading deficiencies of our students, based on data obtained from the state assessments, and locally developed assessment instruments. Vocational Education staff is trained to utilize reading strategies in their lessons in vocational education settings.
BUDGET BACKUP
Form D
DETAILED BUDGET INFORMATION
Please complete the budget information requested below for each line item in the budget. This section will provide additional information about how the requested funds will be used. If more space is needed, please duplicate these pages.
SALARIES: .100
Includes anticipated expenditures for salaries or personnel performing direct services for a project. Salaries may not be paid on any contract in excess of that which has been paid to the person in performance of their regular responsibilities and/or a salary commensurate with that received by a person for similar responsibilities. Include an itemized breakdown of all funds to be paid to the person (i.e., monthly salary rate, percentage of time devoted to the project activity, job title, etc.).
Perkins funds Requested for Salaries: / $.00Explanation:
Professional Salaries.110Graduate Assistant/Aides Salaries.120
Technician Salaries.130
Secretarial/Clerical Salaries.140
Other Salaries.150
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:.200
An itemized breakdown of fringe benefit costs must be included for each staff member. Fringe benefits are considered as those additional to regular salary, which are received by all employees. They will generally include such items as insurance (life and health), retirement, and social security.
Perkins funds Requested for Employee benefits: / $.00Explanation:
PURCHASED SERVICES: .300
Expenditures include anticipated expenditures for services rendered through special arrangements with a company, person or other educational agency or institution. These are considered sub-contracted services and are reserved to offset costs incurred by employment of consultant-type personnel or services not available within the capabilities of the participating agency. Personnel records are not usually maintained for individuals performing contractual services, nor are these persons usually eligible for personnel benefits that may accrue to regular full-time staff members. However, they are eligible to receive consulting fees and per diem at prevailing state rates. Consultant travel should be itemized under this category and not under travel. Any equipment rented for use during the term of the contract is considered a contractual service.
Perkins funds Requested for Purchased Services: / $3,900.00Explanation:
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS: .400
Expenditures refer to a consumable item of which the item cost is less that $1000. A separate form is included, which allows additional space to itemize costs under this budget line item.
Perkins funds Requested for Supplies and Materials: / $20,210.00TRAVEL:.500
Under these line items, itemize all anticipated project staff travel. Travel shall be computed according to prevailing state rates or the applicant’s agency rate, whichever is lower; including mileage, per diem, lodging, and estimated toll and parking.
No out-of-state travel is authorized unless approved as part of the original application. Travel request without prior approval will require the written approval of the State Director for Career-Technical Education or designee. If out-of-state travel is required in a proposal, detailed budget notes must be developed and include; a) name (s) or position of traveler (s), b) type of meeting planned, c) date of activity, d) estimated expense of trip lodging, meals, travel, registration fees, etc., and e) justification for needing to attend the meeting. Such travel shall be negotiated by PED/CCS staff and approved only if it has a direct relationship and benefit to the conduct of a project. Consultant travel is not included under this category, but shall be itemized in PURCHASED SERVICES.
Perkins funds Requested for Travel: / $.00Explanation
EQUIPMENT: .700
All non-consumable items should be itemized to the extent that the PED/CCS staff is aware of the types required and their respective use to accomplish the objectives of the project. Equipment cost may include postage and/or transportation fees, but may not include any handling fees or surcharges made by the grantee. Equipment is defined as an article of tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and a cost of $1,000.00 or more. Unless software is purchased as part of an equipment package, all software should be purchased under supplies and materials. Details on the equipment purchases will be filled out on the Form I-Equipment Form.
Perkins funds Requested for Equipment: / $116,020.00Explanation
INDIRECT COST: .800
All applicants are limited to a maximum of five percent (5%) for Indirect Costs. (Example: If the Public School District Z has an indirect cost rate of 3%, the district should use 3%. If Public School District Y has an indirect cost rate of 7%, they may only use 5%. An indirect cost chart is attached. Please refer to your district’s indirect cost rate to calculate allowable costs. If your district has the notation “NI-Negative Intent”, this indicates that the district has not applied for indirect costs and no indirect costs should be figured in.
Procedure for calculating Indirect Cost:
1)Subtract the equipment line item from the total budget request.
Example:
$50,000 / total budget request- $ 5,000 / less equipment
$45,000 / total direct cost
2)Divide the total direct cost by your approved indirect cost rate plus 1.00.
Example:
$45,000TOTAL DIRECT COST
.05 X 1.00 = $42,857
3)Subtract step two answer from step one answer for indirect cost total. This amount should be rounded off to the nearest dollar.
Example:
$45,000$42,857
$ 2,143 / TOTAL INDIRECT COST
Perkins funds Requested for Indirect Costs: / $774.00
Explanation:
SUBMIT COPIES (AS APPLICABLE) / STATE OF NEW MEXICO / DOC ID:
A.Grant allocation notice / DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / FED TAX ID: 856000095
B. Publication & form 9108-5 for increases over $1000 in / 300 DON GASPER / PLEASE IDENTIFY ONE:
operational (non-categorical) / SANTE FE, NEW MEXICO87501-2786 / General Fund/Capital Outlay/Debt Service
District Grant
X / Flowthrough
BUDGET ADJUSTMENT REQUEST / PROGRAM
Fiscal Year / 2004-2005 / Program or Admin
ADJUSTMENT CHANGES INTENT/SCOPE OF PROGRAM YES OR NO: / NO / Name / Carl Perkins
FLOWTHROUGH ONLY / Transportation (Local Board Only)
BUDGET PERIOD / JULY 1, 2004 TO JUNE 30, 2005 / SELECT ONE / (FLOWTROUGH)
A. CARRYOVER / $ - / X / INITIAL BUDGET
B. TOTAL CURRENT YEAR ALLOCATION / $ 140,904.00 / INCREASE
C. ADMINISTRATIVE POOL ALLOCATION / DECREASE
D. TOTAL FUNDING AVAILABLE / $ 140,904.00 / TRANSFERS
ENTITY NAME: / CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 22
CONTACT: / DENNIS NICHOLSON / TELEPHONE / (505) 368-4984
TOTAL APPROVED BUDGET(Flowthrough) / $ 140,904
REVENUE AND FUND CODE / FUNCTION/OBJECT EXPENDITURE / DESCRIPTION / PRESENT BUDGET / Amount of Adjustment / ADJUSTED BUDGET / ADD'L FTE
FROM / TO
8602-24153 / - / 01.5113 / Employee Travel / - / 1,950 / 1,950 / 0
8602-24153 / - / 01.5114 / Employee Training / - / 1,950 / 1,950 / 0
8602-24153 / - / 01.4118 / General Supplies and Materials / - / 20,210 / 20,210 / 0
8602-24153 / - / 01.6412 / Equipment Over $1,000 / - / 116,020 / 116,020 / 0
Compliance with Sections 10-15 and 22-8-12, NMSA, 1978 Compilation: / PAGE TOTAL / 140,130 / PAGE TOTAL FTE / 0
A. The requested budget/changes were authorized at a scheduled / INDIRECT COST / 774 / DOC TOTAL FTE / 0
Board of Education meetin open to the public on: / 5/18/2004 / DOC TOTAL / 140,904
B. Justification for the transfer: explanations such as "underbudgeted", "insufficient budget" or "needed to close out
Project" ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
FUNCTION.OBJ / JUSTIFICATION / FUNCTION.OBJ / JUSTIFICATION
CARL PERKINS INITIAL BUDGET FOR 2004-2005
SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIFICATION / SDE APPROVAL
SUPERINTENDENT / DATE / ANALYST / PROGRAM DIRECTOR / DATE
FISCAL OFFICER / DATE / CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / DATE
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