Arkansas Department of Education
Child Nutrition Unit
Team Nutrition Training (TNT) Nifty Grant
FY99 TNT NIFTY
GRANT APPLICATION
NIFTY NUTRITION LESSONS WITH SKILL INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES
SY2001-2002 KINDERGARTEN - SIXTH GRADE
Part I: District Data
Mailing Address:
School District (S.D.)
County
Superintendent’s NameTelephone No.
District TNT Grant Contact PersonTelephone No.
Only one grant application for the Nifty Nutrition Program should be submitted per school district.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS::
(1)Implementation over a 2 year period with grade clusters of K-3, or 4-6. Districts may apply for only one grade level. Grades K-6 implementation in one year must have prior approval by Jerry Swope, TNT/NET Coordinator, at
(501) 324-9502.
(2)Approval for Nifty Program must be given by district Child Nutrition/Food Service Director since food and supplies for classroom food experiences need to be furnished by the district lunch and breakfast program. Grant money is not available for food/supplies.
(3) Classroom teachers elect to teach Nifty Program after discussion of the program with instructional supervisor.
(4)All classroom teachers in each grade level and food service managers must attend a Summer session with a minimum of 3 hours in-service prior to program implementation. Curriculum Teacher Guides will be distributed at teacher in-service.
(5)Equipment will be requested only once/building. Any schools previously receiving money for this purpose shall not apply for the equipment kits. Each building within a school campus, which houses Nifty classrooms, may apply. The small equipment kit is to be used by all teachers in the building as additional grade levels are implemented.
Submitted for:
Estimated SY 2001-2002 EnrollmentSchool / Principal / Telephone / K - 3
Grade Clusters
K 1 2 3 / 4 - 6
Grade Clusters
4 5 6 / Total Est. Enrollment in Nifty
District Totals
Mark if additional schools are listed on separate sheet .
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Part II: District Instructional Materials, Equipment Request, Inservice Training
School District:
Instructions: If grant request is for more than one school, compile the number of teacher curriculum guides needed
for those schools and record totals on this form. Schools will receive teacher curriculum guides for each grade level valued at approx. $65 per classroom, Grades 1-6 and a Nifty Equipment Kit per building valued at $300. Teacher guides and equipment kits will be delivered at time of teacher in-service.
A. TEACHER GUIDE REQUESTS / B. EQUIPMENT KIT REQUESTSPer Building (one time only)
(A)+ / (B)= / (C) / (D) / (E)
Grade Level / 1 copy per
teacher
classroom / 1 copy/grade level for Sch.
Food Ser. Mgr. / Total no. copies requested / Name of School / # of bldgs.
K - 3 CLUSTER
Kindergarten
First Grade / Column E
Total # of Buildings/Equipment Kits needed / $
Second Grade
Third Grade / CN, ADE OFFICE USE ONLY
# of Buildings Requesting
Nifty Equipment Kits $______
Total Value Teacher Guides $ ______
Sub Total:
4 - 6 CLUSTER
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Sub Total:
C. INSERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Inservice for classroom teachers, each school food service manager, and the director is required for a minimum of 3 hours prior to implementation of program. Locations of inservice training will be provided to ensure as little travel as possible
for participants. No travel reimbursement will be available for the in-service. Training schedule with dates and locations will be provided by May 1, 2001. Please indicate the Education Service Cooperative closest to each school in the application.
School / Education Service CooperativeMark X if additional schools are listed on separate sheet ______.
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D. GRANT AND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION
If some of your schools have already started Nifty, you may have different schools in different stages. Be sure to clearly communicate all information to the district Child Nutrition director. Give the director a copy of the application. Coordinate the number of copies of teacher guides needed by child nutrition/food service staff and the inservice date requested.
Curriculum teacher guides and equipment kits will be delivered at in-service training. It is recommended that all NIFTY NUTRITION curriculum materials be placed in school library or media center to be checked out each year by teachers. As teachers change grade levels or leave districts this provides a mechanism for materials to be available for teachers new to a grade level. Please copy and distribute the updated SAT9 Skills Matrix and Skill Integration Activities to any grade levels implemented prior to 1999.
After this application has been approved, a grant agreement will be sent to the superintendent/grant contact person for appropriate signatures.
Food and disposable supplies for NIFTY NUTRITION food experiences will be supplied as an allowable expenditure of the district food service program. The cafeteria and instructional staff will work collaboratively to provide cafeteria/classroom learning experiences for students.
The curriculum teaching guide and equipment kits will be utilized for student instruction for a minimum of three school years beginning SY2001-2002.
Signature - Principal Signature - Food Service Director
Signature - Classroom Teacher Representative Signature - District Curriculum Supervisor
Signature - District Contact Person Signature - Superintendent
Please retain a copy of this grant application for future reference. If you have additional questions please call Jerry Swope, (501) 324-9502.