The following chart details the information and responsibilities for each of the participants in the Region VII Regional Collaborative grant program.

2005-2006

Region VII / Teacher / Administrator
þ  Provide teachers TAKS analysis for their school
þ  Provide quality teacher training designed to meet the needs of the school district
þ  Provide teachers classrooms materials needed to implement training (approximate $2000 per teacher)
þ  Provide state and nation documents to support implementation of training (approximately $100 per teacher)
þ  Provide teacher monetary support to attend CAST, the state science conference ($400 per teacher)
þ  Provide teacher monetary support to attend one informal science training at NASA (approximately $200 per teacher)
þ  Provide teacher monetary support to mentor/ assist other teachers within their district (approximately $100 per mentored teacher)
þ  Provide teacher monetary support ($300 per teacher) to attend a graduate course at SFASU (Teaching Environmental Science)
þ  Provide $200 stipend per teacher upon completion of ALL grant requirements
þ  Provide $100 per teacher to present at the regional science conference
þ  Provide access to Region VII Science materials ‘check out program’
þ  Provide districts $240 ($40/day) toward substitutes
þ  Email teachers and administrators summaries of sessions and expectations for classroom changes
þ  Evaluate success of program measured by student success and teacher’s pre and post evaluations. / þ  Actively participate in all sessions
þ  Implement changes in instruction based upon training
þ  Utilize provided materials in classrooms
þ  Bring samples of student work to each session
þ  Keep a journal tracking instructional changes
þ  Share new ideas and instructional ideas (mentor) with 3-5 teachers within district
þ  Keep journal on mentoring hours, attendance, and observations
þ  Complete pre and post classroom survey of students
þ  Present at ONE local, regional, or state conference /meeting / þ  Support teachers participating in grant training
þ  Attend What Every Principal should know about a TEKS based SCIENCE classroom training
þ  Provide grant leaders information on classroom implementation of materials (observations, conversations, etc.) This will be done through emails
þ  Provide monetary support upon completion of ALL grant requirements ($200/teacher)
þ  Attend July follow-up/ evaluation meeting ( on site OR through distance learning)

Space is very limited in this program and is open to members of the Math/Science Cooperative only. Applications are due by August 31, 2005.