Funding

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For this technology initiative, some different areas that my team and I will research and look for funding are:

[|Race to the Top] Race to the top is a 4.35 billion dollar incentive program designed by the United States Department of Education to get states motivated to reform their schools by improving the effectiveness of teachers, and show significant student progress by raising achievement.

[|Title 1] Title 1 is part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. It is a federally funded educational program authorized by Congress to provide supplemental funding to schools with a high concentration of poverty, so they can meed state educational standards. Therefore, we would look into Title 1 because our school is a Title 1 school.

[|Intel] Intel provides grants to schools showing excellence in math and science. The grants are only for 5,000, 10,000, and 25,000, but it will be an option to consider. Our team may need to apply for several different grants to get all the funding we need for our technology initiative.

[|Ed Technology] This program wants to improve students achievement by using technology. Their primary goal is to help all students become technology literate by the end of eighth grade. This grant would support both teacher training and curriculum development.

[|Dupont] The DuPont Office of Education works with educators, the business community, and local DuPont sites to prepare students for their future.  Their goal is to promote student knowledge in science.

[|Grants Index] This is a special grants index site. It includes links to Educational Technology grants, Federal Government grants, and K-12 Science grants.

[|Welcome to SchoolGrants!] This is a good site to use when writing grant proposals. It provides Grant opportunities, Tips and links, News, and Sample proposals.

 Through the research that I have done so far, I have noticed that most companies giving grants are looking to increase student knowledge in both Science and Math. The Smart Board can be a very resourceful tool in actively engaging students in all subject areas.

 My team and I have developed a time line for installing the Smart Boards into our school. Due to the fact that most of the grants are $25,000 or less, we have decided to implement this technology initiative over a 3 year period. Depending on the amount of funds obtained we may need to write grant proposals for years 2 and 3 as well. Our hope is that most or all of the funding will come from Race to the Top. By developing this time line over a 3 year period it will also help with managing the maintenance and replacement costs.
 * The goal is to have the $63,820.00 required for equipment and software, of year one, in place by July 10 prior to the school year of implementation.
 * The equipment purchased and received by August 1, with installation being complete by August 19th the first day for teachers to report.
 * Years 2 and 3 will follow the same monthly schedule in consecutive years after the first years implementation.

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