Children’s Low-cost Laptop Program

RFP Re-Released Webinar

March 25, 2011

Notice – This webinar is being recorded. Please do not provide any student, personal or vendor information.

Webinar Documents

Low-cost Laptops FY 2011 Children's Low-Cost Laptop

Program Request for Re-Released Proposal Attachments – Appendix A

http://www.isbe.net/curriculum/html/Active RFP.

NOTE

The re-released RFP has not been modified.

Proposals that were not awarded first time around, readers comments are available.

kbarnhar@isbe.net

Currently

All available funding to the region that serves CPS has been obligated.

Partial funding has been obligated to the counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will and portion of Cook County outside of Chicago. $2.5 million remains available.

Partial funding has been obligated to the remainder of the state. $700,000 remains available for grant awards.

Submitting for the First Time

Allowable Expenditures

Low-cost laptops Network infrastructure to support wireless

access points, cables and routers Replacement for any of the following low-

cost laptop components: batteries, power cords, or other software and hardware.

Professional Development

Applicants may request grant funds to pay teacher stipends and substitute recovery costs for certified teaching professionals from participating schools to attend ISBE-sponsored professional development activities.

Proposal Narrative Requirements

Instructional Change Plan District Readiness (building, teachers,

students, data for implementation) Survey of Stakeholders (students, teachers,

parents, admin staff) Observation Plan of Technology Integration Instructional Change Plan and Budget

Implementation Fidelity Instructional Improvement Sustainability

Timelines

Proposals are due Monday, April 11th at 5:00 p.m.

It is attention of ISBE to approve projects and budgets for a two-year period including time remaining in FY2011 and for FY2012. One time two year grant.

Budget all as if spending before July 1st. Hardware purchase is first.

Readers Comments

Definition of Low-cost Laptop

Under the law, the portable personal computing device suitable for use among school-aged children, under $400.00 in initial cost or with a financed cost of under $250.00 per year.

For example, if district would like to purchase a $600.00 lap and use in-kind funds to cover the remainder. Under the law, this is not allowable.

NOTE: Previous Grant Recipients

Previous grant recipients must include a description of their participation in competitive ISBE grant programs designed specifically for targeting academic improvement, educator effectiveness and educational technology integration for the past five (5) years.

(EETT Competitive, EETT and ARRA Competitive, Technology Immersion Pilot Project (TIPP), etc.)

Program Evaluation and Reporting Requirements

EvaluationTo assist districts in meeting this statutory

requirement, grant recipients will participate in a statewide evaluation conducted by an independent evaluator.

Utilization of the Illinois Data Portal

Getting Started

Meeting of minds Create a vision Discuss the vision of what the

school or classroom would like to do Instructional change model (Inquiry

Base Learning, Project Base Learning, Montessori, Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy and ISTE NETS standards, etc)

Getting Started

Gather needs evidence that has already been assembled SIP, DIP, TIP, etc

Discuss the vision of what the school or classroom would like to do Student and Personnel Readiness

Infrastructure Readiness

Appendix A

Indicators Not in place, not addressed, or

inadequate to meet project goals. Weak or Unclear many revisions

needed to meet project goals Majority - Average important elements

are missing or need revision to meet project goals.

Attachment 6 Infrastructure Readiness Checklist

Attachment 7 Student and Personnel Readiness Rubric

Grantwriting Hints

State specifically what is being purchased. The portable personal computing device suitable for use among school-aged children must be under $400.00 in initial cost or with a financed lease under $250.00 per year.

Do NOT use weasel words or cutesy words.

Grantwriting Hints

How is this going to change the classroom?

Careful with use of in-kind funds. Can be used for wiring, tech

support, NOT machines. Spend out on hardware. Remaining

funds can be carried over for other details of the grant.

Grantwriting Hints

Sustainability: Concentrate on keeping the change to

classroom instruction going, not on replacing hardware, etc.

How will these changes from this project LAST?

Grantwriting Hints

Use very clear and concise language – No Dissertation – No page limit

Do research Collect data that match the vision Gather needs evidence Build your case Be specific Explain the process

Final Notes

Proposals will be read in-house Check signatures – check, check Good Luck

Q and A