Quality Science & Math Grant

Presented by:K. Renae Pullen

Lisa Nance

Big Questions

1. What is a QSM grant?2. How do I write a successful grant?3. What should I do? What should I not do?4. What happens when I get funded? What

happens if I don’t get funded?

What Is a QSM Grant?• The QSM grant is a competitive grant  that awards up to $750 each for approved materials and equipment.•Grants are awarded to individual classroom teachers to use in providing standards-based instruction to help meet state accountability goals.• The grant must be submitted online no later than Friday, September 12, 2014.

QSM Grant Timeline

Read Grant Guidelines

and Procedures

Edit, Complete,

and Turn in Grant

Due: Friday, Sept. 12

Notifications Sent Dec.-Jan

Turn in All Receipts and Unexpended

Funds Due:

Feb. 27, 2015

Implement Grant Project and Complete

All Grant Surveys on

Time

Guidelines• Only full-time classroom teachers assigned to teach mathematics or science in the K-12 regular education program in public schools are eligible to submit proposals. • Maximum award: $750.• The QSM grant funds must be used for the purchase of non-consumable instructional equipment and/or materials/education technology • Does not include furniture, TV/utility carts, computer desks, etc.

• Educational technology must be strongly linked to science/math instruction and should include specific ways that the requested educational technology will support student learning. 

Guidelines• The QSM Council maintains the right to disqualify proposals showing

evidence of plagiarism including, but not limited to, substituting synonyms for another individual's words but preserving his/her sentence structure or mixing the individual's words or phrases with the applicants' paraphrasing.

• The "Statement of Support" form is required and must be signed by both the teacher and school principal.

• The information supplied in the application is used to provide reports to legislators.

• Applications will be evaluated on a competitive basis by a Review Panel composed of representatives from the Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics (LATM) and the Louisiana Science Teachers Association (LSTA).  Point values assigned to each section are indicated on the proposal form.

• Notification of funded or non-funded QSM Grant Proposals will be via e-mail from the QSM office.

QSM Grant Page

Application Summary• Contact Info• Principal Info• Identify Student Population• Project Overview• Rationale

• Project Description• Evaluation Process of Project• Your Qualifications• Budget Narrative• Itemized Budget • Statement of Support

1. Students to Be Served• List the number and categories of students impacted.•Discuss student population in depth.• Your attendance clerk can help you.

2. Overview • Tell what you plan to do.•Cleary state the goal.•Describe the project.

3. Rationale• Explain why the project is necessary.• Identify and define the student need, problem, or learning:• Well-defined• Educationally significant• Directly relates to the goals stated in the Overview

4. Description •Describe a well-thought out project with a clear vision.•Materials, equipment, and technology should be appropriate and relate to the goal/purpose of project.•Make it clear that implementation of project is standard-based as well as age and developmentally appropriate.• Provide evidence that the project will address goals.

5. Evaluation/Assessment •Clearly explain the evaluation process/procedure for your project.• Evaluation should directly and appropriately measure proposal’s goal.• Include objective data.•Do not use LEAP or ILEAP data as your assessment.

6. Qualifications of Applicant• Include 2 professional development experiences that relate to your project

7. Budget Narrative • List and briefly describe the requested materials• Justify the purpose of the requested materials

8. Itemized Budget • List budget items, costs (including shipping), and vendors under the appropriate categories.

Suggestions•Have someone proof and edit your proposal. Use the rubric.• As you look for materials for your project proposal:• Write down the vendor name, item number, and page number• Try not to use too many different vendors• Get the Statement of Support signed before Sept. 12.

Things to Do •Base your purpose, evaluation, and impact on student data and/or achievement.• Classroom assessments count

• Turn everything in on time; it is due Sept. 12.•Make sure you do not plagiarize. •Read all directions and expectations carefully.•Make sure you answer each question.• Save all your notes and keep a copy of your proposal.

If you are not funded…•Don’t despair.•Keep your application. Make improvements and resubmit in the future. •Reflect on your proposal and write another grant.

If you are funded…• Complete all online components.• Make all expenditures.• Make sure you get your receipts. Send all original receipts to QSM no later than Feb. 27, 2014• Any budget changes must be submitted to QSM, through the SEA System, for approval PRIOR to expenditure.• Any unexpended money must be returned to the QSM Program by February 27, 2015.• Reflect on your project and write another grant.

Resources•QSM Grant Page:http://www.seasystem.net/cgi-bin/qsm/ • Proposal: http://www.seasystem.net/cgi-bin/qsm/QSM14-15RFP.pdf • Scoring Sheet: http://www.seasystem.net/cgi-bin/qsm/Score.pdf

Resources• Fisher Science:32% off list pricing from all current catalogs and web products.• Kaplan Early Learning Company: 18% off list pricing from all current catalogs and web products.• Lakeshore Learning:7% off list pricing from all current catalogs and web products.

Resources•Delta Education•Teacher Created Materials• TCM Science Readers

• Frey Scientific •ETA Hand2Mind

Big Questions

1. What is a QSM grant?2. How do I write a successful grant?3. What should I do? What should I not do?4. What happens when I get funded? What

happens if I don’t get funded?

Quality Science & Math Grant

Presented by:K. Renae Pullen

Lisa Nance