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Applicants should address how the LEA’s Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan (CCIP) supports their grant proposal. Describe joint planning that occurred as well as the level of commitment among all parties (district and building level ). Include CIP alignment information as it relates to the overarching educational goals. It is critical that the applicant’s educational goals are aligned with the project’s educational needs. The project must also correlate closely to the local technology plan and reflect the state's priorities for academic achievement.

One of the teachers involved with writing this grant is currently a member of the Ohio Improvement Process (OIP) for the district. This teacher also sits on the CIP committee which is currently being revised. Invaluable information from this joint planning process will link the grant proposal and the CIP as well as provide the necessary support for the teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum. The school provides a technology support team which includes the four teachers involved in the 21st Century Technology and Skills grant writing process, building principals, and building sysops (system operators). The sysops are available to troubleshoot, diagnose, and provide immediate feedback to staff and faculty. Our school has another support platform which is the Governance Team. This includes department chairs as well as members of the technology team which allows collaboration and communication monthly. This provides another avenue to disseminate information to the teachers. The Ohio Improvement Process calls for more student engagement, enrichment, and additional technology in the classroom. By providing teachers with intensive, high quality, and focused professional development, along with the 21st Century technological tools, teachers will engage low performing students and will transform the learning environment. This grant will expand the resources for teaching and learning in the classroom and provide more innovative, challenging, authentic, and high-order experiences for students. Our CIP aligns with the grant by allocate the necessary funds to provide teachers with technology professional development to ensure students are engaged in their own learning. Also, to utilize effective research-based intervention strategies, and to create lessons that are prescriptive and diagnostic. Our goals ensure that our students will be more competitive with 21st Century teaching skills.


 * Need refererence to Technology Plan-you have the binder...at least, look at the Vision Statement in the front section...you also may find things in Section 2 for Math,Science, SStudies-you can put those references here and in the Narrative section**

updated on 3/27 Our district has a technology plan for improving student achievement. To achieve student learning goals in technology in the area of math, science and social studies, students must have the opportunity to use technology as a tool for doing hands-on lessons through research, activities, as a communication and productivity, and to experience real world applications. Additional support will be provided for use of interactive whiteboards, audience response systems, and document cameras. Additional professional development will be conducted at the building/district level to help teachers use engages learning activities and projects with the students that include technology. Our school district also supports 21st Century education in their Technology Plan’s Vision Statement. Our district believes technology is an indispensable tool, which enhances educational opportunities for staff and students. It is essential that all members of the learning community interact successfully with a technological environment to achieve their educational and job-related goals.