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Middle School IMPACT Grant

Background

The IMPACT model, comprising a fully funded media and technology program, including personnel, resources, and access, recognizes that effective school library media and instructional technology programs support both effective teaching and learning.. These programs are essential to making education relevant. The model is outlined in IMPACT: Guidelines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs and is aligned to Information Power: Building Powerful Partnerships, the national standards for media and technology programs. Based on valid research and reflecting the recommendations of the revised North Carolina Educational Technology Plan (2005-2009), the IMPACT model acknowledges the importance of staffing each school in North Carolina with both a school library media coordinator and an instructional technology facilitator. Further, it assures that the media and technology resources and conditions necessary to support the teaching and learning process are present. The Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant is intended to provide the funding and technical assistance to support Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in implementing the IMPACT model in one of their middle or high schools. Over a 2-year period, the goal of this model is to:

• Help middle and high school teachers integrate technology into their teaching practice by providing the technology personnel, resources, and access necessary to implement an Outstanding media and technology program as determined in the Evaluation Rubrics within IMPACT: Guidelines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs
• Provide the necessary personnel, resources, access, professional development, and student instruction to produce technologically literate students by the eighth grade, to continue to assist students in the acquisition and application of technology skills in the high school environment, and to have a significant impact on the academic achievement of the school's student population.
• Study the IMPACT Model as it is implemented in the middle and high school setting.

Eligible LEAs may apply by first submitting the following no later than 5pm, Friday, October 20, 2006:

• A letter of intent outlining:
  1. Designated middle or high school
  2. Media and Technology Advisory Committee/School Improvement Team members who will be assisting in the writing of the grant
  3. Analysis of the School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA) conducted at the school level.
• Written verification of consultation with Regional Technology Consultant. This may occur at centrally located regional meetings.
• One-page description of vision for making designated school an IMPACT school
• Letter of commitment from LEA superintendent and principal of designated school

Application and Other Information

• IMPACT Model School Grant RFP (Word)
• IMPACT Model School Grant RFP (HTML)
• Grant Scoring Rubric - a guide for grant writing (Word)
• Budget Template (Excel)
• Eligible Schools by Region (HTML)
• Eligible Schools by LEA (HTML)
• Eligible Charter Schools (HTML)
• IMPACT: Guidelines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs(PDF)
• Component Video (Mov)
• Application FAQ's (Word)

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