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Grant Proposal
Abstract
Grants provide people with the opportunity to implement new initiatives that could make a big
difference for them. When considering what is needed for my school I felt it would be best to
add additional technology to the fifth grade team to increase student achievement. When
analyzing the given data of the school it seems that the fifth grade team needs the most support
and they have the most testing of all grades. Considering that all county and state testing is
online this year, fifth grade will need additional time to work with technology. Technology also
In Gwinnett County there are about 80 elementary schools. Of those 80 schools only 20%
of those elementary schools are considered Title 1 schools. Title 1 schools are at an immediate
economic disadvantage every school year. The students that come into the school do not have the
same resources readily available to them as other schools may. I currently work at Corley
Elementary school which is a title 1 school that is made up of 88% students receiving free and
reduced lunch. The makeup of the school also includes 53% English language Learners.
Although my school already has technology in the school, I believe that it would benefit
for the upper grades to receive more Chromebooks in the classroom. I am asking Educators of
America for a grant to support me in this initiative. This upcoming school year, all of Gwinnett
County will be giving their district assessment as well as Milestones 100% online. It is important
that we adequately prepare our students to be better prepared for the online testing environment.
With these additional Chromebooks students will have more opportunities to use technology to
support their learning in classrooms and close the achievement gap that is evident between title
With the $5000 grant each fifth grade classroom will be able to get three additional
Chromebooks to utilize in their classroom. These Chromebooks could contribute to more Project
Based Learning in the classroom which has been proven to benefit English language learners.
Also students will have more opportunities to get more acclimated with using technology. The
goal is for students to have more opportunities to use technology so that they will perform better
on the county and state assessments. Also, long-term, these students need opportunities to set
With the additional Chromebooks in the fifth grade classrooms, the uprising fifth grade
cohort will close the achievement gap between them and non-title schools. The data used to
evaluate this will be the beginning of the year district assessment and the end of the year district
assessment. The fifth grade cohort will meet or exceed the district average at the end of the year
district assessment. The past two years the fifth grade team has fallen short of reaching this goal.
It is my hope that with the additional technology teachers will have more opportunities for
differentiated instruction, project-based learning, and collaboration. Throughout the school year
teachers will use the Chromebooks to integrate technology more frequently and differentiate
Methods
There are two ways I am going to assess the effectiveness of the project. The first way is
to conduct surveys with the fifth grade teachers monthly. In the survey I will ask the teachers
about the frequency they use 100% of the technology in their classroom. I will ask about how
they are specifically utilizing the technology. In addition, I will ask teachers in the survey how I
can further support them with their technology implementation. Using this survey method
monthly throughout the year will help me monitor the technology use and the support teachers
In order to ensure that we are on track throughout the school year we will use the district
assessments to monitor the progress of the 5th grade cohort. District assessments are given
quarterly throughout the year. I will look at the data for Language Arts specifically this year.
Each quarter, it will be expected that fifth grade first semester is performing within five points of
the county average. Since this project will take time to truly impact the students, the first
semester will be more lenient. Second semester it will be expected that the students are
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performing within two points of the county average. I will look at each teachers’ data
individually throughout the year and provide support to those teachers who are performing the
lowest.
Evaluation Plan
In order to evaluate my plan, I will use the survey and district assessments to closely
monitor the progress in two different ways. By closely monitoring these two data, I will be able
to make adjustments along the way as needed. The technology provided should be used daily in
the classrooms to support student learning. I will also serve as a resource throughout the year for
these teachers to address any questions or concerns they may have along the way. All technology
use should be directly aligned to instruction and used to leverage student achievement.
My evaluator for this school year will be my principal, Ruth Tomlinson. Some questions
she may ask me this year to monitor the progress of my technology initiative are:
How frequently are the teachers using the additional technology? How do you know?
Budget
For this grant I am asking for additional Chromebooks for the fifth grade teachers. Each
Chromebook costs about $200 which means that fifth grade would be receiving 24 additional
Chromebooks. I am asking for a $5,000 grant to cover the cost for these additional
Chromebooks. My hope is that these Chromebooks will provide additional support in the
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classroom from differentiated instruction and collaboration. I want Corley Elementary students
to have opportunities to perform better on the district assessments. It is important that we close
the achievement gap between our title students and the students at other schools.
Conclusion
With this grant I am hoping that I can make a difference at Corley Elementary. The
school is already at a disadvantage economically and would benefit greatly from additional
technology. Students having more time to use technology would benefit them short-term as well
as long-term. Throughout this year I hope that the Chromebooks allow for more differentiation
and project-based learning in the classroom. I will closely monitor the use of the technology
provided to teachers to ensure that we are maximizing the intended use of the extra technology.
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