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Funding Educational Innovation

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• Team of Regional Grant Managers for direct support

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• Provide targeted grant application and writing support

• Consult on post-funding project implementation

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Today we will discuss

• Why innovation?

• Potential roadblocks to innovation

• Top Educational Innovation Funders

• Investing in Innovation

• GEAR UP Partnership Grants

• Race to the Top District Grants

• Strategies for implementing innovative programs

• Technologies that have made an impact

Today’s Agenda


Why Innovation?

• Improved student achievement

• Improved teacher effectiveness

• Greater parent involvement

• More authentic learning

• “Personalized” education

• Maximized resources in the classroom

• Expanded educational opportunities

• Morale boost/Impress the school board


Potential Roadblocks to Innovation

• Infrastructure doesn’t support it

• Community “wouldn’t use it”

• Other priorities take precedence

• “We’re doing fine and don’t need anything new”

• Teachers don’t want it

• No money for it


• Purpose: Experiment, launch, expand new ideas and initiatives in K-12 education

• Funding: $150 million (est.)

• Award Categories: Scale-Up, Validation, and Development

Scale Up Awards:

Up to $25 million

Validation Awards:

Up to $15 million

Development Awards:

Up to $3 million

Investing in Innovation


GEAR UP Partnership Grants


Purpose: To increase

college attendance and

success and raise the

expectations of low-

income students

Funding: $158 million total

for partnership grants

(est.)

Grant Period: 6 years

Deadline: Summer 2013

Race to the Top: District Competition

Purpose: To personalize education for all students

Funding: $383 million available for 15-25 grants of $5-40 million (est.)

Deadline: Late fall 2013


TelePresence Endpoints

TelePresence Infrastructure

MXE / Show and Share

In Some Cases:

WebEx

WebEx Social

Core Infrastructure

Technologies That Have Made An Impact

Education: Teaching and Learning

Blended & Distance Learning TelePresence

TelePresence Synch

Digital Media Suite

Student-Teacher Collaboration TelePresence

WebEx

Digital Media System

Unified Communications

Mobility & Wireless

Cisco Lecture Vision

Cisco Show and Share

Professional Development WebEx – Common Core Standards Training

TelePresence – District Meeting (Travel Prohibitive)

Digital Media Systems – School Safety Focus

Cisco UCS – Data Storage – Green – Cost Efficiency

Desktop Virtualization – Cost effective alternative

Cisco Network Infrastructure – Optimal Application performance

Education: Administration and Management

Server Proliferation and Cost Virtual Desktop

Energy Expenses Virtual Desktop

Unified Communications

Infrastructure and IT Operations Unified Communications

Mobility & Wireless

Virtual Desktop

Strategies for Implementing Innovative Programs


Draft a mission statement

Get others invested

Get executive buy-in

Develop a written plan

Get the project funded

Present the plan (with funding) to

the wider community

Immersive

Most realistic

face-to-face, virtual

communications for

dedicated

classrooms and

auditoriums

Multipurpose

Transform any

classroom into a

TelePresence

collaboration center

Personal

Connect students,

faculty, and

administrators with

each other and

any classroom

Solution Platforms

TelePresence

components and

complete systems for

customized education

deployments and

applications

Expanding student experiences

Cisco Technology in Education

Education Grants Webcast Series – Sponsored by Cisco

www.SchoolITGrants.info

Click “Recent Webcasts”


• Dept. of Education (www.ED.gov)

• Federal Electronic Grants Clearinghouse (www.Grants.gov)

• Grants Office (www.GrantsOffice.com)

• Realizing the Potential of Promise Neighborhoods in Your Community (www.SchoolITGrants.info)

Webcast: June 11, 2013

Good Sources of Information


http://www.ed.gov/

http://www.grants.gov/

http://www.grantsoffice.com/

http://www.schoolitgrants.info/

Budget Considerations

• Some things to consider in your budget:

– Training time for yourself and others

– Planning facilitation

– Testing the technology

– Modular build-out

– Reporting and evaluation

– Communications tools

– Grant administration


Ten Tips for Getting More Grants

1. Learn as much as possible about each program to which you intend to apply.

2. Involve others in your project, but be judicious; have a purpose for their involvement.

3. Customize each proposal to the requirements of the funder.

4. Get reviewers comments for non-winning proposals and use their feedback in future proposals (www.fcc.gov/foia).

5. Include only support letters that demonstrate a real commitment on the part of the sender.


Ten Tips for Getting More Grants

6. Make grantseeking part of your agency’s strategy; don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

7. Be specific in your budget; most funders have generous allowances for budget length.

8. Don’t include materials other than those specifically requested by the funder.

9. Have an outsider edit your proposal before you submit it.

10.Follow directions.


Recommended Next Steps: Contact Cisco for Technology Solutions and how they fit into grants Replay the weekly web cast series on stimulus activities

Stephanie Jones

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219-766-0821


Resources


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Michael Paddock

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