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Tennessee First to the Top

Local System Scope of WorkInstructions

The Scope of Work provides the plan for use of money designated for a local school system from the

Race to the Top grant. The funds are for a four-year period and the Scope of Work should specify use

for each year. General guidelines are as follows:

1. Total planned expenditures over four years must match the total amount designated for the

local system.

o Budgeted amounts for individual years may vary, but the minimum appropriation for

year 1 should be no less than 25% of the total LEA award. LEAs may request all of the

money in year 1 if justifiable to accomplish bold and innovative reform.

o Actual expenditures may fall within 90% - 110% of budgeted amount without

submission of a budget amendment.

o Money not spent during a designated year may be rolled to the ensuing year.

o In general, there are few restrictions on the use of RTTT funds except that they must be

related to the state proposal and not supplant existing expenditures. The purpose of the

grant is to provide bold and innovative reform that supports the State's approved Race to the

Top application. They must also

Payment of maintenance costs

Stadiums or other facilities primarily used for athletic contests or exhibitions or other

events for which admission is charged to the general public

Purchase or upgrade of vehicles

Improvements of stand-alone facilities whose purpose is not the education of

children, including central office administration or operations or logistical

support facilities

School modernization, renovation, or repair that is inconsistent with State law

2. Planned activities mustrelate to and support the state application. Allowable uses of RTTT

funds are outlined on a separate page and must be coded in the Scope of Work.

3. Planned activities that create recurring costs for the local system beyond the four-year scope

of the grant must be noted. The local funding body must attest that they are aware of the

recurring costs and that they acknowledge that these costs will become the responsibility of

the local funding body.

4. The Scope of Work may be submitted by a local system or by a consortium of systems. If

submitted by a consortium, all of the above stipulations apply to each participating system.

A lead system must be identified that will receive, disburse, and account for all funds.

Separate cost centers must be maintained by the lead system to account for all RTTT funds.

Instructions:

1. Each year of expenditures should be detailed on a separate sheet. Complete the system (or

consortium)

2. Complete the Scope of Work for each year. A sample sheet is included.

o Activity Describe the activity planned for supporting the state RTTT application.

o Correlation to state plan Code the activity to the appropriate aspect of the state grant

application using coding in chart on separate page.

o Correlation to TCSPP Provide a brief explanation of how this activity

supports the system TCSPP.

o Plan for Implementation Outline the system plan for implementing this activity.


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o Recurring expense Indicate if this use of funds will create recurring expenses for the

local system beyond the four-year scope of the funding. If a system indicates that any

recurring costs will be incurred in any planned area, the local funding agency must sign

the attestation on the signature page.


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Date Action

March 29, 2010 Announcement of RTTT award

April 19, 2010 Letter of announcement to local systems

April 21, 2010Jackson (West Tennessee Grand Division)

explanation of Scope of Work

April 22, 2010Nashville (Middle Tennessee Grand Division)


April 23, 2010Knoxville (East Tennessee Grand Division)


May 14, 2010 Scope of Workdue to Field Service Center

May 17-18, 2010 Field Service Center review of Scope of Work

May 19-20, 2010 Findings presented to DOE review team

State Department of Education

Tennessee Race to the Top

Timeline

May 21, 2010 Systems notified of disposition of Scope of Work

May 27, 2010 Resubmission of Scopes of Worknot meeting requirements

May 28, 2010 Final review of Scope of Work

June 1, 2010 Submission to USDOE of all Scopes of Work


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Elements of the State Reform Plan

B. Standards and Assessments (State Application pages 53-62)

(3) Supporting the transition to enhanced standards and high-quality assessments

C. Data Systems to Support Instruction (State Application pages 63-74)

(3) Using data to improve instruction:

(i) Use of local instructional improvement systems

(ii) Professional development on use of data

(iii) Availability and accessibility of data to researchers

D. Great Teachers and Leaders (State Application pages 75-118)

(2) Improving teacher and principal effectiveness based on performance: (pages 80-96)

(i) Measure student growth

(ii) Design and implement evaluation systems (iii) Conduct annual evaluations

(iv) (a) Use evaluations to inform professional development

(b) Use evaluations to inform compensation, promotion, and retention

(c) Use evaluations to inform tenure and/or full certification

(d) Use evaluations to inform removal

(3) Ensuring equitable distribution of effective teachers and principals: (pages 97-111)

(i) High-poverty and/or high-minority schools

(ii) Hard-to-staff subjects and specialty areas

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(i) Quality professional development (ii) Measure effectiveness of professional development

E. Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools State Application pages 119-130)

(2) Turning around the lowest-achieving schools


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System:

$460,008

Correlation t ostate plan

Correlation t oTCSPP

B(3)

D (5)(i)Goals 1, 2, & 3

Provide professional development to teachers to ensure

awareness of new standards. Involve teachers in in-depth

revision of current local curriculum and pacing guides to reflect

new standards. Provide technology necessary to enable teachers

to maximize use of these guides thereby increasing teacher

Activi ty


Local System Scope of Work

Total amount of award (over four years):

Jackson County

* If consortium, list all participating systems with lead system first

Year 1 (2010-11)

Plan for Implemen

Contract with curriculum experts in core subj

science first) to assist teachers in mapping s

guides across curriculum ($10,000). Provide

50 teachers for one day (50 days x $70 = $3

scheduled so as not to require substitutes).

Provide technology to enable teachers to util

B(3)

C(3) (i)Goals 1, 2, & 3

effectiveness & improving student learning.

Extend current local formative assessment measurements for use

in all classes grades K - 6 in all schools.

instructional practices ($19,250).

Involve 18 teachers in training to expand DIB

assessments to all classes in all schools gra

for 18 for one day, 18 teachers x $70 = $126

provide training and provide release time for

($5000)


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B(3) Goals 1, 2, & 3Support teachers as they transition to more stringent standardsand stricter assessments designed to increase teacher

effectiveness through professional development and enhanced

technology for their classrooms.

Provide hardware (including white boards, do

response systems, & interactive slates) softw

to enhance teaching practices to better addreper teacher) thus meeting student needs in t

reading/language arts, math, science, and so

performance on TCAP assessments includin

8, writing assessments, Gateway, and End-o

C(3)(ii) Goals 1, 2, & 3

Provide multi-day training for teachers on use of data (TVAAS,

TCAP, formative & summative assessments) for guiding

instructional decisions. (One full day of overview for all teachers,

then additional site- specific training utilizing each school's most

current data.)

First day training provided free of charge by s

Trainer for 4 additional days - $4000. Subst

(25 subs to be shared among school facultie

$1,750)


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D(2)

D(5)(I) Goals 1 - 4

Join with neighboring Clay, Macon, and Smith counties to provide

training for prospective administrative leaders. Shared training and

experiences will be designed to increase teacher effectivness &

increase student learning.

Pool $10,000 in funding with nearby Clay, Ma

a Leadership Academy for prospective admi

toward providing quality training (utilizing traifour systems) and provide stipends to approx

Jackson County.


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D(2)(ii) Goals 1-4

Priovide professional development on use of devaluation system and provide administrators aopportunities to participate in identifying data thprovides insight into teacher effectiveness. Proadministrators the technology necessary to useevaluation system and the necessary data inv

Provide professional development foradministrators & teachers on the new evaluationsystem, data training necessary to provideaccurate evaluations to allow systemadministrataors to pinpoint problems, offeringtargeted assistance to teachers, identifyingexemplar teachers , & improving instructionthrough increased teacher effectiveness


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D(2)(ii) Goals 1-4

Total budget for 2

Priovide professional development on use of datnew evaluation system and provide administratoteachers opportunities to participate in identifyingthat best provides insight into teacher effectiveneProvide administrators the technology necessarythe new evaluation system and the necessary da

involved.

Provide professional development foradministrators & teachers regarding newevaluation system, including data trainingnecessary to provide accurate evaluations, thusallowing system administrators to pinpointproblems, offer targeted assistance, identifyexemplary teachers , & improve instruction

through increased teacher effectiveness.


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D(2)(ii) Goals 1-4

Total Budge

Priovide professional development on use of new evaluation system & provide administratopportunities to participate in identifying data provides insight into teacher effectiveness. Padministrators the technology necessary to uevaluation system & the necessary data invo

Provide professional development for administrators& teachers regarding the new evaluation system,including data training necessary to provideaccurate evaluations that allow systemadministrataors to pinpoint problems, offer targetedassistance to teachers, identify exemplary teachers, & improve instruction to increase teacher

effectiveness.


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System:

$460,008

Budget

115,002

115,002

115,002

115,002

2010-11

2013-14

2011-12


Local System Scope of Work

* If consortium, list all participating systems with lead system first

Total amount of award (over fou r years):

Jackson County

Year

Summary of Four-Year Scope of Wo

2012-13

$460,008.00

Director of Schools

Chair, Board of Education

TEA Representative (O*

Required System Signatures

Total four-year budget must match amount o

Total Four-Year Budget

I have approved the "Scope of Work" for use of funds generated by the "Race to the Top" grant, am fully committedcan be paid from curent level LEA funding do not require a funding agency sign off.

On behalf of the funding agency for the Board of Education, I affirm that the funding agency is aware that "Scope orecurring costs beyond the four-year scope of the grant and that they acknowledge that these costs will become th

On behalf of the Board of Education, I affirm that the Board has approved the "Scope of Work" for use of funds genand will support its implementation.

(Joe D. Barlow, Director)

( Dewey C. Mabery, Chair)

Chair, Local Funding Agency


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