Operations Committee Meeting January 8, 2013

Operations Committee Meeting

Daina Lujan

Coordinator, Safe Routes to School

Agenda

• Call for Grant Applications – 25 Minutes

• Collaboration– 30 Minutes

• IWTSD Debrief and Event Planning– 35 Minutes

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Call For Grant Applications

• Timeline

• Key Changes– Funding– Approvable Expenditures– Competitive Award– Accepting an Award

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TimelineMarch 15, 2013 Proposals Due

March 29 – April 5, 2013 Review Proposals

April 12, 2013 Applicants Notified Regarding

Awards

April 17, 2013 Award Letters Mailed

Second Call for Additional Projects (if funds remain after

awarding grants; awarded on a first come, first served basis)

June 13, 2013 Final Notification to all

Applicants regarding Award Status

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Funding

• Award Amounts

• Fronting Money

• Partial Awards

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Approvable Expenditures

• Clerical• Non-infrastructure• Small Capital Infrastructure

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Competitive Grant Award

• Evaluation Criteria

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Accepting an Award

• Formal Notification

• Grant Requirements – Attend Program Orientation and Committee

Meetings– Activity and Budget Reports– Student Travel and Parent Survey Data– One County-wide Event

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Questions

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Collaborating

• Group Norms

–Write down three things that either:

• What you bring to a partnership, or• You value in a partner, or• A combination of the options

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Collaborating• Partners– Partner’s Name– District or Agency–Why they got involved with Safe Routes– Their primary mode of transportation for

traveling to school when they were a child

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IWTSD and Event Planning

• Review Highlights

• Share –What you Did– Things to Try– How to Prepare

• Note– Asks

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Share Out

• To Try

• Steps

• Asks

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Important Dates2012-2013 Meetings

April 4 at 10 am

February 11, 2013: Earth Day Workshop at 10 am and 4 pm

February 13, 2013: Golden Sneaker Contest Workshop at 10 am

March 12, 2013: Bike Day Workshop at 10 am and 4 pm

June 30, 2013: All Cycle I SR2S funds must be expended

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Feedback

• What information was most useful to you?

• Please share your thoughts on the partnered activities.

• Note the best days/times for future meetings.

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Contacts

Daina Lujan

(650) 802-5306

dlujan@smcoe.k12.ca.us

Marilyn Canadas

(650) 802-5338

mcanadas@smcoe.k12.ca.us

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