Presented byNicole Dalton

HB 3233—STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING AND LEARNING MODELS

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANTTHE WEBINAR WILL BEGIN AT 12:30 PST**THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED**

During this webinar . . .

Please mute any microphones or phonesSubmit all questions through the chat feature (Access Chat on the drop-down menu at the top of your screen)I will answer as many questions as possible at the end of the presentation

**THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED**

WELCOME TO THEPROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND

LEARNING GRANT WEBINAR

Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Grant

Technical Assistance Webinar

AGENDA:

• Purpose • Target Audience• Key Elements• Dates and Amounts• Questions• Electronic Submission• Grant Application

Reviewers• Final Questions• Resources

Support the development of proficiency-based teaching and learning demonstration sites

Inform practices in other school sites and lead to the development of new proficiency-based teaching and learning school sites in underserved regions of the state

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT PURPOSE

Grants will fund eligible entities committed to developing sustainable proficiency-based teaching and learning programs in a school district or consortia of school districts with a strong commitment to improving student achievement and to providing demonstration sites for proficiency-based teaching and learning in the state.

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT TARGET AUDIENCE

School districts with a readiness to implement a proficiency-based teaching and learning model

Non-profits experienced in working with educators to implement proficiency-based teaching and learning practices

ESDs and post-secondary institutions interested in partnering with school districts to support implementation of proficiency-based teaching and learning practices (cannot act as fiscal agent)

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT TARGET AUDIENCE

Proficiency-based teaching and learning means a practice that is student-centered and based upon several key principles:

Students learn in a personalized environment and advance upon demonstrated mastery of state, industry, or national standards;

Measurable learning objectives are explicit and empower students;

Student assessment is meaningful and a positive learning experience;

Students receive rapid, differentiated support and learning outcomes including applied learning.

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT KEY ELEMENTS

Each grant will support the development of 1-4 proficiency-based teaching and learning demonstration sites that provide leadership for the rest of the state.

Grant recipient(s) will provide documentation of the impact of proficiency practices on K-12 student achievement, teacher practices, and stakeholders.

More students will experience personalized learning environments that assure proficiency on key learning outcomes.

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT KEY ELEMENTS

Grant recipient(s) will provide access to proficiency-based teaching and learning resources, training, and content coaches for at least 1,000 educators.*

*If two grants are awarded, the total combined number of teachers served should be at least 1,000.

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT KEY ELEMENTS

The proposals are due on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 3 PM

The award amount will be up to $602,000

One or two Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Grants will be awarded

Applicants are expected to be notified on March 10, 2014

The final date to expend funds is June 30, 2015

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT DATES & AMOUNTS

Please feel free ask any questions you may have about the Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Grant.

QUESTIONS

How to submit your application

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

How to Compress a File

Move all documents into a single folder: Name of Agency, underscore, then Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Grant (e.g. Oregon Department of Education_ Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Grant)

Please organize them in the folder to match the submission requirements

Right Click on the Folder Send to: Compressed (Zipped) Folder

Compressed Folder .zip

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

How to Use Secure File Transfer (STF)

Click this link and it will take you directly to the Secure File Transfer Page

Or go to: https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/xfers/

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

How to Use Secure File Transfer (STF)

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

GRANT APPLICATION REVIEWERS

We are building a pool of experienced education administrators, managers, practitioners, researchers and evaluators to serve as peer reviewers for responses to the Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Grant RFP.

Volunteers with at least 5 years of experience in the areas of assessment, curriculum, educator effectiveness, elementary, equity, diversity and inclusion, secondary, post-secondary, special education, literacy and tutoring, proficiency-based teaching and learning, nonprofit management, grant making, or program evaluation should complete this form.

The agency needs statewide representation by February 17; Please send this to your respective networks.

Any final questions about the Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Grant.

The applications are due on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 3pm

Future questions can be referred to:nicole.dalton@ode.state.or.us

FINAL QUESTIONS

Oregon Department of Education

TODAY’S PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT

INFORMATION SOURCES:

HTTP://WWW.ODE.STATE.OR.US

ODE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES PAGE

PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT RFP

NICOLE DALTONnicole.dalton@ode.state.or.us