1. Instructor: Amanda Hillman
April 7, 2013

2. Grant Type?
 The educational technology improvement
need which I chose to address in my grant
application is for staff and administration to
ensure that all teachers in their department
and school know how to operate and
maintain the technology available in their
classrooms.

3. According to the NEA Foundation, this
specific grant is intended to develop
“students’ academic achievement by
engaging them in critical thinking and
problem solving that deepen knowledge
of standards-based subject matter”

4. What type of grant?
 This grant is intended to center the focus on
student need, with a limited amount
allotted for professional development.

5. Executive Summary
Jupiter High School request $2,500 grant to:
 Enable professional development which may be
centered on student success by the implementation
and maintenance of technology in the classroom
 Geared toward professional development skills and
courses which can directly benefit the school and align
with the school district’s commitment to the pursuit of
excellence

6. Jupiter High’s Mission
 Jupiter High School’s mission statement states “Jupiter
High School is committed to equipping students with
the tools they need for academic, personal and social
achievement.”

7. Palm Beach County Mission
 Palm Beach County is committed to excellence by
maintaining and assimilating digital tools to follow
the technology trends of the current generation of
students. The technology strives to be outfitted
with a variety of digital technology tools.

8. Needs and Proposed Improvements
 Presently, the school has very minimum
computer access for student usage. In
addition, current teachers within the
English department have limited resources
available to advance their professional
development in regards to classroom
technology needs.

9. Specific Needs
 Focal point of the proposed grant is to make certain to
provide more accessible means of technology for the
students; as well as research, identify and pursue
professional development tools which may be easily
incorporated to further student achievement within
the English department

10. Professional Development
 English department will pursue a
professional development course to
educate instructors on how to operate
and maintain the technology available
in their classroom to improve school
unity.

11. Specific Goals and Objectives

12. English Department Goals
 One of the important goals within the English
department is to partner with colleagues and
encourage the consistent use of the technology
available in the classroom currently. A professional
development course will help to ensure staff has
the knowledge necessary to learn and model the
current technology

13. English Department Objectives
 One of the most important objectives within the
English department is to encourage the IT staff to
explore more feasible software to utilize in eventual
school use.
 By collaborating with the IT staff, it will help to make
the software and hardware goals develop quickly and
accurately.

14. Possibilities…
 The department staff in turn will learn and
model the technology for other teachers within
our department. In addition, possible
encouragement of the software and hardware
for professional development within other
department

15. Specific Activities for Student Focus
 Within one month of receiving funding, the English
department will brainstorm and restructure the computers
within the hallway. Once an evaluation of available
resources has been identified through focus groups, the
department will take action on implementing the goal

16. Specific Activities for Teacher Focus
 Within the weekly focus groups, the department will
also brainstorm on professional development tools
available currently and which may be assimilated after
the funding is received. Upon receiving funding within
one month, the department will have identified and
began implementing the new professional
development course

17. Budget Details for Students
Tool
Price and Quantity
Total
2 Refurbished Intel
Core 2 Duo Dell
computers and
monitors for
student access in
English department
•2- $300.00 per computer
tower
2- $75.00 per computer
monitor
$675.00 total for 2 new
computers
2 new software
programs installed
on new computers
2- $318 for 2 yearly Pro
Prezi software for
computers
•Fee to pay IT department
of maintenance and
installation of new
computers
$318 for licensed Pro
Prezi software
$50 per hour to pay IT
staff to install and
maintain new computers
and software

18. Budget Details for Teachers
Tool
Professional
Development online tools
to facilitate consistent
technology and Prezi
Tutorial for teacher use
Grand Total
Budget
Price and Quantity
Short online course for
consistent use of
technology $120 for 9
English teachers
Total
$1,080 for Professional
Development Course
Free Prezi tutorial with
licensed purchase of
software
Estimated budget
$2,200 total

19. Evaluation Plan

20. Evaluation of student impact
 The impact of student access to software and computer
use will be evaluated by anonymous student surveys
which will be distributed through the online
communication tool

21. Evaluation of Teacher impact
 The impact of the professional development course which
the English department will be collaboratively managing
and participating in, will be evaluated through weekly
guided focus groups and needs assessments to measure
technology needs and future goals.

23. References
 Funding Opportunities_FarmtoSchool.org. (n.d.) Retrieved
from
http://www.farmtoschool.org/fundingopps.php
 Student Achievement Grants // The NEA Foundation. (n.d.).
Retrieved from
http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/grants-toeducators/grant-application/student-achievement-grants/
 Mission Statement for Jupiter High School in Jupiter,Florida.
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://florida.webschoolpro.com/jupiter-highschool_FL000500081/mission.html