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Title: Recommendation: I recommend approval of the submission of the Picower Foundation Grant for $633,954 to continue and expand the Single School Culture for Academics initiative and authorize the Superintendent or designee to sign all related documents. Description: § This project will provide training, coaching, and modeling on various components of Single School Culture for Academics and fund the expansion to additional schools that may meet the criteria for AAA status. § This grant will provide resources for the following existing positions described below: o Two Managers to develop training components; monitor implementation; and observe, provide feedback to and evaluate Learning Team Facilitators; o Two Resource Teachers to mentor and coach new Learning Team Facilitators and model the components of the project; and o One Parent Advocacy Specialist to provide a minimum of 50 Efficacy presentations to parents. § This grant will also provide stipends for training to enable more schools to implement the Single School Culture for Academics processes. § The goals of the project are as follows: o Percentage of students scoring in Level 3 (proficiency) or higher will increase by 10 percentage points or higher on FCAT tests; o Project schools will participate in weekly (elementary) or biweekly (secondary) Learning Team Meetings; o 90% of school principals at project schools will score at least a 3 out of 5 on an Instructional Leader Rubric; o Parent Advocacy Specialist will conduct 50+ workshops on Efficacy to parents and/or community agencies; and o A community-wide Efficacy Campaign for Proficiency will be enacted in Financial Impact: The financial impact to the Special Revenue – Other Funds Budget is an increase of $633954. There is no financial impact to the Operating Budget. For Additional Information, contact: Ann Killets akillets@palmbeach.k12.fl.us Alison Adler Attachments (list):
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