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** LTG Helpful Hints (from 2009) ** ! Review your school’s CEP and School Report card and conduct a gap analysis to determine areas of need. You can also use your SINI/SURR designation (ELA, Math, and Science) to target your area of need. ! Be realistic and focus your efforts based on your school’s needs. ! Make sure that your proposal is aligned to the standards and assessments. ! Identify a non-public school partner as early as possible who has similar needs as your school. ! Get to know the non-public school and obtain germane information that you can use in the proposal. ! There should be a partnership between you and the non-public school. ! Be equitable in terms of how you split the funds between your school and the non-public school. There should be a mutual agreement between you and the non-public school regarding how you share the funds – there should be no surprises! ! Do not let a vendor write your grant and do not cut and paste information from vendors or scientifically based research. ! Be creative in the professional development model that you use so that you are able to adequately support your teachers and the non-public school. For example, instead of holding full day training sessions, plan half day sessions and allow time for push-ins and follow-up (e.g., Instead of planning for 12 full day professional development sessions, plan for 24 half days that can take place after school and that will allow time for in class push-in support from the vendor). ! Vendors for Professional Development: - Teaching Matters Inc. - JDL Technology - Culture Quest - Vision Education (LEGO, robotics, blue prints, etc.) - Dr. Gerald Kohl (web developer) - Educational Technology Associates - Mysner - Think Quest ! When it comes to planning your budget remember to do the following: - Place money to pay non-public school teachers to attend professional development under non-contractual services not per session. - Factor in the fringe and benefit costs to pay the non-public school teachers. ! Standards-based Web-based Tools and Resources: ! New York State Virtual Learning System Education Portal ([]) ! NYLearns.org ([|http://www.nylearns.org]) ! Nettrekker ([|http://www.nettrekker.com]) ! Marco Polo New York ([])