Los Angeles Unified School District

Educational Technology Grant Program

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Proposal

Authorize the use of bond dollars to fund the $6.2m education technology matching grant program

To be presented for action February 25 BOC

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Program OverviewFunding = $6,200,000Matching grantSchool-driven solutionsCollaboration between schools

◦2:1 match for strong collaborations Expand access

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Timeline◦Submission window

November 16 through January 8

◦Scoring and selection January 11 through February 11

◦Notification to Schools February 12

◦Bond Oversight Committee vote February 25

◦Board of Education vote March 8

◦Procurement process begins March 8

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Application Questions1. What will you purchase:

With grant funds? With your matching funds?

2. What is the source of the matching funds?

3. What is the plan for using the resources?4. Expected impact on student learning?5. Describe the proposed partnership.

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Application Summary343 schools submittedOver $25m applied forScores fit classic bell curve32 of 101 ITI schools submitted

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Application SummaryNumber of Schools by Type

School Type Non-ITI ITI TotalEarly Ed Centers 2  2Primary Centers 8  8Elementary Schools 181 17 198Middle Schools 48 7 55High Schools 53 8 61Span Schools 8  8City of Angels 1  1Adult Schools 10  10Grand Total 311 32 343

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Application SummaryNumber of Schools by Local District

Local District # of AppsNortheast 42Northwest 39South 48Central 59East 70West 75Adult Schools 10Grand Total 343

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Scoring and Selection◦~$1m per Local District

◦Initial scoring by ITI & ITD staff (complete)

Rubric: http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/9955

◦Final ranking and decisions by Local District and Division of Instruction (February 11)

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Observations So FarTypes of equipment proposed

1. Chromebooks2. iPads3. Mac laptops & desktops4. Windows laptops & desktops

ITI schools proposed additional equipment

Some proposed technology for certain grade levels as opposed entire school

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Observations So FarSome requested support equipment:

◦Projectors, printers, document cameras, Smartboards

Some proposed expensive equipment to support a plan that did not require it◦i.e. high-end laptops and desktops to help

improve reading levelsSome did not fully recognize the need

for technical, instructional, and professional development support

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Observations So Far213 of 343 schools proposed partnerships

◦ Partnerships between schools

◦ Non-profits California Emerging Technology Fund Boys and Girls clubs Code.org

◦ Colleges UCLA USC Santa Monica College CSUN

◦ Corporations

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Benefits of the Program◦Pilot program

◦Will inform the work of the ITI task force

◦School leadership develops solutions

◦Numerous partnerships explored

◦Expands use of technology

◦Execution will incorporate past lessons learned Instructional technology plan Inventory management resources

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Proposal

Authorize the use of bond dollars to fund the $6.2m education technology matching grant program

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