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NEF’s STEM+ Academy Grant Summary and Application

by the National Education Foundation (NEF)
national non-profit leader in K-12 STEM Education

The STEM+ Academy helps students build the skills they need to succeed in college and the highly competitive 21st-century workforce. NEF’s unique high-quality, cost-effective total solution grant program provides disadvantaged school districts an opportunity to enhance the STEM+ skills of their students. To date, NEF has provided STEM+ and Math Homework Helper grants to more than 250 school districts across the U.S.

Grant Eligibility: Any school district with 35% or more students eligible for free/reduced price lunch

Deadline: Grants are awarded on an ongoing basis, first come, first served.

Grant Type/Cost: A 90% matching grant from NEF will provide courses and Total Solution services to the school districts – a $315 value per student, per year. School districts pay the remaining 10%, amounting to $35 per student, per academy, per year, for a minimum of 1,000 students.

Funding: School districts pay the $35 fee per student academy using any district budget, local, state, or federal funds. Many school districts use Title I funds.

Performance Outcomes & Cost Comparison: On average, students advance one grade level in 25 learning hours in math or reading using NEF’s Total Solution Learning System, at a cost of only $35 per student. This can help drastically reduce the approximate $2,000 in Title I funds school districts spend per student each year on remedial learning.

Academies (16 total):

K-5 (2 Academies): Math, ELA (Reading)
6-8: (3 Academies) Math, ELA, Digital Literacy
9-12: (8 Academies) Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies, SAT/ACT, IT, Business, Management
Vocational, Career Tech, Adult Ed (3 Academies): IT , Business, Management

  • IT includes 60 IT certifications in Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, A+, Net+, Security+, Web Design and Internet Security
  • Management includes Project Management certifications such as PMP® Exam Prep

Courses: All courses are web-based. The K-8 Math and ELA Pearson SuccessMaker and 9-12 Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Pearson NovaNET are ranked #1 by the U.S. Department of Education.

Visit www.cyberlearning.org/catalog to see a list of all 5,500 courses grouped into several course packages offered.

Standards: All courses meet state and national standards set under the No Child Left Behind Act

Total Solution Services provided by NEF
The $35 fee goes toward providing the following services:

  1. Differentiated Learning: Customized learning for each student
  2. Stipend/Bonus for the Academy Director
  3. Learning Management System (LMS): Tracking of student activities, student progress
    and real time reports (for school superintendent., school board etc.)
  4. Motivational Program: Teacher stipends, student rewards ( iPods, gift certificates, etc.),
    parent awards, Student-Teacher-Parent Award Day
  5. Mentoring Program: Mentoring for students
  6. Teacher Training & Professional Development
  7. Tech Support & 24/7 Help Line

Guarantee: We offer a money back guarantee for all IT and Business Certifications.

To apply: Please complete the application form below.

For a description of the course academies, please review our course catalog at www.cyberlearning.org/catalog.

If you need further assistance while filling out the form, call us at 703-823-9999.


STEM+ Academy Application

Date:

I. INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION:

* Required

Name of the Requesting Organization: *
Description of Requesting Organization (e.g., School, School District, Community College,
College, University):
Authorized Representative of the Requesting Organization:
Name *
Title
City *
State *
Telephone # *
Fax#
Email Address *
% of students on free or reduced lunch
Training Schedule (Include start-up date - when User IDs become active for 12 months):

II. NEEDS ANALYSIS

The total minimum required number of UserIDs is 1,000.
Academy
 Cost per ID (one ID good for 1 student for 1 school year) NEF Matching Grant per ID (90%)
 Your Cost Per ID (10%)

 


 # of User IDs Your Total Cost
( = $35 X # of User IDs
1. K-5 Math $350 $315 $35
2. K-5 ELA $350 $315 $35
3. 6-8 Math $350 $315 $35
4. 6-8 ELA $350 $315 $35
5. 6-8 Digital Literacy $350 $315 $35
6. 9-12 Math $350 $315 $35
7. 9-12 ELA $350 $315 $35
8. 9-12 Science
 $350 $315 $35
9. 9-12 Social Studies
 $350 $315 $35
10. 9-12 SAT
 $350 $315 $35
11. 9-12 ACT
 $350 $315 $35
12. Office Computing &MS Office (312 courses) $350 $315 $35
13. Web Development
(348 Courses)

 $350 $315 $35
14. IT Professional
(591 Courses)
)
 $350 $315 $35
15. Technical Microsoft
(602 Courses)

 $350 $315 $35
16. Business Skills
(144 Courses)

 $350 $315 $35
17. Home and Small Business
(62 Courses)
 $350 $315 $35
18. Project Management
(45 Courses)

 $350 $315 $35
19. Personal Career Development Video
(44 Courses)
 $350 $315 $35
20.
Management Video (76 Courses)		 $350 $315 $35
        YOUR TOTAL COST *

The total minimum required number of UserIDs is 1,000.

Call NEF Grants Director at 703-823-9999 for assistance.

E-mail: grant@nefuniversity.org

Deadline: Grants are awarded on an ongoing basis, first come, first served.