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$400 Million 2007-08 CyberLearning Grants for Disadvantaged
K-12 School Districts to Improve Math and Technology
Skills and Scores- Also $10,000 reward for each of
the top 10 school districts
Mission:
To provide resources to K-12 school districts to meet
an urgent national need, namely, help improve math
and technology skills and NCLB scores
To Apply: Email NEF
Grants Director Dr. Laurence Peters (Formerly senior
official at the U.S. Education Department) at lpeters@cyberlearning.org
requesting a simple application
or call 703-823-9999. Indicate clearly your name,
position, school district, address, phone, email and
% of students on free/reduced lunch.
Grant Title:
$400 Million K-12 Technology/Math
Education Grant
Eligibility:
All K-12 School Districts/Schools
with at least 20% of students on free or reduced cost
lunch
Deadline:
February 29,
2008
Grant Details:
NEF provides 95% matching
grant to access 24x7 high quality Web-based math,
technology and business online courses and 24x7
live instant mentoring/tutoring.
The technology and business courses include
high demand certifications in Microsoft, Cisco,
Oracle, CompTia and PM (Project Management).
The school district or its partners such as the
school/community foundation or federal/state/local
funds provide 5% ($40
per student per year for unlimited 24x7 access to
courses and 24x7 live online mentoring for 12 months).
NEF also provide free
training, academy set up assistance and stipends
to the program administrators and teachers. Grants
are awarded on a first-come
first-served basis. Past grants:
$20,000 to $25 million. The 5% school district contribution
amounts to $1,000 for a $20,000 grant application
to $1,000,000 for a $20 million grant application.
The 5% can be paid from the 2006-07 or 2007-08 school
year budget.
Rewards:
The top 10 school districts
(with a minimum of 1,000 students participating)
that improve the student math and technology scores
the most during the 2007-2008 school year will each
receive a one year
extension of courses at no cost or $10,000 cash
reward for improving their math
and technology programs.
Value:
1,000,000 scholarships
to students and teachers with a total value of $400
million
Goals:
- This grant enables school districts to set up
CyberLearning IT/Math Academies
to improve significantly the math, technology and
business skills and scores of their
students and teachers. (see the Collier
County School District report below.)
- To help improve student math and technology skills,
and thus prepare them for college or well-paying
jobs in the 21st Century global economy.
Need:
NEF shares your mission to help improve the math and
technology skills and scores of your students. In
a recent article (Calculating a Future That Doesn't
Add Up" http://www.cyberlearning.org/links/newsarchive.asp.),
NEF noted that China and
India are producing 500,000 and 400,000
engineers annually, while U.S. is only producing 70,000
engineers.
Course Packages:
Elementary School:
- K-5 Math in
English/Spanish and parent guide in English/Spanish
mapping to NCLB
Middle School:
- Grades 6-8
Math mapping to NCLB
- IC3 (Internet
and Computer Core Certification), a universally
recognized Digital Literacy course mapped to NCLB
tech proficiency test for 8th graders
High School/Vocational/Alternate/Adult Education
Students (courses plus 24x7 live instant mentoring/tutoring):
- 60 IT certifications
including MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist), A+,
Net+, Photoshop, CCNA, CNE, Unix, C++, Sybase, .Net,
Web Master, MCSE, MCSA, C+ etc.
- Business Skills
including business math, communication, management,
customer service, motivation, time management, business
ethics, quicken, quick books and project management
- Personal Development
Skills including resumes, interview
skills, budget and saving, home business se up and
investing
Testimonial
from Collier County School District in Florida (25%
improvement in student scores)
2006-2007 First
Semester Report on the CyberLearning IT/Math Academy
program at Collier County School District, Naples,
FL
January 2, 2007
Report on the CyberLearning
IT/Math Academy program in Collier County School District,
Naples, FL
By Grace Vaknin, Project Manager
The Collier County
Public School District serves the
city of Naples and the city of Immokalee in Florida
. Immokalee has a large agricultural area and is the
home to many migrant workers and their families. 98%
of the students in this area are on free or reduced
lunch. We have concentrated the CyberLearning IT/Math
Academy Program in this area. Our goal is not only
to improve the technology and math skills of our Immokalee
Students but also to prepare them for "school to work".
The CyberLearning course work lends to IT certifications
in areas such as Microsoft
office (Word, Excel and Access), Web Development (Dreamweaver,
Flash, Adobe Photoshop CS, etc.) and Networking (A+,
Novell and Cisco). Our expectations
are that some of these students will achieve this
certification, allowing them to be competitive as
they enter the work force.
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CyberLearning
Program Locations and Licensing
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| Location |
Packages Assigned |
# of Licenses |
| Immokalee Middle School(IMM) |
IC3 & Remedial Math |
306 |
| Immokalee High School (IHS) |
School & Office Computing & Web Development |
611 |
| Immokalee Career Center (ICC) |
IT Professional & School and Office Computing |
511 |
| Technical High School (ALT) |
School and Office Computing & Web Development |
343 |
| TAPP (ALT) |
Remedial Math |
21 |
| PHOENIX (ALT) |
Remedial Math |
21 |
| New Beginnings (ALT) |
IC3 & Remedial Math |
42 |
| Lake Trafford (LTE) |
IC3 |
55 |
Jaime Hernandez and Grace Vaknin demonstrate CyberLearning
Mastery Certificates that his
students earned upon completion of each section of
their course work in CyberLearning.
As the Super Administrator I entered into training
with Deepu Mitra, Program Director for CyberLearning.
I initially trained with him intensively for approximately
two weeks via webcams and phone conferences. I still
am in contact with him almost daily with regard to
field issues and updates to the CyberLearning site.
In turn, with his initial help I was able to create
an Instructional Guide for both the Super Administrator
(myself) and the Training Administrators (participating
teachers). The teachers and I have worked together
to plan out their curriculum for the year, integrating
the CyberLearning course work where ever feasible.
Each teacher is aware that their students need to
begin and end each course with the Skills Assessment
Test. This test serves as both the pretest
and post test . This test must be
done in one seating by the student and takes approximately
30 minutes. It consists of 30 randomized questions
that are pulled from a bank of 100. Thus, students
sitting next to one another do not see the same questions.
The teachers have begun viewing reports to see that
their students are on task and to track their progress.
These are the reports that will eventually need to
be turned into the CyberLearning Center at the end
of each semester. Each Training Administrator will
receive a stipend from CyberLearning at the end of
the first semester and again at the end of the second
semester. Also, as an additional incentive each Training
Administrator has been personally assigned the CyberLearning
course packages for their own use.
Students also receive 24x7
live instant mentoring from CyberLearning
online mentors. For a nominal hosting/mentoring fee
paid to CyberLearning (CyberLearning provides 95%
matching grant), the students get a unique opportunity
to take a variety of CyberLearning classes which enables
them to then master skills
and take the certification tests for
their particular area of study. In many of the classes
the students move back and forth between the CyberLearning
course work and a hands-on lab that reinforces the
course work. This appears to be a highly successful
method of implementation.
Many students have
already completed the IC3 digital literacy course.
This course meets the Federal
NCLB (No Child Left Behind) technology proficiency
mandates for 8th graders.
In addition, it enables the students to obtain a universally
recognized digital literacy certification. Such certification
will add to their job prospects even if they drop
out of school.
Currently, I am employed as an Instructional Technology
Coordinator and Project Manager, working with teachers
and curriculum developers. The costs involved with
using CyberLearning, as provided by the National Education
Foundation, are far less than the average online curriculum.
Most school districts do not have the funds or expertise
to offer this type of courseware and delivery. With
CyberLearning any school district can now afford to
have its own online program packaged specifically
to its needs. I strongly
recommend that school districts take advantage of
the CyberLearning grant to help their students improve
their IT and math skills, thus preparing them to enter
the 21st century as competitors in the global economy.
To view details about eligibilty for matching grants
or see some of our recent grantee organizations, please
click below:
K-12
School
Districts and
Schools
Eligibility: All K-12 school districts and school
are eligible. Percent of matching grant varies
with the proportion of students on free/reduced cost
lunch. All inner city and rural School Districts and
Public Schools are eligible for 95% matching grant.
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Recent
Grants:
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New Jersey Dept.
of Education $4,000,000
Westbury, NY Public
Schools $2,800,000
Puerto Rico Department of Education $5,000,000
Louisiana Public Schools $2,000,000
Mississippi Public Schools $2,000,000
Collier County, FL School District $700,000
Pearsall ISD, Tx $560,000
Oklahoma Public Schools $600,000
Massac County, IL
School
District $307,000
Siuslaw, OR School
District $250,000
West Washington Schools,
IN $100,000
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Disadvantaged
Colleges
and
Universities
Eligibility: All colleges and universities are eligible.
Percent
of matching grant varies with the proportion of students
on public financial aid/public welfare.
All Community Colleges, HBCU's (Historically
Black Colleges and Universities), MI's (Minority Institutions
such as Black, Hispanic and Asian American) and Native
American/Tribal colleges/institutions are eligible
for 95% matching grant.
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Recent
Grants:
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Rutgers
University, NJ $60,000
Shoreline
Community College, WA $50,000
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan $100,000
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Non-Profits
Eligibility: All 501(c)(3) non-profits are eligible. Percent of matching grant varies
with the proportion of target population below poverty
level. All inner city and rural area community
service non-profits serving the disadvantaged are
eligible for up to 95% matching grants.
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Recent
Grants:
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Stamford Education
Foundation $50,000
Greater
Kansas
City Community
Foundation
$30,000
Owen County Learning Network
Foundation $30,000
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Government
Agencies
Eligibility: All Federal, State and Local government
agencies are eligible. Percent
of matching grant varies with the proportion of target
population below poverty level.
All government programs
serving mainly welfare/poor/unemployed populations
are eligible for up to 95% matching grants.
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Recent
Grants:
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U.S Department
of Commerce $50,000
Nevada State
IT Dept $40,000
Fairfax
County, VA $30,000
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Corporations
Eligibility: All Corporations are eligible. Percent
of matching grant varies with the proportion of target
population below poverty level.
All corporate programs serving mainly welfare/poor/unemployed/laid
off workers/disadvantaged student populations are
eligible for 75% matching grants.
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Recent
Grants:
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Verizon
$60,000
Learn In USA $50,000
Analytical
Sciences Inc $30,000
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