Mathematics and Science Partnership APR Updates

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Section I. MSP Project InformationSubsection A. Project

A new question has been added asking for the APR Performance Period

In Section I. MSP Project Information, Question number 3, - Type of Lead Organizations

reduced the options to LEA, IHE, and Other

In Section I. MSP Project InformationSubsection C., Partner Organizations

Partner’s Role – added a check box to note the specific roles the partner has engaged in.

No Changes to II. MSP Project AbstractHowever, project directors must cut and paste information into the

narrative box.

Copy and paste abstract here

Section III. ResponsibilitiesSubsection A. Administer Overall Program

Reduced the options to LEA, IHE, and Other

Section IV. Professional Development ParticipantsMoved questions beginning with the “Number of Higher Ed Faculty” to Section IV.,

Professional Development Participants

Technology Faculty are now combined with Other Faculty

Section IV. Professional Development ParticipantsSubsection B. Indicate the Primary Goals and Target for the Intervention

New Question Added Projects whose goal is to increase teacher content knowledge must submit information on teacher gains for all teachers that participated in professional development and student achievement data for students of teachers participating in the MSP program

Projects whose goals it to train teacher leaders must submit information on teacher gains for all teachers that directly participated in professional development and school-level student achievement data.

Section IV continuedSubsection B., Indicate the Primary Goal and Target for the

InterventionPrimary Target of Projects –

Reduced the options to Individual Teachers and Schools

Section IV continuedSubsection B(i) and B(iii)Teacher/School Selection

Criteria

Reduced the options to focus only on whether or not the selection is based on the need of teachers and /or schools.

Section IV ContinuedSubsection C. Total Number of Participating Teachers

Added a new question on Overall Total Number of Participating Teachers.

Section VSubsection B(i)

Deleted the individual questions on duration and frequency, and added total duration for each major type of activity (i.e. summer institute, follow-

up activities, other activities)

Section V. Subsection B(ii) and B(iii)Combined some of the

categories. Changed from “select all that apply” to

“select the one option that most accurately describes

the activities”

Section VI. No changes

Section VII. Program EvaluationDeleted initial question of Description of Evaluation Design

Depending on the evaluation type, projects are asked to describe their evaluation design under the appropriate question

Type of Evaluator – Changed from “select the option that best describes your evaluator” to “select all that apply”

Section VII. Program EvaluationSubsection B. Evaluation Design

Changed the options available for this question

Section VIISubsection C. Phase of Implementation

Moved from prior section on assessments for the question to flow more logically.

Section VII.Subsection D. Assessment Measures

1. Projects enter the type of assessment (i.e. teacher content knowledge – math, teacher content knowledge – science, etc.)

2. The projects will only see the assessments relevant to that category.3. Some of the available options for measures have changed.

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Section VIISubsection D. continued

Added question on whether specified assessment was used to report the Section VIII on Teacher Gains for GPRA reporting

3.Under Assessment Measures, deleted questions on numeric scales used.

Section VIII. Government Performance & Results Act ReportingAdded question on:

Total Number of Teachers Receiving PD in Math or Science

Section VIII. GPRA Reporting continued

Changed options for Student Scoring to “Basic

and Below” and “Proficient or Above”

No Changes to Section IX. Lessons Learned

Section X. State ReviewAdded question on Current Year Implementation

Added Question specifying whether this is a Project’s Final Report