Wave IIIa Program Officer Chat
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Wave IIIa Program Officer Chat Today’s webinar will begin at 4 p.m. ET. You can participate and ask questions in two ways: • Online: Receive audio through your computer speakers and post questions in the chat. • On the Phone: Join us on the conference call line at: 1-877-944-2300, access code 99290#. Participants will be muted until we begin. Please MUTE your computer speakers.
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Wave IIIa Program Officer Chat. Today’s webinar will begin at 4 p.m. ET. You can participate and ask questions in two ways: Online : Receive audio through your computer speakers and post questions in the chat. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Wave IIIaProgram Officer Chat
Today’s webinar will begin at 4 p.m. ET. You can participate and ask questions in two ways:
• Online: Receive audio through your computer speakers and post questions in the chat. • On the Phone: Join us on the conference call line at: 1-877-944-2300, access code 99290#. Participants will be muted until we begin. Please MUTE your computer speakers.
Our Vision:
To leverage the power of technology to transform education to meet students’ and society’s needs in the 21st century
Commitment to seeking, finding, and supporting innovative working models
… Helping to catalyze a broad and fundamental transformation of education practices, policies, and structures
TO DATE:
$17 million distributed
48 grantees
280 partner institutions
Nearly 300,000 students being served at projects’ outset
Wave IIIa RFPThe call: Our vision for Wave IIIa is to identify and scale fundamentally redesigned, whole school models that combine the best aspects of brick and mortar and online learning and result in more personalized, mastery based learning.
Download it at: http://nextgenlearning.org/the-grants/wave-iiia-challenges
Wave IIIa RFPOur goal: A strong and diverse portfolio of 20 funded proposals that are on target to open new whole school and breakthroughLearning models with sustainableBusiness plans in either fall 2012 or fall 2013.
• $150,000 planning grant• Up to $300,000 in matching funds
Design Parameters• Deeper learning competencies and the Common Core• At least 25% of learning time with high-quality digital content• Personalized learning• Mastery-based learning• At least 50% of instruction in brick-and-mortar setting• Financial sustainability by year 4
Eligibility • District and charter applicants• Only new whole school models starting fresh• School must open in Fall 2012 or Fall 2013• Must serve students in grades 6-12 • 40% of students must be eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch• Partnerships with vendors, agencies encouraged
Successful Applicants Will: • Be innovative – dramatically rethinking instructional strategies and content delivery• Be focused on driving college readiness and completion• Leverage technology to supportstudent mastery and interactivity• Focus on sustainability
Application Process• Initial applications accepted on a rolling basis• Selected applicants will be asked to fill out a full proposal
Proposal Cutoff Next RoundNotification
Winner Notification
Models should open in:
Feb. 9, 2012 March 9, 2012 May 2012 Fall 2013
June 8, 2012 July 8, 2012 September 2012 Fall 2013
Application Process• Online form at: http://nglc.egrant.net• In addition to questions: • 2-minute video*• Abbreviated financial model• Narrated PowerPoint deck*
All materials should be provided with your online application.
Applicant resources: • Session Archives: http://nextgenlearning.org/the-community/archived-events•Frequently Asked Questions: http://nextgenlearning.org/the-grants/learn-more• Program Officer: Elina Alayeva, [email protected]• NGLC site: http://nextgenlearning.org
