**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**            0114734                                          

  **Award Title text :**  Urban Systemic Program in Science, Mathematics,  
                          and Technology Education (USP): St. Louis Urban  
                          Systemic Program (SLUSP)                         

  **NSF Org :**           ehr                                              

  **Award Instr. :**      Cooperative Agreement                            

  **Program Manager. :**  Joseph Reed                                      

  **Division :**          11020000                                         

  **Start Date :**        09-01-2001                                       

  **Expiration Date :**   08-31-2005                                       

  **Est Total Amt :**     \$3,226,500.00                                   

  **Investigator:**       Cleveland Hammonds                               

  **Sponsor:**            Board of Education City of Saint Louis           

                          801 North 11th St. Louis ,Missouri 631011401     

  **Program Element       7347                                             
  code:**                                                                  

  **Abstract :**                                                           

  The St. Louis Public                                                     
  Schools (SLPS) serving                                                   
  42,673 students, of                                                      
  which 81.7% are                                                          
  eligible for                                                             
  free/reduced lunch,                                                      
  15.3% are students with                                                  
  disabilities, 80% are                                                    
  African American, 17.4%                                                  
  White-non-Hispanic,                                                      
  1.5% Asian/Pacific                                                       
  Islander, and 1.1%                                                       
  Hispanic, through the                                                    
  St. Louis Urban                                                          
  Systemic Program                                                         
  (SLUSP), proposes to                                                     
  build upon the                                                           
  substantial                                                              
  accomplishments                                                          
  realized under the St.                                                   
  Louis Urban Systemic                                                     
  Initiative (USI) to                                                      
  implement strategies                                                     
  that ensure effective                                                    
  teaching and student                                                     
  success in science and                                                   
  mathematics in all                                                       
  schools throughout the                                                   
  District. The                                                            
  District\'s policies                                                     
  bearing on mathematics                                                   
  and science graduation                                                   
  requirements, teacher                                                    
  and other staff                                                          
  professional                                                             
  development, and                                                         
  accountability programs                                                  
  conjoined to student                                                     
  achievement, student                                                     
  assessment and program                                                   
  evaluation, curriculum                                                   
  designs                                                                  
  objectives/indicators                                                    
  coupled to explicit                                                      
  student learning                                                         
  outcomes, the annual                                                     
  performance standards                                                    
  for each school,                                                         
  school-based                                                             
  management, and                                                          
  infusion of technology                                                   
  into the delivery of                                                     
  instruction serve as                                                     
  the framework, enablers                                                  
  and direction for the                                                    
  overall reform process.                                                  
  The goals of the SLUSP                                                   
  include improving the                                                    
  implementation of                                                        
  standards-based,                                                         
  inquiry-centered                                                         
  science and mathematics                                                  
  education with                                                           
  technology infusion for                                                  
  all students, pre-K-12;                                                  
  increasing the                                                           
  competency of the                                                        
  science and mathematics                                                  
  instructional                                                            
  workforce; expanding                                                     
  the collaborations with                                                  
  colleges and                                                             
  universities for the                                                     
  production of science                                                    
  and mathematics                                                          
  teachers; and                                                            
  increasing the number                                                    
  of skilled entrants                                                      
  into the                                                                 
  technology-based                                                         
  workforce. The                                                           
  District\'s program is                                                   
  informed by an                                                           
  implementation strategy                                                  
  that includes the                                                        
  following elements: -                                                    
  Full implementation of                                                   
  the standards-based,                                                     
  inquiry-centered                                                         
  science and mathematics                                                  
  education program with                                                   
  technology infusion for                                                  
  all students,                                                            
  pre-K-12; - Ensuring                                                     
  that the fully                                                           
  implemented program is                                                   
  a seamless, unitary                                                      
  teaching and learning                                                    
  sequence with regard to                                                  
  the continuum of the                                                     
  standards-based                                                          
  curriculum,                                                              
  instruction, and                                                         
  assessments with                                                         
  distributed                                                              
  accountability for                                                       
  student learning; -                                                      
  Increasing the                                                           
  competency of the                                                        
  science and mathematics                                                  
  instructional workforce                                                  
  through professional                                                     
  development and teacher                                                  
  education programs                                                       
  characterized by                                                         
  demanding content and                                                    
  performance standards;                                                   
  and - Enhancing                                                          
  teaching and learning                                                    
  outcomes through the                                                     
  use of state-of-the-art                                                  
  technologies and                                                         
  student support                                                          
  programs. The SLUSP has                                                  
  defined Student                                                          
  Achievement                                                              
  Benchmarks/Targets,                                                      
  inclusive of baseline                                                    
  data, to be attained in                                                  
  four areas of student                                                    
  achievement: 1)                                                          
  performance on the                                                       
  mathematics and science                                                  
  portions of the                                                          
  statewide tests                                                          
  administered by the                                                      
  Missouri Achievement                                                     
  Program (MAP), 2)                                                        
  performance on the                                                       
  mathematics and science                                                  
  portions of the                                                          
  District-wide TerraNova                                                  
  achievement tests, 3)                                                    
  numbers enrolling in,                                                    
  and the percentage                                                       
  completing, selected                                                     
  advanced high school                                                     
  courses in mathematics                                                   
  and science, and 4)                                                      
  numbers taking, and the                                                  
  scores achieved on,                                                      
  college placement exams                                                  
  such as the SAT and                                                      
  ACT. In addition, even                                                   
  higher improvement                                                       
  benchmarks for the                                                       
  District\'s black                                                        
  students were                                                            
  formulated explicitly                                                    
  in order to narrow the                                                   
  existing differences                                                     
  between white and black                                                  
  students on higher                                                       
  level math and science                                                   
  courses and on college                                                   
  placement exams.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0084772                                         

  **Award Title text   Birmingham USP                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$5,275,000.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Wayman Shiver                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Birmingham Public Schools                       

                       2015 Park Place North Birmingham ,Alabama       
                       352030007                                       

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Birmingham                                                       
  Public School                                                        
  District has                                                         
  established a strong                                                 
  infrastructure in                                                    
  support of its                                                       
  thrust to improve                                                    
  the science,                                                         
  mathematics, and                                                     
  technology (SMT)                                                     
  education for all of                                                 
  its K-12 students.                                                   
  The goals and                                                        
  objectives of the                                                    
  Birmingham Urban                                                     
  Systemic Program                                                     
  (BUSP) are to                                                        
  enhance the                                                          
  system\'s capacity                                                   
  to provide a rich                                                    
  and challenging                                                      
  curriculum in that                                                   
  regard. To                                                           
  accomplish these                                                     
  goals and                                                            
  objectives, the                                                      
  District intends to                                                  
  incorporate the                                                      
  activities proposed                                                  
  in the USP into                                                      
  those that are                                                       
  outlined in its new                                                  
  Strategic Plan. This                                                 
  design strategy will                                                 
  provide further                                                      
  assurance that the                                                   
  state\'s higher                                                      
  requirements for                                                     
  science and                                                          
  mathematics will                                                     
  come to fruition.                                                    
  Efforts will be                                                      
  purposefully focused                                                 
  at the classroom                                                     
  level as prescribed                                                  
  by the Alabama State                                                 
  Course of Study. A                                                   
  plan is operable in                                                  
  the District to                                                      
  acquire                                                              
  standards-based                                                      
  instructional                                                        
  materials for all                                                    
  grades. Extensive                                                    
  professional                                                         
  development will be                                                  
  provided for all                                                     
  teachers and all                                                     
  schools via                                                          
  embedded-day                                                         
  activities. Special                                                  
  sessions,                                                            
  task-specific                                                        
  workshops, and                                                       
  academic-year and                                                    
  summer institutes                                                    
  will be offered                                                      
  through the new                                                      
  McWane Professional                                                  
  Development Center.                                                  
  Longstanding                                                         
  partnerships with                                                    
  local colleges and                                                   
  universities will                                                    
  assist the District                                                  
  in delivering SMT                                                    
  content as                                                           
  prescribed in the                                                    
  Alabama State Course                                                 
  of Study.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0084836                                         

  **Award Title text   An Exciting \"ERA\" for Change: Eliminating     
  :**                  Random Arrows                                   

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$5,567,317.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Bob Moore                                       

  **Sponsor:**         Oklahoma City Public Schools                    

                       900 North Klein Oklahoma City ,Oklahoma 73106   

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Oklahoma City                                                    
  Public Schools                                                       
  proposes a                                                           
  courageous project                                                   
  to improve math,                                                     
  science, and                                                         
  technology                                                           
  achievement for all                                                  
  students. This                                                       
  objective will be                                                    
  accomplished by                                                      
  implementing three                                                   
  driving goals, all                                                   
  resting on a                                                         
  standards-based                                                      
  curriculum and                                                       
  district wide reform                                                 
  agenda referencing                                                   
  the Malcolm Baldrige                                                 
  Criteria for                                                         
  Performance                                                          
  Excellence                                                           
  guidelines. Goal one                                                 
  of this initiative                                                   
  is to enhance the                                                    
  quality of teaching                                                  
  and learning for all                                                 
  students. This goal                                                  
  concentrates on                                                      
  professional                                                         
  development and will                                                 
  be accomplished                                                      
  through extensive                                                    
  teacher pre-service                                                  
  and in-service plan                                                  
  in collaboration                                                     
  with four partnering                                                 
  universities,                                                        
  Langston University,                                                 
  Oklahoma State                                                       
  University,                                                          
  University of                                                        
  Central Oklahoma,                                                    
  and University of                                                    
  Oklahoma. Goal two                                                   
  will refine and                                                      
  further develop the                                                  
  standards-based                                                      
  mathematics,                                                         
  science, and                                                         
  technology                                                           
  curriculum and                                                       
  improved curriculum                                                  
  alignment, both                                                      
  vertically and                                                       
  horizontally. This                                                   
  will be accomplished                                                 
  with ninety (90)                                                     
  school-based teams,                                                  
  each at a school                                                     
  site working with a                                                  
  cadre content                                                        
  coaches and                                                          
  professional                                                         
  consultants. Goal                                                    
  three will use                                                       
  continuous                                                           
  instructional                                                        
  improvement                                                          
  strategies in                                                        
  classrooms to enable                                                 
  students, assisted                                                   
  by teachers, to                                                      
  research and measure                                                 
  their own progress                                                   
  and identify                                                         
  immediately areas of                                                 
  accomplishment and                                                   
  measures for                                                         
  continuous                                                           
  improvement. Special                                                 
  measurement tools                                                    
  and techniques will                                                  
  assess individual                                                    
  student progress,                                                    
  strategies, and                                                      
  class performance.                                                   
  All goals will aim                                                   
  arrows at the same                                                   
  target of closing                                                    
  gaps in student                                                      
  academic                                                             
  achievement. The                                                     
  cost share for this                                                  
  project is                                                           
  \$2,481,250                                                          
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0084872                                         

  **Award Title text   Memphis Urban Systemic Program                  
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$8,700,000.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Johnnie Watson                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Memphis City Schools                            

                       2597 Avery Avenue Memphis ,Tennessee 381124818  

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Memphis City                                                     
  Schools, currently                                                   
  in its fifth year of                                                 
  the National Science                                                 
  Foundation\'s Urban                                                  
  Systemic Initiative,                                                 
  proposes the                                                         
  improvement of K-12                                                  
  mathematics and                                                      
  science student                                                      
  achievement through                                                  
  the extension of                                                     
  previous                                                             
  accomplishments and                                                  
  the implementation                                                   
  of a rich and                                                        
  comprehensive                                                        
  full-scale                                                           
  standards-based                                                      
  program                                                              
  districtwide. The                                                    
  Memphis Urban                                                        
  Systemic Program\'s                                                  
  (MUSP) instructional                                                 
  plan focuses on the                                                  
  implementation of                                                    
  K-12 mathematics and                                                 
  science                                                              
  standards-based                                                      
  curricula in 100% of                                                 
  the schools through                                                  
  professional                                                         
  development that                                                     
  provides over 100                                                    
  hours of learning                                                    
  experiences to                                                       
  teachers. The                                                        
  proposed                                                             
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  comprises subject                                                    
  content, pedagogical                                                 
  approaches,                                                          
  integration of                                                       
  learning                                                             
  technologies, and                                                    
  alignment of student                                                 
  assessment with both                                                 
  curriculum and                                                       
  instruction. Teacher                                                 
  networks and action                                                  
  research will be                                                     
  used as tools to                                                     
  expand teachers\'                                                    
  abilities to reflect                                                 
  on their students\'                                                  
  learning and their                                                   
  own instructional                                                    
  process. Summer                                                      
  camps and Saturday                                                   
  academies will be                                                    
  implemented to                                                       
  assist students                                                      
  meeting the new                                                      
  standards, and                                                       
  parental involvement                                                 
  activities will be                                                   
  conducted in schools                                                 
  to promote their                                                     
  understanding of the                                                 
  ongoing                                                              
  standards-based                                                      
  reform efforts.                                                      
  Furthermore, the                                                     
  MUSP expects to                                                      
  improve the quality                                                  
  of current teacher                                                   
  preparation programs                                                 
  and the science and                                                  
  mathematics teacher                                                  
  shortage by                                                          
  developing a strong                                                  
  sequence of                                                          
  undergraduate and                                                    
  pre-service                                                          
  education courses in                                                 
  close and intense                                                    
  collaboration with                                                   
  the University of                                                    
  Memphis,                                                             
  LeMoyne-Owen                                                         
  College, and                                                         
  Christian Brothers                                                   
  University. The MUSP                                                 
  proposal constitutes                                                 
  a potential urban                                                    
  district reform                                                      
  model, especially by                                                 
  illustrating                                                         
  appropriate                                                          
  alignment among                                                      
  standards-based                                                      
  curriculum                                                           
  implementation,                                                      
  professional                                                         
  development, and                                                     
  student                                                              
  assessment-one of                                                    
  the most critical                                                    
  components of and a                                                  
  necessary condition                                                  
  for successful                                                       
  educational reform.                                                  
  The development of a                                                 
  seamless teacher                                                     
  education program                                                    
  addressing teacher                                                   
  recruitment and                                                      
  certification,                                                       
  preservice, and                                                      
  in-service                                                           
  activities depicts a                                                 
  promising                                                            
  undertaking as well.                                                 
  Success of the MUSP                                                  
  will be determined                                                   
  by the degree to                                                     
  which students meet                                                  
  or exceed the                                                        
  performance                                                          
  benchmarks                                                           
  established over the                                                 
  five years of the                                                    
  proposed program.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0349430                                         

  **Award Title text   Annual Research Symposium on Minority           
  :**                  Achievement, September 2004 and September 2005, 
                       Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and 
                       Urban Education                                 

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Joseph Reed                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$185,834.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Martin Johnson                                  

  **Sponsor:**         University of Maryland College Park             

                       3112 Lee Building College Park ,Maryland        
                       207425141                                       

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Maryland                                                         
  Institute for                                                        
  Minority Achievement                                                 
  and Urban Education                                                  
  (MIMAUE) The                                                         
  Maryland Institute                                                   
  for Minority                                                         
  Achievement and                                                      
  Urban Education                                                      
  (MIMAUE) proposes to                                                 
  conduct Annual                                                       
  Research Symposiums                                                  
  on Minority                                                          
  Achievement. The                                                     
  first symposium                                                      
  scheduled for                                                        
  September 2004 with                                                  
  the theme:                                                           
  Optimizing                                                           
  Mathematical                                                         
  Achievement for All                                                  
  Students. The second                                                 
  symposium scheduled                                                  
  for September 2005                                                   
  will focus on the                                                    
  critical themes:                                                     
  Optimizing Science                                                   
  Achievement for All                                                  
  Students; Academic                                                   
  Factors that                                                         
  Influence                                                            
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science Achievement;                                                 
  Social and Emotional                                                 
  Factors that                                                         
  Influence                                                            
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science Achievement.                                                 
  The MIAMUE Annual                                                    
  Research Symposium                                                   
  will become a                                                        
  national event to be                                                 
  held every September                                                 
  and will bring                                                       
  together the top                                                     
  national researchers                                                 
  around a theme of                                                    
  importance to                                                        
  promoting high                                                       
  achievement among                                                    
  minority students                                                    
  and of children in                                                   
  urban settings.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0352103                                         

  **Award Title text   International Conference on Systemic Reform of  
  :**                  Science & Mathematics Education: Spring of      
                       2004: Paris, France 2004                        

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Joseph Reed                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     11-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    10-31-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$150,010.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Shirley Malcom                                  

  **Sponsor:**         American Association For Advancement Science    

                       1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington ,District   
                       of Columbia 200054707                           

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The proposed                                                         
  conference is aimed                                                  
  at developing an                                                     
  international                                                        
  dialogue on systemic                                                 
  educational reform.                                                  
  The dialogue will                                                    
  advance discovery                                                    
  and understanding of                                                 
  educational reform,                                                  
  while promoting                                                      
  teaching, training                                                   
  and learning. The                                                    
  initiative will be                                                   
  used to analyze and                                                  
  compare various                                                      
  learning models and                                                  
  pedagogic approaches                                                 
  to science and                                                       
  mathematics                                                          
  teaching, with the                                                   
  long-term aim of                                                     
  improving                                                            
  mathematics and                                                      
  science achievement                                                  
  at the K-12 level.                                                   
  The conference will                                                  
  develop new research                                                 
  strategies and                                                       
  partners at the                                                      
  national and                                                         
  international level,                                                 
  who will link the                                                    
  systemic reform                                                      
  efforts in the US in                                                 
  context with similar                                                 
  efforts around the                                                   
  world. The dialogue                                                  
  between UNESCO                                                       
  representatives and                                                  
  staff from education                                                 
  and science                                                          
  divisions and the US                                                 
  science and                                                          
  mathematics                                                          
  communities will be                                                  
  renewed and                                                          
  strengthened.                                                        
  Results of the                                                       
  conference will be                                                   
  published both in                                                    
  print form and on                                                    
  the AAS website.                                                     
  Alliances developed                                                  
  through the                                                          
  conference among                                                     
  university-based                                                     
  academics,                                                           
  policy-makers in                                                     
  development agencies                                                 
  and school-based                                                     
  science and math                                                     
  educators will help                                                  
  bridge the gap                                                       
  between the research                                                 
  produced by                                                          
  development agencies                                                 
  and that produced                                                    
  for academic                                                         
  audiences. The                                                       
  conference would be                                                  
  an important step                                                    
  towards establishing                                                 
  closer dialogue,                                                     
  identifying                                                          
  potential                                                            
  collaborative                                                        
  efforts, and                                                         
  promoting internal                                                   
  reforms to improve                                                   
  science and math                                                     
  education around the                                                 
  world.                                                               
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          0432085                                         

  **Award Title text    SGER: Effects of Standards-based Curriculum in  
  :**                   Urban Systemic Reform on Student Statewide      
                        Standardized Test Achievement                   

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.    Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      08-15-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 07-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**     Joseph Krajcik                                  

  **Sponsor:**          University of Michigan Ann Arbor                

                        3003 S State St. RM 1062 Ann Arbor ,Michigan    
                        481091274                                       

  **Program Element     7347                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  The aim of this joint                                                 
  partnership proposal                                                  
  submitted by the                                                      
  School of Education                                                   
  at the University of                                                  
  Michigan-Ann Arbor in                                                 
  collaboration with                                                    
  Detroit Public                                                        
  Schools is to extend                                                  
  the study of the                                                      
  impact of a                                                           
  standards-based                                                       
  curriculum on student                                                 
  statewide                                                             
  standardized test                                                     
  achievement. Over the                                                 
  past five years,                                                      
  researchers working                                                   
  with curriculum                                                       
  specialists in                                                        
  Detroit Public                                                        
  schools, developed                                                    
  five curricular                                                       
  projects based on the                                                 
  Benchmarks for                                                        
  Science Literacy                                                      
  (AAAS, 1993) and the                                                  
  National Research                                                     
  Council Science                                                       
  Standards. The                                                        
  projects take 8-10                                                    
  weeks to complete and                                                 
  are highly                                                            
  specialized in                                                        
  principles and                                                        
  methods. The project                                                  
  draws on materials                                                    
  that are highly                                                       
  usable to teachers                                                    
  and students, and are                                                 
  supported by                                                          
  technology and                                                        
  ongoing professional                                                  
  development. Data                                                     
  collected by cohorts                                                  
  over the last five                                                    
  years of                                                              
  implementation at                                                     
  grades 6, 7 and 8                                                     
  show significant                                                      
  increases in student                                                  
  achievement (using                                                    
  student participation                                                 
  in one unit as a                                                      
  baseline). On both                                                    
  pre- and post-test                                                    
  curriculum-specific                                                   
  assessments and the                                                   
  Michigan Educational                                                  
  Assessment Program                                                    
  tests gains were                                                      
  evident as determined                                                 
  via                                                                   
  quasi-experimental                                                    
  comparisons among                                                     
  students who did or                                                   
  did not participate                                                   
  in the curricular                                                     
  projects. The results                                                 
  were even higher for                                                  
  at-risk                                                               
  African-American boys                                                 
  who participated in                                                   
  the project-based                                                     
  programs. Building on                                                 
  the initial results                                                   
  from the 5-year                                                       
  study, the                                                            
  researchers propose                                                   
  to continue this                                                      
  investigation                                                         
  focusing on the                                                       
  long-term and                                                         
  longitudinal impact                                                   
  of standards-based                                                    
  curriculum on state                                                   
  test scores. In                                                       
  addition to improving                                                 
  student achievement                                                   
  in Detroit Public                                                     
  Schools, the results                                                  
  have the potential                                                    
  for impacting STEM                                                    
  education nationally.                                                 
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          9908000                                         

  **Award Title text    Brownsville Urban Systemic Program in K-12      
  :**                   Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education  

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.                                                    
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      09-01-1999                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 08-31-2006                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$11,500,000.00                                 

  **Investigator:**     Johnny Pineda                                   

  **Sponsor:**          Brownsville Independent School District         

                        1900 E. Price Road Brownsville ,Texas 785212417 

  **Program Element     7347                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  The Brownsville Urban                                                 
  Systemic Program                                                      
  (BUSP) plans to                                                       
  enhance its current                                                   
  infrastructure for                                                    
  K-12 science and                                                      
  mathematics education                                                 
  and transition to                                                     
  full implementation                                                   
  of standards-based                                                    
  instruction in order                                                  
  to improve                                                            
  significantly K-12                                                    
  student achievement.                                                  
  The Brownsville                                                       
  Independent School                                                    
  District (BISD)                                                       
  plans: (1) to                                                         
  implement a                                                           
  comprehensive                                                         
  standards-based,                                                      
  inquiry-centered                                                      
  mathematics and                                                       
  science curriculum                                                    
  districtwide through                                                  
  refinement of                                                         
  existing                                                              
  standards-based                                                       
  curricula,                                                            
  instruction, and                                                      
  assessment, infusion                                                  
  of technology, and                                                    
  establishment of new                                                  
  policies in support                                                   
  of science and                                                        
  mathematics                                                           
  education; (2) to                                                     
  increase the                                                          
  competency of the                                                     
  instructional                                                         
  workforce through                                                     
  sustained                                                             
  professional                                                          
  development and                                                       
  technical assistance;                                                 
  (3) to establish                                                      
  partnerships designed                                                 
  to empower the number                                                 
  of skilled entrants                                                   
  to the                                                                
  technology-based                                                      
  workforce through                                                     
  improved agreements                                                   
  with existing                                                         
  partners and new                                                      
  agreements with                                                       
  manufacturing                                                         
  companies; and (4) to                                                 
  improve teaching                                                      
  practice and student                                                  
  learning through                                                      
  research and                                                          
  evaluation. In order                                                  
  to reach this end,                                                    
  the School District                                                   
  plans: (1) to appoint                                                 
  28 mentor teachers to                                                 
  serve as mathematics                                                  
  and science reform                                                    
  catalysts                                                             
  districtwide; (2) to                                                  
  implement the                                                         
  Advancement Via                                                       
  Individual                                                            
  Determination (AVID)                                                  
  change model to                                                       
  increase access to                                                    
  rigorous, academic,                                                   
  college-preparatory                                                   
  courses for                                                           
  disadvantaged                                                         
  students; (3) to                                                      
  implement a                                                           
  comprehensive                                                         
  professional                                                          
  development program                                                   
  for teachers and                                                      
  school leaders                                                        
  focused on content,                                                   
  teaching practices,                                                   
  and instructional                                                     
  resources; and (4) to                                                 
  provide additional                                                    
  learning                                                              
  opportunities for                                                     
  students through                                                      
  subject coaching,                                                     
  advanced summer                                                       
  academies, enrichment                                                 
  activities, and                                                       
  family learning.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0427352                                         

  **Award Title text   Exploring Several Approaches to Development of  
  :**                  a USP Legacy Document                           

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Aimee Stern                                     

  **Sponsor:**         Potomac Communications Group, Inc.              

                       2025 M Street, NW Suite 350 Washington          
                       ,District of Columbia 200363309                 

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Potomac                                                          
  Communication Group                                                  
  (PCG) proposes to                                                    
  conduct a critical                                                   
  research study about                                                 
  how to best develop                                                  
  a design for                                                         
  creating and                                                         
  drafting a legacy                                                    
  document for the                                                     
  Urban Systemic                                                       
  Program (USP). Over                                                  
  a two-year period,                                                   
  PCG plans to                                                         
  accomplish this task                                                 
  by building on its                                                   
  existing                                                             
  relationship with                                                    
  and work completed                                                   
  for the National                                                     
  Science Foundation,                                                  
  and in particular,                                                   
  over the last year                                                   
  with the USP. The                                                    
  prior work with the                                                  
  USP will greatly                                                     
  enhance PCG\'s                                                       
  ability to complete                                                  
  this task. Over the                                                  
  past year, PCG                                                       
  assisted the USP                                                     
  districts with                                                       
  \"message                                                            
  development\" as                                                     
  they prepared                                                        
  reports that                                                         
  documented the                                                       
  impact of the USP on                                                 
  science and                                                          
  mathematics teaching                                                 
  and learning in                                                      
  their respective                                                     
  districts.                                                           
  Therefore,                                                           
  lessons-learned from                                                 
  these efforts will                                                   
  be useful in                                                         
  researching and                                                      
  designing a model                                                    
  approach for                                                         
  composing the legacy                                                 
  document for the                                                     
  USP. PCG\'s goals                                                    
  are to: 1. Research,                                                 
  write, and produce a                                                 
  printed and                                                          
  electronic legacy                                                    
  document 2. Use                                                      
  existing background                                                  
  data to conduct a                                                    
  thorough review of                                                   
  all resources                                                        
  critical to the                                                      
  development of the                                                   
  legacy document 3.                                                   
  Develop a legacy                                                     
  document that will                                                   
  document the                                                         
  attributions of the                                                  
  USP to the                                                           
  implementation of a                                                  
  higher quality                                                       
  science and                                                          
  mathematics program                                                  
  in the funded                                                        
  districts 4. Create                                                  
  an outreach program                                                  
  to share information                                                 
  from the legacy                                                      
  document with the                                                    
  education community.                                                 
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**Award Information**

  ---------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**           9908168                                         

  **Award Title text :**                                                 

  **NSF Org :**          ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**     Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager. :**                                                 

  **Division :**         11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**       09-01-1999                                      

  **Expiration Date :**  08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**    \$11,600,000.00                                 

  **Investigator:**      Mike Moses                                      

  **Sponsor:**           Dallas Independent School District              

                         Dallas ,Texas 75205                             

  **Program Element      7347                                            
  code:**                                                                

  **Abstract :**                                                         

  The Dallas Urban                                                       
  Systemic Program                                                       
  (DUSP) submitted by                                                    
  the Dallas Independent                                                 
  School District (DISD)                                                 
  builds on a previous                                                   
  Urban Systemic                                                         
  Initiatives (USI)                                                      
  project and plans to                                                   
  expand its successes                                                   
  and implement new                                                      
  initiatives to improve                                                 
  mathematics and                                                        
  science education for                                                  
  all students. The                                                      
  DISD, with strong                                                      
  support from                                                           
  institutions and                                                       
  businesses, has been                                                   
  engaged for five years                                                 
  with the National                                                      
  Science Foundation to                                                  
  improve the teaching                                                   
  and learning of                                                        
  science, mathematics,                                                  
  and technology (SMT).                                                  
  Components identified                                                  
  for more extensive                                                     
  deployment include:                                                    
  (1) K-12                                                               
  standards-based SMT                                                    
  curriculum; (2)                                                        
  implementation of                                                      
  exemplary programs;                                                    
  (3) classroom                                                          
  accreditation                                                          
  standards and                                                          
  procedures; (4)                                                        
  community and parental                                                 
  support; and (5)                                                       
  institutionalization                                                   
  through strengthening                                                  
  of the current                                                         
  infrastructure.                                                        
  Critical new thrusts                                                   
  encompass: (1) early                                                   
  childhood education                                                    
  strategies; (2) strong                                                 
  minority                                                               
  participation; (3) SMT                                                 
  classroom measurement                                                  
  loop; (4) graduate                                                     
  student tutoring and                                                   
  mentoring; (5) K-14                                                    
  job skill initiative;                                                  
  (6) K-16 collaboration                                                 
  with universities to                                                   
  improve teacher                                                        
  preparation programs;                                                  
  and (7) research                                                       
  activities with                                                        
  colleges,                                                              
  universities, and                                                      
  businesses.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0084898                                         

  **Award Title text   MIAMI RISE: Rising to International Standards   
  :**                  in Science/Mathematics Education                

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.   Joseph Reed                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$15,177,582.00                                 

  **Investigator:**    Rudolph Crew                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Dade County Public Schools                      

                       1450 N E 2nd Avenue Miami ,Florida 331321308    

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Miami-Dade                                                       
  County School                                                        
  District (M-DCSD)                                                    
  proposes to                                                          
  significantly                                                        
  advance the science,                                                 
  mathematics, and                                                     
  technology education                                                 
  (SMT) of all K-12                                                    
  students through the                                                 
  Miami-Dade Urban                                                     
  Systemic Program                                                     
  (M-DUSP). The M-DUSP                                                 
  will accomplish this                                                 
  task by building on                                                  
  the extant                                                           
  infrastructure that                                                  
  serves as the                                                        
  foundation for the                                                   
  District\'s Urban                                                    
  Systemic Program\'s                                                  
  (USP) implementation                                                 
  plan. This                                                           
  infrastructure is                                                    
  characterized by an                                                  
  exemplary leadership                                                 
  team,                                                                
  Competency-Based                                                     
  Curricula Standards                                                  
  for science and                                                      
  mathematics based on                                                 
  the Florida State                                                    
  Sunshine Standards,                                                  
  a comprehensive                                                      
  accountability plan.                                                 
  This infrastructure                                                  
  is also supported by                                                 
  policies in support                                                  
  of SMT education for                                                 
  all, the convergence                                                 
  of fiscal and                                                        
  intellectual                                                         
  resources for a                                                      
  single K-12 program                                                  
  for SMT, and a                                                       
  shared vision among                                                  
  all sectors of the                                                   
  community in support                                                 
  of the teaching and                                                  
  learning of science                                                  
  and mathematics,                                                     
  system-wide. To                                                      
  accomplish the USP                                                   
  goals, the M-DCSD                                                    
  will provide all of                                                  
  its students with                                                    
  the fundamentals of                                                  
  mathematics and                                                      
  science so that                                                      
  their understanding,                                                 
  ability, and                                                         
  academic achievement                                                 
  enable them to                                                       
  perform at or above                                                  
  their peers from                                                     
  around the world.                                                    
  The M-DCSD goals are                                                 
  directed toward: (1)                                                 
  student achievement                                                  
  and graduation                                                       
  priorities; (2)                                                      
  equal access and                                                     
  equitable outcomes;                                                  
  (3) an enhanced                                                      
  curriculum,                                                          
  instruction, and                                                     
  assessment; (4)                                                      
  school environments                                                  
  that supports                                                        
  improved teaching;                                                   
  (5) enhanced support                                                 
  for beyond school                                                    
  learning; (6)                                                        
  increased teacher                                                    
  capacity through                                                     
  content and                                                          
  pedagogy; and (7)                                                    
  effective use of of                                                  
  technology in                                                        
  science and                                                          
  mathematics The                                                      
  infrastructure was                                                   
  developed over the                                                   
  last ten years with                                                  
  support from the                                                     
  Urban Systemic                                                       
  Initiative, other                                                    
  federally funded                                                     
  programs, local                                                      
  partners from                                                        
  colleges and                                                         
  universities, and                                                    
  business and                                                         
  industry. Future                                                     
  efforts will be                                                      
  increasingly                                                         
  informed by research                                                 
  and guided more                                                      
  deliberately by                                                      
  state, local and                                                     
  international                                                        
  comparison data sets                                                 
  to advance to full                                                   
  scale the                                                            
  district\'s capacity                                                 
  to provide a                                                         
  standards-based                                                      
  science,                                                             
  mathematics, and                                                     
  technology education                                                 
  for all students.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0084964                                         

  **Award Title text   Community of Excellence in Mathematics and      
  :**                  Science                                         

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$4,975,891.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    John Mackiel                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Omaha Public Schools                            

                       3215 Cuming Street Omaha ,Nebraska 681312024    

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Community of                                                     
  Excellence in                                                        
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science (CEMS) will                                                  
  build on the work of                                                 
  the Banneker                                                         
  Partnership (CPMSA).                                                 
  It will use                                                          
  innovative, best                                                     
  practice strategies                                                  
  to reform the                                                        
  educational patterns                                                 
  that limit student                                                   
  such and achievement                                                 
  in mathematics and                                                   
  science. The core                                                    
  approach for                                                         
  teaching, learning,                                                  
  staff development,                                                   
  and community                                                        
  involvement is the                                                   
  base for this                                                        
  reform. Omaha\'s                                                     
  initiative is                                                        
  designed to complete                                                 
  the implementation                                                   
  of a standards-based                                                 
  curriculum and                                                       
  assessment model                                                     
  that will enhance                                                    
  the teaching and                                                     
  learning of                                                          
  mathematics and                                                      
  science. The K-12                                                    
  core\--curriculum                                                    
  will focus on                                                        
  student outcomes and                                                 
  be implemented by                                                    
  restructured                                                         
  graduate and                                                         
  undergraduate                                                        
  professional                                                         
  development in                                                       
  mathematics and                                                      
  science, and                                                         
  increase the                                                         
  effectiveness of                                                     
  partnerships among                                                   
  parents, community                                                   
  members and                                                          
  educators. CEMS will                                                 
  greatly increase the                                                 
  number and diversity                                                 
  of students who                                                      
  succeed in science                                                   
  and mathematics and                                                  
  graduate prepared                                                    
  for advanced                                                         
  studies. It will                                                     
  substantially                                                        
  increase                                                             
  professional                                                         
  knowledge and skill                                                  
  of 2759 teachers and                                                 
  engage them in                                                       
  selecting and using                                                  
  teaching strategies                                                  
  that assure all                                                      
  students will                                                        
  increase                                                             
  achievement. It will                                                 
  use proven methods                                                   
  of engaging parents,                                                 
  businesses, and the                                                  
  general community                                                    
  for improving                                                        
  achievement and                                                      
  perseverance In                                                      
  mathematics, science                                                 
  and technology. 1t                                                   
  will Influence long                                                  
  term changes in the                                                  
  way teachers are                                                     
  prepared for urban                                                   
  education at the                                                     
  University of                                                        
  Nebraska Omaha. It                                                   
  will strengthen                                                      
  data-based decision                                                  
  making and problem                                                   
  solving skills in                                                    
  schools                                                              
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0085055                                         

  **Award Title text   Philadelphia Urban Systemic Program             
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$12,044,144.00                                 

  **Investigator:**    Paul Vallas                                     

  **Sponsor:**         School District of Philadelphia                 

                       2120 Winter Street, Room 402 Philadelphia       
                       ,Pennsylvania 19103                             

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The School District                                                  
  of Philadelphia                                                      
  (SDP) proposes to                                                    
  advance                                                              
  significantly the                                                    
  science,                                                             
  mathematics, and                                                     
  technology (SMT)                                                     
  education of all                                                     
  K-12 students                                                        
  through the                                                          
  Philadelphia Urban                                                   
  Systemic Program                                                     
  (PHUSP). The PHUSP                                                   
  goals parallel those                                                 
  of the USP that                                                      
  seeks: (1) to                                                        
  improve student                                                      
  achievement in                                                       
  science and                                                          
  mathematics; (2) to                                                  
  advance the                                                          
  implementation of                                                    
  mathematics and                                                      
  science education                                                    
  reform in the                                                        
  District; (3) to                                                     
  increase the                                                         
  competency and                                                       
  diversity of                                                         
  teachers and                                                         
  administrators; and                                                  
  (4) to promote                                                       
  collaborations with                                                  
  colleges and                                                         
  universities. The                                                    
  SDP proposes to                                                      
  accomplish this task                                                 
  by building on the                                                   
  existing                                                             
  infrastructure                                                       
  developed by reform                                                  
  efforts that began                                                   
  in 1995                                                              
  concomitantly with                                                   
  the awarding of the                                                  
  Urban Systemic                                                       
  Initiative. The                                                      
  foundational tenets                                                  
  include a strong                                                     
  preK-12 leadership                                                   
  team, a                                                              
  standards-based                                                      
  curriculum for                                                       
  science and                                                          
  mathematics based on                                                 
  the SDP Curriculum                                                   
  Frameworks, Content                                                  
  Standards, and                                                       
  Benchmarks. The core                                                 
  structure is also                                                    
  characterized by a                                                   
  state-driven school                                                  
  accountability plan,                                                 
  and policy changes                                                   
  that increase                                                        
  graduation                                                           
  requirements for                                                     
  science and                                                          
  mathematics,                                                         
  recertification                                                      
  mandates for                                                         
  teachers and                                                         
  principals, and the                                                  
  teaching of SMT at                                                   
  grades preK-12. The                                                  
  infrastructure also                                                  
  features converged                                                   
  fiscal and                                                           
  intellectual                                                         
  resources, and                                                       
  significant external                                                 
  support for the                                                      
  implemented                                                          
  curriculum from                                                      
  multiple                                                             
  institutions of                                                      
  higher education,                                                    
  business partners,                                                   
  and the community.                                                   
  State, district, and                                                 
  classroom data are                                                   
  being used                                                           
  extensively to                                                       
  inform and drive                                                     
  change supported by                                                  
  research and                                                         
  evaluative studies                                                   
  and surveys from                                                     
  local and national                                                   
  experts. An array of                                                 
  instructional                                                        
  materials supports                                                   
  the implemented                                                      
  curricula that have                                                  
  embedded technology,                                                 
  integration of                                                       
  disciplines,                                                         
  community links,                                                     
  problem-based                                                        
  instruction, and                                                     
  writing across the                                                   
  disciplines.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**            0085086                                         

  **Award Title text :**  MinnMASTER                                      

  **NSF Org :**           ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**      Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager. :**                                                  

  **Division :**          11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**        09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date :**   08-31-2006                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**     \$4,999,985.00                                  

  **Investigator:**       David Jennings                                  

  **Sponsor:**            Minneapolis Public Schools                      

                          807 NE Broadway Minneapolis ,Minnesota          
                          554132398                                       

  **Program Element       7347                                            
  code:**                                                                 

  **Abstract :**                                                          

  The Minneapolis Public                                                  
  Schools\' Urban                                                         
  Systemic Program                                                        
  mission is to                                                           
  accelerate learning and                                                 
  expand opportunities so                                                 
  that all MPS children                                                   
  can achieve high                                                        
  standards in                                                            
  mathematics, science,                                                   
  and technology. The                                                     
  Minneapolis/Minnesota                                                   
  Mathematics and                                                         
  Science-Technology                                                      
  Education Reform                                                        
  (MinnMASTER) will                                                       
  expand district-wide,                                                   
  standards-based,                                                        
  integrated instruction                                                  
  to all students in                                                      
  grades K-12 in                                                          
  mathematics, science,                                                   
  and technology                                                          
  resulting in improved                                                   
  student achievement in                                                  
  K-12 mathematics and                                                    
  science by all                                                          
  students. MPS defines                                                   
  high standards in terms                                                 
  of students meeting the                                                 
  requirements of the                                                     
  NCTM Mathematics                                                        
  Standards 2000,                                                         
  National Research                                                       
  Council Science                                                         
  Standards, Minnesota                                                    
  Profile of Learning,                                                    
  and the Minneapolis                                                     
  Public Schools\'                                                        
  content grade level                                                     
  expectations. The                                                       
  MPS-USP proposes to                                                     
  focus on the                                                            
  following: 1) Staff                                                     
  development for                                                         
  teachers in: -                                                          
  Mathematics and science                                                 
  content; - Meaningful                                                   
  integration of                                                          
  mathematics, science,                                                   
  and technology concepts                                                 
  and instruction; -                                                      
  Pedagogy regarding                                                      
  mathematics, science,                                                   
  and technology                                                          
  instruction; -                                                          
  Understanding how                                                       
  children think and                                                      
  learn mathematics and                                                   
  science; - Assessment                                                   
  and examining student                                                   
  work; and - Equity                                                      
  issues impacting                                                        
  learning in                                                             
  mathematics, science,                                                   
  and technology                                                          
  (including an emphasis                                                  
  on techniques for                                                       
  content teachers                                                        
  working with English                                                    
  Language Learners                                                       
  \[ELL\] to increase                                                     
  student\'s academic                                                     
  language base and                                                       
  deepen their cognitive                                                  
  thinking skills); 2)                                                    
  Staff development for                                                   
  administrators                                                          
  (referring to the                                                       
  above) 3) Alignment of                                                  
  assessments (both                                                       
  classroom and                                                           
  district-wide) to                                                       
  standards-based, best                                                   
  practices in                                                            
  mathematics, science,                                                   
  and technology; and 4)                                                  
  Community outreach                                                      
  regarding                                                               
  standards-based                                                         
  instruction in                                                          
  mathematics, science                                                    
  and technology. MPS                                                     
  will utilize Teachers                                                   
  On Special Assignment                                                   
  (TOSA) as well as                                                       
  school-based lead                                                       
  teachers as a                                                           
  first-line mechanism                                                    
  for sustaining                                                          
  classroom teachers in                                                   
  their support of all                                                    
  students engaging and                                                   
  succeeding in a                                                         
  standards-based                                                         
  learning environment                                                    
  that will lead to                                                       
  improved student                                                        
  achievement on a number                                                 
  of student progress                                                     
  indices.                                                                
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0085098                                         

  **Award Title text   Fresno Systemic Program                         
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$5,274,733.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Carole Sarkisian-Bonard                         

  **Sponsor:**         Fresno Unified School District                  

                       Tulare & M Streets Fresno ,California 93721     

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Fresno Urban                                                         
  Systemic Program                                                     
  Proposal Abstract                                                    
  The Fresno Unified                                                   
  School District                                                      
  (FUSD) proposes to                                                   
  significantly                                                        
  advance the science,                                                 
  mathematics, and                                                     
  technology education                                                 
  (SMT) of all K-12                                                    
  students through the                                                 
  Fresno Urban                                                         
  Systemic Program                                                     
  (FUSP). To                                                           
  accomplish the USP                                                   
  goals, the FUSD will                                                 
  provide all of its                                                   
  students with the                                                    
  fundamentals of                                                      
  mathematics and                                                      
  science so that                                                      
  their understanding,                                                 
  ability, and                                                         
  academic achievement                                                 
  will enable them to                                                  
  perform at or above                                                  
  their peers from                                                     
  around the world.                                                    
  The FUSD goals are:                                                  
  (1) to improve                                                       
  science and                                                          
  mathematics                                                          
  achievement; (2) to                                                  
  increase the                                                         
  competency of SMT                                                    
  teachers and                                                         
  administrators; and                                                  
  (3) to strengthen                                                    
  the District\'s                                                      
  capacity to sustain                                                  
  SMT reform. The                                                      
  proposed plan is                                                     
  based on prior                                                       
  accomplishments                                                      
  primarily achieved                                                   
  via the Urban                                                        
  Systemic Initiatives                                                 
  Program and the                                                      
  Local Systemic                                                       
  Change Project                                                       
  funded by the                                                        
  National Science                                                     
  Foundation. The                                                      
  District intends to                                                  
  move aggressively to                                                 
  scale up activities                                                  
  to ensure that the                                                   
  SMT standards were                                                   
  transformed into                                                     
  classroom practice                                                   
  as prescribed by the                                                 
  state. A                                                             
  differentiated                                                       
  approach to                                                          
  professional                                                         
  development will be                                                  
  implemented via                                                      
  embedded day, after                                                  
  school, and summer                                                   
  activities. The                                                      
  District will work                                                   
  with two of its                                                      
  eight feeder                                                         
  patterns during Year                                                 
  1 to test pilot the                                                  
  proposed design                                                      
  model. The District                                                  
  has taken on the                                                     
  challenge and                                                        
  commitment to use                                                    
  resources from                                                       
  multiple entities to                                                 
  upgrade facilities                                                   
  and provide                                                          
  state-of-the art                                                     
  improvements in                                                      
  support of a more                                                    
  rigorous course of                                                   
  study for SMT.                                                       
  Existing                                                             
  partnerships with                                                    
  local institutions                                                   
  of higher education,                                                 
  educational                                                          
  consultants,                                                         
  cultural                                                             
  organizations,                                                       
  community groups,                                                    
  and parents will                                                     
  serve to maximize                                                    
  the USP efforts.                                                     
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**           0085107                                         

  **Award Title text :** STEP.com                                        

  **NSF Org :**          ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**     Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager. :** Joseph Reed                                     

  **Division :**         11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**       09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date :**  08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**    \$4,851,973.00                                  

  **Investigator:**      Marcus Newsome                                  

  **Sponsor:**           Newport News Public Schools                     

                         12465 Warwick Road Newport News ,Virginia       
                         236063041                                       

  **Program Element      7347                                            
  code:**                                                                

  **Abstract :**                                                         

  The Newport News                                                       
  Public Schools (NNPS)                                                  
  proposes to plan and                                                   
  implement a project                                                    
  titled: STEP.Com. This                                                 
  project is designed to                                                 
  significantly advance                                                  
  science, mathematics,                                                  
  and technology (SMT)                                                   
  education of all K-12                                                  
  students. The NNPS                                                     
  would accomplish this                                                  
  task by building on                                                    
  the extant                                                             
  infrastructure                                                         
  developed by a                                                         
  systemic reform                                                        
  process initiated in                                                   
  1992 and catalyzed by                                                  
  the CPMSA program,                                                     
  implemented 1993.                                                      
  System components                                                      
  identified for more                                                    
  extensive deployment                                                   
  are as follows: (1)                                                    
  Intensify the                                                          
  institutionalization                                                   
  of the K-12 science,                                                   
  mathematics, and                                                       
  technology (SMT)                                                       
  standards-based                                                        
  curriculum. (2)                                                        
  Elevate principals\'                                                   
  leadership capacity to                                                 
  promote and sustain                                                    
  reform. (3) Expand                                                     
  school-business                                                        
  partnership programs                                                   
  that would increase                                                    
  the number of                                                          
  skilled-entrants into                                                  
  the technology-based                                                   
  workforce. (4)                                                         
  Accelerate the                                                         
  integration of parents                                                 
  and community as                                                       
  partners in the whole                                                  
  school reform process.                                                 
  Critically new system                                                  
  components include in                                                  
  this project design:                                                   
  (1) Collaboration with                                                 
  universities to revise                                                 
  teacher education                                                      
  program. (2) Expansion                                                 
  of student-teacher                                                     
  research activities                                                    
  supported by                                                           
  post-doctoral                                                          
  personnel from the                                                     
  universities. (3)                                                      
  Infusion of technology                                                 
  to improve teachers\'                                                  
  delivery of SMT                                                        
  standards-based                                                        
  curriculum for all                                                     
  students. (4)                                                          
  Application of key                                                     
  indicator data systems                                                 
  that correlate teacher                                                 
  performance and                                                        
  student achievement.                                                   
  This NNUSP project                                                     
  will lead to a                                                         
  unified, full-scale                                                    
  implementation of a                                                    
  SMT program for all                                                    
  students. It has the                                                   
  potential to                                                           
  dramatically impact                                                    
  the future of the                                                      
  Newport News                                                           
  Community.                                                             
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0085113                                         

  **Award Title text   Math and Science Synergy                        
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.   Joseph Reed                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$4,999,986.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Jesse Register                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Hamilton County Department of Education         

                       1161 West 40th Street Chattanooga ,Tennessee    
                       374091317                                       

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Hamilton County                                                  
  Department of                                                        
  Education\'s (HCDE),                                                 
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science Synergy                                                      
  (MaSS) supports the                                                  
  continuation and                                                     
  expansion of HCDE\'s                                                 
  efforts initiated                                                    
  through the                                                          
  infrastructure and                                                   
  success of the                                                       
  Chattanooga                                                          
  Comprehensive                                                        
  Partnerships for                                                     
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science Achievement                                                  
  (CPMSA). Through                                                     
  MaSS, HCDE will                                                      
  provide \"the                                                        
  exemplary                                                            
  mathematics and                                                      
  science education                                                    
  that each child                                                      
  needs and deserves                                                   
  to meet the                                                          
  challenges of the                                                    
  twenty-first                                                         
  century.\" MaSS has                                                  
  at its core the                                                      
  development of a                                                     
  cadre of                                                             
  building-level lead                                                  
  teachers of                                                          
  mathematics and                                                      
  science,                                                             
  building-based                                                       
  on-site activities                                                   
  facilitated by                                                       
  district                                                             
  \"consulting                                                         
  teachers,\" and                                                      
  professional                                                         
  development of all                                                   
  educational                                                          
  stakeholders,                                                        
  including guidance                                                   
  counselors,                                                          
  administrators, and                                                  
  community members.                                                   
  In order to attain                                                   
  the challenging                                                      
  targets for improved                                                 
  student achievement                                                  
  that HCDE has set                                                    
  forth, MaSS                                                          
  delineates six (6)                                                   
  \"Essential                                                          
  Components:\" \*                                                     
  Intensify the                                                        
  implementation of a                                                  
  district-wide                                                        
  standards-based SMET                                                 
  curriculum,                                                          
  instruction,                                                         
  assessment, and                                                      
  supporting                                                           
  professional                                                         
  development; \*                                                      
  Strengthen the                                                       
  alignment between                                                    
  district policies                                                    
  and MaSS goals; \*                                                   
  Institutionalize a                                                   
  culture of                                                           
  continuous                                                           
  improvement by                                                       
  increasing school                                                    
  and district                                                         
  organizational                                                       
  capacity; \* Broaden                                                 
  parent and community                                                 
  involvement; \*                                                      
  Increase the                                                         
  competency and                                                       
  diversity of the                                                     
  mathematics and                                                      
  science workforce;                                                   
  and \* Employ                                                        
  research as an                                                       
  effective tool in                                                    
  improving the                                                        
  teaching and                                                         
  learning of                                                          
  mathematics and                                                      
  science program.                                                     
  MaSS will support                                                    
  42,220 students in                                                   
  eighty (80) schools                                                  
  to succeed in a                                                      
  rigorous                                                             
  high-quality                                                         
  standards-based                                                      
  mathematics and                                                      
  science.                                                             
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0085115                                         

  **Award Title text   Chicago Urban Systemic Program                  
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$11,800,000.00                                 

  **Investigator:**    Arne Duncan                                     

  **Sponsor:**         Chicago Public Schools                          

                       125 South Clark Street Chicago ,Illinois        
                       606034013                                       

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Chicago Public                                                   
  Schools, formerly an                                                 
  Urban Systemic                                                       
  Initiative site                                                      
  funded by the                                                        
  National Science                                                     
  Foundation for five                                                  
  years (1994-1999),                                                   
  proposes to increase                                                 
  significantly K-12                                                   
  student achievement                                                  
  in mathematics and                                                   
  science by                                                           
  noticeably improving                                                 
  the level of                                                         
  performance of the                                                   
  current science and                                                  
  mathematics teachers                                                 
  through a Citywide                                                   
  Professional                                                         
  Development                                                          
  University                                                           
  Partnership. By                                                      
  means of the                                                         
  proposed                                                             
  partnerships, the                                                    
  Chicago Urban                                                        
  Systemic Program                                                     
  plans: (1) to                                                        
  increase the                                                         
  competency and                                                       
  diversity of the                                                     
  science and                                                          
  mathematics                                                          
  instructional                                                        
  workforce; (2) to                                                    
  advance the                                                          
  implementation of                                                    
  K-12 standards-based                                                 
  mathematics and                                                      
  science curricula;                                                   
  (3) to increase                                                      
  student achievement                                                  
  as measured by                                                       
  standardized                                                         
  assessments; and (4)                                                 
  to promote and                                                       
  sustain                                                              
  collaborations with                                                  
  colleges,                                                            
  universities, and                                                    
  museums. The                                                         
  proposed model                                                       
  encompasses four                                                     
  major initiatives to                                                 
  upgrade the                                                          
  standards of                                                         
  mathematics and                                                      
  science teaching via                                                 
  new university                                                       
  courses and the                                                      
  creation of a                                                        
  community of teacher                                                 
  professionals: (1)                                                   
  the K-4                                                              
  Specialization in                                                    
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science; (2) the                                                     
  Grades 5-8                                                           
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science Endorsement                                                  
  Program; (3) the                                                     
  Grades 9-12 High                                                     
  School Science and                                                   
  Mathematics                                                          
  Certification                                                        
  Courses; and (4) the                                                 
  Professional                                                         
  Development                                                          
  Networks. The                                                        
  Northwestern                                                         
  University\'s Center                                                 
  for Learning                                                         
  Technologies in                                                      
  Urban Schools                                                        
  (LeTUS) will engage                                                  
  as a major partner                                                   
  to create innovative                                                 
  professional                                                         
  development course                                                   
  models that will                                                     
  typify the linkage                                                   
  of content to                                                        
  pedagogy and                                                         
  field-based                                                          
  experiences to                                                       
  practice. By                                                         
  strengthening                                                        
  professional                                                         
  development as an                                                    
  essential component                                                  
  of systemic reform,                                                  
  and aligning it with                                                 
  other elements of                                                    
  the system, such as                                                  
  standards-based                                                      
  curricula,                                                           
  instruction, student                                                 
  assessment, and                                                      
  policies, the                                                        
  District will be                                                     
  able to sustain its                                                  
  systemic effort                                                      
  aimed at improved                                                    
  student achievement.                                                 
  Furthermore, it is                                                   
  anticipated that all                                                 
  of Chicago\'s major                                                  
  collaborating                                                        
  universities                                                         
  continue to use the                                                  
  USP model and reform                                                 
  their teacher                                                        
  education programs.                                                  
  The Chicago                                                          
  Education Alliance                                                   
  will coordinate the                                                  
  participation of ten                                                 
  universities that                                                    
  comprise this                                                        
  partnership. The                                                     
  CUSP will gather                                                     
  formative feedback                                                   
  on the connection                                                    
  between professional                                                 
  development and                                                      
  student achievement                                                  
  by using the                                                         
  research capacity of                                                 
  LeTUS.                                                               
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          0085139                                         

  **Award Title text    PRIME+: The Pittsburgh Urban Systemic Project   
  :**                                                                   

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.    Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$7,500,000.00                                  

  **Investigator:**     John Thompson                                   

  **Sponsor:**          School District of Pittsburgh                   

                        431 S Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh              
                        ,Pennsylvania 152132620                         

  **Program Element     7347                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  The Pittsburgh Public                                                 
  Schools (PPS) have                                                    
  made a strong                                                         
  commitment to, and                                                    
  significant progress                                                  
  in, establishing                                                      
  standards-based                                                       
  education. The                                                        
  greatest progress to                                                  
  date is in                                                            
  mathematics,                                                          
  partially due to the                                                  
  PRIME professional                                                    
  development project.                                                  
  Standards-based                                                       
  mathematics                                                           
  instruction has been                                                  
  fully implemented in                                                  
  15% of the elementary                                                 
  and 36% of the middle                                                 
  schools, and at least                                                 
  partially implemented                                                 
  in almost all of                                                      
  them. The achievement                                                 
  gains in the                                                          
  high-implementation                                                   
  schools have shown                                                    
  impressive results.                                                   
  This model will lead                                                  
  to the implementation                                                 
  of standards-based                                                    
  mathematics education                                                 
  district-wide. In                                                     
  addition, the model                                                   
  is being used in                                                      
  implementing                                                          
  standards-based                                                       
  reform in science.                                                    
  USP support will                                                      
  provide resources                                                     
  needed to (a) bring                                                   
  mathematics reform to                                                 
  scale in all PPS                                                      
  elementary and middle                                                 
  schools as well as up                                                 
  to the high schools;                                                  
  (b) fully engage in                                                   
  implementing science                                                  
  reform, using the                                                     
  model employed in                                                     
  mathematics; and (c)                                                  
  leverage additional                                                   
  resources to enable                                                   
  the extension of the                                                  
  PPS\' current success                                                 
  far more quickly. The                                                 
  ultimate goal of the                                                  
  USP is to establish                                                   
  standard-based                                                        
  mathematics and                                                       
  science education                                                     
  systemically, so that                                                 
  all PPS classrooms                                                    
  and schools                                                           
  effectively support                                                   
  all students in                                                       
  meeting high                                                          
  standards.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0345284                                         

  **Award Title text   EDC\'s USP Technical Support Project            
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     01-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    12-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$741,109.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Judith Sandler                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This proposal was                                                    
  submitted to request                                                 
  support to provide                                                   
  Technical Assistance                                                 
  (TA) for urban                                                       
  districts that                                                       
  comprised the                                                        
  remaining portfolio.                                                 
  Recognizing the                                                      
  importance of reform                                                 
  at all levels of a                                                   
  district, the                                                        
  Education                                                            
  Development Center                                                   
  (EDC), will focus on                                                 
  efforts that                                                         
  directly impact                                                      
  classroom                                                            
  instruction. The aim                                                 
  is to sustain                                                        
  accomplishments and                                                  
  advance the                                                          
  knowledge based at                                                   
  the level where it                                                   
  is most vulnerable.                                                  
  Thus, for a period                                                   
  of two years,                                                        
  (beginning January                                                   
  2004 through January                                                 
  2006), EDC will                                                      
  provide activities                                                   
  and events aimed at                                                  
  improving teaching                                                   
  and learning for all                                                 
  students in science                                                  
  and mathematics. TA                                                  
  will be provided                                                     
  through the use of                                                   
  face-to-face                                                         
  training structures,                                                 
  online approaches,                                                   
  and localized                                                        
  consultation that                                                    
  enhances the impact                                                  
  by combining                                                         
  approaches. The TA                                                   
  will focus on the                                                    
  following three                                                      
  areas: 1. Supporting                                                 
  and sustaining the                                                   
  teacher leader model                                                 
  in science and                                                       
  mathematics, K-12;                                                   
  2. Sustaining                                                        
  students\'                                                           
  engagement in high                                                   
  school science and                                                   
  mathematics while                                                    
  advancing their                                                      
  enrollment in                                                        
  rigorous courses;                                                    
  and 3. Ensuring                                                      
  science is on the                                                    
  \"front burner\" in                                                  
  classrooms, schools,                                                 
  and districts, K-12.                                                 
  Intellectual Merit                                                   
  Building on research                                                 
  findings, EDC plans                                                  
  to provide specific                                                  
  activities and                                                       
  organize conferences                                                 
  aimed at improving                                                   
  teacher quality and                                                  
  building leadership                                                  
  for change. Several                                                  
  strategies will be                                                   
  used to help                                                         
  districts bring                                                      
  about that change.                                                   
  First, teacher                                                       
  leaders will be                                                      
  targeted to help                                                     
  sustain and advance                                                  
  their work in                                                        
  classrooms                                                           
  throughout the SI                                                    
  districts. Second,                                                   
  EDC will focus its                                                   
  efforts on help the                                                  
  USPs\' continuing                                                    
  struggle to bring                                                    
  about change at the                                                  
  high school level.                                                   
  Third, an effort                                                     
  will be made to                                                      
  include science more                                                 
  centrally in local                                                   
  district reform                                                      
  efforts. Finally,                                                    
  EDC will attempt to                                                  
  gain a better                                                        
  understanding of how                                                 
  to organize and                                                      
  implement TA such                                                    
  that the                                                             
  lessons-learned                                                      
  might contribute to                                                  
  future large-scale                                                   
  reform efforts.                                                      
  Broader Impact The                                                   
  utility of the                                                       
  multi-tiered design                                                  
  will increase the                                                    
  number of people who                                                 
  will have access to                                                  
  lessons-learned and                                                  
  better ensure                                                        
  widespread use of                                                    
  best practices. The                                                  
  products, resources,                                                 
  and advances in                                                      
  knowledge in science                                                 
  and mathematics will                                                 
  help the SI and well                                                 
  as other districts                                                   
  meet other national                                                  
  and state                                                            
  requirements such as                                                 
  No Child Left                                                        
  Behind.                                                              
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0114794                                         

  **Award Title text   Urban Systemic Program (USP) in Science ,       
  :**                  Mathematics, and Technology Education : San     
                       Antonio Mathematics Science Project             

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$6,000,000.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Ruben Olivarez                                  

  **Sponsor:**         San Antonio Independent School District         

                       141 Lavaca Street San Antonio ,Texas 782101095  

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The San Antonio                                                      
  Urban Systemic                                                       
  Program ABSTRACT The                                                 
  San Antonio Urban                                                    
  Systemic Program                                                     
  (SAUSP) plans to                                                     
  promote full                                                         
  implementation of                                                    
  K-12                                                                 
  standards-based,                                                     
  inquiry-centered                                                     
  curricula in a                                                       
  coalition of nine                                                    
  school districts                                                     
  through the                                                          
  organization of                                                      
  elementary, middle,                                                  
  and high schools in                                                  
  K-12 school-feeder                                                   
  patterns served by                                                   
  teams of coaches. In                                                 
  order to increase                                                    
  the competency of                                                    
  the instructional                                                    
  workforce to                                                         
  accomplish this                                                      
  goal, San Antonio                                                    
  plans to implement a                                                 
  comprehensive                                                        
  professional                                                         
  development program                                                  
  in close                                                             
  collaboration with                                                   
  local institutions                                                   
  of higher education.                                                 
  A Citywide                                                           
  Monitoring System                                                    
  will provide for                                                     
  evaluation of                                                        
  student                                                              
  understanding of                                                     
  mathematics and                                                      
  science. This system                                                 
  will include a set                                                   
  of performance tasks                                                 
  to evaluate                                                          
  instructional                                                        
  practices and                                                        
  curriculum                                                           
  implementation, a                                                    
  web-based curriculum                                                 
  network to support                                                   
  excellence in                                                        
  instruction                                                          
  providing                                                            
  high-quality                                                         
  assessments and                                                      
  examples of                                                          
  standards-based                                                      
  instruction, and the                                                 
  use of                                                               
  district-based                                                       
  equity teams to                                                      
  specifically address                                                 
  the achievement gaps                                                 
  between ethnic and                                                   
  socioeconomic                                                        
  groups. Consistent                                                   
  with this end,                                                       
  participating                                                        
  districts have                                                       
  proposed the                                                         
  development of a new                                                 
  assessment system                                                    
  that is fully                                                        
  congruent and                                                        
  supportive of                                                        
  effective                                                            
  implementation of                                                    
  standards-based                                                      
  curricula.                                                           
  Furthermore, in                                                      
  order to secure a                                                    
  permanent                                                            
  coordination of a                                                    
  community coalition                                                  
  comprised of K-12                                                    
  educators, business                                                  
  and community                                                        
  members, and the                                                     
  university sector,                                                   
  the SAUSP will                                                       
  establish a K-16                                                     
  Implementation Team.                                                 
  A comprehensive                                                      
  evaluation plan will                                                 
  enable the                                                           
  leadership to assess                                                 
  progress in every                                                    
  component of the                                                     
  Initiative; gather,                                                  
  interpret and use                                                    
  data to inform the                                                   
  planning and                                                         
  decision-making                                                      
  process.                                                             
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**            0114949                                         

  **Award Title text :**  Urban Systemic Program in Science, Mathematics, 
                          and Technology Education (USP): SciMaX          

  **NSF Org :**           ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**      Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager. :**                                                  

  **Division :**          11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**        09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date :**   08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**     \$3,296,322.00                                  

  **Investigator:**       Donald Martin                                   

  **Sponsor:**            Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools            

                          Post Office Box 2513 Winston-Salem ,North       
                          Carolina 27102                                  

  **Program Element       7347                                            
  code:**                                                                 

  **Abstract :**                                                          

  The goal of the                                                         
  Winston-Salem/Forsyth                                                   
  County Schools (WS/FCS)                                                 
  proposal entitled                                                       
  Science and Mathematics                                                 
  Excellence (SciMaX) is                                                  
  that all students will                                                  
  graduate with the                                                       
  capacity to pursue                                                      
  post-secondary studies                                                  
  and careers in science                                                  
  and mathematics. Its                                                    
  specific objectives are                                                 
  (1) To complete the                                                     
  implementation of                                                       
  standards-based K-12                                                    
  mathematics and science                                                 
  program within the                                                      
  District establishing                                                   
  high standards for all                                                  
  students in all                                                         
  classrooms; (2) To                                                      
  increase K-8                                                            
  proficiency by 4% in                                                    
  End-of-Grade \[test\]                                                   
  in mathematics, by 5%                                                   
  in 8th grade Algebra I,                                                 
  and by 5 percentile                                                     
  points in science each                                                  
  year; (3) To increase                                                   
  enrollment in upper                                                     
  level mathematics and                                                   
  science courses by 10%                                                  
  each year and achieve                                                   
  an overall completion                                                   
  of 80%; and (4) To                                                      
  partner with                                                            
  universities to ensure                                                  
  that new teachers                                                       
  arrive in the school                                                    
  system with the                                                         
  training needed to                                                      
  teach high-quality,                                                     
  standards-based science                                                 
  and mathematics                                                         
  curriculum. WS/FCS                                                      
  plans revision and                                                      
  compacting of the K-8                                                   
  mathematics curriculum                                                  
  to ensure that all                                                      
  pre-algebra topics are                                                  
  addressed by the end of                                                 
  the 7th grade, which                                                    
  will facilitate                                                         
  successful student                                                      
  performance in algebra                                                  
  at the 8th grade.                                                       
  Similarly, the District                                                 
  has created a plan to                                                   
  infuse science                                                          
  standards-based,                                                        
  hands-on instruction at                                                 
  all grade levels                                                        
  through the                                                             
  implementation of                                                       
  reform instructional                                                    
  materials and to                                                        
  integrate this subject                                                  
  to mathematics and the                                                  
  Language Arts. A                                                        
  student safety-net                                                      
  program will be                                                         
  implemented consisting                                                  
  of bridge courses and                                                   
  pre-college programs.                                                   
  In order to ensure the                                                  
  coherent accomplishment                                                 
  of its objectives,                                                      
  WS/FCS will organize                                                    
  Vertical Leadership                                                     
  Teams (VLT) consisting                                                  
  of a cross section of                                                   
  represented schools,                                                    
  including school                                                        
  principals, counselors,                                                 
  curriculum                                                              
  coordinators, teachers,                                                 
  students, parents,                                                      
  business and                                                            
  post-secondary partners                                                 
  based on a three-cohort                                                 
  model. A comprehensive                                                  
  evaluation plan will                                                    
  enable the leadership                                                   
  to assess progress in                                                   
  every component of the                                                  
  Initiative; and gather,                                                 
  interpret and use data                                                  
  to inform the planning                                                  
  and decision-making                                                     
  process.                                                                
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          0115114                                         

  **Award Title text    Urban Systemic Program in Science (USP),        
  :**                   Mathematics, and Technology Education: Portland 
                        Urban Systemic Program                          

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.                                                    
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$4,632,086.00                                  

  **Investigator:**     James Scherzinger                               

  **Sponsor:**          School District No 1, Multnomah County, Oregon  

                        Portland ,Oregon 97201                          

  **Program Element     7347                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  The Portland Public                                                   
  Schools (PPS)                                                         
  District is the                                                       
  largest district in                                                   
  the state of Oregon.                                                  
  It has an enrollment                                                  
  of almost 55,000                                                      
  students in 64                                                        
  elementary schools,                                                   
  20 middle schools, 12                                                 
  high schools and an                                                   
  increasing number of                                                  
  special focus and                                                     
  alternative programs.                                                 
  Of these schools 55                                                   
  qualify for Title I                                                   
  assistance while                                                      
  approximately 49% of                                                  
  elementary students,                                                  
  37% of middle school                                                  
  students and 28% of                                                   
  high school students                                                  
  participate in                                                        
  free/reduced lunch                                                    
  programs. Currently                                                   
  an estimated 38% of                                                   
  the students stem                                                     
  from minority                                                         
  backgrounds. PPS                                                      
  employs over 3,100                                                    
  certified teachers                                                    
  and the district                                                      
  serves over 90% of                                                    
  Portland\'s eligible                                                  
  population. The                                                       
  district has used the                                                 
  PASS college entrance                                                 
  requirements as the                                                   
  academic target of                                                    
  all students for a                                                    
  number of years. The                                                  
  goals of the Portland                                                 
  USP are: 1. To enable                                                 
  the district\'s                                                       
  entire diverse                                                        
  student enrollment to                                                 
  meet rigorous K-12                                                    
  standards in science                                                  
  and mathematics and                                                   
  prepare for                                                           
  post-secondary                                                        
  education and future                                                  
  careers. To                                                           
  significantly reduce                                                  
  disparities in                                                        
  participation and                                                     
  academic performance                                                  
  between various                                                       
  student populations.                                                  
  2. To increase the                                                    
  district\'s capacity                                                  
  to develop, support,                                                  
  and sustain teacher                                                   
  and principal                                                         
  leadership in                                                         
  implementing                                                          
  standards-based                                                       
  curricular reform and                                                 
  continuous                                                            
  improvement of K-12                                                   
  science, mathematics                                                  
  and technology                                                        
  education for all                                                     
  students. 3. To                                                       
  engage families and                                                   
  the community in                                                      
  supporting improved                                                   
  student performance                                                   
  in science and                                                        
  mathematics and                                                       
  improved access to                                                    
  high-quality,                                                         
  inquiry-based                                                         
  educational                                                           
  opportunities in                                                      
  science, mathematics                                                  
  and technology. 4. To                                                 
  establish ongoing,                                                    
  collaborative                                                         
  partnerships with                                                     
  higher education,                                                     
  business/industry,                                                    
  policy makers, and                                                    
  other key                                                             
  stakeholders in                                                       
  support of exemplary,                                                 
  research-based                                                        
  teaching and learning                                                 
  in science,                                                           
  mathematics, and                                                      
  technology within the                                                 
  context of a large                                                    
  and diverse urban                                                     
  school district. To                                                   
  reach these goals,                                                    
  some of the                                                           
  implementation                                                        
  strategies that will                                                  
  be used by the                                                        
  Portland USP during                                                   
  the first year are:                                                   
  a. After-school                                                       
  academic                                                              
  assistance/tutoring                                                   
  in both mathematics                                                   
  and science. b.                                                       
  Parent education on                                                   
  standards-based                                                       
  curricula and support                                                 
  for students at home.                                                 
  c. After-school                                                       
  workshops for                                                         
  teachers and                                                          
  principals on content                                                 
  knowledge and                                                         
  pedagogy. d. Science                                                  
  and math courses,                                                     
  workshops and lecture                                                 
  series. e. Annual                                                     
  summer institutes (5                                                  
  days in math and 5                                                    
  days in science). f.                                                  
  Preparation of                                                        
  science and                                                           
  mathematics leaders.                                                  
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0115606                                         

  **Award Title text   Urban Systemic Program in Science, Mathematics, 
  :**                  and Technology Education (USP): Boston\'s Math  
                       and Science Plan                                

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$5,597,750.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Thomas Payzant                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Boston Public Schools                           

                       26 Court Street Boston ,Massachusetts 021082505 

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Boston Public                                                        
  Schools Proposal                                                     
  Abstract The Boston                                                  
  Public School                                                        
  District (BPS)                                                       
  proposes to advance                                                  
  significantly the                                                    
  science,                                                             
  mathematics, and                                                     
  technology (SMT)                                                     
  education of all                                                     
  K-12 students                                                        
  through the Boston                                                   
  Urban Systemic                                                       
  Program (BUSP). The                                                  
  District plans to                                                    
  accomplish this task                                                 
  by building on the                                                   
  existing                                                             
  infrastructure                                                       
  developed by reform                                                  
  efforts that began                                                   
  in 1995. These                                                       
  efforts included a                                                   
  complete revision of                                                 
  the reading,                                                         
  Language Arts, and                                                   
  mathematics                                                          
  programs. The                                                        
  lessons learned from                                                 
  these efforts will                                                   
  be used to                                                           
  facilitate change in                                                 
  science and other                                                    
  core subjects. The                                                   
  foundational tenets                                                  
  of the extant                                                        
  infrastructure                                                       
  include a strong                                                     
  K-12 leadership                                                      
  team, a                                                              
  standards-based                                                      
  curriculum for                                                       
  science and                                                          
  mathematics based on                                                 
  the state\'s                                                         
  curriculum                                                           
  framework, an                                                        
  aligned assessment                                                   
  system, and policies                                                 
  specific to science                                                  
  and mathematics. The                                                 
  infrastructure also                                                  
  include the                                                          
  convergence of                                                       
  fiscal and                                                           
  intellectual                                                         
  resources to improve                                                 
  science and                                                          
  mathematics                                                          
  education,                                                           
  significant external                                                 
  support from                                                         
  multiple                                                             
  institutions of                                                      
  higher education,                                                    
  business partners,                                                   
  and the at-large                                                     
  community. The BUSP                                                  
  goals parallel those                                                 
  of the USP that                                                      
  seeks to: 1.                                                         
  Increase student                                                     
  achievement in                                                       
  science and                                                          
  mathematics as                                                       
  measured by higher                                                   
  scores on                                                            
  standards-based                                                      
  assessments,                                                         
  increasing                                                           
  enrollments in                                                       
  higher level                                                         
  courses, and greater                                                 
  articulation to                                                      
  institutions of                                                      
  higher education; 2.                                                 
  Advance the                                                          
  implementation of                                                    
  standards-based,                                                     
  inquiry-centered                                                     
  science and                                                          
  mathematics program                                                  
  for all students,                                                    
  and employ research                                                  
  and assessments as                                                   
  effective tools in                                                   
  improving the                                                        
  teaching and                                                         
  learning of science                                                  
  and mathematics; 3.                                                  
  Increase the                                                         
  competency and                                                       
  diversity of the                                                     
  science and                                                          
  mathematics                                                          
  instructional                                                        
  workforce; and 4.                                                    
  Promote                                                              
  collaborations with                                                  
  colleges and                                                         
  universities and the                                                 
  engagement of the                                                    
  community to improve                                                 
  teaching and                                                         
  learning for all                                                     
  students to meet                                                     
  high standards.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0115728                                         

  **Award Title text   Urban Systemic Program in Science, Mathematics, 
  :**                  and Technology Education (USP): Jackson Urban   
                       Systemic Program                                

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Cooperative Agreement                           

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$4,469,986.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Earl Watkins                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Jackson Public School District                  

                       P.O. Box 2338 Jackson ,Mississippi 392252338    

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Jackson Public                                                   
  School District                                                      
  (JPS) proposes to                                                    
  significantly                                                        
  advance the science,                                                 
  mathematics, and                                                     
  technology education                                                 
  (SMT) of all K-12                                                    
  students through the                                                 
  Jackson Urban                                                        
  Systemic Program                                                     
  (JUSP). The District                                                 
  plans to accomplish                                                  
  this task by                                                         
  building on the                                                      
  existing                                                             
  infrastructure                                                       
  developed primarily                                                  
  through the                                                          
  Comprehensive                                                        
  Partnership for                                                      
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science Achievement,                                                 
  the Center for                                                       
  Research in Teaching                                                 
  and Learning funded                                                  
  by the National                                                      
  Science Foundation                                                   
  (NSF), and the K-12                                                  
  Higher Education                                                     
  Partnership funded                                                   
  by NSF in                                                            
  partnership with the                                                 
  National Institutes                                                  
  of Health. This                                                      
  infrastructure is                                                    
  characterized by an                                                  
  exemplary leadership                                                 
  team, content                                                        
  standards for                                                        
  science and                                                          
  mathematics,                                                         
  policies in support                                                  
  of SMT education for                                                 
  all, the convergence                                                 
  of fiscal and                                                        
  intellectual                                                         
  resources, and a                                                     
  shared vision for                                                    
  improving the                                                        
  capacity of                                                          
  principals,                                                          
  teachers, and                                                        
  students. To                                                         
  accomplish the goals                                                 
  and objectives of                                                    
  the USP, the                                                         
  District intends to                                                  
  provide all of its                                                   
  students with the                                                    
  fundamentals of                                                      
  mathematics and                                                      
  science so that                                                      
  their understanding,                                                 
  ability, and                                                         
  academic achievement                                                 
  will enable them to                                                  
  perform at or above                                                  
  their peers from                                                     
  around the world.                                                    
  The major goals are:                                                 
  (1) to increase                                                      
  student achievement                                                  
  in science and                                                       
  mathematics; (2) to                                                  
  increase competency                                                  
  in the science and                                                   
  mathematics                                                          
  instructional                                                        
  workforce; and (3)                                                   
  to strengthen the                                                    
  District\'s capacity                                                 
  to sustain SMT                                                       
  reform. Hence, JPS                                                   
  will use the USP to                                                  
  improve its capacity                                                 
  to enhance student                                                   
  achievement via an                                                   
  articulated K-12                                                     
  science and                                                          
  mathematics                                                          
  curriculum, a more                                                   
  diverse and highly                                                   
  qualified                                                            
  instructional                                                        
  workforce, and                                                       
  stronger and more                                                    
  focused                                                              
  partnerships.                                                        
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0342483                                         

  **Award Title text   STEM Leadership Institutes for Systemic         
  :**                  Initiatives Principal Investigators and Project 
                       Directors                                       

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Celestine Pea                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     10-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    09-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$276,744.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Floretta McKenzie                               

  **Sponsor:**         McKenzie Group                                  

                       1101 17th Street NW Suite 1200 Washington       
                       ,District of Columbia 200364739                 

  **Program Element    7347                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Project Abstract NSF                                                 
  0342483 Systemic                                                     
  Research, Inc is                                                     
  seeking support to                                                   
  host an Annual                                                       
  Invitational Urban                                                   
  Key Indicator Data                                                   
  and Evaluation                                                       
  workshop in the                                                      
  spring of 2004. The                                                  
  workshop will target                                                 
  PI/PDs data                                                          
  managers,                                                            
  evaluators, and                                                      
  selected NSF funded                                                  
  study group members.                                                 
  This workshop                                                        
  intends to build on                                                  
  previous workshop by                                                 
  focusing exclusively                                                 
  at the classroom                                                     
  level to high local                                                  
  districts use data                                                   
  from student                                                         
  achievement scores,                                                  
  school and classroom                                                 
  profiles, and                                                        
  evaluations to                                                       
  extend their                                                         
  understanding of                                                     
  science and                                                          
  mathematics. This                                                    
  workshop will target                                                 
  approximately 130                                                    
  participants with                                                    
  the potential to                                                     
  reach hundreds of                                                    
  teachers and                                                         
  thousands of                                                         
  students through the                                                 
  information gained                                                   
  from the plenary and                                                 
  other workshop                                                       
  sessions and                                                         
  activities.                                                          
  Intellectual Merit                                                   
  Systemic Research,                                                   
  Inc, (SR) intends to                                                 
  host an invitational                                                 
  workshop to promote                                                  
  the use of data and                                                  
  evaluation to                                                        
  enhance NSF-funded                                                   
  urban sites in their                                                 
  understanding and                                                    
  use of data. For                                                     
  several years SR has                                                 
  held workshops for                                                   
  PI/PDs data                                                          
  managers, and other                                                  
  district and                                                         
  national leaders to                                                  
  facilitate the use                                                   
  of data as a                                                         
  management and                                                       
  planning tool for                                                    
  improving science                                                    
  and mathematics                                                      
  education.                                                           
  Therefore, SR has                                                    
  been a leader in                                                     
  helping school                                                       
  districts establish                                                  
  and enhance how they                                                 
  collect and use                                                      
  data. This approach                                                  
  has greatly. With                                                    
  prior knowledge of                                                   
  collecting data for                                                  
  several                                                              
  urban-focused                                                        
  programs and working                                                 
  with representatives                                                 
  in over the years                                                    
  adds immensely to                                                    
  the likelihood that                                                  
  strategies and                                                       
  practices shared and                                                 
  learned at the                                                       
  workshop will                                                        
  greatly enhance how                                                  
  districts use data                                                   
  to improve practice.                                                 
  Broader Impact                                                       
  Building on past                                                     
  efforts (See                                                         
  www.systemic.com)                                                    
  this workshop                                                        
  intends to promote                                                   
  further                                                              
  dissemination of                                                     
  lessons-learned by                                                   
  helping local                                                        
  district leaders                                                     
  effectively address                                                  
  local issues                                                         
  regarding the use of                                                 
  data and evaluation.                                                 
  In addition to                                                       
  sharing information                                                  
  and best practices                                                   
  at the workshop, SR                                                  
  maintains a website                                                  
  with conference                                                      
  proceedings, copies                                                  
  of presentations,                                                    
  links to other                                                       
  relevant sites, and                                                  
  links to research                                                    
  studies on urban                                                     
  reform.                                                              
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