Coordinated statewide professional development. Allow access to technical expertise throughout the state. Possibly a good list of reliable vendors. Purchasing economies of scale. Statewide organization could give recommendations for where districts should be heading in the budgeting process.
Grant status is dependent upon votes coming up.
It will either continue for another 3 yrs. or stop this year. Dealing with teachers, schools and statewide non-profit organizations using multimedia evidence of student performance. Things that wouldn't necessarily show up on a statewide test. Tested the concept that if people saw what was possible then perfomance would change. Worked with UVM and composers around the state, country and the world to provide examples.