districts; How the charter school will disseminate its service or product to schools and districts from all parts of the state, including any use of statewide technical assistance organization(s); The commitments that will be required of participating schools and districts in order to participate in the project; How the plan will eliminate distance as a barrier to participation in the proposed dissemination activities; and How the charter school will assist the participating schools and districts in adapting the charter school’s program. How the charter school will disseminate its service or product to schools and districts from all parts of the state, including any use of statewide technical assistance organization(s); The commitments that will be required of participating schools and districts in order to participate in the project; How the plan will eliminate distance as a barrier to participation in the proposed dissemination activities; and How the charter school will assist the participating schools and districts in adapting the charter school’s program. Strengths: Weaknesses: Section V: Project Goals and Impact Does Not Meet (0-6) (7-15) POINTS Applicant briefly or fails to develop project goals and objectives for the expected impact of their proposed dissemination activities: Briefly or fails to identify 3 to 5 project goals and briefly or fails to justify each goal in terms of its value in improving student learning and achievement for Georgia students. Fails to develop one goal that addresses how sharing educational, fiscal, and operational best practices through the dissemination project will assist in improving academic outcomes and access to educational opportunities for educationally disadvantaged students. Applicant develops project goals and objectives for the expected impact of their proposed dissemination activities: Identifies 3 to 5 project goals and justifies in detail each goal in terms of its value in improving student learning and achievement for Georgia students. Includes at least one goal that addresses how sharing educational, fiscal, and operational best practices through the dissemination project will assist in improving academic outcomes and access to educational opportunities for educationally disadvantaged students. Describes in detail how the dissemination activities will result in increased student academic achievement in the /15
Briefly or fails to describe how the dissemination activities will result in increased student academic achievement in the participating schools and districts, including among educationally disadvantaged students. Briefly or fails to describe the methods in which the increase in student academic achievement will be documented by the charter school. Briefly or fails to describe the charter school’s process for developing or refining the project to be disseminated to allow for ongoing correction and improvement. Briefly or fails to describe the methods and ability of the charter school and participating schools and districts to sustain the benefit of the project after the subgrant period expires. participating schools and districts, including among educationally disadvantaged students. Describes in detail the methods in which the increase in student academic achievement will be documented by the charter school. Describes in detail the charter school’s process for developing or refining the project to be disseminated to for ongoing correction and improvement. Describes in detail the methods and ability of the charter school and participating schools and districts to sustain the benefit of the project after the subgrant period expires. Strengths: Weaknesses: Section VI: Project Management Plan Does Not Meet (0-4) Meets (5-10) POINTS Applicant fails to provide a project management plan that details the school’s plan to manage the performance and financial aspects of the subgrant OR the applicant’s plan briefly describes or fails to include one or more of the following components: An overall description of how the subgrant will be managed. Briefly states or fails to provide a list of the key personnel assigned to manage specific aspects of the subgrant and responsible for completion of the work, including collaborators or contractors. Fails to include resumes and/or biographical information for these individuals. Fails to include a project timeline with benchmarks for the proposed project’s goals. Applicant provides a comprehensive project management plan that details the school’s plan to manage the performance and financial aspects of the subgrant. The plan includes all of the following components: An overall description of how the subgrant will be managed. Provides a list of the key personnel assigned to manage specific aspects of the subgrant and responsible for completion of the work, including collaborators or contractors. Includes resumes and/or biographical information for these individuals. Includes a project timeline with benchmarks for the proposed project’s goals. The school’s plan to be compliant, strategic, and /10