BASA Member Update 9.28.18

2. Letters of Support : Provide brief, signed letter stating what each partner commits to do as part of the project. A school counselor and higher education admissions representative must be included in the partnership and included in the letter of support. 3. Project Narrative : a. Rationale (7 pages maximum): Provide a rationale for the project, addressing the current practices for attracting and recruiting educators in both the district and partnering preparation program as well as barriers to getting high quality and diverse applicants. b. Project plan and deliverables (must include Gantt chart)- (5 pages maximum): Provide details about the partnership(s) and what each partner is committing to do to help develop the mutual plan of action. It should include a Gantt chart that outlines key timelines and deliverables throughout the timeframe of the project. It should give a clear indication of how the planning will occur and key decisions that will be made based on data and root-cause analysis processes. 4. Budget & Budget Narrative : (5 pages maximum): In a separate narrative and summarized in an Excel spreadsheet ( use ODE budget grid ), the budget and budget narrative will document: i. The amounts for each budget line activity requested must be described and justified in the budget narrative and summarized within the Excel workbook ii. Describe the timing of expenditures in relation to the GANNT schedule included in the proposal c. Assurance that awardee will submit all Department Financial Reporting Forms as requested. 5. Attachments: Any other documentation that applicant deems necessary for review and consideration (do not exceed 5 attachments). a. Itemized costs; b. The underlying assumption and rationale for each cost; and

Eligible Applicants

Applications must be developed and submitted by an Ohio K-12 district/school as the project and fiscal lead. Partners can include: districts, schools, educator preparation programs 1 , and could include community colleges alongside a four-year institution.

Anticipated Awards

The total number of awards under the Strengthening Ohio’s Teacher Pipeline Through Partnership Grant will depend on the amount of each award; however, the total amount of funds awarded may not exceed the total funding available. The Ohio Department of Education may request revisions to proposed budgets.

1 *Eligible grant applicants are institutions of higher education that are approved by the Chancellor of Higher Education for educator preparation and located within the state of Ohio. Funds may not be used for activities outside of the geographic boundaries of Ohio.