FY07 Instructional Technology Enhanced Environments Grant
The Instructional Technology Division of the Georgia Department of Education announced the FY07 Title II-D Competitive grant during the GaETC conference held in Atlanta, Georgia on November 14-16. This new competitive grant has been named the Instructional Technology Enhanced Environments (ITEE) grant and will focus on building capacity for impacting student achievement through the use of 21st Century Instructional technology tools. The ITEE grant will allow eligible LEAs to equip a minimum of 5 classrooms in one eligible middle or high school within the local school system with 21st Century instructional technology that will consist of the following:
- Mounted interactive whiteboard equipment
- Mounted projection device
- Teacher laptop or tablet
- Five student laptops or tablets - may be combined with other grant classrooms to form class set
- Student response systems
In addition to the hardware component of this grant, each awarded school will be required to implement a two-year professional development program with a local Educational Technology Center (ETC.). A more detailed Grant Guidance will be available following the December State Board of Education meeting.
Eligibility for this grant was determined by the NCLB definition for a "high-need" LEA as determined for Title II-D competitive grants and outlined in the Section 2403 of NCLB. Once the formal Grant Guidance has been approved and published, all eligible Superintendents and Principals will be notified via e-mail. Additionally, local ETCs will also receive notification.
An LEA shall be considered "high-need" if:
The percentage of children in poverty residing in the LEA's service area is above the state average of 16.33% according to the 2002 US Census poverty data provided to GaDOE Title I programs.
-AND-
The LEA has one or more schools identified as Needs Improvement for one or more years according to the 2006 Needs Improvement Report.
-OR-
The ratio of students to computers in the LEA's service area is above the state average of 3.29 students to computers according to the 2005-2006 State Technology Inventory Survey.
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