No. 515          Finance Division
 
Date: October 11, 2000
To: Division and Department Heads, and Principals of Elementary, Middle Level, and Atypical Schools with Students in Grades 4-8
Subject: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS
Department and/or
Persons Concerned: 		Principals of Schools With Grades 4-8
Reference: None

 
Brief Explanation:

Schools enrolling students in any of Grades 4-8 may be eligible to apply for Education Technology Staff Development Program grant funds. A school’s grant may range up to $20 per fourth- to eighth-grade student enrolled at the school. This program is intended to train teachers and administrators to use technology as part of the curriculum.

Note: Schools funded in 1998-99 or 1999-2000 must reapply to be funded in 2000-01.

Preliminary eligibility requirements include:

  • Computers are located in core curriculum classrooms, not in a lab or library.
  • Ratio of students to computers is no more than 10:1.
  • Classroom has Internet access—either every computer has access or the computer(s) with access also have a projection device.
  • Computers are up to date, multimedia computers with a CD-ROM.

The deadline for submitting the one-page application to the Grants Office is Monday, December 4, 2000.

Interested schools that meet the preliminary requirements should obtain a copy of the application materials by contacting the Educational Technology Office at (619) 225-3417, or Grants and Special Projects at (619) 725-7785, or by e-mailing Roxie Knupp (rknupp@mail.sandi.net).

 
Richard J. Knott
Controller
Finance Division
APPROVED:

Henry E. Hurley
Chief Administrative Officer