UISD Grants Administration Three Year Review

UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review

 Limited English Proficient Student Success Initiatives Cycle 3  PEP/Life Skills  CATE/Carl Perkins  Reading First  TOPCAT  Texas Accelerated Science Achievement Programs Cycles 1 & 2  Comprehensive School Reform Texas High School Initiatives  Prekindergarten Grants  Governor’s Educator Excellence Awards  Texas Education Excellence Awards  Target II Years 1&2  Project BRAVO  Advanced Reading Initiatives/Advanced Math Initiatives  Texas Clean School Bus Initiatives UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review: Grant Amendments Submitted

UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review: Grants Reviewed as a TEA prerequisite for submitting our grant applications  Beginning Teacher Induction Mentoring  Intensive Technology-Based Intervention Pilot Program Cycle 2  Reading First Cycle 2 Year 5  Reading First Cycle 2 Year 6  21 st Century Community Learning Centers  Math Coaches Cycle 2  Pre-Kindergarten Early Start Program, Tier 3 (two separate reviews made)  Target Tech in Texas (T3) Collaborative

UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review: Grant Application Assistance to Others  Campus Applications (review/co-write grant): Salvador Garcia Middle School – Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust Fund Muller Elementary School – Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust Cuellar Elementary School - NASA Explorer Grants United South High School - Toyota Tapestry Grant Lyndon B. Johnson – United Way Grant Ruiz Elementary – Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust Limited Restrictive Environment – Special Education Department Carl Perkins –Career and Technology Life Skills –Support Services Special Education Formula – Federal Programs  External Application Assistance Texas Department of Health and Human Services –ARRA Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture City of Laredo – Safe Routes to Schools Texas Department of Transportation Webb County Economic Development ARRA Head Start Program

UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review: Reports Compiled and Submitted  High School Allotment Data Collection  Consolidated Reading Initiative Report (annual; includes the ARI/AMI, Reading First, PreKindergarten grants)  Optional Extended Year Program Report (annual)  PreKindergarten Cycle Report  LEP Student Success Initiative Cycle 3 Program Evaluation – Interim and Final Reports  Project BRAVO Comprehensive School Grants Report  CSR/Texas High School Initiative LBJ High School  Texas Accelerated Science Achievement Program Reports  Educator’s Excellence (GEEG/TEEG) twice yearly surveys  ARRA Squaremeals School Food Service Equipment Grant - report of hours spent

UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review: Other Significant Work of Interest  Audit Reviews Texas Education Agency Reading First Audit United ISD Internal Audit - Project Millennium  Open Records Request for the District Award for Teacher Excellence Cycle I Grant Decision Process (response was 500+ pages of s, presentations, meetings, etc.)  Title I Funding Research to identify causes of lower Title I funding for UISD relative to LISD based on population (discrepancies of funding)  Census Data Research on residents in district (rural communities for 2010 Census count)  Stimulus ARRA (Research on legislation as it was in development, funding availability, tracking of sources and uses, reporting requirements)  PreKindergarten Funding Research for transition from Formula Cycles to Discretionary Grants

UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review: Grants Researched/Investigated at Length Reduce Alcohol AbuseAdult Education/TANF GrantProfessional Development and Technical Assistance on Pre-K Early Childhood School ReadinessAVANCE Family Support and Education Program Project GREAT Intensive Math Initiative GrantCareer and Technology-Project Lead the Way Special Education/ Services for the Deaf Intensive Reading InitiativeImproving Literacy Through LibrariesStipends for Teachers of LEP Pre- Kindergarten Students Heart RescueHigh Schools That Work Enhanced Design Network Texas High School Redesign and Restructure Investment Capital FundMathematics for English Language Learners Project NASA Explorer Schools Rural Texas Early Education Model (TEEM) Telecommunications Facility GrantT-STEM Academic Competitions-Federal Grant Application Drug-Testing GrantTOPCAT Academic Competitions – MATHCOUNTS Grants Application Safe School/Healthy StudentsOne Community-One Child Grant Transition to TeachingIntensive Summer ProgramBeginning Teacher Mentoring Program

UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review: Grants Researched/Investigated at Length High School Equivalency ProgramTeaching American HistoryEarly College High School Cyber LearningTeaching Incentive FundExcellence in Teaching Technology Project GREATCampus Turnaround Team SupportMagna Awards Lowes FoundationYouth Offender Registered Apprenticeship, Alternative Education and Project Expansion Science and Math Outreach Grant “Grow Greens” ProgramStudent Excellence and Readiness Through Volunteers in Education Research Programs Learning and Leadership GrantsExcellence in Urban Award EducationReadiness and Emergency Management for School School-Based Drug Testing 15 AwardVision 2020 Collaborative Dropout Reduction Pilot Program Cycle 2 Toyota TapestryMathematics Instructional Coaches Pilot Program Intensive Reading or Language Acquisition Intervention Pilot First Lady Family Literacy Initiative for Texas Mathematics Instructional Coaches Pilot Program Fund for TeachersCaptain America FoundationPhysical Education Program-Carol White

UISD Grants Administration – Three Year Review: Grants Researched/Investigated at Length Investment Capital Fund Algebra ReadinessCollaborative Dropout Prevention Program Incumbent Worker TrainingScience Laboratory GrantT-STEM Academies Target Tech in Texas (T3) Teacher Quality Partnership GrantEarly Childhood Educator Professional Development Program College Assistance Migrant ProgramEmergency Response Plans for School Initiative Foundations of Learning Grant Teacher Quality Partnership GrantCareer and Technology Education State Leadership Projects Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems Geoscience EducationVoluntary Public School ChoiceBraille Training KSC InternshipEnglish Language Acquisition National Professional Development Girl’s Education and Community Participation School Improvement Foreign Language Assistance Program Teacher Quality Partnership GrantEducation Research High Education Challenge GrantsCollaborative Dropout Prevention ProgramAnti-Gang Initiative Texas 21 st Century Community Learning Centers Cycles 1-6 Distance Learning for Secondary Migrant Students Impact Aid and Discretionary Construction Program