1. Henderson County’s Grant Application Planning RACE TO THE TOP DISTRICT

2. Range of Grant Award The total amount of money to be awarded is $383 million. The USED plans to award 15-25 grants. With approximately 7100 students, Henderson County Schools is eligible for a grant award of 10 to 20 million dollars. The grants are for four years, with all funds spent by September 30, 2018. Unlike most other grants, we may “supplant” with these funds. This means can use these funds to expand programs/activities the district is currently supporting with district funds. We can do more of the things that are working.

3. Absolute Priorities of RTTTD Absolute Priority 1: Personalized Learning Environments  Create Learning environments to improve learning and teaching through personalization of strategies, tools, and supports for students and teachers.  Accelerate student learning by meeting the academic needs of each student.  Increase teacher effectiveness.  Expand student access to effective teachers.  Decrease achievement gaps.  Increase the number of students graduating college and career ready.

4. Absolute Priorities of RTTTD Absolute Priority 2 : Non-Rural Local Education Agencies in Race to the Top States  Kentucky received funding under Phase 3 of Race to the Top.

5. Grant Scoring The grant applications will be scored using the following criteria:  Vision (40 pts)  Prior Record of Success and Conditions for Reform (45 pts)  Preparing Students for College and Careers (40 pts)  LEA Policy and Infrastructure (25 pts)  Budget and sustainability (20 pts)  Competitive Preference Priority (10 pts)* * This involves 5 priorities that include partnerships, expanded targets, use of data, integrating services, capacity building, and identify ambitious goals.

6. KY Schools and Consortia Applying for RTTTD $5‐10 million $10‐20 million $20‐30 million $30 ‐ 40 million Total KY 16 5 62 29 Ashland Independent School District 1 Bourbon County Board of Education 1 Boyd County Schools1 Central Kentucky Education Cooperative 1 Christian County Public School1 Corbin Independent Schools 1 Danville Schools 1 District Not Provided (Amount left blank) Elizabethtown Independent Schools 1 Floyd County Board of Education 1 Garrard County School System 1 Green River Regional Educational Cooperative1 Harrison County Schools 1 Henderson County Schools 1 Jefferson County Board of Education 1 Kentucky Consortium /Fayette County Schools1 Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative 1 Knott County Board of Education 1 Knox County Board of Education 1 Leslie County Board of Education 1 Lewis County Board of Education 1 Lincoln County Board of Education 1 Marion County Schools 1 Mercer County School District 1 Montgomery County Schools 1 Northern Kentucky Coop for Ed Services 1 Paducah Ind. Schools 1 Taylor County Board of Education 1 West Point Kentucky Schools (Amount Blank) Nationally 893 schools and consortia have indicated they will apply for RTTTD.

7. Brainstorming Session On Wednesday, Sept. 5, 70 stakeholders were invited to the PD Center for a brainstorming session to identify strategies, activities and programs to support personalized learning and college/career readiness.

8. What is Happening Now? We have a steering committee of district personnel and three principals to guide the process. We have a writing team that is working with Nancy Satterfield to complete the grant application. The writing team is currently working on goals and activities in a logic model that includes costs of activities. Rich TenEyck of the ICLE has agreed to assist us in writing the grant. We must secure a grant evaluator. The grant application must be completed by October 5 th in order to get it in to the USED by the October 30 deadline. Grants will be awarded in December, 2012.

9. To complete the application process the grant must be reviewed by the KDE, read and signed by the mayor, and approved by 70% of the faculty.

10. Questions?