Writing Successful Grants KnowledgeBase

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The Writing Successful Grants KnowledgeBase is an online resource aiding education professionals in their pursuit of public and private grants to support local programs. Its five elements contain information and resources that assist the grant seeker with developing their project, writing the grant proposal and managing the grant upon its award.

Task 3: Professional Learning Activities

Guideline: Utilizing the completed review of professional learning activities, grant seekers can assess the type and level of additional needs. This analysis can then be included as necessary in a grant proposal.

Resources

Checklists

Highly Qualified Staff Members Data Elements

The chart, provides a checklist of data elements related to highly qualified staff members for inclusion in a school profile.

Tools

Highly Qualified Teacher Summary

Using the information gathered in earlier, the Principal may complete this worksheet as a quick reference to areas of the school's staff that do not meet the No Child Left Behind Act's requirements for "highly qualified" teachers and paraprofessionals.

Identifying Staff Development Needs

From the Maryland Department of Education this tool contains a list of five questions schools need to consider to answer the question "What does your staff need to know and be able to do to carry out your school improvement strategies?" This tool can be a useful organizer of thoughts before, during, or after the staff development needs assessment is completed.