No Child Left Behind, Title II-D Application Guidance Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) 4^th Round Formula Funding for New Hampshire School Districts

Application Guidance

Introduction:	With the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Congress has appropriated funds for NCLB Title II Part D, the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program. New Hampshire has a total of $1,130,073.33 in Ed Tech district formula funding available in 2005-06. The NH Department of Education (NHDOE) is responsible for: § Implementing the program according to the purposes set forth in NCLB, § Ensuring that school districts comply with Ed Tech statutory requirements, and § Evaluating whether districts have effectively used funds to meet program goals. This document provides guidance for districts to complete the NCLB Title II-D formula funding application form.
Purpose:	The federal Ed Tech Program aims to (a) improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools, (b) assist every student to become technologically literate by the end of eighth grade, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, geographical location, or disability, and (c) encourage effective integration of technology with curriculum development and high quality professional development to promote research-based instructional methods.
Project Dates:	§ Project applications must be submitted by 12/31/2005. (Signature pages postmarked by that date and applications emailed by that date.) § Project start date as early as 8/1/2005 and as late as 1/1/2006. § Projects must have an end date no later than 12/31/06.
Contact:	Cathy Higgins (603) 271-2453 or chiggins@ed.state.nh.us Office of Educational Technology at the NH Department of Education This document is available online at www.nheon.org/oet/nclb.
Eligibility:	Formula Funds Ed Tech formula funds are distributed on the basis of each district’s proportionate share of Title I allocations. Appendix A contains a list of Title II-D district allocations. Please note that the funding amounts indicated in Appendix A are total amounts by district and will be inclusive of any district indirect costs a district may wish to include in its budget request. Consolidated Applications The flexibility provisions of NCLB allow districts, under certain conditions, to consolidate Title II-D funds with other Title funds. Applying for funds through a consolidated local application does not relieve an LEA of its obligation to have a local technology plan that meets all of the statutory requirements. See Appendices for more information about consolidated application provisions. Consortium Applications Eligible districts may choose to submit consortium applications that include other districts or their entire SAU, institutions of higher education, educational service agencies, libraries, or other educational entities appropriate to provide local programs. A district must serve as the fiscal agent for such consortium applications. At a district’s request, the NHDOE may assist the district in the formation of a consortium to provide services for the teachers and students served by the district. See Appendices for information about center services planned for the coming year. NHDOE encourages districts, particularly those with small formula allocation amounts, to contact their nearest Local Educational Support Center to become part of a consortium application. If your district chooses this option, you do not need to complete a district formula application. Instead, the lead district for the consortium will submit a formula application and accompanying budget forms on behalf of yours and other participating consortium districts. Activities can include, but are not limited to, items listed in Appendix C. Technology Plans § Districts must have a new or updated long-range strategic technology plan on file that aligns with the guidance contained in the New Hampshire Technology Planning Guide (www.nheon.org/oet/tpguide) and is consistent with the objectives of the State Educational Technology Plan. Districts are required to inform the NHDOE whenever significant modifications are made to a local technology plan. § District applications for Title II-D funds must have budgets and planned activities that are consistent with their technology plans. Refer to the Technology Planning Guide, which has planning resources and a current Plan Approval Status List. When updating plans, districts should refer to the elements described in the current Plan Approval Rubric, available from the home page of the Guide. CIPA Compliance Districts must certify on the application cover page the conditions that are met by their district relative to the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requirements.
Program Reporting Requirements:	NCLB requires that districts have a means of evaluating the extent to which Ed Tech activities are effective in (1) integrating technology into curricula and instruction; (2) increasing the ability of teachers to teach; and (3) enabling students to meet challenging State standards. Because the Ed Tech program is a State-administered program, NHDOE is responsible for ensuring that districts comply with Ed Tech statutory requirements. Therefore, districts are required to submit updated budgets, data for performance reports, and other reasonable data to the NHDOE before being awarded funds in subsequent years. The following data reports are required by districts receiving Title II-D funds: § NH School Technology Survey – A survey must be submitted for each building in the district in order for the district to be eligible for funding. This online survey will be available for data entry from 11/1/2005 through 2/28/2006. State data from previous tech surveys may be viewed at www.nheon.org/oet/survey. § LoTi Survey – This online survey is completed annually by at least 75% of district staff. LoTi for the project period of the 4^th funding round will be available from 7/1/2005 to 6/30/06. § Budget Forms – (1) OBM Form 1 and (2) Application Detail page § Technology Progress Report – This is a short form to report progress on previous Title II-D funds that closed on or before 6/30/05. The report, available at www.nheon.org/oet/nclb, is due when you submit your formula application, which is due no later than 12/31/05. Obligation and Disbursement Reports FY 2006 Ed Tech projects may remain open until 12/31/06.* Funding obligations for awarded projects must be reported by a school district no later than the quarterly report which ends December 2006, with expenditures reported by the March 2007 quarterly report. Budget OBM Forms 3 and 4 from the NHDOE are used for these reports. Failure to submit obligation and disbursement reports to the NHDOE Office of Business Management by April 10, 2007 will result in the forfeiture of any outstanding obligations. Districts needing to extend their project period beyond 12/31/06 will need to submit an email request to Cathy Higgins with a rationale for the extension by no later than 11/30/06. * Note that on 11/1/05 this date was revised from the original guidance.
Use of Funds:	Supplement, Not Supplant Districts applying for technology funding must supply an assurance that financial resources provided under the Ed Tech program will supplement and not supplant state and/or local funds that would otherwise be used for the proposed activities. Professional Development § 25% Requirement -- Districts must use at least 25% of the grant funds for ongoing, sustained, intensive, high-quality professional development. Such professional development should be focused on the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into curriculum and instruction and in using those technologies to create new learning environments. For a more extensive description of high quality professional development, visit the NHDOE Title IIA program website at: www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/instruction/boip/TitleII-A.htm Using Support Centers to satisfy PD requirement - When planning professional development activities, districts are encouraged to consider participating in the services being offered by the six sites of the Local Education Support Center Network (LESCN). Centers are strategically located in Keene, Claremont, Manchester, Exeter, Capital Area/Penacook, and Gorham in order to cover all regions of the state. The primary mission of these centers is to address the need for additional high quality technology enhanced professional development in a supportive environment responsive to local needs. These centers facilitate communication between the state and local levels. See Appendices for a summary list of upcoming Center activities planned for 2005-06. More information about the centers is available at www.nheon.org/centers. § Alternatives -- In order to use the 25% professional development portion of funds for other Ed Tech program activities, a district is required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the NHDOE that it already provides ongoing, sustained, intensive, high-quality professional development, based on a review of relevant research, to all teachers in core academic subjects. Other Expenditures The remaining 75% of a district’s formula funds are to be used to carry out other activities consistent with the purposes of the program and with the district’s local technology plan. Allowable Activities List In implementing its local technology plan, a district may use Ed Tech funds to support one or more of the following types of activities. (See also Appendix D for examples of the types of allowable activities.) Access to Technology Resources 1. Increasing accessibility to technology, particularly through public-private partnerships, with special emphasis on accessibility for high-need schools. 2. Enhancing existing technology and acquiring new technology to support education reforms and to improve student achievement. 3. Acquiring connectivity linkages, resources, and services for use by students and school personnel to improve academic achievement. Technology Literacy for Students 4. Adapting or expanding applications of technology to enable teachers to increase student academic achievement, including technology literacy, through teaching practices that are based on the review of relevant research and through use of innovative distance learning strategies. 5. Implementing proven and effective courses and curricula that include integrated technology and that are designed to help students reach challenging academic standards. 6. Developing, enhancing, or implementing information technology courses. Professional Development 7. Supporting ongoing, sustained, intensive, high-quality professional development, focused on the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into curriculum and instruction and in using those technologies to create new learning environments. 8. Preparing one or more teachers in schools as technology leaders who will assist other teachers, and providing bonus payments to the technology leaders. Community Involvement 9. Using technology to promote parental involvement and foster communication among students, parents, and teachers about curricula, assignments, and assessments. Program Evaluation 10. Using technologies to collect, manage, and analyze data to inform and enhance teaching and school improvement efforts. 11. Implementing enhanced performance measurement systems to determine the effectiveness of education technology programs funded with Ed Tech funds. OBM Form 1 When completing this federal projects budget form, it is important that you check all entries before submitting to the NHDOE. Frequently, we receive forms with errors which result in delays in processing and usually require you to resubmit a new form. Common errors include missing or incorrect project start and end dates, missing fiscal agent name in “make checks payable to” box, and incorrectly calculated indirect cost amounts. For detailed instructions on indirect cost calculations and other instructions related to OBM Forms, visit the NHDOE Integrated Programs website at: www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/instruction/boip.htm
Equitable Participation:	Districts must engage in timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials during the design and development of programs and continue the consultation throughout the implementation of these programs. One way to address this is to notify all non-public schools within a district’s boundaries by letter using text similar to the following: XYZ School District is in the process of preparing and submitting an application to the New Hampshire Department of Education under the Ed Tech portion of No Child Left Behind. This is a federally funded program. We would like to know if you are interested in participating in this program. Regardless of whether you want to participate, we ask that you respond to this letter by (___date___) so that we will know how to proceed. Districts must provide, on an equitable basis, special educational services or other benefits that address the needs under the program of children, teachers, and other educational personnel in private schools in areas served by the district. Expenditures for educational services and other benefits for private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel must be equal, taking into account the number and educational needs of the children to be served, to the expenditures for participating public school children. Equipment purchased as a result of an Ed Tech Grant remains the property of a public school district even though on loan to a non-public school.
Submission Instructions:	1. Download the application form and submission guidelines from the website at: www.nheon.org/oet/nclb. 2. Send the complete application form electronically as an email attachment to chiggins@ed.state.nh.us. 3. Check the application status list which is updated periodically at www.nheon.org/oet/nclb. 4. Mail two paper copies of the signature pages (Application Cover Page, OBM Form 1) by no later than December 31, 2005 to: Cathy Higgins Office of Educational Technology Division of Program Support New Hampshire Department of Education 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301
Additional Information:	§ NH School Building Technology Survey 2005 -- Available for data entry at www.nheon.org/oet/survey from 11/1/05 through 2/28/06. § LoTi Survey -- Available at www.nheon.org/oet/loti until June 30, 2006. § NH School Technology Planning Guide -- www.nheon.org/oet/tpguide § Technology Plan Approval Status – www.nheon.org/oet/erate/TPStatus.htm § NH Statewide Educational Technology Plan -- www.nheon.org/oet/stateplan § NH Local Educational Support Center Network – www.nheon.org/centers § NHEON Professional Development Resources – www.nheon.org/prof_dev § Information about the Ed Tech Program on the U.S. Department of Education website at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/index.html § Information about the Children’s Internet Protection Act -- http://www.sl.universalservice.org/reference/CIPA.asp

Appendix A: NCLB Title II-D Formula Allocations for 4^th Round (2005-06)

Allocations for 2005-06 Ed Tech funds are based on 2004-05 allocations under Part A of Title I. Please note that the funding amounts indicated under “Total Title II-D Allocation” are total amounts. All costs, including the 25% professional development portion and any indirect costs, must be included within that total.

Support Center	SAU	District	Total Title II-D Final Allocations 2005-06
CACES	53	Allenstown	4,770.69
CACES	72	Alton	4,638.17
GMPDC	39	Amherst	947.69
CACES	46	Andover	2,480.60
CACES	2	Ashland	2,143.58
GMPDC	15	Auburn	1,202.76
CACES	51	Barnstead	5,777.36
SPDC	74	Barrington	9,878.49
NCESC	9	Bartlett	4,090.45
NCESC	23	Bath	798.22
GMPDC	25	Bedford	3,663.42
NCESC	3	Berlin	17,473.60
NCESC	35	Bethlehem	2,229.22
CACES	67	Bow	0.00
SPDC	16	Brentwood	760.43
GMPDC	41	Brookline	383.49
NCESC	48	Campton	4,428.42
GMPDC	15	Candia	1,706.39
SPDC	14	Chester	2,344.59
SWNHESC	29	Chesterfield	1,981.63
CACES	53	Chichester	825.21
SRPDC	6	Claremont	22,362.32
NCESC	7	Colebrook	5,629.90
CACES	8	Concord	49,844.92
SWNHESC	1	Contoocook Valley	23,429.91
NCESC	9	Conway	14,628.00
SRPDC	6	Cornish	1,117.79
SRPDC	43	Croydon	71.99
CACES	53	Deerfield	1,915.52
SPDC	10	Derry Cooperative	17,985.65
SPDC	11	Dover	33,918.99
SRPDC	70	Dresden	0.00
GMPDC	19	Dunbarton	0.00
SPDC	16	East Kingston	0.00
SPDC	14	Epping	4,029.30
CACES	53	Epsom	3,511.02
NCESC	20	Errol	0.00
SPDC	16	Exeter	7,371.50
SPDC	16	Exeter Reg'l Cooperative	4,415.03
SWNHESC	60	Fall Mountain Regional	16,969.88
SPDC	61	Farmington	12,661.74
CACES	18	Franklin	21,532.57
NCESC	13	Freedom	798.13
SPDC	14	Fremont	1,448.99
CACES	73	Gilford	2,925.58
CACES	79	Gilmanton	2,815.51
GMPDC	19	Goffstown	4,829.48
NCESC	20	Gorham	3,180.46
SRPDC	71	Goshen-Lempster Coop	3,493.83
NCESC	49	Governor Wentworth Regional	21,712.99
SRPDC	75	Grantham	351.68
SPDC	50	Greenland	2,590.00
SPDC	55	Hampstead	3,846.59
SPDC	21	Hampton Falls	622.78
SPDC	21	Hampton (corrected 12/7/05)	12,691.58
SRPDC	70	Hanover	0.00
SWNHESC	29	Harrisville	83.76
NCESC	23	Haverhill Cooperative	11,555.38
SWNHESC	24	Henniker	1,493.09
CACES	18	Hill	414.59
SWNHESC	34	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative	10,439.78
SWNHESC	38	Hinsdale	5,582.73
NCESC	48	Holderness	1,353.12
GMPDC	41	Hollis	321.78
GMPDC	41	Hollis-Brookline Cooperative	842.59
GMPDC	15	Hooksett	8,354.02
CACES	66	Hopkinton	1,695.81
GMPDC	81	Hudson	219.75
CACES	2	Inter-Lakes Cooperative	8,541.06
NCESC	9	Jackson	60.01
SWNHESC	47	Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative	13,242.55
SWNHESC	24	John Stark Regional	1,638.85
SWNHESC	65	Kearsarge Regional	7,997.53
SWNHESC	29	Keene	19,792.15
SPDC	16	Kensington	0.00
CACES	30	Laconia	22,604.32
NCESC	35	Lafayette Regional	815.08
NCESC	35	Landaff	0.00
SRPDC	88	Lebanon	14,672.56
NCESC	68	Lincoln-Woodstock Coop	2,523.25
NCESC	35	Lisbon Regional	4,753.51
GMPDC	27	Litchfield	1,388.48
NCESC	35	Littleton	8,741.50
GMPDC	12	Londonderry	613.70
SRPDC	76	Lyme	0.00
GMPDC	63	Lyndeborough	456.58
NCESC	13	Madison	1,905.52
GMPDC	37	Manchester	193,895.85
SWNHESC	29	Marlborough	821.92
SWNHESC	29	Marlow	95.14
GMPDC	63	Mascenic Regional	9,607.49
SRPDC	62	Mascoma Valley Regional	9,504.09
GMPDC	26	Merrimack	7,680.06
CACES	46	Merrimack Valley	16,782.59
NCESC	20	Milan	2,105.49
GMPDC	40	Milford	11,500.40
SPDC	64	Milton	6,629.18
SWNHESC	38	Monadnock Regional	13,398.34
NCESC	77	Monroe	0.00
GMPDC	39	Mont Vernon	1,882.13
CACES	45	Moultonborough	5,307.42
GMPDC	42	Nashua	99,998.91
SWNHESC	29	Nelson	763.34
GMPDC	19	New Boston	4,118.18
SPDC	50	New Castle	0.00
SPDC	16	Newfields	0.00
CACES	4	Newfound Area	10,174.41
SPDC	50	Newington	0.00
SPDC	31	Newmarket	8,481.47
SRPDC	43	Newport	15,915.99
SPDC	21	North Hampton	865.61
NCESC	58	Northumberland	6,152.53
SPDC	44	Northwood	1,843.40
SPDC	44	Nottingham	1,783.08
SPDC	5	Oyster River Coop	9,986.14
GMPDC	28	Pelham	3,587.02
CACES	53	Pembroke	4,185.04
NCESC	48	Pemi-Baker Regional	6,373.09
NCESC	23	Piermont	561.93
NCESC	7	Pittsburg	1,391.56
CACES	51	Pittsfield	6,703.52
SRPDC	32	Plainfield	527.53
NCESC	48	Plymouth	5,087.63
SPDC	52	Portsmouth	24,889.77
NCESC	35	Profile	3,574.32
SPDC	33	Raymond	12,899.17
SRPDC		Rivendell	1,017.68
SPDC	54	Rochester	48,338.69
SPDC	56	Rollinsford	2,294.41
NCESC	48	Rumney	4,941.76
SPDC	50	Rye	1,721.81
SPDC	57	Salem	12,794.15
SPDC	17	Sanborn Regional	3,151.31
SPDC	21	Seabrook	7,023.51
CACES	80	Shaker Regional	8,647.81
SPDC	56	Somersworth	15,271.03
GMPDC	39	Souhegan Cooperative	0.00
SPDC	21	South Hampton	0.00
NCESC	58	Stark	100.73
NCESC	7	Stewartstown	7,568.93
SWNHESC	24	Stoddard	0.00
SPDC	44	Strafford	1,005.82
NCESC	58	Stratford	4,533.94
SPDC	16	Stratham	989.12
SRPDC	43	Sunapee	3,517.40
NCESC	13	Tamworth	2,407.51
NCESC	48	Thornton	1,531.21
SPDC	55	Timberlane Regional	8,353.80
SRPDC	6	Unity	1,983.94
SPDC	64	Wakefield	7,266.47
NCESC	23	Warren	1,629.89
SWNHESC	34	Washington	946.83
NCESC	48	Waterville Valley	0.00
SWNHESC	24	Weare	2,637.63
NCESC	48	Wentworth	1,069.86
SWNHESC	29	Westmoreland	351.68
NCESC	36	White Mountains Regional	13,127.16
GMPDC	63	Wilton	1,516.62
GMPDC	63	Wilton-Lyndeborough	1,061.19
SWNHESC	38	Winchester	9,204.73
GMPDC	28	Windham	652.37
SPDC	21	Winnacunnet Cooperative	3,554.59
CACES	59	Winnisquam Regional	13,682.32
			1,230,300.72

NOTE: Districts are serviced by the following Local Educational Support Centers:

SWNH-ESC: Southwestern NH Educational Support Center in Keene

GMPDC: Greater Manchester Professional Development Center in Manchester

SPDC: Seacoast Professional Development Center in Exeter

NCESC: North Country Educational Services Center in Gorham

CACES: Capital Area Center for Educational Support in Penacook

SRPDC: Sugar River Professional Development Center in Claremont

Appendix B: Flexibility Provisions

Instructions for consolidating and transferring funds across NCLB programs may be found on the NHDOE Bureau of Integrated Programs website.

In general, the principal flexibility provisions, which are described in greater detail on the Department’s website at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea/index.html, affect the Ed Tech program as follows:

Local-Flex (ESEA Sections 6151 through 6156)

An LEA that enters into a Local-Flex agreement with the Secretary may consolidate Ed Tech formula grant funds with certain other Federal funds and, consistent with the purposes of the Local-Flex program, use those funds for any ESEA purpose in order to meet the State’s definition of adequate yearly progress, improve student academic achievement, and narrow achievement gaps.

Transferability (ESEA Sections 6121 through 6123)

An LEA (except an LEA identified for improvement or subject to corrective action under section 1116(c)(9)) may transfer up to 50 percent of the funds allocated to it by formula under certain other programs to its Ed Tech allocation (or to other specified allocations) or to its allocation under Part A of Title I. An LEA may also transfer up to 50 percent of its Ed Tech formula grant funds to certain other programs. (There are special transferability rules governing LEAs identified for improvement or corrective action.)

Rural Education Initiatives (ESEA Sections 6201 through 6234)

Under the Title VI Alternative Uses of Funds Authority, an eligible LEA may combine its Ed Tech formula grant funds with certain other Federal funds and use the applicable funding to carry out local activities under one or more specified Federal programs. The Ed Tech program is one of the programs for which an LEA may spend all or part of its “applicable funding” as defined in section 6211(c) of the ESEA. An eligible LEA may use funds under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program to carry out activities under a number of Federal programs, including Ed Tech. An LEA that receives funds under the Rural and Low-Income School Program may use those funds for activities authorized under the Ed Tech program and for other purposes.

Consolidation of local administrative funds (ESEA Sections 9201 and 9203)

With approval of its SEA, an LEA may consolidate Ed Tech funds available for administration, as well as other local administrative funds, to administer the programs included in the consolidation and for uses, at the district and school levels, designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds under those programs.

Consolidated applications (ESEA Sections through 9306)

An LEA may seek Ed Tech funding as part of its consolidated local application.

Schoolwide programs (ESEA Section 1114)

Consistent with the requirements of section 1114 of Title I, an LEA may consolidate and use funds under Part A of Title I and other programs that the Secretary may designate to implement a school-wide program in a school in which at least 40 percent of the children are from low-income families.

Appendix C: LESCN Professional Development Services

This list is a summary of the types of professional development services planned for the upcoming 2005-06 year through the Local Educational Support Center Network. Most training is a combination of face to face multi-day sessions followed by periodic online or on-site support.

LoTi Certified Mentor Trainers: Training and ongoing support in effective technology-infused staff development and use of classroom observations, applicable to any content area and grade level.

Tech Partners: Teams of two teachers work together in training sessions and as they develop technology enhanced curriculum units.

Hands on Middle School Science Project: Teachers in grades 5 to 9 learn science content through the process of hands-on experience with technology tools.

WebQuest Tech Buddies: Teams of two work together to develop stronger web research skills and develop WebQuests to use in their classrooms with students on key content topic areas.

Intel Teach to the Future: 40 hours of hands-on instruction on incorporating technology tools and resources into lesson plans and new approaches to assessment tools.

Induction with Mentoring Program: A system of quality mentoring and ongoing professional development supports new teachers' practice and longevity in the teaching profession.

Megaconference Jr: A project that gives students in elementary and secondary schools around the world the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real time, using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology.

Graduate Programs in Education: Several Masters and CAGS level courses are offered at Center locations in partnership with Plymouth State University and Keene State College.

Online Professional Development Institute: A four day summer institute supports educators as they design online professional development courses in their content areas.

Capturing Best Practices with Digital Video: Educators create and present short digital videos of best practices in action using digital camcorders, laptop computers, and editing software.

Technology Mentor Group: Teachers learn to add a technology component to UbD curriculum units that align with local and state standards, as well as national technology standards.

Understanding by Design: Focused on Backward Design, Enduring Understanding, Essential Questions, Knowledge and Skills, and Assessment, and on technology and literacy in Unit Design.

Guest Speakers Series: The center network periodically hosts nationally recognized speakers, such as Jamie McKenzie, Dr. Christopher Moersch, Victoria Burnhardt, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Ian Jukes, David Warlick.

And much more, such as:

· Technology Integration Mini-Grants

· Handhelds in the Classroom Projects

Appendix D: Types of Allowable Activities

Districts may use Ed Tech funds to support one or more of the following types of activities:	Examples
1. Increasing accessibility to technology, particularly through public-private partnerships, with special emphasis on accessibility for high-need schools.	Fund a community shared computer lab with equipment and staffing costs shared by school and community organizations
2. Enhancing existing technology and acquiring new technology to support education reforms and to improve student achievement.	Buy additional hardware for use in classrooms. Please specify as: 2a = computers and printers 2b = digital projectors and other digital tools, such as digital cameras, science probes, etc.
3. Acquiring connectivity linkages, resources, and services for use by students and school personnel to improve academic achievement.	Buy additional network, web, or email servers, and networking software
4. Adapting or expanding applications of technology to enable teachers to increase student academic achievement, including technology literacy, through teaching practices based on review of relevant research and through use of innovative distance learning strategies.	Buy software for classroom use or distance learning courses for students
5. Implementing proven and effective courses and curricula that include integrated technology and that are designed to help students reach challenging academic standards.	Fund proven and effective courses and curriculum materials which integrate technology into academic content areas
6. Developing, enhancing, or implementing information technology courses.	Fund IT courses for students
7. Supporting ongoing, sustained, intensive, high-quality professional development, focused on the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into curriculum and instruction and in using those technologies to create new learning environments.	Fund PD activities which are ongoing and help teachers integrate new technologies into their teaching. Please specify as: 7a = distance learning courses for PD 7b = tech integration sessions, materials, etc.
8. Preparing one or more teachers in schools as technology leaders who will assist other teachers, and providing bonus payments to the technology leaders.	Pay teachers with stipends or bonuses in exchange for their leadership and assistance to their colleagues
9. Using technology to promote parental involvement and foster communication among students, parents, and teachers about curricula, assignments, and assessments.	Buy online services where teachers can post homework and other information for parents to view and to communicate with teachers
10. Using technologies to collect, manage, and analyze data to inform and enhance teaching and school improvement efforts.	Buy data management systems for teachers to assess and analyze student performance
11. Implementing enhanced performance measurement systems to determine the effectiveness of education technology programs funded with Ed Tech funds.	Fund evaluation activities and resources, such as contracting with an outside evaluator