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ARRA INITIATIVE #3 --<strong>SPECIAL</strong> <strong>EDUCATION</strong> --<strong>SCIENCE</strong> <strong>EQUIP</strong> / <strong>CALCULATORS</strong> / MATERIALS & SUPPLIES<br />
GOAL STATEMENT<br />
In order to improve special education student achievement in science, each teacher will have sufficient<br />
equipment to meet the standard of 20% instructional time spent in lab activities and meet grade/course<br />
curriculum standards.<br />
In order to improve student achievement in mathematics, each student will be provided with a calculator with<br />
appropriate grade/course level technology.<br />
USDOE Goals<br />
Justification<br />
College- & Career-<br />
Ready Preparation<br />
(including programs for<br />
ELL & SPED students)<br />
The skills necessary for college and careers include the ability to be able to use<br />
math skills in a variety of daily activities in a personal and work place setting.<br />
Students training and practice on grade level appropriate calculators in grades 3-12<br />
will assist in preparing students for the future. Through scientific inquiry and using<br />
21st century lab equipment, science students will be able to transfer knowledge to<br />
specific educational and or job settings in the future.<br />
GOALS &<br />
JUSTIFICATION<br />
Data-Driven Programs<br />
or Processes to track<br />
progress & foster<br />
continuous improvement<br />
Teacher Effectiveness<br />
& Equitable<br />
Distribution of Highly<br />
Qualified Teachers<br />
Intensive Support &<br />
Effective Interventions<br />
Adequately equipped science labs and age/ability level calculators will enable<br />
instruction and learning to target the SLEs required by the ADE as well as prepare<br />
our students for state mandated testing and prepare students for college or the work<br />
place.<br />
IMPLEMENTATION<br />
PLAN<br />
(Detailed Steps)<br />
Once approval is received, materials and supplies will be ordered. A thorough accounting and labeling of<br />
inventory will be completed before items are distributed to the proper buildings and classrooms. Batteries<br />
needed for equipment requiring them will be the responsibility of each campus.<br />
Grades<br />
K-4<br />
5-6<br />
7-8<br />
9-12<br />
Science Equipment<br />
Calculators<br />
$500 per school $12 per SPED student<br />
$2,000 per school $20 per SPED student<br />
$4,000 per school<br />
$3,680 (one bundle + navigator) per school<br />
$6,000 $14,674.40 (4 bundles and 4 navigators)<br />
Students in third and fourth grade will be provided TI-108 calculators for use while in the classroom. Fifth<br />
and sixth grade students will be provided a calculator for use in resouce and self-contained settings as well as<br />
for check out use for homework. Calculators for math students in grades 7-12 will be issued in the same<br />
manner in which textbooks are with the addition of an Equipment Use Agreement for students and parents to<br />
sign and return in order to receive the calculator for home/school use. Teachers will conduct periodic checks<br />
throughout the year to assure proper care is taken with student calculator use.<br />
Calculator training for 7-12 math teachers will be provided by our four 7-12 Math Staff Development<br />
Instructional Leaders. These individuals will receive their training from the company who provides the<br />
calculators.
ARRA INITIATIVE #3 --<strong>SPECIAL</strong> <strong>EDUCATION</strong> --<strong>SCIENCE</strong> <strong>EQUIP</strong> / <strong>CALCULATORS</strong> / MATERIALS & SUPPLIES<br />
PERSONNEL<br />
REQUIRED & JOB<br />
DESCRIPTION<br />
Position Title<br />
none required<br />
Job Description<br />
FUNDING<br />
ALLOCATION<br />
School<br />
Apple Glen Elem.<br />
Baker Elem.<br />
Centerton-Gamble Elem.<br />
Central Park Elem.<br />
Cooper Elem.<br />
Elm Tree Elem.<br />
Mary Mae Jones Elem.<br />
Sugar Creek Elem.<br />
Thomas Jefferson Elem.<br />
Old High Middle School<br />
Ruth Barker Middle School<br />
Spring Hill Middle School<br />
Lincoln Jr. High School<br />
Washington Jr. High School<br />
Bentonville High School<br />
TOTAL BUDGET FOR INITIATIVE<br />
Funding Allocation<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Apple Glen Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Baker Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Centerton-Gamble Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Central Park Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Cooper Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Elm Tree Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Mary Mae Jones Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Sugar Creek Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Thomas Jefferson Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Old High Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Ruth Barker Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Spring Hill Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Lincoln Jr. High Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Washington Jr. High Total<br />
Materials/Supplies<br />
Bentonville High Total<br />
1,075.50<br />
1,075.50<br />
1,127.50<br />
1,127.50<br />
1,178.50<br />
1,178.50<br />
899.50<br />
899.50<br />
1,159.00<br />
1,159.00<br />
1,077.00<br />
1,077.00<br />
1,043.50<br />
1,043.50<br />
1,127.50<br />
1,127.50<br />
1,084.50<br />
1,084.50<br />
4,912.00<br />
4,912.00<br />
4,796.00<br />
4,796.00<br />
4,810.00<br />
4,810.00<br />
8,827.00<br />
8,827.00<br />
8,583.00<br />
8,583.00<br />
67,872.74<br />
67,872.74<br />
109,573.24<br />
The 2009 Benchmark and Alternative Portfolio scores for grades 3-8, End of Course Math and Biology, will<br />
serve as a base line for academic achievement. Scores from these exams in 2010 and 2011 will be analyzed<br />
to determine areas of increasd achievement.<br />
EVALUATION<br />
PLAN<br />
Data from administrative classroom walk-throughs will assess use of equipment to enhance instruction in<br />
both math and science.<br />
Data to compare enrollment in higher level math and science courses will also assist us in evaluating the<br />
success of the implementation of the additional materials/supplies in the areas of math and science.