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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.

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