(HISTORICAL) Title II, Part B: Math & Science Partnerships (MSP) (Massachusetts)

 
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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

    Summary

    Title II, Part B, of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) authorizes the Massachusetts Mathematics and Science Partnership (MMSP) grant program. The intent of this competitive grant program is to encourage districts and institutions of higher education to collaborate in professional development activities that increase the subject matter knowledge and improve the standards-based instructional practices of science, technology/engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators. Funds for new partnerships through this MMSP competitive grant program will be awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The MMSP program has established the following goals:
    • Develop and implement an effective and sustained course of study for in-service educators of STEM by integrating the courses of study into schools of arts and sciences and/or education at institutions of higher education.
    • Develop and implement a systemic approach to STEM education by integrating professional development with district and school STEM improvement initiatives.
    • Increase the number of STEM educators in the partner school districts who participate in effective professional development and advance their content knowledge and effective instructional practices.
    • Identify credible, instructionally useful measures of student learning that measure student impact relative to subject matter standards in the professional development course(s).
     

    History of Funding

    None is available.

    Additional Information

    Funds awarded shall be used to supplement, not supplant, state and/or local funds that would otherwise be used for proposed activities.
    • Funds may be used to support STEM professional development programs, course development, student assessment development, and activities that integrate this development and administration with local STEM improvement initiatives.
    • Funds may be used for administrative costs, stipends, substitutes, materials for professional development, program evaluation, and program dissemination. Note: Grant funds may not be allocated to pay for both a participant's graduate credit tuition and to provide a stipend.
    • 10% of the total proposal must be set aside for the State Evaluator, University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute.
    • Indirect costs, if charged, must be at the Department's approved rate and may not exceed a rate of 8%.
    • Administrative costs and indirect costs combined may not exceed 20% of the total budget.
    • Consultant fees may not exceed $100 per hour, up to $750 per day.
    Ineligible funding activities:
    • Funds may not be used for equipment (costing more than $5000 per unit), space rental, or food.
    • Funds may not be used for equipment or instructional materials for the students of the participating teachers.
    • Funds may not be used for full-time staff positions.

    Contacts

    Craig Waterman

    Craig Waterman
    Office of Learning Supports and Early Learning (OLSEL) 75 Pleasant Street
    Malden, MA 02148-4906
    (781) 338-3244

    Eve Bassett

    Eve Bassett
    Office of Learning Supports and Early Learning (OLSEL) 75 Pleasant Street
    Malden, MA 02148-4906
    (781) 338-3244
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible MMSP proposals must:
    • be a partnership that includes at least one High-Need District and a STEM department from an institution of higher education (core partners); it is strongly recommended that the institution of higher education's education department be included in this partnership in addition to, but not in place of, the STEM department;
    • propose the development of grades kindergarten – high school science, technology/engineering and /or grades 3–8 mathematics Professional Development and student learning measures as described in the General Requirements;
    • address the Required Program Information; and
    • be developed collaboratively by representatives from each partnering organization.
    Additional partners from within or outside Massachusetts may include:
    • The STEM department or education department of other institutions of higher education;
    • Non-profit or for-profit organizations with demonstrated effectiveness in improving the quality of STEM teachers; and/or
    • Business partners

    Deadline Details

    Proposals are to be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2017. Applicants are required to submit 2 hardcopy sets of the complete application package with original signatures on Section 1A, 1B, and 1C to: "Craig Waterman, Office of Instructional Support, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148-4906".


    This record is for historical purposes only.

    Award Details

    Approximately $200,000 in total funding is available. Second awards for FY18 are contingent upon yearly progress toward meeting the goals and objectives established for the program. The level of funding for each grant award will depend primarily on the number of teacher participants and the number of students affected. In order to be cost effective, the cost per teacher participant should be approximately $2,300 per professional development course. (This is an estimate and may be lower or higher depending on the proposed program activities.)

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