2003 Education Grants Symposium

Win Grants to Benefit EVERY Student

Maximize Grant Funding Strategies and tactics for writing winning grant proposals for your schools' education initiatives	Locate and Access Grant Sources Special briefings from the department of education, foundations and other funding sources on where and how to apply for the latest grants
Streamline Grants Administration Effective practices for organizing and acting upon grant opportunities, complying with application deadlines and meeting reporting requirements	Forge Successful Partnerships to Win Funding Lessons learned from innovative partnerships with universities and non-profits to secure funding for your school

December 10-11, 2003 - U.S. Grant Hotel, San Diego, CA

Agenda and Speaking Faculty
Day One: December 10, 2003
8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30	Keynote Address: The Future of Federal Education Grants since the No Child Left Behind Act New requirements and opportunities for federal funding have been established since the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This session will highlight the major changes in federal education programs as well as entitlement and competitive grant programs. Learn how these initiatives transfer money for your school or district. • Understand the implications of the No Child Left Behind Act • Ensure your school is posed to meet the necessary criteria • Capitalize on states’ and school districts’ increased local control and flexibility • Develop compliant and effective standards *Phyllis Renninger*, Supervisor of External Funding, Duval County Public Schools, Planning & Development Department/ President, American Association of Grant Professionals
10:00	Break
10:15	“Big-Time” Fundraising: How to Solicit Grants & Gifts from Individual Donors, Corporations and Foundations Identify useful and effective strategies to improve your chances of getting funding from new and innovative sources. Fundraising is big business in America and the public schools have been slow to jump on the bandwagon when it comes to soliciting grants and gifts from individual donors, corporations and foundations. This session will focus on how to obtain grants and gifts from these entities. Participants attending this session will: • Assess the advantages and issues related to the setting up a Local Education Foundation at the school and/or district level • Learn how to obtain grants and gifts from individual donors through annual campaigns, capital campaigns, and planned giving • Identify and obtain grants and gifts from corporations and foundations • Learn how paid staff can become a profit center for the school or district *Stanley Levenson, Ph.D.*, Fundraising Consultant and Author of "How to Get Grants and Gifts for the Public Schools," Allyn & Bacon, 2002
11:45	Networking Luncheon
1:00	Partnerships for Funding: Working with Businesses to Implement Costly Mandates for Your School Programs • Develop successful public/private partnerships to maximize productivity • Cultivate community relationships to enhance performance • Explore alternative sources of funding to improve services • Collaborative methods of drafting district/school budgets • Maintaining partnerships Bill Brown, Corporate Community Relations Manager, IBM
1:45	Break
2:00	Administrative Rules and Reporting Requirements for Department of Education Grants • Identify grant application parameters and guidelines • Understand legislation, regulation, and policy developments • Ensure funds are spent according to applicable laws and regulations • Learn to direct federal education grant dollars effectively • Develop standards and strategies • Ways and means to implement your plan Blanca Rodriguez, Grants Specialist, U.S. Department of Education
3:00	Afternoon Break and Refreshments
3:15	Trends and Developments in Grants for Schools To support improvements in teaching and learning and to help meet special needs of schools and students in elementary and secondary education, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is delivering about $28 billion this year to states and school districts, primarily through formula-based grant programs. • Examine federal funding opportunities • Discuss pending proposals and evaluate their impact • Identify private organizations to assist in grant research • Establish effective ways to measure progress • Understand new standards and how to be compliant *Blanca Rodriguez*, Grants Specialist, U.S. Department of Education
4:30	Adjourn

Day Two: December 11, 2003
8:00	Continental Breakfast
8:30	Affectively Addressing Education Challenges: A Closer Look at the Higher Education Act, Title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) Grants for Partnerships, States and Recruitment More than ever before in our history, teaching is the profession that is shaping the Nation's future. Yet, we face daunting challenges as we seek to ensure a national teaching force of the highest quality. New education goals and tougher standards, more rigorous assessments, site-based management, greater interest in parental involvement, the continuing importance of safety and discipline and expanded use of technology increase the knowledge and skills that teaching demands. The Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) grant program consists of three separate programs: Partnership Grants for Improving Teacher Education, State Grants and Teacher Recruitment Grants. The three TQE grant programs in Title II of the Higher Education Act offer an opportunity to improve teacher quality in America by effectively addressing these challenges. The purpose of the Partnership Grant Program is to bring about fundamental change and improvement in traditional teacher education programs - thereby increasing teachers' capacity to help all students learn to high standards. Attend this important session on technology for professional development and identify grants designed to: • Support highly committed partnerships that will accelerate the change process in teacher education • Strengthen the vital role of K-12 educators in designing and implementing effective teacher education programs • Increase collaboration between departments of arts and sciences and schools of education • Form strong links with high-need LEAs • Provide scholarship support for preservice teachers willing to teach in high-need schools Stephanie Stoll Dalton, Ed.D, Director, Teacher Quality Enhancement and Technology Grants (TQET), Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
10:00	Break
10:15	Managing Grants and Funding Since the No Child Left Behind Act: • Plan for changes in grant management • Manage administrative costs • Spend money within the approved budget • Develop a framework for measuring the performance of funded programs *Dr. Dennis Doyle*, Assistant Superintendent, Chula Vista, CA
11:45	Networking Luncheon: What We’ve Learned and How to Apply it During this facilitated luncheon discussion, take the best practices and lessons learned from the conference presentations and discuss “next step” ideas for implementing leading grants management concepts in your school districts. Facilitated by Kara Farina, Director, Social Policy Center, The Performance Institute
1:15	Meeting the Challenge of the “No Child Left Behind” Initiative for Grants Proposal Development: Establishing a Strategic Plan and Setting Priorities • Aggressively approach the No Child Left Behind Act • Identify key objectives and needs assessment • Training and assignment of responsibilities • Working with end-users of grants funding to ensure appropriate management of grants and collection of pertinent information • Critical challenges and ways to overcome them • Getting all sides to cooperate *Gary Lee Frye, Ed.D.*, Director of Development/Special Student Programs, Lubbock-Cooper ISD
2:45	Afternoon Break and Refreshments
3:00	Grants for Professional Development • Identify innovative funding sources for teacher development • Effective strategies for partnering with universities and non-profits • Integrate technology into staff development • Using data to make instructional decisions • Establish new roles and responsibilities for staff to carry out new standards *Myriam Casimir*, Research Associate, WestEd
4:15	Adjourn

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Venue

The 2003 Education Grants Symposium will be held at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego, CA this December 10-11. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the U.S. Grant Hotel at a discounted rate of $129. Please contact the hotel with the number provided below to make reservations by November 11th to receive the discounted rate. Be sure to ask for the Performance Institute conference rate.

U.S. Grant Hotel
326 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
1-800-996-3426

Tuition

The fees for attending the 2003 Education Grants Symposium are:

Registration Fees:
Conference	$1,095

Administrative Note: A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charged for cancellations received less than three weeks from the date of the conference. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

Group Discounts

Reduced tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three or more are available by calling James Simpson at 703-894-0481, or emailing him at [email protected].