Tennessee First to the Top

Local System Scope of Work

System: State Special Schools- West Tennessee School for the Deaf * If consortium, list all participating systems with lead system first Total amount of award (over four years): $54,786 Director of Schools: System Contact Person: Phone Number: Correlation to state plan Correlation to TCSPP Plan for Implementation Key Personnel Performance Measure Target Alan Mealka Kristi Lindsey 731-423-5705 Budget Recurring Expense Y/N

* If consortium, list Director of lead system

Year 1 (2010-11)
Activity Provide on-site Professional Development for teachers regarding formative assesment. Teachers will be trained to administer the assessment and interpret the data in order to make instructional decisions. Provide formative assessment to be used to obtain academic levels of individual students in grades 3 through 6. Provide Professional Development for administrators on mentoring effective teachers including strategies for evaluation and growth planning. Provide Professional Development for instructional staff on research based strategies for increasing student achievement and application of these strategies.

D(5)(i) C(3)(ii)

Goals 1, 2

Contract with outside vendor to provide training in August 2010. Pay a $100 stipend to eight classroom teachers for one day of training.

WTSD Instructional Staff

Completion of training teachers using the new 5,000 assessment by October 2010 2010. Students shall score within one grade level of assigned grade for the 2010-2011 school year. Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students. Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students.

C(3)(ii)

Goals 1, 2

Acquire assessment through outside vendor that will measure and track individual student academic performance for school year 2010-2011.

Principal

1,500

D(5)(i)

Goals 1, 2, 3

Attend local NTC Mentor Training consisting of three 2 day sessions. Also, attend Tennessee Department of Education Evaluation Trainings as tools are finalized. Purchase Marzano materials and provide summer training for teachers to acquire specific strategies to improve student achievement. Pay a $100 per day stipend to teachers that attend.

LEA and DOE Staff

2,000

D(5)(i)

Goals 1, 2, 3

Principal; WTSD Instructional Staff

5,200

Total budget 2010-11

$13,700

Tennessee First to the Top

Local System Scope of Work

System: State Special Schools- West Tennessee School for the Deaf * If consortium, list all participating systems with lead system first Total amount of award (over four years): $54,786 Director of Schools: System Contact Person: Phone Number: Correlation to state plan Correlation to TCSPP Plan for Implementation Key Personnel Performance Measure Target Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students students. Students shall show a minimum of 6 months progress as compared to 2010-2011 assesment scores. Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students. Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students. Alan Mealka Kristi Lindsey 731-423-5705 Budget Recurring Expense Y/N

* If consortium, list Director of lead system

Year 2 (2011-12)
Activity Provide on-site Professional Development for teachers regarding formative assesment. Teachers will be trained to administer the assessment and interpret the data in order to make instructional decisions. Provide formative assessment to be used to obtain academic levels of individual students in grades 3 through 6. Provide Professional Development for administrators on mentoring effective teachers including strategies for evaluation and growth planning. Provide Professional Development for instructional staff on research based strategies for increasing student achievement and application of these strategies.

D(5)(i) C(3)(ii)

Goals 1, 2

Contract with outside vendor to provide training in August 2010. Pay a $100 stipend to eight classroom teachers for one day of training.

WTSD Instructional Staff

5,000

C(3)(ii)

Goals 1, 2

Acquire assessment through outside vendor that will measure and track individual student academic performance for school year 2010-2011. Attend local NTC Mentor Training consisting of three 2 day sessions. Also, attend Tennessee Department of Education Evaluation Trainings as tools are finalized. Purchase Marzano materials and provide summer training for teachers to acquire specific strategies to improve student achievement. Pay a $100 per day stipend to teachers that attend.

Principal

1,500

D(5)(i)

Goals 1, 2, 3

LEA and DOE Staff Principal; WTSD Instructional Staff

2,000

D(5)(i)

Goals 1, 2, 3

5,200

Total budget 2011-12

$13,700

Tennessee First to the Top

Local System Scope of Work

System: State Special Schools- West Tennessee School for the Deaf * If consortium, list all participating systems with lead system first Total amount of award (over four years): $54,786 Director of Schools: System Contact Person: Phone Number: Correlation to state plan Correlation to TCSPP Plan for Implementation Key Personnel Performance Measure Target Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students students. Students shall show a minimum of 6 months progress as compared to 2011-2012 assesment scores. Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students. Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students. Alan Mealka Kristi Lindsey 731-423-5705 Budget Recurring Expense Y/N

* If consortium, list Director of lead system

Year 3 (2012-13)
Activity Provide on-site Professional Development for teachers regarding formative assesment. Teachers will be trained to administer the assessment and interpret the data in order to make instructional decisions. Provide formative assessment to be used to obtain academic levels of individual students in grades 3 through 6. Provide Professional Development for administrators on mentoring effective teachers including strategies for evaluation and growth planning. Provide Professional Development for instructional staff on research based strategies for increasing student achievement and application of these strategies.

D(5)(i) C(3)(ii)

Goals 1, 2

Contract with outside vendor to provide training in August 2010. Pay a $100 stipend to eight classroom teachers for one day of training.

WTSD Instructional Staff

5,000

C(3)(ii)

Goals 1, 2

Acquire assessment through outside vendor that will measure and track individual student academic performance for school year 2010-2011. Attend local NTC Mentor Training consisting of three 2 day sessions. Also, attend Tennessee Department of Education Evaluation Trainings as tools are finalized. Purchase Marzano materials and provide summer training for teachers to acquire specific strategies to improve student achievement. Pay a $100 per day stipend to teachers that attend.

Principal

1,500

D(5)(i)

Goals 1, 2, 3

LEA and DOE Staff Principal; WTSD Instructional Staff

2,000

D(5)(i)

Goals 1, 2, 3

5,200

Total budget 2012-13

$13,700

Tennessee First to the Top

Local System Scope of Work

System: State Special Schools- West Tennessee School for the Deaf * If consortium, list all participating systems with lead system first Total amount of award (over four years): $54,786 Director of Schools: System Contact Person: Phone Number: Correlation to state plan Correlation to TCSPP Plan for Implementation Key Personnel Performance Measure Target Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students students. Students shall show a minimum of 6 months progress as compared to 2012-2013 assesment scores. Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students. Completion of training as evidenced by 1% increase of test scores of students. Alan Mealka Kristi Lindsey 731-423-5705 Budget Recurring Expense Y/N

* If consortium, list Director of lead system

Year 4 (2013-14)
Activity Provide on-site Professional Development for teachers regarding formative assessment. Teachers will be trained to administer the assessment and interpret the data in order to make instructional decisions. Provide formative assessment to be used to obtain academic levels of individual students in grades 3 through 6. Provide Professional Development for administrators on mentoring effective teachers including strategies for evaluation and growth planning. Provide Professional Development for instructional staff on research based strategies for increasing student achievement and application of these strategies.

D(5)(i) C(3)(ii)

Goals 1, 2

Contract with outside vendor to provide training in August 2010. Pay a $100 stipend to eight classroom teachers for one day of training.

WTSD Instructional Staff

5,000

C(3)(ii)

Goals 1, 2

Acquire assessment through outside vendor that will measure and track individual student academic performance for school year 2010-2011. Attend local NTC Mentor Training consisting of three 2 day sessions. Also, attend Tennessee Department of Education Evaluation Trainings as tools are finalized. Purchase Marzano materials and provide summer training for teachers to acquire specific strategies to improve student achievement. Pay a $100 per day stipend to teachers that attend.

Principal

1,500

D(5)(i)

Goals 1, 2, 3

LEA and DOE Staff Principal; WTSD Instructional Staff

2,000

D(5)(i)

Goals 1, 2, 3

5,186

Total budget 2013-14

$13,686

Tennessee First to the Top

Local System Scope of Work

System: State Special Schools- West Tennessee School for the Deaf * If consortium, list all participating systems with lead system first Total amount of award (over four years): $54,786 Director of Schools: Alan Mealka * If consortium, list Director of lead system

Summary of Four-Year Scope of Work

Year 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Budget 13,700 13,700 13,700 13,686 Total Four-Year Budget Recurring Expense Y / N N N N N *If any recurring expenses have been incurred over the four-year
period, attestation below must be signed.

$54,786.00
Total four-year budget must match amount of award

Required System Signatures I have approved the "Scope of Work" for use of funds generated by the "Race to the Top" grant, am fully committed to it, and will support its implementation. I understand that recurring costs that can be paid from curent level LEA funding do not require a funding agency sign off. Director of Schools On behalf of the Board of Education, I affirm that the Board has approved the "Scope of Work" for use of funds generated by the "Race to the Top" grant and that the Board is fully committed to it and will support its implementation. Chair, Board of Education TEA Representative * On behalf of the funding agency for the Board of Education, I affirm that the funding agency is aware that "Scope of Work" for use of funds generated by the "Race to the Top" grant creates recurring costs beyond the four-year scope of the grant and that they acknowledge that these costs will become the responsibility of the local funding body. Chair, Local Funding Agency (Optional)