These scoring rubrics are published to assist you in writing a qualified and quality application. The grant reviewers are the Foundation Board of Trustees who are member educators and hold positions in schools like yours. In using these rubrics, they make every attempt to be objective and fair while maintaining high standards and expectations of union colleagues.
If you have questions about the criteria used to evaluate your application, please contact Pat Reisenger. NOTE: Scoring rubrics for both Classroom and ESP Grants are below; please be sure to use the correct one for the grant you are interested in.
Classroom Grant Scoring Rubric
Target group (student group who will directly benefit):
Filtering criteria: Is this project student-focused? Yes/no
[Students, not educators, must be the direct beneficiaries of these funds. A "no" eliminates the proposal from further consideration.]
Question 1: Student needs
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| Needs are stated and multiple sources of verifiable data are cited as evidence of the need. |
Needs are stated and supported with any evidence. |
Needs are simply stated. |
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Question 2(a): Participants
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Participants and their roles are described. |
Participants are included/listed. |
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Question 2(b): Plan of action
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Project activities described and directly related to student needs. |
Project activities described. |
Question 2(c): Timeline
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Time includes doable, logical sequence of activities. |
Timeline included. |
Question 3: Outcomes
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| Clear connections are made by applicant between student needs, activities, and desired outcomes. |
Outcomes are described that may be attributed to student needs. |
Outcomes described, not necessarily related to student need. |
Question 4: New and Different
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| Applicant can cite how this project is specifically designed (customized) to meet their students' needs in a new/different way. |
Applicant describes how project is new/different. |
Applicant states that project is new/different. |
Question 5: Data collection. Any of the examples of data from Q1 should be considered here.
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| Comprehensive (as per the focus of the application) student data is included. |
Comparative student data is included. |
Student data is presented to support needs. |
Question 6: Budget
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Table/chart of reasonable costs for appropriate items. |
Incomplete list of expenses |
Bonuses/penalties:
Add: +1 team/collaboration Subtract: -1 grammar, spelling, format errors
+1 inkind or matching request for funds
+1 share the learnings
+1 at-risk students
+1 diverse students
Total points (25 possible):
ESP Grant Scoring Rubric
Target group: Whose job performance will be improved by using funds for this purpose?
Question 1: Identify skills/knowledge
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| Desired skills/knowledge clearly identified and connected to improvement in job performance and impact on students. |
Connection (between desired skills/knowledge and improved job performance) not clear. |
Desired skills/knowledge identified and appropriate to job classification (identified, but connection not made). |
Question 2: Learning opportunities fully described and connected to desired skills/knowledge
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| Full, clear explanation of how and why described learning opportunity will meet needs. |
Attempts to connect. |
Learning opportunity described. |
Question 3: Sharing plan
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| Plan is well developed, inclusive and descriptive. |
Plan for sharing is evident, may need refinement/details. |
Some planning/thought to sharing is evident. |
Question 4 Evidence of impact on students/colleagues/you
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| Multi faceted/multiple possibilities for "seeing" the impact(s) as a result of successful learning opportunity (Impact on 3 groups). |
Learning opportunity connected to intended outcome as simple "cause and effect" (Impace on 2 groups). |
Able to describe impact (intended outcome) but may not connect it to learning opportunity (Impact on 1 group). |
Question 5 Budget
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Accurate table or chart of appropriate expenses. |
List of appropriate expenses included. |
Bonuses/penalties:
Add: +1 team/collaboration Subtract: -1 grammar, spelling, format errors
+1 inkind or matching request for funds
Total points (15 possible)