1. Grant Title: Calcasieu Advanced Placement Incentive Program
Grant Agency: U S Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Eva Savoy
Grant Amount: $ 999,991.02
(2006-2007=$186,416.71, 2007-2008= $514,077.50, and 2008-2009=$299,496.81)
Purpose: The Calcasieu Advanced Placement Incentive Program in partnership with College Board proposes to develop, enhance, and expand advanced placement programs in seven high schools and ten middle schools with a high concentration of low-income students.
The program goal is to increase the number of low-income high school students prepared to pursue higher education. Overview of objectives relative to the development of the AP programs in seven high poverty high schools and eleven middle schools are:
Targeted Middle Schools:
Arnett Middle, DeQuincy Middle, LeBlanc Middle, Molo Middle, Oak Park Middle, Reynaud Middle, Vinton Middle, J.I.Watson Middle, S. J. Welsh Middle, and F.K. White Middle
Targeted High Schools:
Bell City High, Iowa High, Lake Charles Boston High, LaGrange High, Starks High, Vinton High, and Washington Marion High
2. Grant Title: Title I School Improvement
Grant Agency: U S Department of Education, Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
School (s) Applying for Grant: Reynaud Middle School and Molo Middle School
Grant Amount: $ 115,885.00 (Reynaud $56,175.21; Molo $59,708.32)
Purpose: To provide additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children master challenging curriculum and meet state standards in core academic subjects through the implementation of the Teacher Advancement Program. Only Title I schools in School Improvement 2 and above qualify for these funds.
3. Grant Title: Title I School Improvement Supplement
Grant Agency: U S Department of Education, Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
School(s) Applying for Grant: Reynaud Middle School and Molo Middle School
Grant Amount: $67,033 (Reynuad $29,882.38; Molo $ 37,351.08)
Purpose: To provide additional academic support and learning opportunities through technology to help low-achieving children master challenging curriculum and meet state standards in core academic subjects that are addressed in the School Improvement Plan.
4. Grant Title: LA 4/Starting Points
Grant Agency: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Act
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Sheryl Piper
Grant Amount: $5,001,095
Purpose: To provide universal pre-kindergarten classes and before-and-after school childcare to four-year-old children who are eligible to enter public kindergarten the following year.
Program components of the Early Childhood Development Program are:
§ Before-and-after care
§ Class “A” day care center standards for space and facilities
§ Transportation
§ Collaboration with other governmentally funded providers of early childhood education and care serving children residing within jurisdiction of the LEA
The overall objectives of the support services to children and families shall promote:
§ Child Health
§ Child Development Knowledge, Parenting Skills, and Mental Health Services
§ Adult Literacy and Employment Counseling
Participants must be four years old by September 30th of the entering year. Each of the school sites shall host a maximum of (18) students (dependency on space/facilities checklist), one (1) teacher, and one (1) paraprofessional per class.
5. Grant Title: HeadStart
Grant Agency: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Sheryl Piper
Grant Amount: $3,062,307
Purpose: The intent of the Head Start Program is to provide for the continuation of existing services in Calcasieu Parish, previously provided by the Head Start Program for the Calcasieu Area, Inc. Funds.
The purpose of Head Start is to promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of low-income children through the provision, to low-income children and their families of health, educational, nutritional, social and other services. The program is based on the premise that all children share certain needs, and that children of low-income families, in particular, can benefit from a comprehensive developmental program to meet those needs.
The program embodies a comprehensive approach which includes health, education, nutrition, social services and parent involvement, and is based on the philosophy that a child benefits from a comprehensive interdisciplinary program which fosters optimum growth and development and which remedies problems through a broad range of services. Involvement of the child's entire family, as well as the community, is critical. The program recognizes that the family is the principal influence on the child's development.
Head Start will serve approximately 450 children and families living in Calcasieu Parish.
6. Grant Title: LINCS-Learning-Intensive Networking Communities for Success
Grant Agency: State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education through the Louisiana Quality Education Support Funds-8 (g)
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Dolores Hicks and Bill Jongbloed
Grant Amount: $70,281.00
Purpose: To build and strengthen the ability of K-12 classroom teachers to design and implement standards-based lessons into their daily instruction. This program will ultimately improve the capabilities of K-12 students to perform at higher levels of competency as demonstrated by increased performance on LEAP-21, the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and increased School Performance Scores.
Schools Participating: (6-Schools)
Elementary Schools include: R.W. Vincent, Fairview, College Oaks, and DeQuincy Elementary
High Schools include: Washington-Marion and Calcasieu Career Center
7. Grant Title: 8(g) Local Teacher Quality Funds
School System: Calcasieu Parish School System
Grant Agency: State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education-8(g) Funds
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Gary Anderson
Grant Amount: $65,772.00
Purpose: The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Louisiana Department of Education have consolidated the 8(g) Teacher Tuition Exemption and the 8(g) Innovative Professional Development programs into a single Local Teacher Quality (LTQ).The primary funding priorities are to increase the number of teachers with standard certification and increase the number of teachers in the core content areas that meet the NCLB highly qualified teacher requirements.
8. Grant Title: K-3 Reading / Math Initiative
Grant Agency: Louisiana Department of Education
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Mary Beth Huber
Grant Amount: $241,529.34
Purpose: To improve the reading and math skills of public school students in kindergarten through third grade by providing comprehensive and ongoing staff development to teachers so that they will learn and employ effective strategies for reaching children with diverse learning styles and special needs.
9. Grant Title: Education Excellence Fund
Grant Agency: Education Excellence Fund was established as a component of the Millennium Trust, which was created in 1999 to provide for the disposition of proceeds from the tobacco settlement.
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Dolores Hicks, Charlotte Gallemore, Bill Jongbloed
Grant Amount: $1,697,177
Purpose: To provide additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children master challenging curriculum and meet state standards in core academic subjects through the implementation of the Teacher Advancement Program.
10. Grant Title: 8(g) Student Enhancement Program
Grant Agency: State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Sheryl Piper
Grant Amount: $493,392.01
Purpose: 8(g) Student Enhancement Program is designed to improve the kindergarten readiness skills of children eligible to enter kindergarten the following year and who are at risk of being insufficiently ready for the regular school program, based on screening results.
School(s) Participating: Fairview Elementary, J. J. Johnson Elementary, Western Heights, Henry Heights, Clifton Elementary, J.I. Watson, and D. S. Perkins
11. Grant Title: Louisiana FIRST Online Teacher Induction Partnership
Grant Agency: State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
Name of Partners Applying for Grant: Cameron Parish School District, Calcasieu Parish School District, and McNeese State University
Project Director: Johna Rion
Grant Amount: $76,000
Purpose: The Louisiana FIRST TIP project will link high need school districts to exemplary school districts and supporting universities. The partnership will build upon the network of support that will address teacher recruitment and retention challenges in hard to staff districts.
12. Grant Title: 21st Century Community Learning Center
School: Ralph C. Reynaud Middle School
Grant Agency: U. S. Department of Education
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Charlotte Gallemore
Grant Amount: $250,000
Purpose: To provide a comprehensive program for students, their families, and the community members that address the educational, health, social services, cultural, and recreational needs of the community that will provide "safe havens" for students, their families, and the community.
13. Grant Title: USDA Team Nutrition Training Grant Family and Nutrition Night
Grant Agency: US Department of Agriculture
Name of Schools(s) Applying for Grant: Barbe and Kaufman Elementary
Grant Amount: $4,000
Purpose: To encourage parents and children to bond around hands-on, interactive literacy activities for math and science that engage the parent and child in a fun learning environment using household materials. The activities reinforce the role of the family, help children and parents experience standards-based instructional practices in a home setting, and inspire a lifelong love of learning through math and science activities.
14. Grant Title: Hurricane Relief Education for Homeless Children and Youth
Grant Agency: US Department of Education
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Loree Smith
Grant Amount: $32,860.00
Purpose: Section 106 of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, Assistance for Homeless Youth authorizes funds to local educational agencies serving homeless children and youth by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita consistent with section 723
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11433).
15. Grant Title: Comprehensive School Reform Program (CSRP)
Schools: Barbe Elementary, Brentwood, Combre/Fondel, J. J. Johnson, Molo Middle, Oak Park Middle, Pearl Watson, D. S. Perkins, Ralph Wilson, Reynaud Middle, Vinton Elementary, T. H. Watkins, J. I. Watson, and F. K. White
Grant Agency: U. S. Department of Education
Name of Person Applying for Grant: Leo Miller
Grant Amount: $982,639.00
16. Grant Title: Louisiana Teacher Advancement Program
Grant Agency: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching Foundation
Name of Person(s) Applying for Funds: Patrice Saucier
Grant Amount: $63,112
Purpose: To provide funding to hire one full-time Executive Master Teacher. This position will be responsible for providing instructional support to the Calcasieu TAP schools as well as other TAP schools in Louisiana.
17. Grant Title: Inspired Kids
School: Dolby Elementary
Grant Agency: State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education – 8(g) Competitive Grant
Name of Persons Applying for Grant: Pam Quebodeaux, Principal -- Missy Bushnell, Curriculum Coordinator
Grant Amount: $100,000
Purpose: INSPIRED Kids will increase student achievement in English Language Arts through the use of reading comprehension strategies, the writing process, and innovative classroom technologies.
Main Objectives: INSPIRED Kids has four main objectives for student achievement: 1) To increase one grade level (+1.0) on the STAR Reading Test; 2) To decrease the percentage at-risk in Accelerated Reader; 3) To increase scores on the Comprehensive Assessment of Reading Strategies; 4) To increase one proficiency level on the LEAP-like writing rubric.
18. Grant Title: Go to the MAT (Renewal)
School: Moss Bluff Elementary
Grant Agency: State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education – 8(g) Competitive Grant
Name of Persons Applying for Grant: Charles Caldarera, Principal – Karen L. Williams, Asst. Principal
Grant Amount: $100,000
Purpose: To link technology and the writing process while addressing the needs of student achievement in the area of English Language Arts.
Main Objectives The MAT Project will 1) Improve the student performance and knowledge of the writing process standards for at least 75% of all targeted students; 2) Broaden the reading and writing vocabulary for at least 80% of all targeted students; 3) Increase the access to technology resources as 80% of all targeted students collaborate to produce creative project portfolios.
19. Grant Title: Calcasieu Parish Emergency Response and Crisis Managment
Grant Agency: U. S. Department of Education
Name of Person(s) Applying for Grant: Penny Haxthausen
Grant Amount: $485,599 for October, 2005-March, 2007
Purpose: To strengthen and improve the School System’s relationships with its numerous relevant community partners through 1) certification of District and site-based safety audit teams to identify increased numbers of potential hazards that
will be mitigated or eliminated, 2) formal inclusion of and active participation by all relevant partners in continuously updating crisis plans and procedures including new threats, 3) increased collaborative drill and simulated practice of emergency
situations to decrease response time, and 4) building capacity for comprehensive, coordinated cross-training of school personnel, students, parents, and community responders and the development of formal Crisis Intervention teams.
The outcomes of this project will be: 1) improved structures and processes for annual threat analysis and updating of procedures, 2) strengthened communication, collaboration, and coordination with our stakeholders, 3) improved efficiency and effectiveness in response, and 4) expanded services, training and support that will allow us to sustain our efforts after the grant has ended.