Sept+30+Proposal+due

The draft Strategic Plan for Educational Outreach, created in 2010, identifies three strategic goals:  Ø **Goal 1**: Build awareness and support for the Library’s educational initiatives  Ø **Goal 2:** Provide content that promotes the effective educational use of the Library’s resources  Ø **Goal 3:** Provide access to and promote sustained use of the Library’s educational resources An important strategy under Goal 3 is to increase and diversify participation in the Library’s K-12 educational programs by developing ** “… ** //a consortium of institutions, organizations, states, and school districts that can assist in the design and dissemination of the TPS program.”// Organizations who wish to remain members of the TPS Educational Consortium should use the following proposal format to articulate how their organization has and will continue to help the Library of Congress meet its strategic goals by: offering progressive, high-quality professional development; devising, refining and sharing approaches to teach TPS content to teachers; and supporting program development by participating on committees and other design groups.
 * __ FY11 and FY12 Request for Teaching with Primary Sources Funding   __ **

** __ Request for Funding Proposal Format  __ **  ** I. **** Institutional Description **  · What attributes of your institution or organization (i.e., mission, goals, staff, resources, educational/academic programs, community, service area, reputation, etc.) strengthen your desirability as a TPS Consortium member?  · How will you draw on unique and/or supportive organizational features to strengthen your effectiveness as a TPS Consortium member?  ** II. **** TPS Program Strategy ** Describe your overall program strategy:  · What need/s have you identified in your service area that your strategy seeks to address?  · What populations will you target? (e.g., pre-service, in-service, rural, urban, specific subject-matter teachers, etc.)  · What content, if any, in addition to the TPS Level I curriculum will you offer?  · What formats will you use to deliver TPS professional development over the next two years, and why? (e.g., school-based, online, face-to-face, academic course, etc.)  · Why have you chosen this overall strategy?  · Have you made any changes to an earlier strategy under TPS? Why?  · How will you determine if this approach is successful?  ** III. **** Past TPS Achievements and Activities **  · If you are a continuing TPS Consortium member, what are your past achievements and activities under the TPS program? (e.g., number of participants reached, teacher learning, products developed, collaborations with organizations in and outside of the Consortium, etc.) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · How have you contributed to development of the national TPS program? (e.g., committee involvement, board participation, materials development, etc.) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> ** IV. **** Future Contributions ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · What innovations are you considering between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2012? (e.g., TPS professional development, materials development, etc.) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · To which specific TPS initiatives will you lend significant support over the next two years (e.g., the online plan builder; evaluation; communication, including the TPS Quarterly; collaboration; use of technology? How will you offer this support?) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> ** V. **** Schedule (Appendix) ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Please provide a tentative two-year timeline of professional development events, indicating TPS level and other content, format, and audience. Please use the terms that are in the TPS reporting tool (Delivery method: face-to-face, online, blended; and Event Type: presentation, single-session workshop, multi-session workshop, institute and academic course) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Please give a general schedule for the development of any materials development that you are planning <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> ** VI. **** Staffing (Appendix) ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Give the names, designations, roles and the level of effort of all intended staff and consultants working under your proposed TPS program, providing a bio paragraph for each <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Please provide an organizational chart showing the relationship between staff, consultants and others upon whose effort you rely to make your program strategy successful <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> ** VII. **** Budget (Appendix) ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Please provide a two-year TPS budget and narrative. Your narrative should be detailed and explicitly relate your planned expenditures with your intended program activities. ** // Please limit the body of your submission to __eight__ single-spaced pages. Please put your budget and budget narrative, professional development schedule, staff description and any other information you would like to share in appendices. // ** **  Note: The Library will post non-financial sections of project proposals on the TPS Members Site   **