2017 TeachOakland Retention Grant Program Application: School-Level Continuation (Year 2)

2018 Teacher Retention Grant Program Application

For 2017-18 Retention Grant Winners Only
*This application is for 2017-2018 grant recipients.

Welcome to the Oakland Teacher Retention Grant Program Application. Please complete and submit your grant proposal by 5pm on Friday, May 4, 2018.

You are able to return to the application to make edits as often as needed until the 5pm on Friday, May 4. You will receive a personalized link via email once you input your contact information and click 'SUBMIT' on the last page.

Please note: every time you make edits, you will need to click ‘SUBMIT’ on the LAST page to save what you’ve entered after every session on the application. You’ll then receive a personalized link (via email) that you can return to.

'SUBMIT' is not considered final submission until 5pm on May 4.

If you run into any problems or have any questions about the application, please contact Sara Solar at ssolar@educate78.org

Reminder: We are thrilled to offer a free workshop to support grant teams in designing their retention grant project as well as office hour sessions to get support in writing strong applications.

Designing an Effective Teacher Retention Program

Thursday April 19, 5-8pm

* Analyze your school's Gallup survey data. If your school doesn't have survey data, don't worry! We'll walk you through a process to identify effective teacher engagement strategies

* Plan a strong program at your site

* Get coaching and feedback on your ideas

* Get to know other Oakland teacher teams designing innovative projects and test your ideas with each other

* Dinner included!

Register now by clicking here: https://jotform.com/80717370384156

Office Hours for Grant Writing Support

Tuesday April 10: 5-7pm

Saturday April 14: 11am-1pm

Tuesday April 24: 5-7pm

* Get clarity on specific sections of grant application

* Get coaching and feedback on draft sections of your application

* Come away confident with a plan for completing the application

Register Now: http://bit.ly/2HBLGrL

Grant Design Team and Roles
Lead Grant Team Member Information

The lead team member is responsible for the coordination of activities related to the proposal, and to be the key point of contact for Educate78.
Name *

First Name Last Name
Email *
Phone Number *

- Area Code Phone Number
School Name *
Grade Level *
Subject *
Years at School *
Total Years Teaching *

Grant Summary
2017-18 Grant Amount
Proposed 2018-19 Grant Amount
Summarize your retention strategy implemented in 2017-18.
The Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement pyramid provides a framework to think about teacher engagement and retention strategies.

For more information, see these Gallup resources.
Which Level of Engagement in the Gallup Engagement Hierarchy has your retention strategy addressed? Please explain. Why did you choose this strategy (and Level on the Engagement Hierarchy) to increase teacher satisfaction and retention?
Grade Levels Served by School
Number of Students in School
Number of Teachers in School
Total Number of Teachers Participating in Grant Program in 2017-18
Total Number of Teachers Participating in Grant Program in 2018-19

SECTION 2: IMPACT OF RETENTION PROJECT IN 2017-18
Please share evidence of grant outcomes against goals set in beginning of year and in your grant proposal for: increased teacher satisfaction/engagement and increased teacher retention.
Upload copies of survey or other data as evidence of impact of retention grant project.
Narrative description of the impact of your 2017-18 retention grant project.
What were your key learnings from 2017-18 implementation? What worked well? What failed? What lessons learned are you taking from 2017-18?

SECTION 3: PROPOSED RETENTION PROJECT FOR 2018-19
What do you seek to accomplish with your retention grant project in 2018-19? What specific outcomes do you seek in terms of teacher engagement and retention? Are you continuing to address the same retention need in the same Level of the Gallup Engagement Hierarchy? Please explain.
How is this work a priority in your school and how does this work align with your school-wide vision and priorities? For Continuation Grants, we expect the school to contribute resources to support the sustainability of this retention project. Please detail what support your school leader has committed to the retention project in 2018-19, including funding and other resources.
Roles and Responsibilities: Please describe the roles and responsibilities for grant team members and other teachers/school leaders to implement this grant project successfully in 2018-19. Please estimate # of hours per week or month to ensure needed capacity for successful implementation.
Risks: What risks or potential challenges have you identified to successful implementation? What is your plan to address those challenges upfront and during implementation should they arise?

SECTION 4: BUDGET
Please download, complete, and upload the Budget Template.

Download the Budget Template
[OPTIONAL] If you are submitting a Plan B, please provide an additional corresponding budget (can be another tab in the same document/spreadsheet)
Upload the completed Budget
SECTION 5: APPENDIX
Please download, complete, and upload the School Leader Letter of Support Template. We are requesting this letter of support because we've learned that successful projects have the active support of their principal, and that the projects are aligned to school-wide prioritiees.

NOTE: If your school leader will not be leading your school next year and next year's school leader is not available, please submit a letter of support from an Assistant Principal or a district/CMO administrator.

Download the School Leader Letter of Support Template
Upload the completed School Leader Letter of Support

Application Process Summary
Please remember that the application must be completed and submitted by 5pm on Friday, May 4.

You are able to return to the application to make edits as often as needed until the 5pm on Friday, May 4. You will receive a personalized link via email once you input your contact information and click 'SUBMIT' on the last page.

You will have to click ‘SUBMIT’ on the last page to save what you’ve entered after every session on the application, but you will be able to return to edit your application as many times as you need to before 5pm on Friday, May 4.

If you run into any problems or have any questions about the application, please contact David Phillips at dphillips@educate78.org

Reminder: We are thrilled to offer free workshops to support grant teams in designing their retention grant project and in writing strong proposals.
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2018 Teacher Retention Grant Program Application

Grant Design Team and Roles

Grant Summary

SECTION 2: IMPACT OF RETENTION PROJECT IN 2017-18

SECTION 3: PROPOSED RETENTION PROJECT FOR 2018-19

SECTION 4: BUDGET

SECTION 5: APPENDIX

Application Process Summary