FY18 TEACH Teacher Training Grants Feedback and Updates

Feedback received from DPI and TEACH Teacher Training Fiscal Agents regarding grant awards, suggestions for revisions, and decisions made for FY18 and plans for FY19. Includes feedback on funding priorities, event flexibility, consortium events, and funding categories.

• Grants
• Feedback
• Teacher Training
• Fiscal Agents
• DPI

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1. FY18 TEACH Teacher Training Grants DPI & Grantee Feedback

2. Feedback TEACH requested feedback from: DPI & TEACH Teacher Training Fiscal Agents We received feedback from 8 of the 27 Fiscal Agents or 29.6%. 11 Unique Suggestions given: 4 Both DPI & Fiscal Agents 2 DPI Only 5 Fiscal Agents Only

3. Both DPI & Fiscal Agents Spring Grant Award. Flexibility to Add Events. Have just one funding priority, eliminate consortium events. Pay Consortium Members to teach.

4. Spring Grant Award Unfortunately, it s too late to have a spring award for FY18. Decision: TEACH will move towards revising the grant award as follows: FY18 July 1, 2017 August 30, 2018 FYI9 September 1, 2018 August 30, 2019 For FY19 TEACH plans to have applications due March 2018.

5. Flexibility to Add Events Adding events would require budget amendments and potential year-round application review. TEACH does not have the capacity to accommodate allowing events to be added after the grant award. Decision: Not at this time.

6. Only 1 Funding Priority (eliminate consortium events) There are separate funding categories to encourage districts to function as a consortium as outline by Wis. Statutes. Decision: TEACH will revise definition for a Funding 1 Event: Funding 1: Events organized by a consortium that involve teachers from more than one district of the consortium. Requirement of no teachers outside of the consortium will be removed.

7. Funding 2 Events Funding 2: This includes statewide or regional technology conferences. Examples: SLATE, Google events, regional summits, WEMTA, content specific conferences with technology strands, Future Ready programming events, blended learning training, STEM training events, coding and computer science events, online and blended learning facilitation training, Gaming in the Classrooms, Information Technology and Literacy Integration Planning, Makerspaces/Fab Labs. Note: DOA will make decisions on percentage of qualifying funding for conferences and event types not listed. Example: Social Studies Conference.

8. Pay Consortium Members (Teachers) to teach Districts who are privileged to have in-home talent are encouraged to utilize that talent. Utilizing this talent does not necessarily require TEACH funds. Decision: TEACH funds are not intended to supplement teacher salaries. Therefore, the DOA position remains that teachers within a consortium are ineligible for compensation.

9. DPI Only Feedback TEACH FY18 Grants Timeline. Easier Application Process.

10. TEACH FY18 Grants Timeline Decision: TEACH will develop a timeline that includes due dates for applications, reimbursements, etc. for all TEACH grants. Parameters for the TEACH Infrastructure grant have not been finalized. Infrastructure grants will be added to the timeline later.

11. Easier Application Process The current application process includes requests for information necessary to meet the requirements of state statutes, accounting guidelines and favorable audits. Decision: TEACH Teacher Training Grants application will remain the same. TEACH will schedule a listening session and develop a PowerPoint to explain the TEACH Teacher Training application. Copies of PowerPoint will be available on the TEACH website for those who can t attend the listening session. As noted earlier the grant period will be revised to move toward a Spring Award beginning in FY19.

12. Fiscal Agents Only Feedback Advanced approval for August CESA trainings. More Efficient Reimbursement Process. Members of Consortium Don t Understand Grant Process. Administrative Fee for Fiscal Agents, especially of those with 10 or more districts. Only portions of funds approved, which led to districts having to use general funds for training.

13. Advanced approval for August CESA trainings Decision: In FY18 TEACH will extend the contract year. It will be July 1, 2017 through August 30, 2018. This will allow districts and consortiums to plan for and get approval for events held during the summer. In FY19 the fiscal year will be from September 1, 2018 through August 30, 2019, which includes the summer.

14. More Efficient Reimbursement Process The current Excel form developed for reimbursement allows districts to enter information electronically. Decision: TEACH will schedule a listening session and develop a PowerPoint to explain the reimbursement process and form. Copies of PowerPoint will be available on the TEACH website for those who can t attend the listening session.

15. Members of Consortium Dont Understand Grant Process Decision: TEACH will schedule a listening session and develop a PowerPoint to explain the TEACH Teacher Training Grant process. Copies of PowerPoint will be available on the TEACH website for those who can t attend the listening session.

16. Administrative Fee for Fiscal Agents Wis. State Statutes has allocated $1.5M for costs of training teachers to use educational technology. TEACH is currently awarding all of its funds for training events. Decision: There are no funds available for administrative fees.

17. Only portions of requested funds approved (led to districts using general funds.) In FY17 partial funding occurred because Funding 2 events were prorated. Budgets were provided to each consortium fiscal agent outlining the amount of eligible TEACH funding awarded, including unfunded events and event proration. Decision: Include explanation of prorating and grant award process in listening session and on PowerPoint. Copies of PowerPoint will be available on the TEACH website for those who can t attend the listening session.

18. Positive Feedback Grant positively impacted students at classroom level. Grant puts rural districts on equal playing field as bigger districts. Grant encourages districts to join together for Funding 1 Events. Application process and materials clearly explained and questions answered. Tondra and TEACH staff are easy to work with and a great resource!

19. Next Steps Application materials will be available on the teach.wi.gov website August 14, 2017 or sooner. An email will be sent to eligible districts. Applications are due Friday, October 6, 2017 by 11:59 pm CST. A technical assistance call-in will be scheduled to explain the TEACH Teacher Training grant application materials and process with detail. The PowerPoint from this event will be made available on the teach.wi.gov website.

20. QUESTIONS