500 Words Can Win You a $20,000 Cash Grant Plus $30,000 in Software and Professional Development!
Deadline October 15th!
What kind of program could you build to change the lives of your struggling students?
If you had $20,000 in seed money for a new initiative, plus $30,000 worth of AutoSkill research-based software and professional development to support it, how would you improve student performance in one of your schools? Tell us in 500 words or less and you could win the second annual District Administration X-Factor Student Achievement Grant.
How to win
Submit a 500-word (or less) description of how you would spend $20,000 in seed money, plus $30,000 in AutoSkill software and professional development to improve student performance. We are looking for highly creative programs that focus on raising reading and math achievement for at-risk, English learner, low-income, minority, or special education students. Submissions must incorporate the use of Academy of READING® or Academy of MATH® software from AutoSkill as a central component. Click here for more information about these software programs.
Judging criteria
Applications will be judged on the following:
- Scale – your program is transferable to any size school district
- Speed – your program does not take long to implement
- Sensibility – your program is practical
- Success – your results must be measurable
Apply on-line on or before October 15, 2008 at 11:59 P.M. (EST).
How many winners will there be?
One grand prize winner will receive a $20,000 cash grant plus $30,000 in software and professional development. Other awards will go to regional runners-up. The grand prize winner and runners-up will be profiled in District Administration magazine, January 2009.
How will the grant and prizes be awarded?
On November 15, 2008, a panel of District Administration editors will select a winner from all eligible applications. The winner will be contacted by telephone or email on that day and should claim their prize as instructed by District Administration no later than 7 days after the date they were contacted. If the prize is not claimed within this period, a new winner will be selected. Prizes will be awarded in February 2009.
All employees of a K12 public school district in the United States are eligible to apply and you may submit more than one application. Applications become the property of District Administration and will not be returned to contestants though e-mail confirmation of application content will be provided at submission time. No purchase required. Grant eligibility is open to legal residents of the U.S. Employees of Professional Media Group, LLC and AutoSkill International and their affiliates, as well as their immediate family (father/mother, brother/sister, son/daughter) or persons living under the same roof may not apply. Read the complete rules and regulations here.
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