2. Grant Summary
$13,500 from EVSC ED Tech Grant from
ICATs
Mobile SMARTBoard, 35 Ebooks, Professional
Development
Math ISTEP Score Improvement of 4th &
5th grade St Mary’s Students
3. Agency Description
Founded in 1928 in Griffith, Indiana
235 students in Pre-K through eighth
grades
Open to all faiths
Serves students from Griffith, Highland,
Gary, Crown Point, St. John, & Shererville
4. Advisory Council
The School’s Governing Body
10 Members, 9 of them voting
The principal, 2 teachers, & 7 parents
Monthly meetings
4 Officers also oversee the Home & School
Meetings (Parent Organization)
5. Needs Assessment
Declining academic performance in 4th grade
mathematics
2006-2007 7% point decline
2007-2008 1% point decline
2008-2009 20% point decline
22% points below Indiana state average
6. 4th Gr. Math ISTEP Scores
St Mary School
Indiana State Average
100%
100%
95% 93% 94% 95% 94%
92%
75%
72%
50%
25%
0%
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
7. Current Efforts &
Changes
After School Tutoring Programs
Singapore Math Program
Math specific In-services
Integration of available technology &
changes in methodologies
8. Program Description
2010-2011 school year
One month on each of the 7 Indiana Board
of Education math standards
Remaining time on remediation
60 participating students
Key Personnel: 4th & 5th grade teachers
10. Project Evaluation
Short Term Goals
Weekly meetings- teacher/teacher,
teachers/principal
Quarterly report to both Advisory Council
and Home & School Organization
Student blogs
End of unit content assessments
11. Financial Information
Total cost $13,500
$2,500 donated by Advisory Council for
SMARTBoard
$10,000 used for Ebooks
$1,000 used for Professional Development
Future textbook funds used to update
software
Yearly professional development funds
allotted will go to continued training
12. Budget: Technology
St. Mary’s SMARTMath $13,500
Technology Equipment
Price Quantity Total
SMARTBoard $2,500.00 1 $2,500.00
Ebooks $10,000.00 35 $10,000.00
SMARTBoard donated by
St. Mary’s Advisory Council. $12,500.00
13. Budget: Professional
Development
Professional
Development
Price Quantity Total
1 day training (in school) $700.00 1 $700.00
Substitute Teachers $0.00 0 $0.00
Food (staff & trainer) $300.00 1 $300.00
No substitutes are needed or staff
payment due to the fact that it is
a scheduled meeting day with no
$1,000.00 1 $1,000.00
students in school
14. Where Are We Now?
2009-2010 ISTEPs just completed
SMARTBoard training on Friday