1. Data Service
Collaborative Grant
ISD Tech Directors Meeting
May 29, 2014
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2. TRIG GRANT:
Developing and implementing collaborative purchasing arrangements for
statewide network services, and personal learning and assessment devices.
Establishing sustainable, cost effective collaborations of technology and data
related services to assist schools and districts to become “test ready.”
Building the capacity of educators at ISDs and districts to effectively plan and
implement online assessments and “Any Time, Any Place, Any Way, Any
Pace” learning.
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3. Data Service Collaboratives Grant
• Link to Grant
• meta goal of the TRIG grant.
• KRESA will provide PM, consultation/evaluation, and other fiscal agent
responsibilities
• Eligibility Requirements:
• Completed MTRAX survey by December 15, 2013
• collaborative efforts with at least three K-12 LEAs, PSAs, and/or ISDs
• demonstrate awarded funds will enable cost savings.
• Recommend the most effective method of delivery of data service centers to
allow distribution of data services at the most efficient level possible.
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Application Process
• Single application – TRIG consortia leads
• Narrative
• Budget Narrative
• Letters of support

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Applications should:
• Focus on creating or expanding collaboratives
• (Any cost effective sharing of resources such as staff, hardware, software, connectivity, etc.)
• Outline value proposition
• improved student achievement, online assessment readiness, time saving, lower costs,
higher quality
• Document management structure
• Plan for growth and sustainability
• have 51% of Consortium Advisory Committees support
• Extra points awarded for leveraging TRIG Activities (i.e. SEN, Data Hubs)
• Extra points awarded for supporting online assessment readiness

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Review Process
• Technical Panel:
• 3rd party Technology Consultant
• 1 member of each trig consortium (Not a TRIG steering committee lead)
• Experience in Technology infrastructure, Technology Readiness, planning and implementation.
• Representative from MDE
• Kalamazoo RESA PM will supervise the review process only
• Scoring Process:
• Scoring Rubric – 100pt
• Award selections based on technical merit & quality, as determined by points
awarded through rubric.
• All Applicants will be notified by Kalamazoo RESA of funding decesion

7. Funding
Intra Michigan Technology Readiness Consortium $408,960
Greater Michigan Educational Consortium $688,654
Kent ISD Consortium $480,051
Rural Northern Michigan Consortium $352,464
Southwest Michigan Consortium $369,869
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8. Data Services Collaborative Grant Timeline
• May 21, 2014 TRIG Data Service Collaboratives Grant Announcement
• June 20, 2014 TRIG Data Service Collaboratives Grant applications due
• July 15, 2014 TRIG Data Service Collaboratives awards announced
• August 1, 2014 Awards distributed
• June 30, 2015 All funds must be spent
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10. Sample Collaborations
• Building Dashboards
• Internet Content Filtering
• Disaster Recovery
• Data Connectors/Integration
• Learning Management System
• Mobile Device Management
• ISP
• Server Hosting
• Voice
• Network Monitoring
• Bandwidth shaping
• ID Mgmt & Access Control
• Firewall & Security
• Video Conferencing
• Data Systems Support
• Report Writing
• School Information & Management
Systems
• Other - Sped Admin System, Alert
Notification System, Transportation
Systems, Library Management, Food Service
Systems, Finance/HR Systems, SIS, Data
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11. Data Services Collaborative Survey Results
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Instructional Technology, 2
Data Infrastructure, 3
Reporting, 4
Support Systems (SIS, Food Service,
etc.), 4
Misc, 4
REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES
Links to Survey Results