FY2023: OpenSciEd High School Field Test Materials

Fund Code: 599

Purpose:

The purpose of this targeted grant is to provide funding support for districts that are currently participating in piloting the OpenSciEd high school science curriculum as part of the Massachusetts Field Test. Participating districts may apply as eligible.

Priorities:

Support districts piloting and providing feedback to the development of the high school science curriculum, OpenSciEd. This aligns with the Center for Instructional Support's initiatives to support high quality instructional materials and high-quality professional development since:

• Mounting evidence suggests providing teachers with access to high-quality, standards-aligned curricular materials can significantly improve student outcomes;
• Well-designed curricular materials can refocus teachers' workloads, deepen their pedagogical content knowledge, and increase coherence within and across grades; and
• Ensuring curricular materials' quality and alignment to standards costs less, builds more human capacity, and scales more easily than many other "interventions" in education.

Eligibility:

The grant opportunity related to supporting participating districts:

Fund Code 599: Support to supplement the cost of materials and supplies necessary to pilot the OpenSciEd curriculum

The following districts are eligible to apply for grant:	Districts are eligible to apply for the following amounts (based on the number of teachers and units being piloted in each district):
Boston	$41,385
Fall River	$73,615
Fitchburg	$41,355
Plymouth	$21,060
Taunton	$60,430

Funding Type:

Federal CFDA 84.425 ESSER — Federal Coronavirus Relief Programs - Federal Grant Programs

Funding:

Approximately $238,245.00 will be awarded for this grant.

Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in this RFP document.

Fund Use:

Districts can use (fund code 599) funds toward the direct support of the costs of the pilot including purchase of curriculum materials, supplies needed to pilot the OpenSciEd curriculum, and the costs for travel to the professional development and substitutes for participating teachers to attend OpenSciEd trainings. Additional material costs must be approved prior to expenditure.

Project Duration:

Upon Approval – 8/31/2023

Program Unit:

Center for Instructional Support

Contact:

Nicole Scola

Date Due:

Friday, June 24, 2022

Required Forms:

• Part I — General — Program Unit Signature Page — (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)

• Part II — Budget Workbook — For drafting purposes only. Final budget to be entered directly in EdGrants

Submission Instructions:

Submit all required grant materials through EdGrants.

In EdGrants, districts are required to create and name the project. Please use the following naming convention for your "Applicant Project Name" in EdGrants:

FY23 FC599 OSE HS Field Test Materials Applicant Name

All items listed under the required forms section of this RFP should be uploaded / attached in the Attachments List formlet of the Application Submission in EdGrants. This includes a signed / scanned PDF of Part I / Coversheet with Superintendent's signature as well as Schedule A form, if applicable to your district. The final budget the applicant is requesting will be entered directly into EdGrants as part of the application submission process.

For Guidance Documents regarding EdGrants, visit EdGrants: User Guides, Information and Trainings.

Please note: It is up to the district to determine who they want to add as EdGrants Front Office users in order to submit grant application as well as payment request information. Please review the EdGrants: User Security Controls to make informed decisions regarding assigning your district level users.

Last Updated: June 21, 2022