TIF 3
TIF 4
Grantees
STEM
Monitoring
100
51
What is the number of main TIF 3 grantees?
100
35
What is the total number of TIF 4 grantees?
100
37
What is the number of states served by TIF 1-4 funds?
100
6
What is the number of TIF 4 STEM grantees?
100
desk review and onsite
What are the two types of monitoring?
200
$303,829,939
What is TIF 3 allocation?
200
Districts must use information from the educator evaluation system to inform PD and performance-based compensation.
What is Absolute Priority 1?
200
$290,556,705
What is the amount for years 1 and 2 funded under TIF 4?
200
Improving student achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
What is STEM?
200
20
What is the number of TIF grantees visited FY 2012?
300
Main and Evaluation
What are the two TIF 3 competitions?
300
Evaluation done at least annually; has at least 3 performance levels; includes at least 2 observations; based on student growth and additional factors
What are the requirements for Absolute Priority 2?
300
An online repository for information, tools, and resources to support TIF grantees
What is the Community of Practice?
300
Requires a grantee to develop a plan that describes each participating LEA’s strategies for improving instruction in STEM subjects
What is Absolute Priority 3?
300
financial management and budgetary matters
What is the most common area for monitoring findings?
400
The misalignment of the absolute priorities, requirements, core elements, and selection criteria.
What is a challenge for TIF 3?
400
Additional compensation for effective teachers and principals and additional compensation for teachers who are effective and take on additional responsibilities or leadership roles
What is PBCS Design Model 1?
400
Annual Performance Report
What is used by grantees for performance reporting?
400
How each LEA will: 1) develop a corps of STEM master teachers; 2) develop the unique competencies that characterize effective STEM teachers; 3) identify hard-to-staff STEM subjects and use its HCMS to attract effective teachers to teach these subjects; 4) leverage community support, resources, and expertise to inform the implementation of its plan; 5) ensure that the financial and nonfinancial incentives offered to reward and promote effective STEM teachers are adequate to attract and retain persons with strong STEM skills; 6) ensure that students have access to and participate in rigorous and engaging STEM coursework.
What are the 6 specific features that must be described as part of the STEM plan?
400
notification letter, sample agenda template, site visit protocol
What are documents that are sent to the project director at least 6 weeks before the monitoring visit?
500
Most teachers get incentive payments even if s/he did not qualify for an individual award
What is whole school incentives which reward ineffective teachers?
500
TIF funds can be used to develop and improve systems and tools district-wide.
What is Requirement 6 use of TIF funds to support the PBCS?
500
Programmatic and Fiscal
What are two ways to measure substantial progress?
500
Developing a Theory of Action for Master STEM Teacher Programs
What is the STEM webinar held August 22, 2013?
500
20 days
What is the number of days Westat has to draft the monitoring report and send it to the program officer?
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