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Kelly Fitzgerald, Direct Representative

IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES (LSL) - 2011 COMPETITION

 With budgets being frozen or altogether nonexistent, this is a perfect opportunity for us to work together to obtain funding for eligible districts and your respective libraries.
THE AVERAGE FY 2010 AWARD WAS $350,000!

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT FULL APPLICATION IS MARCH 28, 2011.

  1. GET REGISTERED  - Early!  This can take up to 5 days.
  2. DOWNLOAD APPLICATION PACKAGE (CFDA #: 84.364)
  3. Read through the EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW brochure
  4. Register for one of the LSL APPLICATION PROCESS WEBINARS

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program helps LEAs improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and professionally certified school library media specialists.

TYPES OF PROJECTS:
Districts may use funds for the following activities:

  • Purchase up-to-date school library media resources, including books;
  • Acquire and use advanced technology that is integrated into the curricula to develop and enhance the information literacy, information retrieval, and critical-thinking skills of students;
  • Facilitate Internet links and other resource-sharing networks;
  • Provide professional development for school library media specialists of PK-3 students and provide activities that foster increased collaboration among library specialists, teachers, and administrators of PK-12 students; and
  • Provide students with access to school libraries during nonschool hours, weekends, and summer vacations.

ELIGIBILITY Who May Apply:
Local education agencies (LEAs) in which at least 20 percent of students served are from families with incomes below the poverty line may apply. Click here for current poverty rates.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION will conduct two webinars to discuss the application process and discuss how to submit an application through www.grants.gov. 

o   The webinar for novice applicants will be held Feb. 14, 2011.

o   The webinar for experienced applicants will be held Feb. 22, 2011.

To participate in either webinar, send an email to lslwebinar@ed.gov with either "Novice Applicant Webinar Registration" or "Experienced Applicant Webinar Registration" in the subject line.  If you cannot attend, the webinars will be archived and made available at www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/resources.html.

HOW I CAN HELP:

1.) DOWNLOADABLES AND LINKS: 

 

 

2.) I CAN HELP YOU MEET MUCH OF THE SELECTION CRITERIA:

 

NEED FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES (10 points)
    Collection Wiz:  Aged title and call number reports help demonstrate what your library needs most!

  • Automatically identify duplicate titles
  • Target urgent needs by immediately analyzing aged title reports by Dewey ranges and call numbers
  • Ensure your purchases correlate to state standards
  • Receive automatic title recommendations that meet your curriculum needs
  • Evaluate titles for weeding by creating aged title lists based on your criteria
  • Demonstrate funding and purchasing needs through high-impact aged title and call number reports
  • Use genre, high/low and graphic novel search to select fiction


USE OF FUNDS (50 points)
    I can help you demonstrate specifically how your funds will be used to:

  • acquire up-to-date library media sources correlated to curriculum standards (books)
  • acquire engaging and relevant technology products (Capstone Interactive Library & PebbleGo)
  • provide professional development (here) to ensure effective implementation strategies (Capstone Interactive Library)

 

USE OF SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH (10 points)

          Research has shown that Capstone Digital, including PebbleGo and Capstone Interactive Library, helps improve student reading achievement:

·        White Paper: A Review of the Capstone Interactive Library and the Effect of Multi-media Presentation on Instruction for Special Populations

·        Literacy and Technology: How Readers Benefit from Audio and Multi-media Books

·        Multimodal Learning Through Media: What the Research Says

·        Review of Literature: Capstone Interactive Library Research Overview

 

BROAD-BASED INVOLVEMENT AND COORDINATION (10 points)

          Implementing effective professional development to extensively involve staff and parents in the project

more coming soon...


Capstone Press  Capstone Interactive Library  Compass Point Books  Crabtree Publishing  
Gareth Stevens  Heinemann-Raintree  PebbleGo  Picture Window Books  Stone Arch Books

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