Four grants are available for award in the spring of 2007. Each grant is awarded for a maximum of $189,000 each year with a continuation of funding up to three years based on pending evaluation data.
Eligible partnerships may include other mathematics, science, engineering or teacher training departments of institutions of higher education; additional school districts; public charter schools; public or private elementary schools or secondary schools or consortia of such schools; Regional Educatoin Service Agencies; businesses; or nonprofit or for-profit organizations of demonstrated effectiveness in improving the quality of mathematics and science teachers. Each partnership must designate a member of the partnership to serve as the fiscal/administrative agent for the grant.
Application Availability: Application is available here http://wvde.state.wv.us/tt/2007/MSP2007.doc
For more information, contact John Putnam, MSP Science Coordinator for the West Virginia Department of Education, at (304) 558-5325 or jputnam@access.k12.wv.us.