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CISD Grant No. 2005-T01STATE OF TEXAS § COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION § COUNTY OF DALLAS § GRANT AGREEMENT This Educational Development Grant Agreement ( "Agreement ") is made by and between the City of Coppell, Texas ( "CITY "), Coppell Education Development Corporation ( "CEDC ") and the Coppell Independent School District (the "CISD "), acting by and through their respective authorized officers. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the CITY is authorized by TEX. LOC. Gov'T CODE § 379A to provide educational development grants to publicly funded institutions through the CEDC for the promotion of literacy, foreign language and career technology for a skilled workforce; and WHEREAS, the CITY seeks to support programs for promoting literacy, foreign language and career technology for a skilled workforce; and WHEREAS, the CISD has submitted a grant application No. 2005 -T01 to provide funding to purchase Infinity Project technology kits, text and workbooks, staff development, lab computers, and a printer for Coppell High School (the PROJECT); WHEREAS, the CISD has developed the PROJECT which will enhance the Engineering Technologies Pathway program at Coppell High School, which assists students by preparing them for career in their chosen field; and WHEREAS, CISD is in need of funding the costs of the necessary equipment and workbooks and seeks the assistance of the CEDC for such assistance; and WHEREAS, the CITY has determined that making an education development grant to the CISD in accordance with this Agreement will further the objectives of the CITY, will benefit the CITY and the City's inhabitants and will promote literacy in the CITY; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Subject to availability of funds collected from the 379A sales tax, the CITY agrees to provide the CISD an education development grant (the "GRANT ") in an amount not to exceed Fifty -eight Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Dollars and no cents ($58,550.00). COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 1 2. CISD agrees to utilize the GRANT to fund the purchase of Infinity Project technology kits, text and workbooks, staff development, lab computers, and a printer for CISD high school students. 3. CITY agrees to provide the GRANT of Fifty -eight Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Dollars and no cents ($58,550.00) funds payable on a quarterly basis with the first payment to be made on or before August 15, 2005. 4. On a quarterly basis beginning no later than November 15, 2005 the CISD shall submit a detailed list of expenditures for this GRANT to the CEDC. The detailed list shall include, but not limited to, software, hardware, supplies, equipment and contracts for personnel. CISD shall also submit no later than sixty (60) days after the close of school year the number of students served, grade levels actually served, and any changes in personnel during the period covered by this GRANT. 5. In the event the CISD breaches any of the terms of this AGREEMENT or fails to use the GRANT for the purposes set forth herein, then the CISD, after expiration of the notice and cure period described herein, shall be in default of this AGREEMENT. As liquidated damages in the event of such default, the CISD shall, within thirty (30) days after demand, repay to the CITY, the GRANT with interest at the rate of eight percent (8 %) per annum from the date of receipt of the GRANT until paid. The parties acknowledge that actual damages in the event of default would be speculative and difficult to determine. Upon breach by CISD of any obligations under this AGREEMENT, the CITY shall notify the CISD in writing, who shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice in which to cure such default. If CISD fails to cure the default within the time provided herein, or, as such time period may be extended, then the CITY at its sole option, shall have the right to terminate this AGREEMENT without further notice to the CISD. 6. The terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT are binding upon the successors and assigns of all parties hereto. This AGREEMENT may not be assigned without the express written consent of CITY and CEDC. 7. It is understood and agreed between the parties that CISD, in the use of the GRANT and in satisfying the conditions of this AGREEMENT, is acting independently, and that the CITY and/or the CEDC assumes no responsibilities or liabilities to third parties in connection with these actions. CISD agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the CITY and the CEDC from all such claims, suits, and causes of action, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, of any nature whatsoever arising out of the CISD'S performance of the conditions under this AGREEMENT. 8. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be deemed received when sent by United States mail, postage pre -paid, certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the party at the address set forth opposite the signature of the party. COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 2 9. This AGREEMENT shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas; and venue for any action concerning this AGREEMENT shall be in the State District Court of Dallas County, Texas. 10. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this AGREEMENT shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not effect the other provisions, and the AGREEMENT shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained in it. EXECUTED this id day of _ , 2005. EXECUTED this B ATTEST: COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 3 CITY OF Bv. ATTEST: By: PP LL EXAS WITT, CITY MANAGER 255 Parkway Boulevard P.O. Box 9478 Coppell, Texas 75019 day of , 2005. COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TONIO AL EMUS, PRESIDENT 255 Parkway Boulevard P.O. Box 9478 Coppell, Texas 75019 SIGNED this 3 f day of ` 4 / , 2005. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DALLAS My Commission Expires: 7 0 COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT By. _! • Adir ►� F " T R, SUPERINTENDENT Coppell Independent School District 200 S. Denton Road Coppell, Texas 75019 ATTEST: ztvo By: CITY'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of 2005, by Jim Witt, City Manager of the City of Coppell, Texas, a Texas munici -!lity, on behalf of said municipality. v „t "sIilis, W U e /j •!ti'•'. s COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 4 Notary Public, State of Texas STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DALLAS My Commission expires: STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DALLAS My Commission expires: yeas; 1, doo COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 5 This instrument was acknowledged before me on the " day of ' 2005, by Antonio Altemus, President of Coppell Education Development Corpor of said corporation. Notary Public, State of Texas COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 1'644 - F-t-J,07L.) Notary Pub 'c, StaV of Texas ,RYf D. KAY RYAN Notary Public, State of Texas My Commission Expires Of V,, May 17, 2009 on, on behalf This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 3 / day of (.o 2005, by Dr. Jeff Turner, Superintendent of Coppell Independent School District, on b alf of said district. Coppell Education Development Corporation Grant Application Project Title: Principal Applicant: Title of Principal Applicant: ISD Represented in Application: Project Period (Start & Finish of Entire Project): June 1, 2005 — May 31, 2006 Total Amount Requested: $58,550 Printed Names & Titles of Grant Author(s) & provers, Sig Principal Applicant Donna Carpenter Coppell High School C &T Campus Coordinator Team Member Shalone Willms Coppell High School Integration Specialist Team Member Bill Parker Coppell High School C &T Teacher Principal of School Involved Jimmy Spann Coppell High School Principal District Superintendent * * School Board President Kathie Gautille ** Signifies approval by the School Board of Trustees Engineering Technologies Pathway Donna Carpenter CHS Career & Technology Campus Coordinator Coppell res & fiates : Signat re Sign 3 ) ature ate 1,672 Signature ate re 3 -( 1 Date Date 7'qtr" Dr. Jeffrey Turner Date 4//Or Sign. ure I. Abstract of Project/Activity The Career and Technology department at Coppell High School (CHS) has defined career pathways (see Career Pathway Handbook, Appendices 1) to assist students in determining high school courses that will prepare them for the career in which they are interested. Engineering Technologies Pathway (ETP) was identified as field of study that would appeal to CHS student clientele; however, it was also determined to be a program area in need of upgrading and expansion. Therefore, in order to strengthen existing ETP courses as well as implement a new course at Coppell High School, Coppell ISD is requesting $58,550 from the Coppell Education Development Corporation. The Infinity Project is an innovative, year -long program intended to spark students' interest in the pursuit of careers in engineering and technology related fields. This course will be taught in existing lab facilities by a current CHS Career and Technology Education teacher. The goal for the first year of Infinity Project is to schedule at least two sections of up to 24 students each and to increase the number of sections in upcoming years. Grant funds will be used to purchase the Infinity Project technology kits, text and workbooks, staff development, lab computers, and a printer. In order to enhance current CHS Engineering Technologies courses, CEDC grant funds will be used to purchase new lab computers, as well as program resources that include on -line CompTIA A+ Training for CHS Cowboy Tech Force students, LEGO Robotics kits & curriculum for Infinity Project program enrichment and student contest opportunities, and a CNC Jr. Table -top Mill with CAD -CAM software for Engineering Graphics and Infinity Project students which will allow them to see their work to fruition. These items will support the other two ETP labs that accommodate twelve classes of approximately 24 students each. 1 IL Description of Proposal & Nature of Request Take a look around you. Virtually everything within arms reach - portable disc players, televisions, video games, automobiles, computers, cell phones, buildings, bridges. All were designed, developed or created using engineering. Engineers from a variety of disciplines - electrical, civil, industrial, chemical, manufacturing, computer and more - are responsible for conceiving and producing just about every product imaginable. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? In order to provide Coppell High School students the opportunity to develop an interest and educational background in the field of engineering, CISD is requesting CEDC grant funds to enhance existing engineering technology courses and add a new pre - engineering class, Infinity Project (IP). The Engineering Technologies Pathway (ETP) includes a coherent sequence of courses that introduce students to a wide variety of engineering careers. Existing CHS courses in this pathway include Technology Systems, Architectural Graphics, Engineering Graphics, Electricity/Electronics, and Independent Study in Research, Design and Development. The CEDC grant funds will provide resources to purchase the equipment, computers and software necessary to update three Career and Technology Education (CATE) labs that support six pathway courses to a level that will properly support the existing ETP programs, as well as to implement Infinity Project. One lab will accommodate Infinity Project, as well as the Cowboy Tech Force program. Infinity Project was developed locally by Texas Instruments and the SMU School of Engineering to create more interest in the marvelous world of engineering among today's high school students. The IP curriculum targets students with a strong background and interest in math and science. This one -year program helps all students realize, through hands -on experiments and general coursework, that math and science concepts and skills are utilized to engineer real -world products, processes, and systems. The IP students will be required to complete Algebra II and at least one lab science course before enrolling in this course. With Infinity, students will use state- 2 of -the -art technology tools to learn how engineers turn ideas into reality. Using special software and peripherals attached to Career and Technology lab computers, the student will learn how to process digital signals to create their own unique audio, video and graphics programs. The CEDC grant will provide the budget for Infinity Project staff development, IP project kits, students textbooks, lab manuals, LEGO Robotics kits, a laser printer and lab computers. By adding Infinity Project, CHS will bring in a new level of rigor to the existing pathway. The Cowboy Tech Force is a Computer Technologies Pathway course that provides student - interns with the opportunity to gain real - world, hands -on training and experience. The Tech Force students assist district and campus technicians in providing hardware and software support for CHS students, teachers, and staff three days a week during this year -long course. The other two days will be reserved for A+ on -line training which will be administered in the Infinity Project lab under the direction of the IP teacher. Upon completion of the on -line course, Tech Force students may elect to take the CompTIA A+ Certification Exam which will count as a DAP measure for graduation, as well as increasing the students' employability and earning potential. The Technology Systems and Electricity/Electronics courses are taught in another CATE lab. Technology Systems is an entry -level course which works as an excellent spring -board to other engineering courses. These courses utilize modular curriculum rotations including biomedical, computer graphic, automotive, lasers, analog and digital circuits, etc. The existing computers in this, as well as the Infinity lab, were purchased with building bond funds during the summer of 2000 with the following specs: Pentium III, 550 MHz, 128 MB RAM. It is imperative that these computers be upgraded in order to effectively meet the curricular requirements of these courses. Engineering and Architectural Graphics as well as Graphic Communications (Communication Technologies Pathway) are taught in the third lab to benefit by this grant 3 proposal. The full and LT versions of AutoCAD 2004 are utilized by the Engineering and Architectural Graphics students; however, the existing computers (Pentium III, 733 MHz, 128 MB RAM) cannot support the full - functionality of these programs. Therefore, new and more powerful computers are needed in this lab. The final request is for a CNC Jr. Table -top Mill and CAD -CAM software. The mill will serve CHS students of varied academic levels and career aspirations by allowing them to have hands -on engineering experience from conception, through design, and finally to the actual milling of the product. In today's digital world, students need to be exposed to fundamental elements of technology so they will become competent, functioning, well - rounded citizens of the information age. With the United Stated seeing a decline in engineering students at Universities across the nation, Coppell High School wants to expand student interest the field of engineering by exposing them to it an earlier age. Resources provided by this Engineering Technologies Pathway (ETP) grant will allow students to increase their educational and career opportunities. Upon grant approval, the implementation process will begin as soon as this school year is over with the purchase and installation of lab computers, printer, Infinity Project kits, robotic kits, software, and on -line training subscriptions. Two teachers will attend the Infinity Project Development Institute during the summer, and curriculum resources will be procured. Additionally, the CNC mill, CAD -CAM software and consumable materials will be purchased, installed, and tested. All labs will be fully up and running for classes to begin Fall, 2005 instructed by current CHS Career and Technology teachers. Considering students in all of the classes taught in the three labs positively impacted by grant funds, 380 Freshmen — Seniors out of a student body of 2,900 will be benefited, at a ratio of 1 to 7.5. If CEDC grant funds were denied, CHS would not be able to offer the Infinity Project and would have to evaluate the other related courses to determine how to best maintain these courses without the appropriate resources. 4 Detailed Description of Items Needed for CHS Engineering Technologies Pathway CEDC Grant Proposal # Cost Extended Cost Infinity Project Professional Development Institute @ SMU University 2 $ 750 $1,500 Meals & mileage for above training 2 $ 125 $250 Infinity Project Technology Kits 13 $ 400 $5,200 Engineering Our Digital Future 1st Edition -- Student Edition (ISBN 131848283) 25 $ 50 $1,250 Engineering Our Digital Future 1st Edition -- Lab Manual (ISBN 130355542) 48 $ 25 $1,200 LEGO Robotics Starter Kit & Resources 1 $ 600 $600 CNC Jr. Table -top Mill w/ Masters software w/ G- code file interpreter, x & y ball screws w/ preloaded ball nuts, and CNC control unit. Package A including stand, clamping set, Collet set, End -mill set. Incl. shh & crating 1 $6,600 $6,600 XYZ CAD -CAM Plus software 1 $ 600 $600 Consumable materials (wood, plastic, & aluminum) and Shop Vac 1 $ 500 $500 CompTIA A+ Online Training Course by trainingcenter.com (12 A+, 1 Technical Value Pack, 1 Microsoft Value Pack) ' 1 $1,250 $1 ' 250 Dell Computers and MS Office licenses for 3 labs serving Infinity Project & Tech Force (13), Engineering and Architectural Grahics (22), & Tech Systems and Electricity/Electronics (13) 48 $ 800 $38,400 HP Network laser printer for Infinity lab 1 $1,200 $1,200 III. Detailed Budget 5 $58,550 IV. Project Measurements and Evaluation Additions and enhancements to CHS Engineering Technologies Pathway (ETP) programs with CEDC funds will support new and existing courses in three Career and Technology Education (CATE) labs. Students ranging from freshmen to senior grade levels are eligible to take these courses. Funding this grant will provide a direct impact on as many as fourteen classes of up to 24 students each enrolled in Infinity Project, Engineering Graphics, Architectural Graphics, Technology Systems, Electricity/Electronics and Cowboy Tech Force, with the potential of reaching 340 students. Considering that Communication Graphics is also taught in one of these labs, an additional 40 students reap the benefits of the new computers. This provides a 1:7.5 ratio of students served versus total student body of 2,900. The projected cost per student served by the Engineering Technologies Pathway grant will be $154 if the expenditures are incurred over only the first year of implementation. However, it is more realistic to average the program expenses over a three year period considering yearly consumable expenses of $3,550 which brings the cost per student served to just over $57.50. On -going evaluation will be critical to ensure pathway effectiveness and facilitate improvements in the Engineering Technologies Pathways program. End -of -year evaluations developed by TEA and Infinity Project, as well as post - graduation follow -up evaluations will be given to instructors and program participants to critique the following: • Effectiveness of the EFT program to increase students' interest in pursuing engineering or other technology- related studies at the post - secondary level and as a career choice • Effectiveness in achieving the TEKS established by TEA in all classes in the Engineering Technologies Pathways program • Effectiveness of course curriculum, activities, and assessments in meeting the educational goals set forth for the students 6 • Effectiveness of the resources provided for the courses, including, but not limited to: Infinity kits, robotics kits, CNC mill w/ CAD -CAM software, A+ Certification training, and lab computers/printer. Feedback will be gathered and evaluated by the Career & Technology Advisory Committee. Recommendations will be documented regarding career focus, curriculum, course content, course management, and resources. Strategies for program expansion, development and improvement will be based on the recommendations of the advisory committee. 7 Page CLS 4 The Leader, The Colony Courier-Leader, Coppell Gazette, Carrollton Leader - Wednesday, March 3C7y2005 The Coppe ndenf School Ditrict is holding a publi grins 'cludinl nityfor public input • din ications for grants from the Coppell tication De- velopment Corporation. on AprIlJ8, 2005 at 7;,30pm at the Coppell Indeppeent School District. Administration Office§=- located at 200 South Denton Tap Rand, , C • • • . 1, Texas. Any citizen interesti • �:, g or. reviewing ; copies of the ran o prior:to the hearing may do so at 200 .„ h Denton Tap Road, Coppell, Texas . rh B &UOam; 4:30pm, Monday_ through 'riday beginning March 30, r2405. y. Wednesday, April 6, 2005 ,- The Lear; fhe Colony Courier - Leader, Coppell Gazette, Carrollton Leader - Page CLS 5 Notice of Public Hearing The Coppe ''Independent saidoltiistriet is holding.a p lic hearing Incl rbbpp u- nity for. public�lnpput rega rdin pplica • . s for grants from the= Ooppell ducation , De- velopment Corporation din April 18, 2005 at 7:30pm at the Coppell Independent School District Administration 'ffices located at 200 South. Denton Tap Road, Coppell, Texas. ' Any citizen interested in obtaining or reviewing copies of the grant application prior to the hearing may do so at 200 South Denton Tap Road, Coppell. Texas from 8:OOam to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday beginning March 30, 2005.