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LISD Grant No. 2007-L01STATE 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 Lewisville Independent School District (the "LISD "), 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 LISD has submitted a grant application No. 2007 -LO1 to provide funding for literacy at Rockbrook Elementary (the PROJECT); and WHEREAS, the LISD has developed the PROJECT in order to purchase books for the Rockbrook Elementary Library in the amount of Thirty-two Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and no cents ($32,400.00) and to purchase supporting technology in the amount of Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety -three Dollars and no cents ($8,793.00); and WHEREAS, LISD is in need of funding for the books and supporting technology and the assistance of the CEDC; and WHEREAS, the CITY has determined that making an education development grant to the LISD 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: 1. Subject to availability of funds collected from the 379A sales tax, the CITY agrees to provide the LISD an education development grant (the "GRANT ") in an amount not to exceed Forty -one Thousand One Hundred Ninety -three Dollars and no cents ($41,193.00). 2. LISD agrees to utilize the GRANT to fund books and supporting technology for the library at Rockbrook Elementary within the LISD. COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3. CITY agrees to provide the GRANT of Forty -one Thousand One Hundred Ninety -three Dollars and no cents ($41,193.00) funds payable on a quarterly basis with the first payment due in February 2007. Funds to be expended in accordance with the budget categories set forth in the GRANT application. 4. No later than May 15, 2007 the LISD shall submit the receipts for purchases for this GRANT to the CEDC. The detailed expenditures shall include, but not be limited to, copies of invoices. 5. In the event the LISD breaches any of the terms of this AGREEMENT or fails to use the GRANT for the purposes set forth herein, then the LISD, 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 LISD 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 LISD of any obligations under this AGREEMENT, the CITY shall notify the LISD in writing, who shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice in which to cure such default. If LISD 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 LISD. 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 LISD, 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. LISD 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 LISD'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. 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. COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 2 EXECUTED this /1-' " _ day of EXECUTED this o �'` day of B • ATTEST: By: EXECUTED this V day of COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 3 , 2007. CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS ATTEST: Bv: ITT, CITY MANAGER Parkway Boulevard . Box 9478 Coppell, Texas 75019 , 2007. COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ANTONIO ALTEMUS, PRESIDENT 255 Parkway Boulevard P.O. Box 9478 Coppell, Texas 75019 LEWISVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DR. J 'i ' Y RO "SUPERINTE Le - s 11e Ind • - dent School Di 1 00 ' imbercreek Road Le ' isville, Texas 75067 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF DALLAS § ATTEST: By: This instrument was acknowledged before me on the // of 2007, by Jim Witt, City Manager of the City of Coppell, Texas, a Texas m ',A ality, on said municipality. %e ,sou11ss,7' Q . My Commission Expires:\ ••`5'14 T E Q •tmy,`0,�� 4 eIf11 /stet d/0 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DALLAS COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 30 day of 2007, by Antonio Altemus, President of Coppell Education Development Corp of said corporation. , ,��1111 m ,• ED.g ,,' . • k /29 0 My Commission expires • ' 91 .E of "C " •• Fx gyres• °'p ea 1111 COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 4 kat.,,t, CITY OF COPPELL Notary Public, State of Texas Notary Public, State of Texas ion, on b y STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON LEWISVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of , 2007, by Dr. Jerry Roy, Superintendent of Lewisville Independent School District, on behal of said district. `` �� L. 0 ' .?44 P i; 8 4 . / . '• i My Commission ex'' e ' Y lam' �_•.,���s.� �• 11 11 31 '20to COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT Page 5 0e014) Notary Public, tate of Texas Coppell Education Development Corporation Grant Application Project Title: CEDC Grant Rockbrook Elementary Principal Applicant: Vi cto ria A b s h i e r Title of Principal Applicant: P r i n c i p a l ISD Represented in Application: L e w i s v i l l e I SD Project Period (Start & Finish of Entire Project): 2006 -2007 School Year Total Amount Requested: $ 41 J-93 Printed Names & Titles of Grant Author(s) & Approvers, Signatures & Dates: Vi ctnria Abshier, Principal fr /L � � // � oo P Principal Applicant Signature at Title (Required) Team Member Title (Optional) Team Member Title (Optional) Principal of School Involved Title (Optional) District Superintendent Title (Required) Fred 0, Placke ** Signifies approval by the School Board of Trustees As Revised: 6/28/2006 614. /I 2- az to Signature Date Signature Signature Date Date Date ** School Board President Signature Date President (Required) 1 I. Abstract of Program/Activity The purpose of the project is to expand literacy across the curriculum. This project will continue a literacy initiative partly funded by a CEDC grant during 2005 -06. The goals of the project are first, to demonstrate progress toward an exemplary library holdings rating according to Texas Library Standards by providing Rockbrook Elementary School students with an adequate library collection. Second, we will further support student literacy by purchasing additional interactive whiteboards that allow students and staff to interact dynamically in real time during the writing and editing process. Case studies contained within The Research Foundation paper, School Libraries Work! (2006) support a positive correlation between adequacy of a school's library collection and students' passing TAKS scores. Unfortunately, school funding for a large -scale library book holdings expansion is presently limited by budget constraints. Without additional funding available through the CEDC, the project is likely to be unrealized, or, at the least, postponed by several years. It is not possible to reach our long term goal of an exemplary library holdings rating for the 2006 -07 school year, however, we anticipate that funding support received last year (2005 -06), this year (2006 -07), and during 2007 -08 will allow us to reach our goal. For the 2006- 07 school year our objectives include adding approximately 1,500 books, primarily in the domain of fiction (paired reading books, award - winning books, and standard children's favorites). The project is intended to provide a seamless blend of interrelated literacy components of literature, writing, and technology across the curriculum. Thus, adding interactive whiteboards will allow us to link reading with language arts to strongly support literacy. Rockbrook Elementary 2 The cost of the Expanding Literacy Across the Curriculum project is $41,193; $32,400 for increasing library book holdings and $8,793 for the supporting technology. Participants in the project will encompass the entire Rockbrook population of 687 students. Rockbrook Elementary 3 II. Description of Proposal & Nature of Request The CEDC grant will allow Rockbrook Elementary to demonstrate substantial progress toward our long -term goal of strongly supporting literacy. In addition, the 2006 -07 proposed funding will assist us to meet our objective of achieving an exemplary rating according to Texas State Library Standards. The library will achieve a balanced collection of quality materials for students as well as a high quality professional collection of teacher resources. A collection analysis was conducted at Rockbrook Elementary's school library in September 2006. The analysis indicated that, in general, our total book holdings of a little over 9,800 books is below that expected for our population of 687 students. More specifically, the Texas State Library (http: / /www.tsl. state. tx. us /ld/schoollibs /sls /stand3.html , accessed 10/18/06) recommends 20 books per student, with Rockbrook averaging 14.29. We will need to add 3,923 books to bring our average within the recommended range. Given an average book price of $21.60 (School Library Journal, March 2006), we would need to expend $84,737 to bring our collection to within our long -term goal range. However, a short-term (one -year) objective to add approximately 1,490 books will be a meaningful and significant step toward reaching the long- term goal (1,500 books @ $21.60 ea. _ $32,400). Moreover, particular discrepancies were noted in our holdings for fiction (paired reading books, award winning books and standard children's favorites). An adequate fiction collection is essential to captivating our students' attention. Our students need quality fiction in order to embrace reading and maintain the desire and excitement to continue reading. Their literacy and vocabulary will increase with each new book they read. In order to extend our goal of strengthening literacy services, we propose to purchase additional interactive whiteboards at Rockbrook. The white boards may be connected to the Rockbrook Elementary 4 school computer network, allowing students and teachers to do anything on the whiteboard they can do on the computer and even more. For example, a teacher or student can write on the board with the markers and then save their writing as a file on the computer. Internet and research databases may also be accessed as well as electronic texts. Lessons utilizing interactive whiteboards will be used by the entire K -5 student population. The possibilities for using this technology are endless. Students are more likely to be excited and engaged in instructional activities when they use technology as a vehicle for improving their literacy skills (Tomlinson, 1999). The need to actively engage our students is underlined by the diverse nature of Rockbrook's population, which includes 37% economically disadvantaged, 11% limited English proficient, 17% Hispanic, and 33% African- American students. At least 15 different languages and dialects are represented among our family of students, including Spanish, Korean, and Chinese. Once grant assistance is received, the books and technology will be purchased and implemented. The total number of students to be served by grade level for the project will be as follows: • Kindergarten 117 • First 124 • Second 126 • Third 118 • Fourth 95 • Fifth 91 Rockbrook Elementary 5 The project will be coordinated by the campus librarian. Literacy materials purchased with the CEDC monies will be available in the library and will follow customary loan processes and procedures. The interactive whiteboards will be available to the entire school population on a rotating basis throughout the year. Students in kindergarten through the fifth grade visit the library as part of a weekly rotation. All our total population of 687 students is anticipated to be served by books and technology provided by CEDC funding. Availability of books will follow campus procedures and policies for loaning. The instructional technology purchased with CEDC funding will be available for checkout by teachers and staff. As durable materials, the benefits associated with books and instructional technology purchased through CEDC funding are reasonably expected to extend far beyond the grant funding period. Rockbrook Elementary 6 Item Specifications Quantity Cost (each) Extended Price Funding Requested Books, Videos and Materials Fiction Approx 1,500 $21.60 $32,400 $32,400 Interactive whiteboard 64" SMARTBOARD 3 $1,359 $4,077 $4,077 Floor stand SMARTBOARD floor stand 3 $424 $1,272 $1,272 LCD projector Epson 62C Projector 3 $705 $2,115 $2,115 Audio system Audio system (speakers, etc) for SMARTBOARD 3 $266 $798 $798 Wireless connection Wireless Blue Tooth Connection 3 $177 $531 $531 Total Costs $41,193 The total cost of this proposal is $41,193 III. Detailed Budget The project manager will be Lois Cervantes, librarian. The project manager will follow accepted accounting procedures for expenditures and record keeping. Project activities will be closely coordinated with the district's special revenue accountant. The grant writer will be available for consultation on an as- needed basis. Rockbrook Elementary 7 IV. Project Measurements and Evaluation The literacy project will serve the entire population of Rockbrook Elementary. The K -5 enrollment is approximately 687 students. Given a total project cost of $41,193/687 students, the projected cost per student will be $59.96. We reason that this is a cost - effective investment in our literacy improvement efforts. Achievement of our objective to increase the library collection by 1,500 books will be measured by a yearly collection development analysis using Texas State Library standards. The analysis will reveal weak areas in the collection. The library collection will also be evaluated based on a comparison to the standards and recommendations from the H.W. Wilson Children's Catalog (2005). The instructional technology portion of the project will be evaluated on the basis of student and teacher usage of the equipment, examples of lesson plans and student work using the SmartBoards. Long term success of the project will be reflected in the following outcomes: TAKS scores, teacher collaboration and use of the library collection, increased student use of the library, increased use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom, and increased use of the interrelated literacy components of literature, writing, and technology across the curriculum. Rockbrook Elementary 8 References Average book prices (2006). School Library Journal, March, 2006. Children's Catalog, (2005). New York: H.W. Wilson Follett library resources: Titlewise collection analysis (n.d.). Retrieved October 20, 2006 from http://www.flr.follett.com/ School Libraries Work! (2006). National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Washington, DC: Scholastic. Retrieved October 20, 2006 from http: / /www. scholastic .com /librarians /printables /downloads /slw_2006.pdf Smith, E. G. (2001). Texas school libraries: Standards, resources, services, and students' performance. Austin, TX: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Tomlinson, C.A. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Rockbrook Elementary 9