Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Please fill out all appropriate boxes and respond to all questions. The application and plan
must be submitted using Times New Roman, 12 pt. font and is limited to 20 pages.
Section 1 - Applicant Information:
Applicant(s):
Greenbrier County Public Schools District Application
Eastern Greenbrier Middle School
Greenbrier East High School
Western Greenbrier Middle School
County:
Greenbrier
Superintendent
Sallie E. Dalton
Principal(s)
Preston Modlin
Jeff Bryant
Christina Bailey
Grant Contact
Name& Title
E-mail:
Telephone:
Vicky Cline
Director of Technology/Testing
vcline@k 12. wv. us
304-661-2705 or 304-647-6484
Place a check beside the appropriate designation for an innovation zone applicant:
___Single School (an entire faculty of a school working to implement a school-wide strategy)
___Departments or Subdivision of Schools Teacher Team or Partnership of Teams (Not
applicable to dropout prevention grant 3-yem· grant) pa11nership of teacher teams across schools
(subject-specific departments, subject, grade level, or issue-specific teams willing to implement a
common approach) teacher teams within a school (department, grade-level, or cross-role team
with a common focus).
_Consortium of Schools (fill out multiple listings below)
___Higher Education Institution (must include at least one county school system applicant)
___Feeder System of Schools or schools of the same programmatic levels working within a
county or across counties to implement a strategy (to impact dropout prevention at the high
school level)
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District Application (district wide dropout prevention initiatives with less than a 90%
graduation rate, dropout prevention only)
_ _ School System Collaborative Innovation Zones - The intent of this grant is to cause local
communities to take action by working in coalitions, creating partnerships, hosting community
conversations and ultimately creating comprehensive dropout prevention plans. The Education
Alliance of WV and the WV Center for Civic Life provide resources and training to organize
community dialogues and follow-up action.
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Innovation School Districts (to provide entrepreneurship education and include at least one
partner from the local business community with opportunities for greater collaboration to plan
and implement systemic approaches that include evidence-based solutions for increasing
graduation rates, increasing achievement and educational outcomes while reducing the number
of dropouts
Place a check beside the appropriate grant for which you are applying:
_ _ _ Innovation Zone Grant (one-year grant -The West Virginia Board of Education will grant
awards for Innovation Zones on from $5,000 to $50,000 to enhance student learning).
The State Legislature has created Innovation Zones as a way for schools to implement
promising innovations that can be supported by research. They could address a range of topics
from how to restructure time, configme staff, and/or modify school-wide programs to more
specific ideas that may relate to a particular grade or content level.
_.,..,,._,X,,_ Drop-Out Prevention Grant (must include community partners and three year budget
proposal) The Local School Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone has been
allocated $2.2 million by the State Legislature as funds available for this competitive grant.
Acknowledged Reguirement (superintendent's signature):
We acknowledge, as a requirement of receiving an Innovation Zone Grant or Dropout Prevention Grant, we
must use the Early Warning System provided by West Virginia Department of Education to determine students
who are at-risk of dropping out and provide direct interventions to support identified indicators. And upon
request grantee will provide data to suppo11 decisions based upon disaggregation of the data for at-risk
identified students.
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For dropout prevention grants, the leadership team should include community partners
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Name
Title
Jeff Bryant
Principal, Greenbrier East HS
Preston Modlin
Principal, Eastern Greenbrier MS
Christina Bailey
Principal, Western Greenbrier MS
Debbie White
Director of Secondary Education, GCS
Julie Shiflet
Vicky Cline
Director of Careerffechnical/Adult Ed/Special
Pro rams and The Arts 9-12 GCS
Director of Elementary Ed 3-5/Middle School
and The Arts, K-8, GCS
Director of Technology/Testing, GCS
Daryl Clemons
Technology Coordinator, GCS
Kasey Carter
Community Partner - Director, Communities in
Schools, Greenbrier
Community Partner - Families and Health
Agent, Greenbrier County West Virginia
Universi Extension Service
Community Partner - Owner/Manager, West
Farms
Coordinator of Child Nutrition, GCS
Lynne Bostic
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Pam West
Jenny Curry
Please ensure you have all of the supporting documents required
this application:
compl~ ed and ~tached ~o the enJlf
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Record of Commitment from Staff, Parent, and LSIC
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Local Educational Agency Report of Supp011 or Concerns
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Multiple Community Partner Records of Conunitment for Dropout Grants
Section 2 - Priorities:
During the 2013 legislative session, Governor Tomblin sponsored several key education reform initiatives
through Senate Bill 359 and charged the WV Board of Education with supp01ting the successful
implementation. These areas have been identified for priority points in the grant review process.
If you are submitting an application for one of the identified priority areas please review guidance documents
and resources http://wvde.state.wv.us/innovationzones/
Applications fol' Drop-out Prevention grants that choose to focus on a priority area must show clear a
correlation between the priority area and the outcome of drop-out prevention. All applications that target a
priority area must identify it below.
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Applications for Drop-out Prevention grants that choose to focus on a priority area must show clear a
correlation between the priority area and the outcome of drop-out prevention. All applications that target a
priority area must identify it below.
_ L Community School Partnership
The term "community school" means a public elementary or secondary school that participates in a
community-based effort to coordinate and integrate educational, developmental, family, health, and
other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public /private
partnerships. Community Schools provide access to such services for students, families, and the
community, such as access during the school year (including before and after-school), as well as during
the summer. Some may include: Early childhood education Programs under the Head Start Act,
including Early Head Sta1i programs and child care; Remedial education activities and enrichment
activities, including expanded learning time; Summer emiclunent and learning experiences; Dental
health care; Mental health counseling services (expanded-school mental health services). Complete
guidance on can be found at: http://wvde.state.wv.us/innovationzones/technical-assistance.html
Comprehensive Literacy Development (creating a school-wide elementary focus on literacy
and numeracy)
Career Development (middle school focus to prepare students in the middle grades to set goals
through interest and talent to view graduation as a culmination of plarmed activities and classes
from year-to-year to result in a career pathway)
Redesign of Instructional Time (Intended to provide principals and teachers with flexibility
from the constraints of ce11ain statutes, policies and rules in order to serve as testing grounds for
innovative reform strategies that enhance student success and increase accountability)
Personalize Learning though Technology (Project 24 is an urgent call to action on the need
for systemic planning around the effective use of technology and digital learning to achieve the
goal of "career and college readiness" for all students. It is a one-stop shop of comprehensive
district-level planning tools, expert advice, creative ideas, and tangible suggestions from
experienced education experts and nonprofit education membership organizations.)
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Section 3 - ABSTRACT:
Provide a one page only project summary that briefly describes the project's vision, goals, activities, and key
features for student success that will be addressed. Please limit the length of the abstract to the text box found
on this page only.
In recent years, along with others throughout the state, we have become gravely concerned in Greenbrier
County with our increasing poverty rates and dwindling job opportunities. Just this past year, we have seen
hopelessness grow among our students as the last mine in the area closed and yet more families teetered on
the brink of poverty. We see the need to address the dropout rate, but beyond that, we want to give our
students hope by empowering them to believe they can change their situations and that they do not have to
leave West Virginia to do it. We seek to build strong, resilient young people by helping them succeed
academically and through collaborative and creative endeavors despite challenging risk factors.
With the assistance of this Innovation Zone Grant, titled Minding Our Business, which will affect 44% of the
total student population in Greenbrier County and more than 40% of its low socioeconomic population, we
propose to extend proven remediation/engagement services to all middle school students in Greenbrier
County to engage students academically and interpersonally. We also propose to build on existing programs
at the high school level while adding an entrepreneurial component that will give students at both middle and
high school levels authentic entrepreneurial experience and confidence to enter the workplace and potentially
create their own businesses. Ultimately, we seek to empower students to focus on academics, to finish school,
and to envision themselves as both successful students and independent, competent businesspeople.
At-risk students will be identified at all three grant schools using the Early Warning System and will receive
intensive support from Communities in Schools personnel. We will also seek to integrate these students into
the life of the school by challenging students from all backgrounds to work together to create and meet goals
through this Innovation Zone grant. Specifics of the program follow:
The goal for the middle schools is to create after school programs that offer remediation and enrichment along
with an entrepreneurial engagement activity. Students will receive a healthy dinner through the School
Supper Program, 45 minutes of tutoring time with highly qualified teachers, and then 90 minutes of
engagement activities. To ensure a quality entrepreneurial program, teachers will receive professional
development in entrepreneurship, and students will work with professionals to brainstorm and develop a
business plan. This will include needs assessment, product development, management, marketing, and
financial considerations. Both middle schools have working greenhouses, and one component of the program
will utilize those spaces to grow products for marketing. This idea builds on programs started by Fa1m to
School AmeriCorps workers. The cmTent county AmeriCorps worker, along with Master Gardener mentors
vetted by the WVU Extension Service, will continue to supp011 this program for both middle schools. At least
one related program will incorporate either a11s or technology to design a product that may be related to the
greenhouse program; this product may be marketed online as well as locally. Simply, the goals for the middle
schools are academic suppm1 and student-driven engagement programs that identify a need and fill it while
allowing students to be creative and explore job skills and entrepreneurialism.
GEHS will build on current student engagement programs by incorporating business plans and entrepreneurial
activities into the programs started through their original Innovation Zone grant. These programs include preengineering, visual arts, building trades, electronic media, and auto body. Students will seek to develop
innovative, self-sustaining programs. The emphasis at this level will be on supporting entrepreneurial
activities that follow students' interests and may lead to employment opportunities. Again, CIS personnel
will supp011 these students through mentoring and family suppo11 services. All three schools will work
toward dropout prevention, improved student achievement, and self-sustaining entrepreneurial programs.
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Section 5- Pt·oject Design:
1.
What is the puroose and exoected outcome of this oroiect?
The purpose of the Minding Our Business Innovation Zone grant is to reduce the dropout rate by
targeting middle through high school students' academic and familial needs while also building
students' self-efficacy and job skills in the area of entrepreneurism.
Tutoring/Remediation/Enrichment
Greenbrier County Schools plans to build on the success of existing tutoring, remediation, and mentoring
programs being implemented at Greenbrier East and expand these much-needed services and assistance to
at-risk middle school students. Beginning to target students at risk of dropping out as early as middle
school--<>r even earlier-makes sense, and district teachers who have established personal relationships
with students have an advantage over new, unfamiliar tutors. Students often regard district teachers as
"institutional representatives," signaling to students that not only does this teacher care for them but also
that they are worth the effort and belong in school (Black, 2003).
The tutoring component at both middle schools will be managed by resident teacher tutors that students
already know. These teacher tutors will work to help students develop critical skills, assist with homework,
and promote core area enriclunent. WVU Extension Service and Communities in Schools liaisons will assist
by providing healthy lifestyles enrichment, such as 4-H's Health Rocks, a drug prevention and self-esteem
program. These groups will also work together to provide family outreach services in the areas of healthy
family lifestyles and positive parenting for all three schools.
The expected outcomes of tutoring/remediation/enrichment are increased achievement among students,
increased numbers of students completing credit recovery at the high school, and better lifestyle choices
among students and their families. We also anticipate a more cohesive community, especially among those
directly involved with mentoring students through the progrnms pa11nering with the three schools.
Engagement/ Entrepreneurial Experience
After tutoring and a healthy dinner, students will attend 90-minute sessions of engaging and enriching
entrepreneurship activities. The program will require students at all three locations to develop business
plans and explore avenues to implement their plans in order to make the tutoring and engagement selfsustaining beyond the life of the grant. AdditionaUy, entrepreneurship activities will empower participating
students to use the skills acquired to consider entrepreneurial endeavors later in life.
The expected outcomes of engagement/entrepreneurial activities are a student body that is more vested in
their school (and less likely to drop out) and students who feel empowered to change their personal
situations despite risk factors.
Black, S. (2003). Keeping kids from dropping out. Edt1catlonal Digest, 68(5), 37-42.
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2.
Explain how the school or consortium's current data influenced the need for the project
described in Question one?
Risk factors for students at the three schools to be served by the grant are evident. Poverty rates are as
follows: Eastern Greenbrier Middle School (49%); Westem Greenbrier Middle School (67%), and
Greenbrier East High School (46%). Percentages of students meeting Annual Measurable Objectives, as
measured by WVDE testing for 2013-14, are as follows: EGMS (Transition School with 50% math/42%
reading); WGMS (Focus Schools with 37% math/42% reading), and GEHS (Support School with 43%
math/43% reading). The three schools had 81 homeless students at the end of2013-14.
Data for Eastern, Western, and East (November 2014)
ESEA Accountability System
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Western
Middle
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48.80/37.29
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37.29/41.58
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1,153
67%
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45.81/41.58
59.43/42.67
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How is the school or consortium's project connected to best practice and current research in
reference to raising student achievement and/or dropout prevention?
According to the January 2014 study High School Careers Study, 72% of high school students plan on
sta11ing their own business someday. The study attributes the entrepreneurial focus of the current high
school population to the tech-savvy nature of a generation who has capitalized on a variety of Internet
resources, from Khan Academy to YouTube. Greenbrier County Schools envisions the establishment of a
program that will nurture the creative, entrepreneurial, self-motivated spirit of students at Greenbrier East
High School and Eastem and Western Greenbrier Middle Schools. These opportunities will help foster
student achievement and attendance through after school tutoring, remediation, and mentoring programs
that precede the entrepreneurial programs. The grant will also provide healthy dinner options for at-risk
students in the three participating secondary schools, which encourages student pa11icipation.
Entrepreneurial education in this context is not merely a student engagement "carrot," although we have
witnessed the fact that such activities do draw students in for tutoring/enriclunent activities when the two
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are offered together. More importantly, entrepreneurial activities offer unique opportunities for student
academic development. The Kauffinan Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, the nation's largest
organization focused solely on developing, supporting and encouraging entrepreneurship education,
contends that entrepreneurship programs have a profound effect on students' ability to compete in the
workforce of the future. Charney (2014) contends that "the study of enterprise creation and the
development of business plans allows students to integrate accounting, economics, finance, marketing and
other business disciplines [and] ... offers an enriching, integrative educational experience."
The grant will also strengthen community ties through the use of WVU Extension Service Master Gardeners
and other local farmers who have offered to allow Greenbrier County students to tour their small, businessoriented high tunnels and talk with them about their own small businesses. In addition, the grant will bring
in a local professional to work with engagement teachers at the two middle schools to develop workable
business plans and better utilize an AmeriCorps worker in those schools. This illustrates Chamey's (2014)
statement that "entrepreneurship education forges links between the business and academic communities."
The engagement/ entrepreneurial element of this grant specifically addresses at-risk and high poverty
students. According to the repott Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship: A Snapshot ofthe Global
Jobs Challenge (2013), "[entrepreneurship] is seen as an important way to deal with issues relating to
poverty, as entrepreneurship creates new jobs, fosters a climate of innovative thinking, and can lead to the
launch of pioneering and cutting edge companies." Greenbrier County Schools will partner with WVU
Extension Services, whose mission is to serve the citizens of Greenbrier County, particularly the
underserved. This grant's commitment to reaching at-risk students, in pa11icular, speaks to their goals, and
the entrepreneurial component closely aligns the goal with the Extension Service's resources.
As our community partner the WVU Extension Services has offered to ...
1. Work with the Communities in School personnel in all three schools to provide family resources for
outreach services in the areas of parenting, healthy family lifestyles, and positive parenting.
2. Provide workforce readiness training two times a year (to include budgeting/resume/interview skills)
during the after school remediation/enrichment time.
3. Involve students in Food for Business Workshop hosted by WVU.
4. Provide mentors and educational resources for entrepreneurial activities, including volunteer hours
to work with students in developing business plans and products for sale.
Charney, A. & Libecap, G.D. (2014). Impact of e11trepre11e11rsfllp ed11catlon. Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial
Leadership. Retrieved from http://cfed.org/assets/documentsNouth Eship Materials/
Impact of Entrepreneurshp Education.pdf
Education, employment & entrepreneurship: A snapshot of the 2lobaJ jobs challenge. (2013). Global B11s/11ess Scfloo/
Network. Retrieved from http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.gbsnonline.orglresource/collection/OC22350B-578A-4B699730-22A37ED43CFC/GBSN Repon - Education Employment and Entrepreneurship.pdf
High School Careers Study. (2014). Mil/e11ial bra11di11g: Navlgati11g yo11 to future success. Retrieved from
http ://millennial branding.com/20 I 4/high-school-careers-st1@'y!
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4.
What will other schools in West Virginia learn from your project and how will other schools in
West Virginia benefit from your project?
Counties throughout West Virginia have the benefit of community-based organizations and volunteers who
are ready and willing to partner with schools. This grant will provide a program other school systems can
evaluate and adapt to meet their specific needs. An interesting aspect of this grant is that it builds on
previous Innovation Zone grants that have served to reduce dropout rates by increasing numbers of students
completing credit recovery, building collaboration among teachers, and positively affecting student
attitudes. Greenbrier County Schools plans to monitor the program closely, and we would welcome
collaboration with other school systems interested in addressing student engagement activities to improve
graduation rates and increase student options after graduation.
Section 6 - Goals, Objectives, Evaluation, Timeline:
Goal: Involve families and community members in incorporating entrepreneurial
experience and working toward career-oriented goals, school completion, and healthy
lifestyles for middle and hi2h school students.
Objectives
Activities
Personnel
Timeline
Budget
Ide11tify tire
measureable
objectives that will
be used to determine
success in achieving
these goals
(Must be specific,
measurable,
attainable, relevant,
and timely goals
(SMART
Develop activities
for each objective
that are: Creative
and innovative;
Impact student
success; Allow for
greater flexibility;
change the way the
school(s)/district
currently operate
Indicate tire name
and title of
personnel that will
be responsible for
the activities.
Identify tire
timeline for the
activities (include
montltlyear)
Indicate budget
requirements
(include formulas
used to derive totals
in budget sections
e.g. 3 subs
@$143/day=totaQ
Establish
partnerships with
community
members and
groups that will
suppo1·t student
entrepreneurial
I den tify 11 nd train
mentors through
the WVU
Extension Service,
Kay Davis, WVU
Extension Agent
efforts.
Mento1·s work with Identified Mentors
students nt all
three schools to
Entt·cp1·enem·ial
develop business
plans nnd establish
local, national,
an cl/or
international
buyers.
Rngngcmcnt
Teachers at EGMS
and 'WGMS, TBD
Jan/Feb 2015
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2017
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Expand existing
high school
programs to include
entrepreneurial
components.
County will hire
Entrepreneurial
Enrichment,
Business Plan, and
Marketing
Teachers and
Entrepreneurial
Business Partner
Debbie White
Vicky Cline
Daryl Clemons
Jeff Bryant
Preston Modlin
Christina Bailey
Feb-March 2015
$10,150 FY15
$16,650 FY16
$16,650 FYI 7
Empower and
engage students
through creation
and sale of products
to promote
program
sustainability
Students will
develop business
plans to include
needs assessment,
product
development,
management,
marketing, and
financial
considerations and
create/sell
products
Feb 2015-June
2017
$16,500 FY 15
$28,500 FY 16
$28,500 FY 17
gsfablish
partnerships that
These mcntorships
will continue
Debbie McClintic,
Coordinator,
GEHS Spartans
Collective
(SPARC)
Teachers:
Steven Boone,
Auto Body
Mark Cline, Art
Kristi Haddox,
Business/Web Site
Phyllis Harbert,
Family&
Consumer Science
Steven Kirk,
Building Constr.
Kevin Warfield,
Computer Networking/Project
Lead the Way
Feb 2015-Junc
2017
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CIS Proj. Coord
for all 3 schools
CIS Site Coord at
East, Eastern,
Western
Feb 2015-June
2017
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can be sustained
beyond the gl'ant
beyond the grant
period.
period.
Utilize
Communities in
Schools personnel
to assist students In
overcoming
barriers to success
and in
bridging gap
between schools and
communities/homes.
CIS will work with
students during
and after school
and will arrange
community
activities and
mentors to bring
parents and
community
members into the
schools
$16,390 FYlS
$48,200FY16
$48,200 FY 17
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Goal: Improve student academic achievement.
Objectives
Activities
Personnel
Timeline
Budget
Identify the
measureable
objectives that will
be used to determine
success in achieving
these goals
(Must be specific,
measurable,
attainable, relevant,
and timely goals
Develop activities
for each objective
that are: Creative
a11d innovative;
Impact student
success; Allow for
greater flexibility;
change the way the
school(s)ldistrict
currently operate
Indicate the name
and title of
personnel that will
be responsible for
the activities.
Identify the
timeli11e for the
activities (include
month/year)
Indicate budget
requirements
(include formulas
used to derive totals
in budget sections
e.g. 3 subs
@$143/day=total)
County will hire
teacher/mentors at
all three county
schools
Jeff Bryant,
Principal, GEHS
Preston Modlin,
Principal, EGMS
Christina Bailey,
Principal, WGMS
Feb.2015
Teacher mentors
will identify
students at risk
using EWS and
other mensul'es
and tnl'gct them
fol' nftel' school
activities
Teacher mentors
CIS Personnel
Counselors
Feb./March 2015
through June 2017
Part of salary/job
responsibilities
(time is built into
teacher/mentor
schedules)
Track student
pl' ogress
Teachcl' mentors
CIS Personnel
Counselors
Feb./March 2015
through June 2017
Part of salary/job
responsibilities
(time is built into
teachea·/mentor
schedules)
(SMART
Assist students in
completing
homework, ca·edit
recovery, and
enrichment
activities
$7,500 FY 15
$12,500 FY 16
$12,500 FY 17
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Section 7- Project Evaluation and Sustainability:
It is important to explain how you will measure the success of your project and how you plan to continue
the project after the grant funds are exhausted.
1. How will you evaluate and report the impact this innovation project bas on increasing student
success and/or other stated goals and objectives?
First, teacher mentors will track student achievement of those who participate in the tutoring program. We
will also use school achievement data to track trends, including dropout rates, attendance, student achievement
indicators on the statewide summative test, and behaviors. We will use the Early Warning System to help
track trends for students, and we will monitor additional risk factors identified by the schools.
In addition, we will survey students, teachers, and involved community members to evaluate their attitudes
before and after pai1icipating in the program through a survey developed for the after school program.
Data gathered by CIS personnel will be utilized, as well, with information regarding parental and community
involvement tracked. CIS personnel will seek feedback from participants on programs and activities and will
provide this information to GCS for the purposes of evaluatin2 the grant.
2. How will this innovation project be sustained beyond the initial funding period?
An important part of this grant is improved community support and involvement, and this will be
accomplished in large pa11 through the efforts of Communities in Schools personnel. CIS is committed to
continuing to fund personnel put in place by Minding Our Business and a previous grant beyond the grant
period. CIS director Kasey Cal1er is working on funding sources and has made this a priority for 2016-17.
All student activities are geared toward sustainability. Training for both teachers and students involved in
entrepreneurial activities is intensive and based on community organizations that provide services gratis (e.g.,
WVU Extension Service, Master Gardeners, local farmers, and businesspeople who will provide students with
venues to sell products). Once pl'Ograms and organizations are established (and trusted) in the schools,
administrators will be able to continue working with them to sustain programs. The business planning is
intended to help students find a marketable product that will allow them to continue obtaining supplies
necessary to sustain their business programs.
In addition, it is our hope that these activities will spur students to pursue their own entrepreneurial activities
and envision themselves as independent businesspeople. We will seek to involve students who work through
this program to mentor other students and continue to work with the WVU Extension Service and other
organizations to provide training and job opportunities for our students.
The School Lunch Program will be providing dinner for students, and this will be sustainable beyond the grant
period for any after school programs that take place.
The tutoring portion of the grant is the only portion of the grant that schools will have to fund beyond the grant
period. If schools see that the program generates student engagement and positively affects student
achievement and attitudes toward school, funding programs becomes a priority. With this in mind, we will be
tracking student achievement as well as student, faculty, and involved community members' attitudes through
surveys and using this information to refine and improve programs.
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Section 8- Budget Justification:
FY 2015
Expenditure
Amount Requested
Professional Salaries
4 Teacher Tutors/Mentors
Responsibilities include 45-min.
tutoring M-Th.; identifying
students at risk; monitoring student
progress, working with
counselors/teachers to assist
students, supervising students and
assisting with transition to dinner,
entrepreneurship activities
East (1 person for 2 hours)
1person3x/wk@$50/day = $150/week for 15
wks
Eastern (2 people for 1 hour)
2 people 2x/wk @ $50/day each = $200/week
for 15 wks
Western (1 person for 3 hours)
1 person 2x/week @ $75/day = $150/week for
15 weeks
3 Entrepreneurial Enrichment
Teachers
Responsibilities include assisting
in business plan development,
development of products,
marketing, supervision
Eastern (3 people for 2 hours)
2x/week@$150/day = $300/week for 15 wks
Western (1 person for 3 hours)
2x/week @ $75/day = $150/week for 15 weeks
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
Teacher
Responsibilities include helping
students develop and update
business plan
3 sessions for all three schools@$25/hr = 12
hours/school or $300 x 3 schools = $900
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
Community Partner
Responsibilities include helping
students brainstorm ideas, define
product, refine product
presentation, and implement
business plan
2 sessions/month each middle school
@ $75 each = $150/school or $300 month
($300/month for Feb-June= $1,500)
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Teacher
Responsibilities include helping
2 sessions/month each middle school
@ $50 each = $100/school or $200 month
($200/month for Feb-June= $1,000)
In-Kind
!Qm:!l
$2250
$3,000
$2250
$4,500
$2,250
$ 900
$1,500
$1,000
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
students market products, possibly
through local advertisement, online
presentation, signage/logo, etc.
Communities in Schools
Personnel for At-Risk Students
at GERS/Western/Eastern
Communities in Schools Parent
Resource Meetings
Supper for Students (Cook)
Responsibilities include preparing
healthy snacks, educating students
about healthy eating choices
Fringe Benefits
East Teacher Tutors
Eastern Teacher Tutors (2)
Western Teacher Tutor
Eastern Entrepreneur Teachers (2)
Western Entrepreneurial Teacher
Eastern Cook
Western Cook
Equipment
Equipment Required for
Entrepreneurial Programs
CIS Program Coordinator for After School
Student Services 3 days/wk (one day/school)
$9,500
GEHS CIS Site Coordinator 2 additional
days/wk during the school day (Feb-June)
$ 4,440
CIS Administrative Costs
$1,850
3 Parent/Student Educational Opportunities
(food and door prizes to draw parents in)
East (1) - Soon to Be Seniors (juniors/parents)
Eastern/Western
Transitioning to High School
Parent/Mentor Programs
$600
Eastern - 2x/week for 2 hours @$20/hour =
$80/week for 15 weeks
Western - 2x/week for 2 homs@$20/hour =
$80/week for 15 weeks
$1,200
3x/wk@$3.91/day =$11.73 for 15 weeks
2x/wk@$3.91/day = $7.82 (x2) = $15.64 for
15 weeks
2x/week@$3.91/day = $7.82 for 15 weeks
2x/wk@$3.91/day = $7.82 (x2) = $15.64 for
15 weeks
2x/week@$3.91/day = $7.82 for 15 weeks
2x/week@3.13/day = $6.26 for 15 weeks
2x/week@3.13/day = $6.26 for 15 weeks
$ 175.95
$ 234.60
Kiln for Eastern Greenbrier and Western
Greenbrier Middle Schools
and Greenbrier East High School @ $5200 each
= $15,600
$1,200
$ 117.30
$ 234.60
$ 117.30
$ 93.90
$ 93.90
County
upgrade
electrical
$2,250
Wheel for WGMS, EGMS, GEHS
Sunnlies for Middle Schools
Vocational Agriculture
Vo-Ag - Tools ($200); soil and seeds ($1,000);
fencing ($300); Pots and trays ($400);
Packaging ($1,000); Soil Emichment ($100)
$15,600
County
provides
greenhouse/
water/
$3,000
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Displays/Art Wood Projects/Paint)
Clay/glaze ($1,500); Tools ($100); Drying
Racks ($400); Packaging ($1,000)
3-D Printer Supplies
Plastics (6 spools@ $500/spool)
Art Supplies (Set construction/Art
Supplies for High Schools
supplies
$3,000
County
provides
software
$3,000
A11 Supplies
Clay ($750); Glazes ($550); Jewelry links ($200)
$1,500
Building Trades
Wood ($1,000); Paint ($250); Peripherals ($250)
$1,500
Auto Body
License Materials ($500); Paint ($500); Painting
Tools ($500)
$1,500
Pre-Engineering
Wood for Router ($1000); Paint ($500)
$1,500
Marketing Supplies
Materials for Signs/Flyers ($1,000); Printing ($500)
$1,500
Travel (Activity Bus for field
trips)
Botanical Gardens Trip; Local Farmer
Greenhouse Trip
$2,000
Total Fiscal Yr 2015
$73,857.55
FY 2016
Expenditure
Amount Reguested
Professional Salaries
4 Teacher Tutors/Mentors
East (1 person for 2 hours)
Responsibilities include 45-min.
1 person 3x/wk @ $50/day=$ I 50/wk for 25wks
tutoring M-Th.; identifying
Eastern (2 people fo1· 1 hour)
students at risk; monitoring student 2 people 2x/wk @ $50/day each = $200/week
progress, working with
for 25 wks
counselors/teachers to assist
Western (1 person for 3 hours)
students, supervising students and
I person 2x/week@$75/day = $150/week for
assisting with transition to dinner,
25 weeks
entrepreneurship activities
3 Entrepreneurial Enrichment
Teachers
Responsibilities include assisting
in business plan development,
development of products
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
Teacher
Eastern (3 people for 2 hours)
2x/week@$150/day = $300/week for 25 wks
Western (1 person for 3 hours)
2x/week@$75/day = $150/week for 25 weeks
3 sessions for each school@ $25/hr = 12
InKind
Total
$3,750
$5,000
$3,750
$7,500
$3,750
$ 900
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Responsibilities include helping
students develop and update
business plan
hours/school or $300 x 3 schools= $1,200
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
Community Partner
Responsibilities include helping
students brainstorm ideas, define
product, refine product
presentation, and implement
business plan
2 sessions/month each middle school
@$75 each= 4 sessions/month or $300/month
(Sept-May= $2,700)
$2,700
Entrepreneurial Marketing
4 sessions/month each middle school
Teacher
@ $50 each = $100/school or $200 month
Responsibilities include helping
($200/month for Sept-May= $1,800)
students market products, possibly
through local adve11isement, online
presentation, sign/logo
development, other techniques
$1,800
Communities in Schools
Personnel for At-Risk Students
at GEHS/Western/Eastern
CIS Program Coordinator for After School
Student Services 3 days/wk (one day/school)
$25,000
GEHS CIS Site Coordinator 2 additional
days/wk during the school day (Feb-June)
$12,000
CIS Site Coordinator WGMS - 1 additional
day/wk - overlap with after school
$5,000
$5,000
CIS Administrative Costs
Communities in Schools Parent
Resource Meetings
Supper for Students (Cook)
Responsibilities include preparing
healthy snacks, educating students
about healthy eating choices
3 Parent/Student Educational Opportunities
(food and door prizes to draw parents in)
East (1) - Soon to Be Seniors Guniors/parents)
Eastern/Western
Transitioning to High School
Parent/Mentor Programs
$1,200
.ll;astern - 2x/week for 2 hours @}$20/hour =
$80/week for 25 weeks
Western - 2x/week for 2 hours@$20/hour =
$80/week for 25 weeks
$2,000
$2,000
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Fringe Benefits
East Teacher Tutors
Eastern Teacher Tutors (2)
3x/wk@$3.91/day =$11.73 for 25 weeks
2x/wk@$3.91/day = $7.82 (x2) = $15.64 for
$ 293.25
$ 391.00
Western Teacher Tutor
Eastern Entrepreneur Teachers (2)
25 weeks
2x/week@$3.91/day = $7.82 for 25 weeks
2x/wk@$3.91/day = $7.82 (x2) = $15.64 for
$195.50
$ 391.00
Western Entrepreneurial Teacher
Eastern Cook
Western Cook
25 weeks
2x/week@$3.91/day = $7.82 for 25 weeks
2x/week@ 3.13/day = $6.26 for 25 weeks
2x/week@ 3.13/day = $6.26 for 25 weeks
$ 195.50
$ 156.50
$ 156.50
Supplies
Vocational Agriculture
Vo-Ag- Tools ($200); soil and seeds ($2,000);
fencing ($300); Pots and trays ($500);
Packaging ($1,000); Soil Enrichment ($500)
Ai1 Sup,plies (Set construction/Alt
Displays/A11 Wood Projects/Paint)
Clay/glaze ($3,000); Tools ($100); Drying
Racks ($400); Packaging ($1,000)
3-D Printer Supplies
Plastics (9 spools @ $500/spool)
Sum~lies
Count
y
provid
es
greenhouse/
water/
suppli
es/
tools
$4,500
$4,500
$4,500
for High Schools
Alt Supplies
Clay ($1,500); Glazes ($1,100); Jewelry links
($400)
$3,000
Building Trades
Auto Body
Wood ($2,000); Paint ($500); Peripherals
($500)
Pre-Engineering
License Materials ($1,000); Paint ($1,000);
Painting Tools ($500); Display Case ($500)
Marketing Supplies
Wood for Router ($2,000); Paint ($1,000)
Count
y
provid
es
softwa
re
$3,000
$3,000
$3,000
$3,000
Materials for Signs/Flyers ($1,500); Printing
($1,500)
Travel (Activity Bus fol" field
trips)
Total Fiscal Yr 2016
Botanical Gardens Trip; Local Fcmm:r
Greenhouse Trip
$2,000
$113,629.25
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
FY 2017
Expenditure
Amount Reguested
Professional Salgries
4 Teacher Tutors/Mentors
Responsibilities include 45-min.
tutoring M-Th.; identifying
students at risk; monitoring student
progress, working with
counselors/teachers to assist
students, supervising students and
assisting with transition to dinner,
entrepreneurship activities
East (1 person for 2 hours)
1person3x/wk@$50/day=$150/wk for 25wks
Eastern (2 people for 1 hour)
2 people 2x/wk @ $50/day each = $200/week
for 25 wks
Western (1 person for 3 hours)
1person2x/week@$75/day = $150/week for
25 weeks
3 Entrepreneurial Enrichment
Teachers
Responsibilities include assisting
in business plan development,
development of products
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
Teacher
Responsibilities include helping
students develop and update
business plan
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
Community Partner
Responsibilities include helping
students brainstorm ideas, define
product, refine product
presentation, and implement
business plan
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Teacher
Responsibilities include helping
students market products, possibly
through local advertisement, online
presentation, sign/logo
development, other techniques
Eastern (3 people for 2 hours)
2x/week@$150/day = $300/week for 25 wks
Western (1 person for 3 hours)
2x/week @ $7 5/day = $150/week for 25 weeks
3 sessions for each school @ $25/hr = 12
hours/school or $300 x 3 schools= $1,200
2 sessions/month/school @ $75 each = 4
sessions/month or $300/month (Sept-May =
$2,400
4 sessions/month/school @ $50 each =
$100/school or $200 month ($200/month for
Sept-May = $1,800)
InKind
Total
$3,750
$5,000
$3,750
$7,500
$3,750
$ 900
$2,700
$1,800
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Communities in Schools
Personnel for At-Risk Students
at GEHS/Western/Eastern
$25,000
CIS Program Coordinator for After School
Student Services 3 days/wk (one day/school)
GEHS CIS Site Coordinator 2 additional
days/wk during the school day (Feb-June)
$12,000
CIS Site Coordinator WGMS - 1 additional
day/wk - overlap with after school
$5,000
$5,000
CIS Administrative Costs
Communities in Schools Parent
Resource Meetings
Supper for Students (Cook)
Responsibilities include preparing
healthy snacks, educating students
about healthy eating choices
Fringe Benefits
East Teacher Tutors
Eastern Teacher Tutors (2)
Western Teacher Tutor
Eastern Entrepreneur Teachers (2)
Western Entrepreneurial Teacher
Eastern Cook
Western Cook
3 Parent/Student Educational Opportunities
(food and door prizes to draw parents in)
East (1) - Soon to Be Seniors Guniors/parents)
Eastern/Western
Transitioning to High School
Parent/Mentor Programs
$1,200
Eastern - 2x/week for 2 hours @$20/hour =
$80/week for 25 weeks
Western -2x/week for 2 hours@$20/hour =
$80/week for 25 weeks
$2,000
3x/wk@$3.91/day =$11.73 for 25 weeks
2x/wk@$3.91/day = $7.82 (x2) = $15.64 for
25 weeks
2x/week@$3.91 = $7.82 for 25 weeks
2x/wk@$3.91/day == $7.82 (x2) = $15.64 for
25 weeks
2x/week@ $3.91 = $7.82 for 25 weeks
2x/week @ 3 .13/day = $6.26 for 25 weeks
2x/week @ 3 .13/day = $6.26 for 25 weeks
$ 293.25
$ 391.00
$2,000
$ 195.50
$ 391.00
$ 195.50
$ 156.50
$ 156.50
Supplies
Vocational Agriculture
Vo-Ag - Tools ($200); soil and seeds ($2,000);
fencing ($300); Pots and trays ($500);
Packaging ($1 ,000); Soil Enriclunent ($500)
Art Supplies (Set construction/Art
Displays/Art Wood Projects/Paint)
Clay/glaze ($3,000); Tools ($100); Drying
Racks ($400); Packaging ($1,000)
3-D Printer Su.tmlies
Plastics (9 spools @ $500/spool)
County
provide
greenhouse/
water/
supplies
I tools
$4,500
$4,500
$4,500
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Su1mlies for High Schools
Art Supplies
Building Trades
Clay ($1,500); Glazes ($1, 100); Jewelry links
($400)
Wood ($2,000); Paint ($500); Peripherals
($500)
County
provide
softwar
e
$3,000
$3,000
Auto Body
License Materials ($1,000); Paint ($1,000);
Painting Tools ($500); Display Case ($500)
$3,000
Pre-Engineering
Wood for Router ($2,000); Paint ($1,000)
$3,000
Marketing Supplies
Materials for Signs/Flyers ($1,500); Printing
($1,500)
$3,000
Total Fiscal Yr 2017
$111,629.25
Total Grant Request
299,416.05
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Acco.rding to WVDE - BOE Policy 3236
2014-2015 GRANT APPLICATION
Record of Commitment .
Use this form to report the staff commitment regarding the innovation application and plan. A copy
must be forwarded to the Innovation Zone Committee with the application and the plan.
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application/pla11. (This Report Certification is not required of institutions of higher education in their
application or plan).
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Appendix
Record of Commitment
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must be forwarded to the Innovation Zone Committee with the application and the plan.
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Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Appendix
Record of Conunitment
Use this form to report the staff commitment regarding the innovation application and plan. A copy
must be forwarde to the Innovation Zone Committee with the application and the plan.
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application/plan. (This Report Certification is not required of institutions of higher education in their
application or plan).
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Local Educational Agency Report of Support or Concerns
Use this form to repo1t the county board or boards and superintendent's suppmt or concerns, or both, about the
innovation to the principal and faculty senate. A copy must be forwarded to the Innovation Zone Committee.
School: Eastern and Western Greenbrier MS and Greenbrier East
Department (if a p p l i c a b l e ) : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date of School/Department/Subdivision Receipt of Application: --=-1=1/~1=1/~1~4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Date of Regularly Scheduled County Board of Education Meeting: 11111114 and 11/17/14 (special mtg)
County Board of Education Elected Officers:
President: (Name)
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(Report of the Local Education Agency must be forwarded to school/department/subdivision for submission to
West Virginia Board of Education with the application/plan).
(This Rep01t Ce1tification is not required of institutions of higher education in their application or plan).
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Community Partner Support
Use this f01m to document community organization/agency support
and partnership for the innovation dropout plan/project.
Use a separate form for each community partner.
Dropout grants must include meaningful documented pa11nerships.
School/Schools/District: Eastem and Western Greenbrier MS and Greenbrier East ti.$
District:
Greenbrier County
Date(s) of School/District/Community Pa11ner Dialogues: October 28, November 3, November 10, 14
Name of Community Organization/Agency: Communities in Schools of Greenbrier County
Contact Person: Kasey Cru1er. Director
Contact Person email address: _ _,k:.:.:c: . : a"'""'rt'""e,,_, .r@=c1=·s-e>g=c.=o=--1rg_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Contact Person phone number: _,,3~0!...!4~-6~6~7_:;-9~0~9~9------------------Contact Person address: PO Box 1188, Lewisburg, West Virginia 249011
Explain the community organization/agency's commitment to the Plan/Project:
1) Provide Communities in Schools site coordinators for 2 additional days at Greenbrier East High
School (Years 1-3) and one additional day at Western Greenbrier Middle School (Years 2-3).
2) Provide a CIS Program Coordinator (Years 2-3) to work with all three schools participating in the
Minding Our Business grant.
3) Provide dropout prevention services through support for student engagement activities and parental
involvement components
List the resources and contributions (not monetary) that the organization/agency is making to this Plan/Project:
1) CIS model of integrated student services seeks to engage community partners, businesses, and
individuals to streamline and provide resources to students. CIS will provide training to the
personnel hired for the grant as well as support for teachers and administrators in the schools
implementing the grant.
2) CIS will strive to integrate their mentoring program with the grant p7ram in order to more
efficiently provide student services.
Agency Represe11tative (Name) --"'K=as=e=+y_C=a=r=tec:...r_ _ _....:Sig11at11re:
Title: Director, Communities in Schools of Greenbrier County
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Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Community Partner Support
Use this form to document community organization/agency suppo1t
and pattnership for the innovation dropout plan/project.
Use a separate form for each community partner.
Dropout grants must include meaningful documented partnerships.
School/Schools/District: Eastem and Westem Greenbrier MS and Greenbrier East H~
District:
Greenbrier County
Date(s) of School/District/Community Partner Dialogues: October 28. November 18, November 19
Name of Community Organization/Agency: Greenbrier County West Virginia University Extension Service
Contact Person: Kay Davis. Director
Contact Person email address: ---'k=a~y""".d=a~v=is"""@_.m=a=il.:....;.wvu-'-'-'='e=d=u"-----------------Contact Person phone number: _,3"'-'0'-'4'--6=-4""""7"'"""-7'-4""""0"""8_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Contact Person address: WVU Extension Service. Greenbrier County Office, 1046 Maplewood Avenue.
Fairlea/P.O. Box 586, Lewisburg, WV 24901
Explain the community organization/agency's commitment to the Plan/Project:
1) Provide mentors and educational resources for entrepreneurial activities, including volunteer hours to
work with students in developing business plans and products for sale.
2) Involve students in Food for Business Workshop hosted by WVU.
3) Provide support through 4-H activities such as Health Rocks, a drug prevention, self-esteem, and
healthy lifestyles program two times a year as a part of the after school remediation/enrichment time.
4) Provide workforce readiness training 2 times a year (to include budgeting/resume/interview skills)
during the after school remediation/enrichment time.
List the resources and contributions (not monetary) that the organization/agency is making to this Plan/Project:
1) All programs provided by WVU Extension Service are provided gratis. This is part of our
mission to serve the citizens of Greenbrier County, particularly the underserved. This grant's
commitment to reaching at-risk students, in particular, speaks to our goals.
2) We will work with the Communities in School personnel in all three schools to provide family
resources for outreach services in the areas of parenting, healthy family lifestyles, and positive
parenting.
Age11cy Represe11tative (Name) ---"K=a,_.y,_D=av.:....:i=s_ _ _ _,....;Sig11ature: ~~
Title: Families and Health Agent, Greenbrier County West Virginia University Extension Service
Education Innovation Zones
West Virginia Department of Education
Community Partner Support
Use this form to document community organization/agency support
and partnership for the innovation dropout plan/project.
Use a separate form for each community pa11ner.
Dropout grants must include meaningful documented partnerships.
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School/Schools/District: Eastern and Western Greenbrier MS
District:
Greenbrier County
Date(s) of School/District/Community Partner Dialogues: March 2014, November 2014
Name of Community Organization/Agency: West Fatms Flowers and Produce
Contact Person: Pam West. Owner and Manager
Contact Person email address: _westfarms@frontiernet.net_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Contact Person address:
HC 34. Box 373, Lewisburg, WV 24901
Explain the community organization/agency's commitment to the Plan/Project:
Ms. West will work with students to brainstorm ideas, define product, refine product presentation, and
implement the business plan. Her contribution will be to bring a practical approach to the program and
assist students in making their business ventures profitable.
List the resources and contributions (not monetary) that the organization/agency is making to this Plan/Project:
Ms. West runs her own farm and is the president of the Greenbrier Valley Farmer's Market (GVFM).
She will assist students in finding venues for marketing products and will act as a liaison to local farmers
for information and business partners for marketing opportunities.
The GVFM also offers a weekly educational program called Farmer's Market Academy during the
growing season, and students will have an opportunity to take part in the educational portion of this
academy as well as sell their products at the GVFM.
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Title: Owner and Manager, West Farms Flowers and Produce
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Extension Service
November 19, 2014
To: Vicky Cline
Director of Technology/Testing
Greenbrier County Schools
From: Kay Davis
WVU Extension Agent- Families and Health/ County Program Coordinator
Greenbrier County WVU Extension Office
Dear Ms. Cline,
The Greenbrier County Office of the WVU Extension Service will gladly provide support to your grant
which will provide remediation and enrichment activities for middle school students in Greenbrier
County.
Our resources which include three faculty extension agents and two nutrition outreach instructors, and
our 4-H program assistant would be available to provide enrichment sessions in the area of youth
development, nutrition and fitness, sustainability and gardening, workforce readiness, heritage arts and
recreation, and wise use of time. We also work closely with community groups such as Master
Gardeners and Community Education Outreach Service which can provide program resources and are
trained adult WVU volunteers.
In addition, we can provide research-based educational lesson leader and 4-H project materials which
are developed by WVU Extension Service Specialists and Faculty.
We look forward to meeting with you and developing a plan of work that can assist in your mission of
enriching the lives of Greenbrier County Students.
Sincerely,
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Kay ifavis
WVU Extension Agent
Cooperative
Extension Service
The West Virginia
University Cooperative
Extension Service,
U.S. Departmenl
ol Agricutture,
West Virginia County
Boards of Educalion and
County Commissions
Cooperating
Phone: 304 647-7408
Fax: 304 647-7418
1W1W.ext.wvu.edu
Greenbrier County WVU Extension Office
1046 Maplewood Avenue
PO Box 586
Lewisburg WV 24901
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Greenbrier County
PO Box 1188
Lewisburg, l/tN 24901
304-661-1018
www.cisgreenbriercounty.org
November 24, 2014
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing on behalf of Communities In Schools of Greenbrier County in suppmt of the Minding Our
Business program proposed by Greenbrier County Schools. Addressing the whole student and the entirety of
their needs is a lofty challenge to confine solely to the instructional day. Recent research points to the benefit
of after-school programming, citing increased achievement, regular attendance, good behavior, and a
reduction in grade retention for participating students. It is CISGC's desire to pa1tner on the Minding 011r
Business program at WGMS, EGMS and GEHS by providing programming that includes mentoring and
parent resource development.
CISGC is an on-site, drop-out prevention program that has worked with Greenbrier County students since
2004. Through our program, we see students with academic, social, and emotional challenges that prevent
them from achieving in and out of the classroom. Our experience has taught us that many of our students do
not have a vision of themselves in the future and believe they are limited by their current circumstances.
Lacking these long-term goals, they choose to live for the moment and often make unsafe and unhealthy
choices. Without student-centered programs, the outcomes for many of these students are dropping-out of
school, teen pregnancies, drug abuse, and depression. We see a great need for programs and activities that
motivate students to strive for a better life and provide them with the life skills necessary to achieve their
aspirations.
Targeted entreprenem programs on the middle and high school levels will help students discover their
passions and develop life skills, such as critical thinking, leadership, goal setting, and perseverance. This
program wiJl introduce students to previously unknown possibilities and allow them to understand the
connection between what they learn in the classroom and their long-tenn success. In addition, the academic
and mentoring support offered through this program will engage and inspire our students to stay in school and
set their sights high! I strongly supp01t this proposed program and look forward to CISGC being part of such
impo1tant work. It will truly make a difference in the lives of our students.
Executive Director
kca1ter@cisgc.org
"Surrounding students with a community of supporl, empowering them to stay in school and
achieve in life"