2016 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP):
for
The 47th ANNUAL PAFPC CONFERENCE
Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, PA
May 1-4, 2016
Presenters are invited to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 2016 Annual Pennsylvania Association of
Federal Program Coordinators Conference. The RFP will be available early January at www.pafpc.org. Proposals
will be reviewed and selected on a rolling basis upon submission.
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All proposals must be received by March 6, 2016.
Proposals must be submitted in Microsoft Word.
Persons submitting proposals must be registered for the conference.
The 2016 Annual PAFPC Conference will be held at Seven Springs Resort, Champion, PA. The conference will
begin at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday evening May 1, 2016 and will end at noon on Wednesday, May 6, 2016.
The theme of this year’s conference is: Pathways to SUCCESS! This theme reflects the intentions of the
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), the Division of Federal Programs (DFP), and the Pennsylvania
Association of Federal Program Coordinators (PAFPC) to implement the federal programs effectively.
Purpose: The primary purpose of this conference is to provide the required training and assist PDE, IU’s, district
school and business staff, and parents to network and learn from one another about legal federal programs that provide Pathways to SUCCESS! Foremost will be training and technical assistance on the new Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) followed with 2015 implementation of the Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG). National experts and
DFP staff will bring us up to date. The secondary purpose is to use our new knowledge with federal programs to
provide Pathways to SUCCESS! For Pennsylvania Literacy giving schools an opportunity to demonstrate effective
literacy practices are working in our classrooms.
Sessions’ Content: The content of the two primary areas can vary in the extent to which they focus on student
achievement. Presenters are asked to identify which of the two primary area(s) that is most relevant to the
presentation:
1. Technical assistance with correct use of ESSA federal and state resources including audit and compliance
2. Technical assistance with effective instructional programs, materials and technology
Presenters must identify which of the two primary areas will be addressed within the proposal:
1. Technical Assistance with Correct Use of Federal and State Resources – Including Audit and
Compliance. Sessions should focus on how they use a specific federal or state resources correctly to
improve student achievement and remain compliant:
Title I: Priority Schools, Focus Schools, Reward Schools, or SIG schools.
Title II: Teacher/Principal Training and Recruitment, Class Size Reduction, Math-Science Partnerships, or
Enhancing Education through Technology
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Title III: Language Instruction for LEP and Immigrant Students
Title IV: 21st Century Community Learning Centers
2. Technical Assistance with with effective instructional programs, materials and technology. Sessions
should emphasize school improvement efforts that presenters have undertaken and have positively affected
student learning and achievement. Presenters should share the lessons learned and what they must and must
not do if they are to be successful:
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The use of data to identify particular strengths and weakness in student performance.
The identification of possible explanations/causes of those strengths and weaknesses in student
performance and the role data played in that process, and the extent to which explanations/ causes
rooted in
o specific school programs and related materials
o particular instructional practices
o the kinds of supplementary interventions and supports provided students
o the quality of the environment and climate the school provided for learning.
The identification of the strategies that would address the identified explanations/causes.
The implementation of those strategies, including providing the quality of professional development
that would actually help staff implements those strategies well.
The monitoring of the implementation of the strategies
The evaluation of the effects on student achievement, and the use the resulting information to help
them strengthen their improvement effort.
Presenters are encouraged to share the challenges they faced and the ways in which they overcame those
challenges, and the lessons they learned about what they must do and what they must not do, if they are to
be successful with their improvement efforts.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
2016 PAFPC ANNUAL CONFERENCE
REQUIRED FORMAT FOR A SESSION DESCRIPTION
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Applicable Content: Please check the core area that best describes your presentation:
Technical Assistance with Correct Use of Federal and State Resources – Including Audit and Compliance
Technical Assistance with Effective Instructional Programs, Materials and Technology.
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Session Title:
Session Leader:
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Organization:
Phone:
Email:
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Session Co-Presenters:
Name:
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Organization:
Phone:
Email:
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Organization:
Phone:
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Name:
Title:
Organization:
Phone:
Email:
Name:
Title:
Organization:
Phone:
Email:
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Session Description: In 75 words or less provide a description of your proposed session. This
description will appear in the program should it be selected.
5.
Presentation Times (check all times that you will be available to present)
Monday, May 2nd — Morning
Monday, May 2nd — Afternoon
Tuesday, May 3rd — Morning
Tuesday, May 3rd — Afternoon
Wednesday, May 4th
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Length of Session: (check one)
One hour
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Two hour
Preference with respect to room capacity: (check one)
50 person room
100 person room
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Evaluation Description: In 75 words or less provide a description of how you evaluated the
content of your proposed session.
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Registration and Reservations:
Presenters are responsible for the cost of their conference registration and hotel arrangements. Presenters
must be registered to submit an RFP. RFPs will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis as they are
received.
10. Completed RFPs must be emailed to:
jmsheffer@aol.com, jill.manczka@miu4.org, raina_george@iu5.org, AND Melanie.turner@miu4.org.
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