ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Summer Collaboration Grant Announcement
2013-2014
As we continue to move forward in our efforts to support Professional Learning Communities
(PLCs), we are offering Collaborative Team Planning grants to teams in the district for Summer
2013. This collaborative time is an opportunity for teams to front-load their planning for the
next school year. The grant is intended to give teams additional time to study their required core
content, implement new core standards, identify essential learning, map curriculum, develop
common assessments with corresponding rubrics, and reflect on data. This grant can provide
teams the time they are requesting to continue their collaborative work and implement
professional learning.
Important Grant Dates:
March 18
April 19
May 3
August 16
August 16
August 23
October check
Grant Application Released
Grant Applications Due to Curriculum Department
Notification of Grant Approval
Last Day For Completion of Grant Work
Artifacts Due by Google Doc to sakagi@alpinedistrict.org
Signed Hard copy due to Sandi Akagi
Payment for Grant
Grant Application Requirements and Remuneration:
1. This grant is offered to teachers who use the Utah State Core Curriculum to collaborate
with their teams.
2. For grant purposes, the collaborative team (grade level/content area) must be comprised
of at least 50% of the grade level or content school team. Teachers who are considered
singleton teachers at their school must apply with at least one additional teacher from
another school. A team must consist of at least two people.
3. Work is under the direction of a building administrator. The administrator must remain
the same through the duration of the grant unless the administrator assignment changes.
4. Teams will apply for four days paid at $200/day for a total of $800
5. Partial grants will not be considered.
6. It is expected that teachers will be working for Alpine District during the 2013-2014
school year. Teachers who terminate or do not end up working for the district
immediately following the summer collaboration will not be paid.
7. All work will be completed by August 16 and will be paid on the October check.
Artifacts and “Summer Collaboration Final Report and Log” must be turned in to receive
payment. Some of these artifacts may be used by Alpine District Curriculum Department
Dr. Vern Henshaw, Superintendent
Board of Education: Deborah C. Taylor, President; John C. Burton, Vice-President;
Mark J. Clement, Wendy K. Hart, Paula H. Hill, Terry D. Peterson, JoDee C. Sundberg
as shared resources or to highlight the quality of work being done in collaboration.
Please ensure that all products are publication-ready. All artifacts will be submitted on
Google Docs and final report sent in hard copy. Payment will not be issued until both the
artifacts and the “Final Report and Log” are received. Suggestions for appropriate
artifacts include curriculum maps, common assessments, new lessons to address the core,
lists of texts and resources that match standards, and others that will represent your
collaborative work to increase student learning.
8. You may choose to work in full-day (6 hour) or half-day (3 hour) blocks.
9. With administrator approval, partial contract teachers may apply if the team is working in
the core area where the teacher will be teaching.
10. Interns will earn half-pay or $100/day for their work with the team.
11. Leave a space for new hires you expect on your team. Write “New Hire” or “Intern” on a
line to save a position.
12. Hourly teachers will be approved and paid hourly by individual schools for their work
with the team.
13. Teachers are only eligible for one collaboration grant per summer; however, they can
participate on an additional team on an unpaid basis.
14. Remember this is collaborative work. The work is completed at your school with faceto-face collaboration. Work is not assigned and completed independently.
Teams Will Complete the Following Process
1. Interested teams will complete a “Summer Collaboration Application.” This application
can be found online at the Curriculum Department Professional Development site:
http://alpineschools.org/curriculum/summer-collaboration-grant-application#
2. Meet with the administrator who will supervise your work.
3. The designated grant administrator must review your grant for approval before you
submit it to the District Curriculum Department.
4. As your team reviews the grant with your administrator, be sure you have addressed the
following expectations:
a. Has your team reflected on the Four Questions?
b. Have you reflected on your Monday Collaboration?
c. Have you reflected on your student data?
d. Have you addressed implementation of the new Utah State Core Standards?
e. Has your team planned artifacts to represent your summer work?
5. Your administrator approves the grant with his/her signature.
6. The Summer Collaboration Application is delivered to the District Curriculum
Department by April 19, 2013.
Final Submissions:
Artifacts will be submitted by Google Docs to sakagi@alpinedistrict.org .
The Final Report can be printed from the website. It will be signed by your administrator and
sent in hard copy form to Sandi Akagi in Curriculum and Instruction.
Dr. Vern Henshaw, Superintendent
Board of Education: Deborah C. Taylor, President; John C. Burton, Vice-President;
Mark J. Clement, Wendy K. Hart, Paula H. Hill, Terry D. Peterson, JoDee C. Sundberg
Summer Collaboration Final Report and Log
Summer 2013
One report per team due by August 23
Team Member
School
Grade/Subject
Log of Collaborative Work
Date
Time spent
3 or 6 hr.
Location
School site
What was accomplished
All artifacts will be shared by google docs to sakagi@alpinedistrict.org by August 16.
This form, with administrator signature is turned in to Sandi Akagi in Curriculum and instruction
by August 23. (801-610-8456)
Administrator Signature____________________________________________Date __________
Administrator Name_______________________________________________(Please Print)
Dr. Vern Henshaw, Superintendent
Board of Education: Deborah C. Taylor, President; John C. Burton, Vice-President;
Mark J. Clement, Wendy K. Hart, Paula H. Hill, Terry D. Peterson, JoDee C. Sundberg