Selection Criteria and Selection Criteria and Invitational PrioritiesInvitational Priorities
School Leadership ProgramSchool Leadership ProgramU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Education
20052005
This presentation This presentation provides information for provides information for consideration regarding consideration regarding
selection criteria and selection criteria and invitational priorities.invitational priorities.
Background:Background: EDGAR*: Selection criteria are EDGAR*: Selection criteria are
chosen from a set of approved chosen from a set of approved generic components that may be generic components that may be used for any grant competition. used for any grant competition.
NOTE: Program offices provide NOTE: Program offices provide additional information regarding additional information regarding the ways in which applicants may the ways in which applicants may want to consider addressing the want to consider addressing the selection criteria.selection criteria.
*EDGAR = Education Department General Administrative *EDGAR = Education Department General Administrative RegulationsRegulations
Selection CriteriaSelection Criteria Need for projectNeed for project
(20 points) (20 points) Quality of the project design Quality of the project design
(25 points)(25 points) Significance of the projectSignificance of the project
(20 points)(20 points) Quality of the management planQuality of the management plan
(15 points)(15 points) Quality of the project evaluation Quality of the project evaluation
(20 points)(20 points)
Need for Project:Need for Project:EDGAR: The Secretary considers the following factors:EDGAR: The Secretary considers the following factors:
1) The magnitude or severity of the problem to 1) The magnitude or severity of the problem to be addressed by the proposed project; andbe addressed by the proposed project; and
2) The extent to which specific gaps or 2) The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services, infrastructure, or weaknesses in services, infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be opportunities have been identified and will be addressed by the proposed project, including addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude of those gaps or the nature and magnitude of those gaps or weaknesses.weaknesses.
Need for Project:Need for Project:NOTE: Applicants are encouraged to NOTE: Applicants are encouraged to
address the need for the project by:address the need for the project by: Discussing reasons the participating Discussing reasons the participating
LEAs have such need and why those LEAs have such need and why those needs are not met by current programs; needs are not met by current programs; andand
Describing data confirming the needs.Describing data confirming the needs.
Quality of the Project DesignQuality of the Project DesignEDGAR: The Secretary considers the EDGAR: The Secretary considers the
following factors:following factors:1) The extent to which the goals, 1) The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be objectives, and outcomes to be achieved by the proposed project achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and are clearly specified and measurable;measurable;
2) The extent to which the design of 2) The extent to which the design of the proposed project reflects up-to-the proposed project reflects up-to-date knowledge from research and date knowledge from research and effective practice;effective practice;
Quality of the Project DesignQuality of the Project Design
3) The extent to which the design of 3) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is appropriate the proposed project is appropriate to, and will successfully address, to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target population the needs of the target population or other identified needs; andor other identified needs; and
4) The extent to which the proposed 4) The extent to which the proposed project is part of project is part of a comprehensive a comprehensive effort to improve teaching and effort to improve teaching and learning and support rigorous learning and support rigorous academic standards for students.academic standards for students.
Quality of the Project DesignQuality of the Project DesignNOTE: Applicants are encouraged to NOTE: Applicants are encouraged to
address the project design by discussing address the project design by discussing the overall project model, including key the overall project model, including key elements such as:elements such as:
Research base;Research base; Proposed applicants;Proposed applicants; Recruitment and selection strategies;Recruitment and selection strategies; Plans for using incentives for teachers or Plans for using incentives for teachers or
individuals from other fields who want to individuals from other fields who want to become principals and assistant principals;become principals and assistant principals;
Quality of the Project DesignQuality of the Project Design Activities to prepare and place principals and Activities to prepare and place principals and
assistant principals;assistant principals; Program delivery strategy (ies);Program delivery strategy (ies); Plans for implementing on-site or school-Plans for implementing on-site or school-
based work experiences; based work experiences; Activities for participant placement and follow-Activities for participant placement and follow-
up; and up; and Retention strategies.Retention strategies.
Significance of the ProjectSignificance of the ProjectEDGAR: The Secretary considers the EDGAR: The Secretary considers the
following factors:following factors:1) The extent to which the proposed 1) The extent to which the proposed
project involves the development project involves the development or demonstration of promising new or demonstration of promising new strategies that build on, or are strategies that build on, or are alternatives to, existing strategies;alternatives to, existing strategies;
Significance of the ProjectSignificance of the Project
2) The extent to which the proposed 2) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to build local project is likely to build local capacity to provide, improve, or capacity to provide, improve, or expand services that address the expand services that address the needs of the target population; andneeds of the target population; and
3) The importance or magnitude of 3) The importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely to be the results or outcomes likely to be attained by the proposed project.attained by the proposed project.
Significance of the ProjectSignificance of the ProjectNOTE: Applicants are encouraged to address NOTE: Applicants are encouraged to address
the significance of the project by discussing:the significance of the project by discussing: How the proposed project will help the How the proposed project will help the
participating LEA(s) achieve results it could participating LEA(s) achieve results it could not otherwise achieve;not otherwise achieve;
How the proposed project is part of a long-How the proposed project is part of a long-term response to the needs of the term response to the needs of the participating LEA(s) and how the project will participating LEA(s) and how the project will be a part of the overall school improvement be a part of the overall school improvement plan(s) of the participating LEA(s); andplan(s) of the participating LEA(s); and
Significance of the ProjectSignificance of the Project
How the proposed project will build How the proposed project will build capacity in the participating LEA(s) in capacity in the participating LEA(s) in order for the project to be continued order for the project to be continued after the grant period ends (see the after the grant period ends (see the Notfice inviting applications for more Notfice inviting applications for more detailed information on this NOTE).detailed information on this NOTE).
Quality of the Quality of the Management PlanManagement PlanEDGAR: The Secretary considers the EDGAR: The Secretary considers the
following factors:following factors:1) The adequacy of the 1) The adequacy of the
management plan to achieve the management plan to achieve the objectives of the proposed project objectives of the proposed project on time and within budget, on time and within budget, including clearly defined including clearly defined responsibilities, timelines, and responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing milestones for accomplishing project tasks;project tasks;
Quality of the Quality of the Management PlanManagement Plan2) The extent to which the time 2) The extent to which the time
commitments of the project director commitments of the project director and principal investigator and other and principal investigator and other key project personnel are appropriate key project personnel are appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed project; and of the proposed project; and
3) The adequacy of procedures for 3) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring the feedback and ensuring the feedback and continuous improvement in the continuous improvement in the operation of the proposed project.operation of the proposed project.
Quality of the Quality of the Management PlanManagement PlanNOTE: Applicants are encouraged to address NOTE: Applicants are encouraged to address
the management plan by providing:the management plan by providing: The name, title, and time commitment of The name, title, and time commitment of
each key person;each key person; A year-to-year timeline of undertaking project A year-to-year timeline of undertaking project
activities; andactivities; and Strategies for determining whether or not the Strategies for determining whether or not the
project is meeting its goals and objectives project is meeting its goals and objectives and for making appropriate corrections.and for making appropriate corrections.
Quality of the Quality of the Project EvaluationProject EvaluationEDGAR: The Secretary considers the following EDGAR: The Secretary considers the following
factors:factors:1) The extent to which the methods of 1) The extent to which the methods of
evaluation include the use of objective evaluation include the use of objective performance measures that are clearly performance measures that are clearly related to the intended outcomes of the related to the intended outcomes of the project and will produce project and will produce quantitative and quantitative and qualitative data to the extent possible; and qualitative data to the extent possible; and
2) The extent to which the methods of 2) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide performance feedback evaluation will provide performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress and permit periodic assessment of progress toward achieving intended outcomes.toward achieving intended outcomes.
Quality of the Quality of the Project EvaluationProject EvaluationNOTE: Applicants are encouraged to NOTE: Applicants are encouraged to
address the project evaluation by:address the project evaluation by: Proposing benchmarks for assessing Proposing benchmarks for assessing
both short- and long-term progress both short- and long-term progress toward goals and objectives;toward goals and objectives;
Developing outcome measures for Developing outcome measures for assessing impact on teaching, learning, assessing impact on teaching, learning, and other outcomes for project and other outcomes for project participants;participants;
Quality of the Quality of the Project EvaluationProject Evaluation Identifying the evaluator and describing the Identifying the evaluator and describing the
qualifications of that individual and/or qualifications of that individual and/or organization;organization;
Indicating what types of data will be collected, Indicating what types of data will be collected, as well as when, how, and with what as well as when, how, and with what instruments;instruments;
Describing how data will be analyzed and when Describing how data will be analyzed and when reports will be available (consider how methods reports will be available (consider how methods of evaluation will affect of evaluation will affect annualannual performance performance reports, as well as the reports, as well as the finalfinal project evaluation). project evaluation).
Quality of the Quality of the Project EvaluationProject Evaluation Indicating how the data collected will be used Indicating how the data collected will be used
to monitor the progress of the project as well to monitor the progress of the project as well as to provide accountability information and as to provide accountability information and strategies for project replication.strategies for project replication.
Applicants also should devote an appropriate Applicants also should devote an appropriate level of resources to project evaluation.level of resources to project evaluation.
QuestionsQuestions
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