UTeach RFP Webinar

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Welcome

• UTeach RFP Webinar
• Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
• 100pm 200pm CDT
• This session will begin at 100pm. Please make
  sure your computers are not set on mute so you
  can hear the presenters.

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Welcome Introductions

• UTeach Institute
• Kimberly Hughes, Director
• Pamela Romero, Associate Director
• Celeste H. Padilla, Grants Contracts
  Coordinator
• National Math Science Initiative
• John Winn, Advisor

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Webinar Housekeeping

• Recorded
• Posted to Institute Website
• Screen Size
• Chat Window
• Audio Option

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Webinar Overview

• Overview of National UTeach Request for Proposals
  including
• Eligibility
• Timeline
• Support to Applicants
• Overview of UTeach and UTeach Replication
• Criteria for Proposal Review
• Proposal Components
• Submission Procedures
• Q A

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National UTeach RFP Partners

• Funding opportunity was made possible by a 22.5
  million grant award from the Howard Hughes
  Medical Institute (HHMI) to the National Math
  Science Initiative (NMSI). Purpose is to fund 10
  
• new UTeach Programs.
• NMSI provides funding, financial accounting,
  capacity building and promotes the work of UTeach
  partner programs nationally.
• The UTeach Institute works directly with
  university partners to provide comprehensive
  planning and implementation support, ongoing
  technical assistance, course workshops, data
  collection, and evaluation.

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RFP Eligibility

• Proposals will be accepted from fully accredited,
  four-year, tax-exempt institutions of higher
  education with a current Carnegie classification
  of Research High or Research Very High.
• http//classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

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Grant Amounts Matching
Grant Year Period of Total Budget Award Amounts Minimum Required Match for Full Award
5 Year Content License Fee Sp. 2014 Aug. 2018 N/A 50,000 None
Planning Period Spring 2014 50 Up to 100,000 100,000
Year 1 2014 2015 62 Up to 250,000 150,000
Year 2 2015 2016 58 Up to 350,000 250,000
Year 3 2016 2017 48 Up to 350,000 375,000
Year 4 2017 2018 40 Up to 350,000 525,000
Total Award Up to 1,450,000 1,400,000
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RFP Timeline
Task/Milestone Date
UTeach Annual Conference May 21 May 23, 2013
Letter of Intent Due June 3, 2013
Support Conference Calls 100pm 200pm CDT June 11, June 25, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 20
Proposals Due September 19, 2013
Awards Announced December 2, 2013
Planning Period Begins January 3, 2014
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Support to Applicants

• Email Support and Frequently Asked Questions
• rfp-questions_at_utlists.utexas.edu
• UTeach Annual Conference May 21 23
• ATT Conference Center at the University of Texas
  at Austin
• http//uteach-institute.org/conference
• The deadline for the room block is April 29,
  2013.
• Support Conference Calls 200pm 300pm (CDT)
  June 11, June 25, July 9, July 23, August 6,
  August 20
• Call in number 800-761-6708
• Enter code 536533

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UTeach Nationwide
As of Spring 2012, more than 1,100 graduates.
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UTeach Nationwide
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UTeach Nationwide
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What is UTeach?

• An innovative, university-based secondary STEM
  teacher preparation program initiated in 1997 at
  The University of Texas at Austin.
• A collaboration between colleges designed to
  recruit STEM majors to earn both a degree in
  their major and certification to teach within
  four years.

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UTeach Elements of Success

• 1. Distinctive Program Identity
• 2. Cross-College and School District
  Collaboration
• 3. Long-Term Institutional and Community Support
• 4. Compact and Flexible Degree Plans
• 5. Active Student Recruitment and Support
• 6. Dedicated Master Teachers
• 7. Rigorous, Research-Based Instruction
• 8. Early and Intensive Field Experiences
• 9. Continuous Program Improvement

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What is UTeach Replication?

• What is meant by replication?
• Replacing the existing undergraduate secondary
  math and science teacher preparation program with
  the UTeach program.
• Structured Approach Implementation
• Implementation over 4.5 years, beginning with a
  comprehensive Planning Period (Spring and Summer
  2014), followed by four academic years of program
  implementation.
• Universities begin offering UTeach courses in
  Fall 2014 with graduates expected during the 2017
  18 academic year.
• How much room is there for adapting the model?
• Programs should be implemented in alignment to
  UTeach model
• All program elements of success should be
  implemented, with appropriate variation, given
  local and state context

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The UTeach Network

• Collectively our mission is to promote the
  critical role that universities play in the
  preparation of excellent STEM teachers and
  improving STEM literacy.
• More than 300 faculty and 100 master teachers
  affiliated with UTeach programs
• Develop course activities and share innovations
• Provide professional development
• Provide peer consulting
• Participate in shared research
• Seek collaborative grant opportunities

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Criteria for Proposal Review

1. Level of interest, need and capacity to meet need
   at the institution of higher education. (0-15 of
   100 points)
2. Strength of proposed co-directors, faculty,
   master teachers, and staff. (0-20 of 100 points)
3. Strength and capacity to implement the UTeach
   Elements of Success (0-30 of 100 points)
4. Strength of Institutional Support and Commitment
   (0-15 of 100 points)
5. Appropriateness of budget (0-20 of 100 points)

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Proposal Components

• I. Title Page
• II. Table of Contents
• III. Proposal Narrative
• Proposal Development Process
• Statement of Interest, Need and Capacity to Meet
  Need
• Description of Proposed Co-Directors, Faculty,
  Master Teachers, and Staff
• Implementing the UTeach Program
• Institutional Support
• Budget
• Appendices

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Proposal Components Continued

• V. Appendices
• Elements of Success
• Forms A D
• Organizational Charts of the University
• Curricula Vita
• Signed Memorandum of Understanding
• Letters of Support

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Model Budget Assumptions

• IV. Budget
• Interactive Budget Planning Tool

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Model Budget Spreadsheet
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Overview Model Budget
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Proposal Submission Procedures

• Submit three copies and one compact disc with all
  electronic files by 500pm on September 19, 2013.
  (Please note - there is a U.S. Postal Service
  address and a different UPS or FedEx address.)
• Proposals must be typed on 8.5x11 inch paper and
  are limited to 20 pages (not including title
  page, table of contents, and appendices).
  Proposals must be single-spaces, written in
  12-point font, and clipped with a binder clip in
  top left corner.
• Faxed proposals will NOT be accepted.

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RFP Page on Institute Website
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Questions

• If your question is not addressed on this
  webinar, please submit it to rfp-questions_at_utlists
  .utexas.edu.

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Thank you!

• Thank you for your interest and participation.
  We hope to see you at the Conference on May 21
  May 23!