8/14/01  webpage version

The Howard County Public School System
New Initiative Worksheet


This worksheet is required for all new grant proposals.
 

1. Initiative (Describe what you plan to do in 1-2 sentences)

2. Statement of Need

a. Description of identified need
b. How is the identified need be aligned with current HCPSS goals?
c. How will the identified need be aligned with existing programming?
3. Process

      a.  Objectives (what are your proposed objectives?)
      b.  Strategies (what specific strategies will you use?)
      c.  Implementation (how, when, and where will this initiative be implemented?)
      d.  Evaluation (how will you measure success?)

4. Results  (what results do you expect and in what timeframe?)

5.  Resources

a.  Budget Narrative (describe proposed costs for *staff salaries/fringe benefits, furniture, equipment, staff development, materials, printing, etc.,?)
b.  Level of Commitment (what is required of the HCPSS during the course of the proposed project such as matching funds or in-kind support, such as administration or clerical support, **office or classroom space, support services, etc.)
c.  Continuation (what are plans for project continuation after grant support ends?)
6.  Implications for Achievement Equity (accessibility and benefit for poverty populations, speakers of other languages, and ethnic minority populations ­ how will the new initiative be aligned with existing programming?)

* include number and titles of staff required within your school or office
**space requirements and capacity impact (if school-based)