What is the total operating budget for your organization?
$55,620,972
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For each key budget category, describe how you will use the funds requested to implement the project described.
Personnel consist of the Project Coordinator who will coordinate with the trainer and teachers to create the two books, select books for the backpacks and facilitate discussion on reviewing and revising all components. The teacher will plan and facilitate PlaySchool and contact agencies to reach families who do not have preschool or childcare. The Project Coordinator and Trainer will attend PlaySchool as well through in-kind donations.
Staff Recruitment will be utilized for the Trainer who will train on moving STEM from activities to embedded classroom practices and on implementing the four STEM Units. She requires a substitute in order to attend the grant meetings.
Travel costs included in case the location is closer than 50 miles
Equipment category includes the books for the STEM Units so all classrooms will have common materials and common Units. Big books average $30.00 each for 45 classrooms. STEM backpack books average $6.00 each; materials for PlaySchool depending on family needs.
Funds in the Supplies include printing and binding the Classroom and Family Math Books. The book will be created and formatted within the school district and bound and printed by an outside company.
The indirect rate is 6%.
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Budget and Attachments Total Points
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Note: Does the project budget seem reasonable for the scope of work proposed?
For mandatory trainings Note: we are probably outside the 50 mile limit
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Equipment (Purchase, rent, maintenance)
$17,038.00
materials
$17,038.00
Big books, quanity and titles determined by review team (ECCE Group) to support the STEM Units for each preschool program; STEM backpack books, PlaySchool materials for families
Benefits to the Early Learning Field: Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate the capacity to inform the early learning field on how to increase STEM success for children, families, and communities.
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Innovation Approach: Priority will be given to projects that develop innovative ways to solve an identified problem in the community or organization.
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Use of Relevant Data to Identify Biggest Opportunity to Address STEM: Priority will be given to projects that utilize existing data from your organization and community to highlight STEM challenges. This might be anything from STEM Identity workforce program data to Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS).
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Support of Underrepresented and Underserved Communities: Priority will be given to projects that identified and highlight how the organization will work with young children of the population who currently are underrepresented and underserved in the STEM workforce.
EPIC has been providing early learning services in Central Washington since 1979. Our mission is "Working hand and hand with children, youth and families, EPIC provides services to strengthen communities. EPIC's ECEAP staff and administration have been working in recent years to improve science and math learning among children and families. Our TS GOLD data have been slowly improving but we still have challenges.
