Eligibility Requirements
The following criteria were used to define eligibility requirements for this building level grant:
- A Local Education Agency (LEA) among those in Ohio with the highest numbers or percentages of children from families with incomes below poverty line per Title I allocations (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and indicated in the U.S. Census).
- A LEA that has been identified as being in school improvement status.
- A LEA that has a substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology. A substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology (high technology need LEAs) is determined by examining data reported in the FY08-09 Biennial Educational Technology Assessment (BETA) school building level survey and focusing on the following criteria:
- Student to computer ratio
- Teachers' levels of technology skills
- Local infrastructure
- School buildings eligible to apply are those serving students in any of the grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12.
- Current state-approved District Technology Plan
- Completion of FY08-09 BETA school building level survey
NOTE: Priority will be given to those buildings that have not already participated in the Ohio Enhancing Education Through Technology (Title II-D competitive) grant.