The eTech Ohio Commission and the Ohio Department of Education are pleased to announce that 27sites have been selected to receive funds for the 2010 -11 school year in the Title II D EETT competitive grant process. Approximately $500,000 in federal funds will be awarded through these grants.
2010-2011 Continuation Grant Recipients
Program Overview
On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L.107-110). The legislation, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, provides increased flexibility and local control to states and school districts, emphasizes strong accountability for results, offers expanded options for parents and supports teaching methods that have a solid scientific research foundation. In an effort to improve student achievement through the use of technology, the U.S. Department of Education established state grants under the federal Educational Technology Program (Ed Tech). The reauthorized ESEA established the federal Ed Tech Program, which consolidated the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF) Program and the Technology Innovative Challenge Grant Program into a single state formula grant program (ESEA Title II, Part D, Subpart 1). Under this program, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and the eTech Ohio Commission, work collaboratively, to award federally funded grants to school districts/buildings that meet eligibility criteria.
The Ohio Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant program is a two-year, federal initiative to ensure that funded projects are of sufficient scope and quality to efficiently meet the purposes of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. The EETT initiative targets students in grades K-8 and focuses in the academic content areas of Mathematics and English Language Arts to increase student achievement.
The primary goal of the federal Ed Tech Program is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in schools. This program is designed to assist students in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the end of eighth grade. The program also encourages the effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development to establish successful research-based instructional methods.
Program Goals
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Technology Commitments
- Technology integrated throughout all educational programs
- Professional development
- Flexible use of Funds
- Evaluation and research
Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Goals
- Improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in schools
- Technology literate by the end of eighth grade
- Effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development to establish successful research-based, instructional methods