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| 20 points: Project and proposal model effective, realistic school-site collaboration. And, both parties (1) worked on proposal, (2) will use materials developed, (3) committed time and/or other resources, and (4) will have meaningful role in development and implementation. |
| 20 points: (1) Project has clear theme and purpose; (2) Learning goals are plainly expressed and tied to standards, essential questions, or other foundation for learning; (3) Project is age appropriate; (4) Project is creative and consistent with THV’s goals; (5) All requested information is well organized and clearly presented. |
| 15 points: (1) Links between curriculum and place(s) to be visited are effectively described; (2) How sites and their staff expertise will deepen or broaden learning is explained; (3) Plans go beyond stand-alone field trip(s). |
| 15 points: (1) Expenses clearly relate to activities; (2) Expenses are adequate for the project; (3) 50% match is clear and defensible; (4) More information is provided where requested. |
| 10 points: (1) Inherently interesting project; (2) Proposed lessons seem do-able for those without unique knowledge or skills; (3) Typical schools/sites have access to resources needed for proposed lessons. |
| 10 points: (1) Clear, complete, and realistic; (2) Includes adequate time and other resources for school-site collaboration; (3) Allows for flexibility and response to students’ developing interests; (4) Includes adequate time and other resources for completing THV’s lesson plan templates. |
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| One point for each of the following: districts, schools, and/or sites that have never received a THV grant; schools with numbers above their county average for students of color and/or students receiving free or reduced-cost lunch. One to three points based on New York State “need category.” |
| One to five points for proposals addressing (1) the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt’s proudest achievement, which will have its 60th anniversary in 2008 or (2) the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain anniversaries of exploration and invention to be observed in 2009. |
