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Proposals 101 Series | Getting Started and Setting Yourself Up for Success – California Safe and Supportive Schools

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Proposals 101 Series | Designing with Impact: Logic Models and Data Tools – California Safe and Supportive Schools

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Proposal 101 Series | Understanding the Landscape: Insights from CDE Proposal Reviewers - California Safe and Supportive Schools

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Transcript: Proposals 101 Series | Getting Started and Setting Yourself Up for Success

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Thank you all so much for joining us. Just going to give everyone one or two more seconds to pop in, and then we'll go ahead and get started. All right, thanks for joining us today for our second session. I want to share a little bit about our WestEd team.

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Transcript: Proposal 101 Series | Understanding the Landscape: Insights from CDE Proposal Reviewers – California Safe and Supportive Schools

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One of the core principles of community-led development, taking a strength- or asset-based approach and is a useful way to explore and capture the gifts, talents and strengths in your community.

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A listening campaign can provide opportunities to integrate community feedback into your planning process. This resource describes listening campaign at an elementary school in the California Bay Area, and describes steps to take for conducting a listening campaign.

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Whole Child and Family Supports Inventory

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Whole Child and Family Supports Inventory

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This worksheet from the State Transformational Assistance Center for Community Schools can be used to explore data sources, baseline data, and emerging themes to support grant writing. To use this document, open in Google Docs, select "File" and "Make a Copy."

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Whole Child and Family Supports Inventory.docx

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Take out a pen and paper and write out responses to the following prompts:

Strengths: Identify the strengths of your district's current approach to engaging educational partners in using school climate data. OR how you support schools in these efforts? These could include experienced staff, existing partnerships, or effective communication channels.

Weaknesses: List the weaknesses and limitations of your current approach or of the schools you support. This might involve issues like a lack of resources, limited staff capacity, or inadequate training.

Opportunities: Identify opportunities for improvement and growth in your district. These might include untapped community resources, emerging technologies, or evolving educational trends."

Threats: Consider potential threats that could hinder successful engagement with educational partners. These could be external factors like budget cuts, policy changes, or community resistance.

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Prompts and a template to combine data with storytelling strategies.

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Community School Story Telling Template.pdf

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A comprehensive tool from the National Center for Community Schools organized around the key steps of a needs assessment process.

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Download and use this template to take inventory of your key initiatives/priorities, partnerships, and data. There are three tabs with different prompts. This simple inventory can be adapted to meet your needs by adding or removing columns.

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Initiative_Partnership_Data Inventory.xlsx | Powered by Box

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This tool is from CCEE. This can be used to gain a deeper understanding of a user’s experience of the issue you are working to improve.

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Transcript: Proposals 101 Series | Designing with Impact: Logic Models and Data Tools – California Safe and Supportive Schools

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Kristen Vogt (she/her/hers) Senior Program Officer NGLC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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How to Tell an Inspirational Story of Teacher Innovation

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Stories of innovation, progress, even failure are an impactful way for educators to rally community support & inspire others to redesign schools. Learn…

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Watch the webinar recording here:

View the transcript here.

View the slide deck here.
Proposals 101 Series Padlet Description:
A strong proposal tells a clear and compelling story. This session will focus on weaving together quantitative data (like attendance rates) and qualitative data (like quotes from students or families) to highlight your vision, demonstrate your need, and show potential impact. Participants explore strategies for aligning their story with funder priorities while keeping it engaging and persuasive.
Objectives/Goals:
Learn how to balance numbers and stories in your proposal.

Align your narrative with both funder priorities and school and district goals.

Explore storytelling strategies that inspire reviewers and make your proposal stand out.

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Proposals 101 Series | Session 4: Telling Your Compelling Story: Blending Data and Narrative - California Safe and Supportive Schools

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Watch the webinar recording here: View the transcript here. View the slide deck here. Proposals 101 Series Padlet Description: A strong proposal tells a clear and compelling story. This session will focus on weaving together quantitative data (like attendance rates) and qualitative data (like quotes from students or families) to highlight your vision, demonstrate your need, and show potential impact.

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Available Funding - Finance & Grants (CA Dept of Education)

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California School Accounting Manual (2019)

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California School Accounting Manual (2019)

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This manual provides accounting policies and procedures, as well as guidance in implementing those policies and procedures.

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Logic models for program design, implementation, and evaluation: Workshop toolkit

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Logic models for program design, implementation, and evaluation: Workshop toolkit

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Transcript: Proposals 101 Series: Session 4: Telling Your Compelling Story: Blending Data and Narrative – California Safe and Supportive Schools

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Transcript: Proposals 101 Series | Session 5: Pulling It All Together: Case Studies, Feedback, and Final Review – California Safe and Supportive Schools

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Watch the webinar recording here:

View the transcript here.

View the slide deck here.
Proposals 101 Series Padlet
Description:
The final session will bring it all together with real-world examples from successful proposals and a comprehensive final review checklist. Participants will also explore how peer review and technology (including AI) can help polish proposals before submission.
Objectives/Goals:

Review examples of strong proposal sections and analyze what made them effective.

Apply a final checklist to ensure proposals are complete and competitive.

Explore strategies for incorporating feedback and using supportive tech tools.

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Proposals 101 Series | Session 5: Pulling It All Together: Case Studies, Feedback, and Final Review - California Safe and Supportive Schools

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Watch the webinar recording here: View the transcript here. View the slide deck here. Proposals 101 Series Padlet Description: The final session will bring it all together with real-world examples from successful proposals and a comprehensive final review checklist. Participants will also explore how peer review and technology (including AI) can help polish proposals before submission.

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Restorative Practices Grant Program Rubric

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Restorative Practices Grant Program Rubric

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