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Sobrato Ed Fund Opportunity
 
 
 
Please indicate how the proposed project aligns with the organizational program areas/priorities:
 
CCSS
 
Resource Allocation for Equity
 
School and District Transformation
 
Redesign of District Central Offices
 
Strategic Community Engagement
 
EL Systems Redesign
 
Other (describe)

 
 
On a scale of 1-4 (one being weakest and four being strongest) please rank strength of alignment between proposed project and the following Ed Fund criteria:
Not aligned Wealky aligned Somewhat aligned Strongly aligned
1. Commitment to serve key geographies in SV with significant proportions of target population of low-income students. Key geographies include: East SJ, EPA/ EMP, and areas of MV, RWC, Campbell, Sunnyvale, Hayward, Fremont and Gilroy.
2. Focus on: a) students; b) teachers/school and district leaders; and/or c) parents
3. Track record of developing strategies that meet the needs of targeted populations such as the large concentration of English Language Learners in Silicon Valley.
4. Coordination and alignment with public schools or districts in order to accelerate raising of student outcomes around shared goals (reflected in a business model that is based on serving the public school system).
5. Strong plan and capacity to scale, in terms of quality of programs and quantity of numbers served, by acting as a lab of innovation in target geographies, as evidenced by the following factors
6. Organization is willing and able to share learning and insights with the foundation and others, participating in a periodic gathering of grantees for networking and knowledge sharing and provide regular reporting to the foundation based on a predetermined and common set of metrics and indicators.
 
 
 
Please indicate which of the following best describes your need for a district partner:
 
A district partner is NOT needed for this project.
 
A district partner IS needed, one has been identified but they have not yet agreed to partner with us.
 
A district partner IS needed and one has AGREED to partner with us.
 
A district partner is needed, one has not yet been identified, but we do not anticipate finding a district partner to be a significant problem.
 
A district partner is needed, one has not yet been identified and it is expected that it will take a significant amount of work to find a good partner.
 
This project will involve multiple partners who have already been identified.
 
This project will involve multiple partners who have not already been identified.
 
Other (please describe)
 
 
 
If a District Partner is involved, please assess the level of commitment required from the district
 
Minimal time (only)
 
Minimal time and money
 
Minimal time and significant money
 
Significant time (only)
 
Significant time, minimal money
 
Significant time and money
 
Other (describe)
 
 
 
Please describe any new and marketable tools, services, products, etc. and provide a rationale for why a district or school would be willing to pay for it on Fee For Service basis?
   
 
 
 
How do you anticipate this project will impact Pivot Learning's bottom line (check all that apply)?
 
++ Positive Impact: Covers all variable expenses and fully covers overhead
 
+ Positive Impact: Covers all variable expenses and makes a contribution to the overhead.
 
0 No impact on the bottom line
 
- We could lose money on this project.
 
Other (describe)

 
 
How satisfied are you with the following:
Has technical capacity Has available time N/A
Project management
Program staff
Partner district staff
 
 
 
Please comment on any capacity gaps identified in the question above:
   
 
 
 
The Sobrato Ed Fund timeline is uncertain but appears that most promising matches will start to move forward after May 18. Assume that after application submission and due diligence, a board decision could be made and funds turned around by August at the earliest. How does this timeframe overlap with the proposed project's timeline?
   
 
Please rate your project on the following criteria
Low Medium High
Likelihood of success
Risk
Impact
Cost
 
 
How likely is the proposed project to be able to deliver positive outcomes on the following Ed Fund success indicators:
Not likely Moderately likely Likely Highly likely
1 .Student growth on standardized academic, language and literacy measures that is significant and is greater than demographically similar comparison groups
2. Student growth that significantly closes the achievement gap with district, state and national averages
3. Student achievement of key milestones along the path towards high school completion and satisfaction of requirements for college entry
4. Changes in practices among families, teachers, community-based program staff, school leaders and school systems that are aligned with evidence-based approaches for supporting the academic, language and literacy achievement of underserved children.
 
 
Please fill out a rough budget for your project
Total project cost Cost to be covered by already identified grant opportunity Cost to be covered by another identified source Cost to be covered by other unidentified sources
Amount
 
 
 
If a portion of your budget is to be covered by a source other than this grant opportunity that has already been identified, please describe this source here:
   
 
 
 
Describe any expected opportunity costs associated with this project? (e.g. will staff need to be pulled off another project)?
   
 
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