Yesterday, DCPS Chancellor Michelle Rhee spoke with grantmakers about her vision of how nonprofits can partner with DCPS to apply for federal Investing in Innovation (“i3″) funds. She focused on three areas:
1. Great people–efforts to recruit/retain and provide professional development.
2. Turning solidly performing schools into great schools.
3. Services for students. DC has 45,000 children in its public schools. The small scale allows for wraparound services, before and after-school opportunities, and Saturday opportunities as well.
Washington Grantmakers members will continue to explore with their grantees and DCPS how best to pursue these funds. On Feb. 11 we’ll convene Part Two of the i3 Fund Briefing. Funders and grantees will hear from Andy Lee, chief of staff for the Office of Innovation and Improvement at the Department of Education, about the newly released guidelines for the i3 Fund. Nonprofits will share their proposal ideas with funders, and then funders will meet to discuss how to be strategic in their support of local applicants.
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