Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program - Boulder Elementary School - Section II - Grant Proposal Parts 1-9

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Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program grant narrative for Boulder Elementary School outlines the rural feeder pattern and the literacy needs from birth through Grade 12. The proposal describes current local, state, and federal initiatives, including the Montana Comprehensive Literacy Plan cycle, Head Start, and the 21st Century Community Learning Center. It summarizes prior outcomes such as increased teacher capacity, improved K-2 achievement, and enhanced family and community engagement through a School-Based Social Worker, alongside ongoing continuous improvement planning.

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SECTION II: Grant Proposal Parts 1-9

Grant context, support, and fiscal agent role

Feeder pattern and literacy need

Other initiatives and current MCLP cycle

Teacher capacity, student achievement, and family outreach

# 1 Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program-Boulder ElementarySchool -SECTION II:Grant Proposal Parts 1-9 Boulder Elementary School (BES)is a rural school in a high poverty community.Insubmitting this application,BES has the full support of its staff,administration,and Board(PreK-8)as well as the full support of the high school that BES students will transition to.Whenawarded this Grant,BES will act as fiscal agent. Feeder Pattern:BES houses an early childhood Head Start program in addition to itsK-8 population.BES also staffs Youth Dynamics(YDI),an off-campus residential/day treatmentprogram which services at-risk or adjudicated youth ages 12 to 18.Students attending BEStransition to Jefferson High School(JHS)for grades 9-12.From birth to Grade 8 and beyond,there is a pressing need for increased family engagement and literacy instruction. Other Local,State,or Federal Initiatives:BES is currently immersed in the 2019-2021Montana Comprehensive Literacy Plan(MCLP)Grant cycle that was awarded in 2019.As aresult of the MCLP,BES has shown substantial growth in many areas of our local Literacy Planas indicated in the current Comprehensive Needs Assessment(CNA)which will be furtherdescribed in the following sections of this application.Despite the positive gains,much work isstill needed for BES to reach the sustaining level in all areas of the CNA.Grant funds will beused to further reach literacy goals as aligned in the Montana Literacy Plan(MLP)and BoulderElementary School's Literacy Plan(BESLP)as well as to sustain the high-quality comprehensiveliteracy plan that is currently in place. Through participation in the current MCLP Grant,BES has increased teacher capacitythrough targeted Professional Development (PD),has raised student achievement scores in # 2 Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program-Boulder ElementarySchool several areas especially at the K-2 level,and has increased family and community outreach through the hiring of a Behavior Specialist/School-Based Social Worker (SSW). BES also participates in the 21st Century Community Learning Center(21st CCLC)Grant and works closely with the program to support,enhance,and extend the learning ofstudents PreK-8 and beyond.BES and 21st CCLC will continue to collaborate efforts to furtherbuild literacy across all age spans through thoughtful,targeted learning activities that focus onliteracy and are aligned to our current needs as reflected in the CNA. BES houses a Head Start Program.Although this program takes up much needed spacewithin the building,BES considers this an invaluable part of our overall school.Housing theprogram eases the transition of PreK students to Kindergarten through consistency ofschool-wide expectations and familiarity of environment.Using resources and informationdistributed through the Montana Preschool Development Grant and the Parent Teacher HomeVisiting Model,BES,JHS,and 21st CCLC will continue to work to create positive firstrelationships between school and families in order to increase and improve children's access topreschool education.The collaborative effort among Head Start,BES,JHS,and 21st CCLC willalso strive to provide high-level literacy instruction to all students Birth-Grade 12. As current participants of the MCLP Grant,BES has identified areas of the CNA thathave been strengthened and improved through the current MCLP grant cycle.PreK-2 teachershave begun explicitly and systematically teaching phonics and phonological awareness as PD hasbeen increased and improved for those grade levels.Evidence-based curricular materials havebeen purchased and implemented consistently across those grade levels.The Early WarningSystem has been better identified and used systematically across 6-12 grade levels to better # 3 Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program -Boulder ElementarySchool intervene with those students who are at-risk of not graduating high school.Evidence ofcollaborative

FAQs

What is Boulder Elementary School’s role if the grant is awarded?

BES will act as the fiscal agent.

Which student groups and feeder programs are served through the BES pipeline?

BES serves PreK through K-8 and includes Head Start, Youth Dynamics for ages 12–18, and transitions students to Jefferson High School for Grades 9–12.

How has BES used the current MCLP grant cycle to improve literacy outcomes?

BES increased teacher capacity through targeted professional development, improved student achievement scores, strengthened phonics and phonological awareness instruction in PreK–2, and used evidence-based materials and early warning systems across grade spans.

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