5. The potential of the evaluation plan .    .     .
It is difficult to provide meaningful evaluation results in the context of a grant that runs for only a year. We feel we have an advantage because we will build on the evaluation instruments designed during the past eighteen months by the three evaluators hired by this "Initiative" through the 1998-'99 and 1999-2000 Targeted grants, and two Goals 2000 grants. The Office of Rural Education at SUNY Potsdam, directed by Dr. Timothy Schwob will continue the evaluative process it began in November, 1998 (see appendix C). Pauline Baldauf of the Glasser Institute and St. Rose College will continue to assess the aspect of our work that focuses on students with disabilities (appendix C). Retired school superintendent James Waterson, now Director of Administrator Education for St. Lawrence University will focus, in depth, on one PGP school (Lisbon) and the impact f our process on student achievement over the next three years.

6. The involvement of institutions of higher learning.    .    .    .
Niagara University, St. Lawrence University, SUNY Potsdam and Syracuse University are all active participants in this consortium and their major roles are clearly defined throughout this narrative. All four universities have been working with the consortium for at least a year and are increasing their involvement through this proposal. From planning to facilitation, to integrating course work for graduate and undergraduate students with the teachers in this grant, the universities are part of the fabric of this entire process.

7. The degree to which other funds will  be used.    .     .      .
Goals 2000 funding, Title 1, 2, and 3 funds from participating schools and half a million dollars in in-kind support are integrated with the funding requested through this application. The major strength of this application lies in how we are creating replicable activities and products that can bring about systemic change. Our consortium is creating a focused long range plan for professional development in which all training is funded through a  variety of sources and is directed toward what teachers need to master in order to facilitate student learning which addresses New York State standards. Some of the letters of support also indicate the integration of this project funding with funding from other sources.

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