Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT)

Title II, Part D of No Child Left Behind

The Elementary & Secondary Education Act in Wisconsin:

The Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Program consolidates the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF) Program and the Technology Innovative Challenge Grant Program into a single state formula grant program (ESEA Title II, Part D, Subpart 1). Under the EETT program, the U.S. Department of Education provides grants to state educational agencies (SEAs) on the basis of their proportionate share of funding under Part A of Title I. States may retain up to 5 percent of their allocations for state-level activities. Wisconsin distributes one-half of the remainder by formula to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) and the other one-half competitively to eligible local entities.

The Wisconsin program provides formula grants and competitive grants. This program is directed toward districts with the highest percentages of children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Therefore some Wisconsin districts will get no formula dollars and most will get amounts under $5,000. The competitive funds are also restricted to "high need" districts and less than half of Wisconsin's districts will meet that criteria. Others will be required to work in consortia with "high need" districts to be able to access the funds. Finally, the requirements from the US Department of Education include a minimum of 25 percent of funds used for professional development. This is true of both formula and competitive dollars although the Wisconsin competitive grant requires a greater percentage (40%).

Program Contacts:

Stuart Ciske (608) 267-9289 - Consolidated formula subgrants
Donna Steffan (608) 267-1282 - Competitive subgrants
Amy French (608) 261-6327 - Consolidated and competitive subgrants general information and budget approvals

Application Materials and Other Grant Information:

Program Information

• Goals & Purposes
  
• Use of Funds
  
• Definitions

Formula Subgrants

• 2007-08 Formula Allocation Table
  
• Consolidated Application
  

Competitive Subgrants

• 2008 Application Guidance
• 2008 Application Form
• 2008 LEA Eligibility
• 2008 Scoring Guide
• CIPA Certification
  
• 21st Century Skills Professional Development: A Partnership for 21st Century Skills e-paper
  

Grant applications are due March 31, 2008.

For questions about this information, contact Stephen N. Sanders (608) 266-3856

Last updated on 2/25/2008 7:51:57 AM