WERA Grant Awards 2010
Education Research & Program Evaluation Studies
The Washington Educational Research Association (WERA) sponsors competitive grants (maximum award of $5,000) for studies of educational issues. Studies lasting up to 18 months may be proposed. The 2009-2010 WERA budget allocates a total of $5,000 for the 2010 awards. The purpose of the awards is to support studies that focus on instructional improvement, classroom assessment, educational measurement at both the district and state level, and the evaluation of education programs. Research and evaluation proposals focusing on issues associated with school reform that include partnerships with school districts are particularly encouraged. Preference will be given to applicants who are current WERA members and have not received a previous WERA grant. Continuation of previous WERA grants will not be funded.
Grant application deadline: January 15, 2010
Applications must be received by the grant Chair no later than January 15. Electronic submission of applications is required through an email attachment to the Chair. Such emails must bear a “sent date” of no later than January 15, 2010. Applications may also be mailed or faxed, but an electronic email attachment copy is still required. Mailed, faxed, or hand carried applications must be delivered to the Chair of the Research Grant Committee by 4:00 p.m. on January 15. Receipt of all applications will be acknowledged as soon as possible by the Chair.
Applications should be sent or delivered to:
Michael Power, Chair
WERA Research Grant Committee
Tacoma Housing Authority
902 S. “L” St.
Tacoma, WA 98405
Tel: (253) 207-4404
Fax: (253) 593-0010
E-mail: mpower@tacomahousing.org
Grant award announcement: Grant awards will be announced during the WERA Spring Conference, March 24-25, 2010.
Application Format
Proposals must include a separate cover page and three additional sections as follows.
Cover page:
- name, address, telephone number, and e-mail addresses of investigator(s);
- title of study and an abstract that provides an overview of the project, its purpose, procedures, expected outcomes, cost, and limitations.
Rationale:
- education area to be investigated;
- basic intent or reason for undertaking the study;
- discussion/statement of the problem/issues;
- research hypothesis or questions to be answered; and
- potential value of the findings.
Study plan or approach:
- population to be studied, target sample, sample size, and sampling procedures;
- data analysis methods, responsibility and resources for conducting analysis;
- description of final product; and
- study timeline including completion of final report.
Budget: (Include categories as appropriate and in sufficient detail to allow reviewers to see relationship between the proposed activities and the budget expenditures.)
- contractual services (include brief description) - telephone
- clerical services (include brief description) - printing
- travel - other (include brief description)
- postage - total budget
Proposal Evaluations
Proposals shall be evaluated based upon a 100 point scoring system. The maximum points to be awarded in each of five categories shall be as follows:
Cover page 0
Rationale 40 Study plan 40
Budget 10 Overall impression 10
The “overall impression” is a judgment made by reviewers that will include worthiness, feasibility, and workability.
Expectations
Successful applicants will be expected to give assurance that:
- the project will be completed as proposed;
- grant monies will be expended as outlined;
- an appropriate final report will be submitted; and
- following the acceptance of the final report by the WERA Board, the investigator(s) will present the findings from the study at a subsequent WERA Conference.
Download Word version of Grant Requirements 
here.
Past Grant Awards:
Grants awarded in March 2001:
Linda Mabry, Washington
State University, Vancouver, "Integrating Theory and
Practice: An Evaluation of a Schools-University Partnership
Program of Field-Based Teacher Education" $6000.
Bill Nutting, Mount
Vernon School District, "Examining Student Work and the
Impact on Teaching Behaviors" $6000.
Grants awarded in March 2002:
Sylvia Dean, Evergreen
School District, "An Evaluation of the K-8 Learning Network
Literacy Model in Evergreen School District" $6000.
Evelyn Johnson, University
of Washington, "Analyzing Component Processes of the
7th Grade WASL Reading" $3300.
Grants awarded in March 2003:
Brandon Monroe, University of Washington,
"Examining the Effects of a Paraphrasing Accommodation
on the Mathematics Subtest of the Washington Assessment of
Student Learning" $6000.
Grants awarded in March 2004:
Terrie Geaudreau, Spokane School District,
"Examining the Characteristics Associated with a Mathematics
Instructional Facilitator at the Elementary School Level that
Seem to be Correlated with Increased Student Achievement"
$4450.
Brad Ching-Chao Wu, University of Washington,
"Dimensionality of the Washington Assessment of Student
Learning in Mathematics" $2000.
Grants awarded in March 2005:
Eddie Reed, Tukwila School District, "Adult/Student
Communications Practices in a Reorganized High School"
$2180.
John M. Krieg, Western Washington University,
"A Response to Incentives: How Do Schools React to a
Negative AYP Finding?" $3500.
Grants awarded in March 2006:
Janet Gordon, university student, Effects of
Question Format on Student Performance on the 8th Grade Science
WASL” $2000
Katie Baird, University of Washington, Tacoma,
“Using WASL Scores to Understand Cognitive Gains in
Mathematics Among High Schoolers” $4500
Dale McDaniel, Onalaska School District, “Case
Study of School Districts’ Responses to Washington State’s
Compulsory Attendance Law (Becca Bill) $3000
Hilary Loeb, University of Washington student,
“Exploring the Differences Between the General Population
of Teachers and Those with National Board Certification: Profiles
of Serving Washington’s Students of Color” $1000
Paul Stern, Washington State University, “Exploring
the Relationship Between High School Math and English Courses
and Grades and the Need for Remediation in College”
$3100
Jack Monpas-Huber, Northshore School District
and University of Washington student, “Assessment Data
Use Among Washington High School Teachers” $4400
Grants awarded in March 2007
Ryan Grant, Medical Lake School District teacher,
“Using RTI to Measure the Effectiveness of Intervention
Programs in a K-6 School.” $1720
Brinton Ramsey, Small Schools Project/Coalition of Essential
Schools NW, “District Change in Support of Student Achievement:
A Case Study Approach.” $5000
Grants awarded in March 2008
Nina Potter, Shoreline School District, “Math
Beyond High School: Are Students Prepared for College Math?”
$5000
Catherine Wallach, Small Schools Project/Coalition
of Essential Schools NW, “Sustaining High School Conversions:
What Remains?” $4000
Carolyn O’Keeffe, Northshore School District,
“High school predictors of community college readiness
in math and English: Uncovering the Differences Between College
Ready and Remedial College Students” $6000
Bonnie English, University of Washington student,
“ESL Facilitators and Classroom Teachers Co-Constructing
Policy: Consequences for Teaching English Language Learners”
$1000
Grants awarded in March 2009
Michelle Fox, Puyallup School District, “Using WASL Data to Identify Effective Teachers and Practices” $1825
Kari Terjeson, Bremerton School District, “Using Curriculum-based Measures for Vocabulary Growth” $1000
John Krieg, Western Washington University, “Relating Budget Impact and Instruction” $500
Olga Herrera, Consultant working with Spokane Public Schools, “Minority Parent Involvement” $1675
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