Project+Need

Project Need   **__Instructions__**  Describe the need for the proposed project and provide supporting data as evidence.  **//Criteria// ** · //The magnitude or severity of the problem is evident, compelling, and clearly linked to the outcome(s) of the proposed project. // · //The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the activities to be carried out is apparent. // · //The proposed project focuses on service or otherwise addresses the identified needs of the targeted population(s). // · //It is evident that the proposed project is focused on those with greatest needs. // · //Gaps or weaknesses in services are explained, including the nature and magnitude of the gaps and/or weaknesses. // · //The need for the proposed project is strongly justified through supportive data. // · //All target schools, mentor schools, and student populations to be impacted are clearly identified. **Guidance:** Information provided should include, at a minimum: (1) the official name of each school or instructional site to be involved, (2) the anticipated number of students to be served (by grade level if possible), and (3) each school’s current “Differentiated Accountability” category/status (if applicable ////[] ////). Schools with significant technology resource and training needs which have not been categorized in association with the “Differentiated Accountability” initiative may be included in a proposal, but such schools should be listed as **mentor** or **partner** schools. Increasing student achievement at “Differentiated Accountability” schools is a Florida Department of Education priority and applicants are encouraged to develop creative and supportive mentoring arrangements and relationships. //
 * 1. ****<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> __Project Need__   __15__  ****<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">points  **