ND CLIMBS Legendary Learners B-5 Funding Opportunity Application

ND CLIMBS Legendary Learners B-5 Funding Opportunity Application

Application Deadline: March 19, 2025, @ 11:59:59 p.m. CT
Name of Public Elementary School.*
Name of Public School District.*
Did your school apply for an ND CLIMBS elementary grant?*

YesNo
Application Details
Person Completing this Application*

First NameLast Name
Person Completing this Application Email Address*
example@example.com
Building Principal*

First NameLast Name
Building Principal Email Address*
example@example.com
Local Needs Assessment Narrative
Please provide a narrative that addresses your school’s current reality, current needs, understanding of improvement approaches, and capacity and willingness to engage in the work in each of the narrative categories below:
- Community Connections
- School Readiness Transition Plan
- Disadvantaged B-5 Learners
- Legendary Learners Literacy Coordinator Plan
- K-3 Reading Curriculum
Upload this narrative as a PDF document meeting the following standards: Arial or Times New Roman, a minimum of 12-point font, double-spaced, and no more than 20 pages.*

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Goals and Evaluation
What goals does your school have for engaging in the ND CLIMBS Legendary Learners grant, and how do you plan to measure the progress toward these goals? Upload as a PDF document.

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Leadership Commitment and Authority Letter of Application
The Building Principal will address a signed application letter to the review committee addressing the following:
- Interest in the grant and desire to improve school readiness
- Interest in working to increase the quality and quantity of literacy opportunities for disadvantaged learners
- Interest in working with the Legendary Learners Coordinator and community partners to achieve grant goals
* Each school applying for this grant must submit a Leadership Commitment and Authority Letter of Application.
Upload signed Leadership Commitment and Authority Letter of Application. *

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Assurances
Specific assurances are required to qualify for this grant competition. Please confirm that this building is willing and able to meet the following by checking "yes."*

Yes. I agree to all assurances of this grant.
- Prioritize disadvantaged children.
- Supplement, not supplant.
- Conduct a local needs assessment for the application process.
- Cooperate and comply with state and national literacy evaluations, including responding appropriately to performance feedback and engaging in a continuous improvement process.
- The business manager will engage in grant process training and updates.
- Administer North Dakota Academic Progression of Learning & Understanding of Students (ND A+) interim fall assessment to incoming kindergartners.
- Maintain Legendary Learner Coordinator participation in the State cohort.
- Develop and demonstrate implementation of a school readiness transition plan.
- Submit annual review and reapplication documentation.
- Allocate reasonable funds for personnel, consulting contracts, supplies, professional development, travel, etc., according to the needs and goals outlined in the program narrative, and account for all grant requirements.
- Ensure or work toward alignment of the K-3 reading curriculum to the requirements of ND Century Code including the removal of contrary practices.
ND CLIMBS School Needs Rank List 2024 (informational only)
Superintendent's Authorization
Please print, complete, save, and upload below.
Upload Superintendent's Authorization form.*

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ND CLIMBS Legendary Learners B-5 Funding Opportunity Application

Application Details

Local Needs Assessment Narrative

Goals and Evaluation

Leadership Commitment and Authority Letter of Application

Assurances

ND CLIMBS School Needs Rank List 2024 (informational only)

Superintendent's Authorization