Spanish Government Grant Scoring Rubric

Please note that we will only be accepting Grant Applications by PDF files this and subsequent years. You may submit these to cmoir@smjuhsd.org and/or to cmoir@impulse.net.

Check one

____ Spanish Government Grant

____ French Government Grant (Reviewer check one: ____ Northern County, ____ Southern County)

____ Quebec Government Grant

____ Goethe Institute Grant (Grant for summer 2013)

____ Italian Government Grant

____ Chinese Government Grant

____ Japan Foundation Government Grant

____ Spanish Language Institute, Cuernavaca Grant

____ Memorial Scholarship Grant (formerly Mary DuFort)

____ LangAbroad Grant

Checklist for Consideration of Application

	Requirements	Comments
Y N	PDF file sent by January 31, 2012
Y N	Evidence of CLTA membership (minimum: this year and preceding year) You can get E-mail confirmation from membership chair Regina Coston, reginacostongmail.com.
	Has received/ Has not received this grant within the last four years?
Y N	Completed application form sent it PDF format to cmoir@smjuhsd.org and/or cmoir@impulse.net.
Y N	Brief professional resume/CV - PDF format.
Y N	Three letters of recommendation, submitted as PDF file.
Y N	Evidence that the nominee is currently employed as a teacher of WLOE*
Y N	Nominee lives in California or teaches in California
Y N	Assurance that upon completion of the travel and/or study, the recipient will present a report to the Membership at CLTA's Annual Conference or will submit a written report for publication in the CLTA News.
Y N	A letter written by the candidate describing the following:
Y N	Motivation for applying for this grant
Y N	How the grant will help the applicant to improve his/her teaching skills
Y N	Projected impact on the applicant's students and classroom activities
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*WLOE: World languages other than English

Reviewer: If this checklist is complete (all requirements met), proceed to scoring rubric below.

Nomination sent as a single PDF file: January 31, 2012
Send Nominations/Applications to Carol Moir, Awards Committee Chairperson, cmoir@smjuhsd.org and/or to cmoir@impulse.net.
For awards questions, contact Carol Moir at cmoir@smjuhsd.org (805) 688-3339 (e-mail preferred).

Description	0	1	2	3	4	Points Awarded		Weight		Score

Motivation for applying for the grant	No explanation of candidate’s motivation for applying for the grant	Limited or vague explanation of candidate’s motivation for applying for the grant, lacking detail	Basic explanation of candidate’s motivation for applying for the grant, lacking detail	Clear explanation of candidate’s motivation for applying for the grant, which may lack specific detail	Clear, specific and detailed explanation of candidate’s motivation for applying for the grant		X	4	=
How the grant will help the applicant to improve teaching skills	No explanation of how the grant will help the applicant to improve teaching skills	Limited or vague explanation of how the grant will help the applicant to improve teaching skills	Basic explanation of how the grant will help the applicant to improve teaching skills	Clear explanation of how the candidate anticipates improving teaching practice	Clear, specific and detailed explanation of how the candidate anticipates improving teaching practice		X	8	=
Impact on applicant’s students and activities	No explanation of impact on applicant’s students and activities	Limited or vague explanation of impact on applicant’s students and activities	Basic explanation of impact on applicant’s students and activities	Clear explanation of impact on applicant’s students and activities	Clear, specific, detailed explanation of impact on applicant’s students and activities		X	8	=
Letters of recommendation support candidate’s participation in this specific grant	No letters of recommendation – candidate not eligible	Generic statement of support for candidate with no detail	Generic statement of support for candidate which lacks significant detail relevant to this grant program	Current support for candidate’s motivation and anticipated outcome, which may lack specific detail	Current specific and detailed support for candidate’s motivation and anticipated outcome		X	4	=
								TOTAL	=	_____/96
Also applying for a LangAbrod grant? YES NO (LangAbrod grants not available with Sydney Gorman Grant)					Granted LangAbrod? YES NO