1. Math and Science Partnership National Science Foundation MSP Project Description FY’06 Institute Partnerships  Vision, Goals and Outcomes  Vision, Goals and Outcomes – motivated by local needs; supported by baseline data; discusses challenges and opportunities in K-12 and higher education environments  Results from Prior NSF Funding  Results from Prior NSF Funding – includes results and lessons learned  Action Plan  Action Plan – describes how the partnership will achieve the vision, goals and objectives

2. Math and Science Partnership National Science Foundation MSP Project Description FY’06 Institute Partnerships  Evaluation Plan  Evaluation Plan – measures progress and impact  Partnership Management/Governance Plan  Partnership Management/Governance Plan – details capacity and readiness; describes roles and responsibilities of key personnel  Institutional Change and Sustainability  Institutional Change and Sustainability - identifies how the plan will effect coordinated institutional changes within the core partners

3. Math and Science Partnership National Science Foundation MSP Additional Materials FY’06 Institute Partnerships Special Information and Supplementary Documentation – Special Information and Supplementary Documentation – limit of 20 pages maximum includes:  Tables that summarize baseline student achievement and teacher workforce data  Annual Benchmarks and Outcome Goals  Partnership Leadership Team and Disciplinary Partner Tables  Commitments to institutional change  Other letters of substantive commitment

4. Math and Science Partnership National Science Foundation MSP Partnerships MSPnet MSP Project-specific Evaluation MSP RETA MSP MIS (Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance projects study and support individual projects) MSP Program Evaluation (Each project has objective evaluation that provides formative and summative assessment) (Discovery and external accountability on the entire program) (Management Information System is central data collection system that gathers information from each project annually) (Ongoing sharing and dissemination electronically and at national meetings) MSP Knowledge Management (Extracts and synthesizes findings from the projects and disseminates these to the field) MSP RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

5. Math and Science Partnership National Science Foundation Website for MSP: http://www.nsf.gov Click on Program Area – Education Click on Math and Science Partnership Program

6. Math and Science Partnership National Science Foundation New Solicitation: Math and Science Partnership (MSP ) NSF 06-539

7. Math and Science Partnership National Science Foundation Evidence: An Essential Tool Planning for and Gathering Evidence Using the Design- Implementation-Outcomes (DIO) Cycle of Evidence NSF 05-31

8. Math and Science Partnership National Science Foundation Website for MSPnet: http://mspnet.org http://mspnet.org A Guide for Proposal Writing: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf040 16/nsf04016.pdf http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf040 16/nsf04016.pdf Additional Resources