RE-1 Implementation Grant

Implementation Budget

Total Grant Amount Requested:  (Programming/Project Costs:  $169,530 + Personnel:  $79,678) = $249,208

Personnel: ($25,400 + $14,439= $39,839/year 1 and year 2) $79,678   

  • .5 FTE- School Wellness Coordinator: $25,400 per year (includes fringe benefits)
  • .15 FTE- Director of Community Health Development: $14,439 (includes fringe benefits)

Programming/Project Costs: ( $122,265 year 1 + $47,265 year 2) $169,530 total

  • Meeting Costs: ($9,855 in year 1 and 9,855 in year 2)
    • Food costs: $200 per meeting x 9 meetings per year = $1,800 per year 
    • Childcare costs: $120 per meeting x 9 meetings per year = $1080 per year 
    • Meeting Materials (binders, printed materials): $375 per meeting x 9 meetings per year = $3,375 per year 
    • Translation services: $200 per meeting x 9 meetings per year = $1,800 per year 
    • Recruitment and promotion materials: $200 per meeting x 9 meetings = $1,800 per year
  • Comprehensive Physical Activity Costs: ($53,000 in year 1 only)
    • Walking Classroom Kits: $4,000/kit x 7 kits = $28,000 in year 1
    • Heart Monitor Sets with software: $5,000/set x 5 schools = $25,000  in year 1
  • Supportive Nutrition Environments: ($27,700 in Year one and $5,700 in Year 2)
    • Hydration stations: $2,500/station x 6 schools = $15,000  in year 1
    • Integrated Nutrition Education Program at all Elementary Schools: $15/lesson x 9 lessons/year x 20 classrooms = $2,700 per year
    • Reusable water bottles for students and staff: $2/water bottle x 2,500 bottles = $5,000 in year 1
    • Community Garden: $5,000 in year 1 and $3,000 in year 2 = $8,000 total
  • Comprehensive Wellness Environment: ($27,000 in year 1 and $27,000 in year 2)
    • Stipends for student wellness teams = 6 schools x 5 people = 30 people x $300 stipend = $9,000 per year
    • SHIP Implementation Funds: $500 x 6 schools = $3000 per year
    • Information/resources to parents, students, and staff on healthy eating/physical activity: $5,000 per year
    • Professional Development trainings for staff: $2,500/training x 2 trainings per year = $5,000 per year
    • Stipends for Early Intervention Team= 6 staff members x $500 stipend = $3000 per year
    • Evaluation: $2,000 per year will be used for evaluation activities to support participation in the broader Healthy School Collective Impact evaluation 
  • Travel: ($4,710 in year 1 and $4,710 in year 2)
    • Mileage reimbursement = $3,432 per year
    • Healthy School Wellness Coordinator Meetings = $1,278 per year

Year 1 = $9,855 + $53,000 + $27,700 + $27,000+ $4,710 = $122,265+$39,839 = $162,104 

Year 2 = $9,855 + $5,700 + $27,000+ $4,710 = $47,265 + $39,839 = $87,104

Total: $249,208

 

Below are listed the major past and future implementation milestones for RE-1 (Platteville, Gilcrest, and LaSalle):

  • July 2018:  Purchase materials for INEP, Garden, Walking Classroom Kits, Heart Rate Monitors, Hydration Stations
  • August 2018:
    • Set schedule for Wellness Committee (NPAAC) meetings (Evidence: Schedule with nine meetings/year)
    • Offer Trainings for: YMHFA, INEP, Garden, Walking Classroom Kits, Heart Monitors, Early Intervention Team
  • September 2018: Implement Integrated Nutrition Education Program at all Elementary Schools (Evidence: Schedule set with 9 lessons per year for each classroom)
  • September 2018-May 2020: Dissemination of resources to staff, students, and parents on the benefits of healthy eating and physical activity (Evidence: number of resources developed, number of resources distributed)
  • October 2018: Finalize plan to track and assess participation and impact of project activities.
  • October 2018: Implement Walking Classroom Kits into Middle Schools (Evidence: Curriculum with Walking Classroom Lessons integrated two times per month)
  • October 2018: Integrate Heart Rate Monitors into Physical Education Classes (Evidence: number of students reaching moderate to vigorous heart rates during Physical Education Class)
  • November 2018: Implement Early Intervention Team (Evidence: Meeting Schedule, Attendance records)
  • November 2018: Install Hydration Stations into all schools (Evidence: Water bottles distributed to all students and staff)
  • December 2018: Professional development number one completed (Evidence: Attendance list, number of new strategies integrated into classroom)
  • March 2019: Professional development number two completed (Evidence: Attendance list, number of new strategies integrated into classroom)
  • April 2019: Install raised beds in community garden (Evidence: number of plots being used)> MARCH 2019?
  • June 2019: Report on project progress, including any assessment of impact of activities
  • August 2019: Begin garden-to-cafeteria program (Evidence: number of lbs of produce harvested from community garden)
  • October 2019: Professional development number three completed (Evidence: Attendance list, number of new strategies integrated into classroom)
  • March 2020: Professional development number four completed (Evidence: Attendance list, number of new strategies integrated into classroom)
  • May 2020: Create a sustainability plan for grant activities, as appropriate, but at a minimum to include the community garden.