Grants

Hear from Grant Recipients

“We think that the use of learner-centric assessment will benefit our students and teachers in our effort to increase achievement scores for all students, with an emphasis on our ELL and disabled student populations. Historically, these groups of students have not scored as well on state assessments, and we think that with the support of Naiku’s Innovative Teacher Team Grant, we will see improvement in our assessments results and long term positive benefits for our students.”
-Mr. Patrick Heath, West Gate Elementary, Prince William County Public Schools

“I was so excited when I heard our school had received the grant award – when I told the rest of the staff, they burst out in applause. The English teachers recently met and planned a common assessment. Creating the assessment went smoothly and I believe it will be received well by the students, because they can access it on their personal devices both in and out of school. We are very thankful for the support we receive from Naiku and look forward to a great year!”
-Dr. Vickie Cummings (Wilcox), Nashville Big Picture High School, Metro Nashville Public Schools

Innovative Educator Grants

Naiku’s Innovative Educator Grants support K-12 classroom teachers in public or private schools seeking to facilitate differentiated and data-driven instruction within teacher teams and/or personalize learning with learner-centric assessment strategies.

Teacher Team School Grant
The Teacher Team School Grant combines professional development and next-gen classroom assessment software to give teacher teams the necessary information and tools required to successfully implement learner-centric assessment methodologies within a team environment.

The award includes expert-led customized professional development to provide guidance on effective acquisition and use of student proficiency data within teams in a learner-centric assessment environment. Instruction will be tailored towards school needs and may include:

Design and development of valid common assessments
Comparison and use of student proficiency data for informed and differentiated instruction
Engaging students with learner-centric assessment to personalize learning
Use of Curriculum Maps to support assessment and instruction
Import, creation, and sharing of valid common assessments

The award also includes a school subscription to Naiku classroom assessment software to facilitate implementing learner-centric and common assessments in the classroom.

Award Details

30 Teacher Team School Grant awards will be granted
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis through November 30, 2023
Awards include professional development and campus subscription to Naiku next generation assessment software valid from time of award through June 30, 2024
Teacher teams that wish to use learner-centric common assessments to inform instruction and/or personalize learning for all students are encouraged to apply

Complete the grant application