Montessori Language Assessment Method-Urban Area

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,763
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,711
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Eastside Neighborhood Development Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Support a new project that will aid in the development of a Montessori Language Proficiency Assessment for D/Lakota and Ojibwe languages for children 3-5 years.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

NA

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

NA

Conflict of Interest Contact

NA

Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN 2015 Session Law, 1st Special, Article 4, Sect. 2, Subd. 2
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,763
Direct expenses
$61,570
Administration costs
$7,176
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Establish a Montessori Language Assessment Team of 2-3 fluent language speakers. Hundred percent of children access Native language instruction. Seventy percent of Children increase verbal understanding based upon a baseline assessment at beginning of grant period. Fifty percent of children increase verbal usage of the language based upon a basline assessment at beginning of grant period.

Description of Funds
Other Funds Leveraged
Source of Additional Funds

Private

Recipient Board Members
Mike LaFave (president), Juan Linares, Nieeta Presley, Chris Crutchfield, Jonathan Lopez, Regina Rippel, Jim Jones, Tracy Nelson, Terri Thao, Alfreda Flowers, Al Oertwig, Peter Vang
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN 2015 Session Law, 1st Special, Article 4, Sect. 2, Subd. 2
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,711
Direct expenses
$61
Administration costs
$7
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Establish a Montessori Language Assessment Team of 2-3 fluent language speakers. Hundred percent of children access Native language instruction. Seventy percent of Children increase verbal understanding based upon a baseline assessment at beginning of grant period. Fifty percent of children increase verbal usage of the language based upon a basline assessment at beginning of grant period.

Source of Additional Funds

Other Funds Leveraged 10 %. Private.

Recipient Board Members
Mike LaFave (president), Juan Linares, Nieeta Presley, Chris Crutchfield, Jonathan Lopez, Regina Rippel, Jim Jones, Tracy Nelson, Terri Thao, Alfreda Flowers, Al Oertwig, Peter Vang
Project Manager
First Name
LaVon Lee/John Vaughn
Last Name
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center/ ESNDC
Organization Name
Eastside Neighborhood Development Company
Street Address
965 Payne Ave Suite 200
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55130
Email
jvaughn@esndc.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

161 Saint Anthony Ave
Suite 919
St. Paul, MN 55103