Sy26-27 OpenSciEd Grant Application

Application Overview

Application Instructions

Complete one application per school.
Submit all applications by Feb. 3rd, 2027.
Progress on the application can be saved - it does not need to be completed in one sitting.
Please click here for a downloadable blank copy of the application for your reference.

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Please note: Public schools in MA that have students in grades 6, 7, and/or 8 are eligible to apply. Competitive preference is given to schools/districts with 15% or more of students from low-income backgrounds.

Important Dates

Feb. 3rd, 2027

Grant Application Due

Feb. 23-25th, 2027

School Interviews over Zoom

Mar. 19th, 2027

Award Notification

Apr. 14, 2027 - Four Points Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, Norwood, MA

Cohort Kickoff Convening

High-Level Programming Expectations

A competitive application will include a plan to achieve the following program expectations over the three years of grant implementation.

Full adoption of all 6 OpenSciEd units at each grade level (6 through 8) offered in the school by year 3

100% of students at each grade level participating by year 3.
100% of science teachers in grades 6-8 participating by year 3.
All participating science teachers complete the OSE Launch Professional Learning (PL) and 3 additional unit-specific PLs.
All School Leaders participate in in-person PL led-by OSE Mass Community and support teachers locally in their schools.

School/district resources identified to cover additional costs (e.g., consumables)

Note: grant funding is intended to support high-quality adoption of OpenSciEd curricular resources and more specifically to offset the costs associated with launching the program. Schools will be provided three payments over three years and schools will pay vendors directly. Grant award sizes are determined by school sizes and based on three key start-up costs:

Professional learning for teachers: All teachers attend PL for four units each.
Durable equipment kits: Schools can receive up to $700 per unit per teacher, for all six units.
Physical copies of OSE Teacher Editions: Schools receive $26 per teacher per unit ($156 total) to cover the cost of the purchase of OSE Teacher Edition physical copies.

Grant awards are automatically calculated in the grant application and the average grant size is approximately $45,000. The amount provided in the calculator in this application may vary from the final grant size as we learn more about your school in the interview process. Grants sizes will vary based on school size and will generally exceed the average for large schools.

General Information

District and School Information

District Name

School Name

Primary Grant Contact

Primary Grant Contact First Name

Primary Grant Contact Last Name

Primary Grant Contact Role

District LeaderSchool LeaderDepartment ChairTeacher

Primary Grant Contact Title

Primary Grant Contact Email

Primary Grant Contact Phone Number

Grades

Which of the Following Grades are Offered at The School?

Grade 5 (note: OSE Mass does not currently grant to Grade 5, but may invite community members into a Grade 5 pilot)Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8

Grades

Total OSE Teachers

How many total grade 6-8 science teachers would be teaching OSE? Please do not include Grade 5 teachers.

Total Expected OSE Teachers

Science Schedule

Please describe how is science scheduled in your school (e.g., daily, rotating schedule, 45 minutes per class, 60 minutes per class, full year or semester, etc.)? Please note if it differs by grade.

OSE Implementation Squad

A core aspect of successful OSE implementation is the creation and actioning of the Implementation Squad, consisting of district, school, and teacher leaders. The teacher leader is one or more teachers selected by the district/school who will be most closely involved with OSE implementation planning. We ask for one teacher leader in this application, with the opportunity to mention potential additional teacher leaders.

Who will serve as your DIstrict Leader on the IMPLEMENTATION Squad?

District leader email

Who will serve as your School Leader on the IMPLEMENTATION Squad?

School leader email

Who will serve as your Teacher Leader on the IMPLEMENTATION Squad?

Teacher leader email

Of the three leaders, who will serve as your overall squad leader for your school?

Describe how you would create time and space for the district leader, school leader, and teacher leader to partner in the years ahead, ensuring OSE implementation is successful.

Are there any additional teacher leaders you propose adding to your implementation squad? Please include their names and why you would seek to include them.

Are there any additional school or district leaders that we should include as primary grant contacts? (e.g., receive grant decision updates, community event invites)

Section 1: Vision

What is your vision for science teaching and learning?

How does OSE align with your vision for science teaching and learning?

How does OSE align with your current district initiatives?

Section 2: OSE Adoption Decision

Describe the process that you followed, which culminated in school leaders and teachers deciding to adopt OpenSciEd and apply to be part of this grant program?

What science curriculum materials do teachers currently use? Which of these materials are you planning to continue using after adopting OSE?

Does your school or district have specific policies or approval processes for adopting a new curriculum? If so, how will you meet these?

Section 3: School and District PL Time

Department PL Time: When do all science teachers in your building meet for regular department meetings? Describe frequency, length, and current focus of meetings. Who facilitates the meetings?

Grade-Level PL Time: When do all science teachers within a grade level regularly meet? Describe frequency, length, and current focus of meetings. Who facilitates the meetings?

District/School PD Days: Are there any ½ or full-day PD days in the district when all Science Teachers in

Section 4: OSE Sequence

OSE Massachusetts supports the OSE National Sequence, and we have competitive preference for grant applications that seek to follow the National OSE Sequence. Historically, nearly all grantees in recent cycles adopted the National OSE Sequence.

OSE Mass supports schools that follow the OSE national sequence. How did the conversation around following the sequence go in your school? Speak not only to how, but also the core challenges and benefits that may have been discussed with your team.

Please review the 3 year adoption schedule, which identifies what units teachers will teach each year of the 3 years. Does it reflect your school's adoption schedule? If you anticipate any deviations, please describe them and explain why they are needed. What benefits do you expect from this approach, and what potential challenges do you anticipate?

Implementation Plan

Please use the following tables to outline how you will roll out OpenSciEd in your school. Which grade levels will participate when? How many teachers and students will be included? Remember that as grant recipients and members of the cohort program, schools are expected to offer all 6 OpenSciEd units to 100% of students at each grade level by Year 3 (2029-30).

Table B: Please enter the estimated number of students participating in OpenSciEd by grade level over time.

Note: The numbers should represent the discrete number of participating students in that school year. It should not indicate new students or be cumulative over years.

	Year 1 (2027-28)	Year 2 (2028-29)	Year 3 (2029-30)
Grade 6 Students (#)
Grade 7 Students (#)
Grade 8 Students (#)

Table C: Please enter the estimated number of teachers participating in OpenSciEd by grade level over time.

	Year 1 (2027-28)	Year 2 (2028-29)	Year 3 (2029-30)
Grade 6 Teachers
Grade 7 Teachers
Grade 8 Teachers

Budget Tables

Please fill out the following sections for all of your expected OSE teachers, inclusive of co-teachers and MLL teachers that will teach OSE, to calculate the grant funding request.

Professional learning (PL) for teachers: All science teachers in the building will complete 4 PL workshops over the three-year grant (1 Launch and 3 unit-specific sessions). Teachers who have already taken OSE PL, as well as co-teachers, may have a reduced PL requirement. We will discuss this with your team during the interview process.

Durable equipment kits: All teachers receive a one-time $700 durable equipment allowance for each unit offered.

Note: In the instance where teachers teach across multiple grade levels, they need only train in 4 units, but can seek kit support for all units that they teach. For example, if a teacher teaches 7th and 8th grade, they would train in a total of 4 units across the two grade levels and could seek financial support for all 12 kits, 6 per grade level.

OSE Teacher 1

T1: Teacher Name

t1: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t1: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t1: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t1: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T1: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 2

T2: Teacher Name

t2: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t2: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t2: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t2: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T2: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 3

T3: Teacher Name

t3: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t3: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t3: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t3: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T3: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 4

T4: Teacher Name

t4: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t4: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t4: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t4: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T4: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 5

T5: Teacher Name

t5: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t5: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t5: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t5: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T5: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 6

T6: Teacher Name

t6: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t6: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t6: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t6: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T6: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 7

T7: Teacher Name

t7: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t7: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t7: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t7: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T7: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 8

T8: Teacher Name

t8: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t8: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t8: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t8: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T8: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 9

T9: Teacher Name

t9: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t9: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t9: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t9: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T9: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 10

T10: Teacher Name

t10: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t10: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t10: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t10: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T10: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 11

T11: Teacher Name

t11: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t11: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t11: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t11: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T11: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 12

T12: Teacher Name

t12: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t12: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t12: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t12: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T12: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 12

T12: Teacher Name

t12: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t12: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t12: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t12: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T12: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 13

T13: Teacher Name

t13: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t13: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t13: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t13: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T13: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 14

T14: Teacher Name

t14: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t14: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t14: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t14: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T14: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 15

T15: Teacher Name

t15: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t15: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t15: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t15: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T15: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 16

T16: Teacher Name

t16: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t16: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t16: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t16: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T16: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 17

T17: Teacher Name

t17: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t17: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t17: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t17: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T17: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 18

T18: Teacher Name

t18: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t18: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t18: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t18: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

T18: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

OSE Teacher 19

T19: Teacher Name

t19: Which Grade(s) do they teach?

t19: Has this teacher already attended 4-day unit 1 Launch PL?
YesNo

t19: Has this teacher already attended any 2-day unit PLs (i.e., rounds 2-6)?
YesNo

t19: How Many 2-Day unit PLs have they attended?

123 or more

t19: Which 2-day PLs have they attended?

T19: How many kits will this teacher need? If this teacher does not have any kits, they are entitled to funding for 6 kits per grade as part of the One8 grant program.

Note: If this teacher teaches multiple grades, they are eligible for 6 kits per grade (a teacher who teaches 7th and 8th grade can request 12 kits)

Budget and Narrative

Funding Request
The tables below contain calculated grant amounts corresponding to the worksheet you filled out on the previous page. If you wish to make adjustments to the amounts, please return to the previous page and edit your estimated teacher PL and kit numbers.

The amount provided in the calculator in this application may vary from the final grant size as we learn more about your school in the interview process.

Need help thinking through the budget? Get in touch with Nick Morgan ([email protected])

Budget assumptions

Launch PL: $925 (per teacher, per unit)
Unit PL: $625 (per teacher, per unit)
Durable Kits: $700 (per kit requested)
OSE Teacher Edition hard copy: $26 per teacher
New teacher allowance: Up to $3,700 for schools with up to 6 OSE teachers. Schools with more than 6 OSE teachers are eligible for an additional supplement based on their number of teachers and a One8/OSE Mass-determined turnover assumption.

Professional learning budget (in dollars)

Total Launch PL Budget

Total Unit PL Budget

Total Professional Learning Budget

Total teacher edition Budget

Durable equipment budget (in dollars)

Total Budget - By Category
Note: This represents the requested by category. The yearly grant disbursement amounts are detailed below.

	Budget Category
PL Subtotals
Durable Kit and Teacher Edition Subtotals
New Teacher Allowance Subtotals
Grant Total

Grant Disbursements - By Year
Total grant award will be paid in three disbursements:
50% of total grant award will be paid in year 1
30% of total grant award will be paid in year 2
20% of total grant award will be paid in year 3

Note: This represents the grant amount that will be distributed to your school/district ahead of the upcoming school year (in late spring/early summer).

	Grant Disbursements
Year 1 Grant Disbursement
Year 2 Grant Disbursement
Year 3 Grant Disbursement
Total Grant Disbursement

While grant funding helps to cover durable equipment and training costs, it does not cover consumables and other costs associated with full implementation. Please describe other anticipated costs associated with your school’s OpenSciEd ongoing implementation and your plan for funding these costs.

Financial Contact Information

Financial Contact First Name

Financial Contact Last Name

Financial Contact Title

Financial Contact Email Address

Financial Contact Phone Number

Name of Entity That Will Receive Payments

To whom do we make out the check?

Mailing Address Line #1 of Entity That Will Receive Payments

Address Line #2

State

Zip Code

Interview and Submission

Interview Scheduling

As part of the grant application process, schools may be invited to participate in a 45 minute interview. We are asking all applicants to schedule a tentative interview time now and the team will confirm the interview at latest one week prior to the date and time selected.

We recommend including the primary grant applicant, as well all implementation squad members attend as appropriate and possible.

Please schedule your team for an application interview by visiting the Interview Scheduling page.

Please check here to confirm that you scheduled a tentative interview using the link above.

Yes! I have scheduled an interview.

Check all of the boxes below to confirm that your implementation plan as outlined in the application meets the following required design elements. This field is required.

Programming Expectations

Full adoption of all 6 OpenSciEd units at each grade level (18 total units across grades 6-8) by year 3 All participating science teachers complete the OSE Launch PL and one unit-specific PL in year 1, and 2 additional unit-specific PLs after that	100% of science teachers in grades 6-8 participating by teaching all 6 units per grade by year 3 100% of students in grades 6-8 participating by year 3
OSE leaders at your school will attend 1 day of OSE Mass’s summer leader professional learning that will take place concurrently with broader PL sessions, as well as 2-3 days of Leader Learning per school year in person.	School/district resources identified to cover additional costs All OSE classrooms participate in annual end-of-year teacher & student feedback surveys School Leaders use PLC resources with their teachers in their schools monthly

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