Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Grant Programs
<http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/ft/eett.asp>

Funding for school technology from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is designed for use in classrooms to improve student academic achievement. Funds are distributed through formula and competitive grants.

The California Department of Education (CDE), Education Technology Office, oversees the EETT Competitive and Formula Grant Program under Title ll, Part D, of the No Child Left Behind Act. Funds from this grant are used to assist eligible districts to utilize technology to enhance teaching and promote learning.

Funds are distributed on an equal basis to the EETT Competitive and Formula programs. The CDE distributed $62 million dollars in 2005-06 to local educational agencies (LEAs) and $33 million dollars in 2006-07, and a dollar similar amount in 2007-08.

For more information on the EETT Competitive and Formula Grant Programs, please visit the following sites:

EETT Competitive Grants - Round 7 resources:

CDE Round 7 website - <http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r5/eettc08rfa.asp>

Enhancing Education Through Technology-Competitive (EETT-C) grant program provides funding for grades four through eight to assist eligible local educational agencies (LEA) in using technology to enhance teaching and learning.

EETT-C is a competitive grant process. LEAs must complete an application, which is scored and ranked against other competitors. The top scoring applications will be funded.

Questions concerning EETT-C can be directed to Nancy Silva in the Education Technology Office, nsilva@cde.ca.gov, 916-323-5112.

EETT Formula Grants
<http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/ft/eettformula.asp>

Enhancing Education Through Technology-Formula (EETT-F) grant program provides funding for grades kindergarten through twelve to assist eligible local educational agencies in using technology to enhance teaching and learning.

Funding amounts are based on the LEA's proportion of their eligible Title I, Part A amount applied against the Title II, Part D total available amount of money to be distributed.

Questions concerning EETT-F, can be directed to Larry Hiuga, 916-327-4629, <lhiuga@cde.ca.gov>.

EETT Resources:

Enhancing Education Through Technology
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/ft/eett.asp
For the most current information on California's Enhancing Education Through Technology program, visit the California Department of Education's EETT web page.

California EETT Evaluation Workshop Resource Site
http://rtecexchange.edgateway.net/cs/rtecp/view/rtec_topics/19
This is a resource site associated with California's EETT Competitive Grant Evaluation Workshop, held August 27 & 28, 2003 in Sacramento, CA. This workshop was a collaboration of the California Department of Education's (CDE) Education Technology Office, the eleven California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) regions, and the WestEd Regional Technology in Education Consortium (RTEC).

No Child Left Behind Act
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml?src=mr
On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Visit this site for more information about this federal law.

Technology Planning
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ctl/edtechplan.pdf
A guide to assist school districts in writing a technology plan. It was developed by the Commission on Teaching and Learning and published by the California Department of Education.