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BLANKENSHIP GROUP
PROPOSAL FOR GRANT 1
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Amber Blankenship
Blankenship Group
10045 Green Rd
Fenton, Michigan 48430
October 30, 2023
Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation
503 S. Saginaw Street Ste 1200
Flint, Michigan 48502
Subject
: Proposal for Flint Central High School Renovation and reducing the high student to teacher ratio.
The Blankenship Group kindly requests $27 million to renovate Flint Central High school in Flint Michigan. We look forward to partnering with you in what we believe will be an impactful project for our entire community and an important step in your mission. The main objective of our proposed project is to reduce the high student to teacher ratio and improve the community's student education over the course of 18 to 24 months. We plan to achieve this by renovating Flint Central high school and provide more classrooms for students. We would like to see measurable progress in 18 to 24 months, and we'll specifically be looking at student to teacher ratio as our key success indicators. With your funding, we will be able to: Renovate Flint
Central High School Provide more classrooms and jobs for the community students and teachers. We appreciate the Mott Foundation taking the interest in helping your local community and for considering investing in our program. Please give me a call at 810-931-7543 if you have any questions or require additional information. Sincerely, Amber Blankenship Blankenship Group
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Executive Summary
The Blankenship Group was established in 2020 by Amber Blankenship and Grantham University who had a vision to create new learning opportunities for local students. The Blankenship Group currently operates in Flint, Michigan and serves more than 50% of people through a variety of long and short-term programs. Our mission is to empower the local youth both socially and intellectually, help them maximize their potential, and improve their quality of
life. We are aware of the unique educational and social challenges that our youth community faces daily and are committed to adapting our organization to meet their needs. Our program objectives include improving the quality of education within our community, renovating our abandoned schools, and reducing the high student to teacher ratio, after which communities we're working with. The project will run for (period), after which we will re-evaluate. The next step will be to establish a scalable process that could be implemented in other communities we're working with. We believe that this program will help introduce our services to an underserved (population). By the program's end, we anticipate a lower student to teacher ratio and a better environment to encourage learning within the community. The total cost of implementation for this project is $27 million. Your investment of $27 million will help us complete the funding to implement the renovation of our first school.
OVERVIEW
The Objective
The overall goal is to reduce the high student to teacher ratio and improve the quality of learning. Flint community schools are currently at a 28:1 student to teacher ratio, we want to reduce that to 17:1 by 2026. Renovating the already standing Flint central High school will not only reduce the student to teacher ratio but will also preserve the history and culture of the community. Renovating Flint Central High School will provide several positive outcomes for the community such as: 4
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Reducing the student to teacher ratio.
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Environmental benefits •
Economic benefits •
Educational benefits After renovations are complete, we will collect data on the overall effect of the newly renovated school. Following are a few measures we will conduct: •
Track the student enrollment and teacher hiring data throughout the year to monitor the changes in the student to teacher ratio. •
Conduct standardized exams and assessments to measure the academic progress and achievement of students. •
Collect feedback from students, teachers, and parents to evaluate the satisfaction and engagements levels of all stakeholders. We want to move forward with the renovations starting at the end of 2024, we expect the renovations to be complete in 18 to 24 months.
The Solution
The solution to reducing the high student to teacher ratio in Flint, Michigan is renovating Flint Central High school. The school enrollment capacity is over 1400 students. This can easily reduce the 28:1 ratio currently in Flint community schools by 10%. Receiving a grant of $27 million will provide all the needs to renovate the already standing school. Renovating the Flint Central will not only provide more classrooms for students and teachers but it will also provide jobs for the community, reface the abandoned building, and preserve buildings history. Reducing the student to teacher ratio means having fewer students per teacher in a class. This topic was chosen because several schools in the Flint Michigan community have closed, and classes have become overcrowded. If the Grant is approved the renovation of Flint Central High school will be successful in reducing the student to teacher ratio. Renovating the already standing school can lower the student to teacher ratio by allowing districts to hire more teachers, build more classrooms, or redistribute students across schools. This can improve the quality of instruction and student outcomes, especially for low-income students. According to 5
Jackson, C.K., R. Johnson, and C. Persico, increasing education spending due to reforms can lower the student to teacher ratio by about 10 percent. This means if a district had an average of 20 students per teacher before the reform, it would have 18 students per teacher after the reform. Lowering student-to-teacher ratio can have positive effects on student learning, such as
more individualization attention, better classroom management, and higher student engagement. Reform is the main solution that can be obtained by renovating Flint central High school. Several studies suggest that renovating abandoned schools can lead to lower student-to-
teacher ratios. One study by Jackson, C.K., R. Johnson, and C. Persico, found that when a district
increased spending by $100 due to reforms, spending on instruction increased by about $70, and spending on support services increased by about $40 on average. The higher spending was associated with lower student-to-teacher ratios, longer school years, and increased teacher and
other support salaries. The lower the student-to-teacher ratio, the more beneficial it is to the students, with larger effects for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The main benefit of reducing the student to teacher ratio is that it can improve student learning
outcomes by allowing more individual attention, better classroom management, and less distraction.
There is a growing need for the renovations executed by professionals and distributed across the community with a strong infrastructure. To address these issues, we propose renovating the flint central high school that would aim to reduce the high student to teacher ratio and improve the quality of education in 18 to 24 months.
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Method
Renovating abandoned schools can enhance the educational environment by providing updated
technological infrastructure and increasing accessibility of facilities for disability access according to ACB counseling services.
Method no.1, Design the infrastructure and hire the crews needed to renovate the building, End date 2024. Method no.2, Begin renovations. End date 2024. Method no.3, Hire the needed staff to fill the school. End date 2026.
Method no.4, Open school and keep class student to teacher ratio at 17:1. Conduct tests on the quality of education End date 2026.
Schedule
The project facilitators will administer and organize the renovations to evaluate the progress and the effects on the student to teacher ratio before and after the start of the project, in 2024.
After the evaluation on the project progress, the program will be continuously evaluated by an external team comprised of the board education. For the 18–24-month duration of the project, a plan will be designed to evaluate all aspects of the project, including but not limited to:
Evaluation method no.1, progress report will be conducted every month once renovations begin. Evaluation method no.2, once renovations are complete a study will be conducted 6 months later to evaluate the effectiveness on student to teacher ratio and the quality of education.
Description
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Project Start
11/01/2024 11/01/2026 24 months Milestone 1
05/01/2025
6months
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Milestone 2
11/01/2025
12months
Phase 1 Complete
11/01/2024 Phase 2 Complete
11/01/2024 Phase 3 Complete
11/01/2024
COST
The following table details the pricing for delivery of the services outlined in this proposal. This pricing is valid for 90 days from the date of this proposal:
Services Cost Category #1
Price
Phase 1: Planning $9,000,000 Phase 2: Design
$9,000,000
Phase 3: Execution
$9,000,000
Total
$27,000,000 QUALIFICATIONS
Blankenship Group is continually proven to be a community leader for the students in the district. The Blankenship Group was established as a community helping group in 2020 with student education as our mission. Today, we are a growing program in the city of Flint Michigan. Since our first project in 2020, we have proudly served over 1200 students in the flint
Community. The Blankenship Group was established in 2020 by Amber Blankenship and Grantham University who had a vision to create new learning opportunities for local students. The Blankenship Group currently operates in Flint, Michigan and serves more than 50% of people through a variety of long and short-term programs. Our mission is to empower the local youth both socially and intellectually, help them maximize their potential, and improve their quality of life. We are aware of the unique educational and social challenges that our youth community faces daily and are committed to adapting our organization to meet their needs. 8
Our program objectives include improving the quality of education within our community, renovating our abandoned schools, and reducing the high student to teacher ratio, after which communities we're working with. The project will run for (period), after which we will re-
evaluate. The next step will be to establish a scalable process that could be implemented in other communities we're working with. We believe that this program will help introduce our services to an underserved (population). By the program's end, we anticipate a lower student to
teacher ratio and a better environment to encourage learning within the community. The total cost of implementation for this project is $27 million. Your investment of $27 million will help us complete the funding to implement the renovation of our first school.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, High student to teacher ratios in public schools are a serious problem that need to be addressed urgently. By renovating Flint Central High school, we can lower the ratio from 28:1 to 17:1 and improve the quality of education for the students of the community. This project will also have environmental, economic, and educational benefits that will enhance the well- being and development of the society. We will use various methods to evaluate the impact of this project and ensure that it meets our objectives. Renovating Flint Central High School is a feasible and effective solution that will make a positive difference in the lives of many children and their future. Thank you for your consideration,
Amber Blankenship
VP of Blankenship Group
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Resources
Jackson, C.K., R. Johnson, and C. Persico. 2015. The effects of School Spending on Educational and Econoic Outcomes; Evidence from School Finance Forms
. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 131 (1):157-218
Matthew M. C., Grover. J.R.W., 2011. Class size: What Research says and What it Means for State Policy. Brookings. Class Size: What Research Says and What it Means for State Policy | Brookings
Emily L. (July 2019). 3 Ways To Overcome High Student to Teacher Ratio and Improve Personalized Learning
. EDTech. 3 Ways to Overcome High Student-Teacher Ratios and Improve Personalized Learning | EdTech Magazine
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