THE BASICS ABOUT BASICS
What is Cinergy BASICS?
BASICS is a competitive grant program for coalitions of educators and community leaders who work together on comprehensive plans to invent better schools. Mariemont City School District completed a successful planning grant proposal in March 1999. BASICS is funded by the Cinergy Foundation, a philanthropic venture of the Cinergy Corporation.
What does the term BASICS mean?
BASICS is the term that has been used by Cinergy to refer to the grant program: B uilding A ssets & S upport for I nnovative C ommunities & S chools.
What is the history of Cinergy BASICS?
A team of community and school partners gathered in September of 1999 to develop a vision, mission and goals for the district's implementation grant proposal. In February 2000 the district was notified that the grant application was accepted. The district will receive $50,000.00 per year, renewable for three years, to support staff development and community implementation. School Year 2002-2003 is the final year of the Cinergy BASICS program support.
What is one of the major goals of BASICS?
A key goal of the initiative is the engagement of resources with a national perspective to assist in the transformation of schools as they meet the challenges of a modern culture.
What is the vision of the BASICS grant as it applies to MCSD?
We envision working together as a community to support our students as they grow to become lifelong learners. Students must understand that learning is truly “without walls,” not limited to the time spent in formal education, and a continuing process in life. We look to community members to model the importance of becoming lifelong learners and responsible citizens. Community refers to all citizens who live and work within the MCSD community.
What is the mission of the BASICS grant as it applies to MCSD?
As a school district that is already measured as exemplary, we need to continue to grow and develop new skills as demanded by a changing world. Through a combination of rich staff development, engagement of community resources and fine-tuning of an award-winning curriculum, the district will raise the bar for student achievement.
March 12, 2003