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Home My WebLink About2017-113GRANT NAME: 2017-2020 Traveling Turtles of Florida GRANT No. AMOUNT OF GRANT: $2,000 DEPARTMENT RECEIVING GRANT: Public Works/Coastal Engineering CONTACT PERSON: Kendra Cope. TELEPHONE: ext. 1569 1. How long is the grant for? August 2017 — May 2020 (3 School years) Starting Date: Upon grant execution 2. Does the grant require you to fund this function after the grant is over? 3. Does the grant require a match? If yes, does the grant allow the match to be In -Kind services? 4. Percentage of match to grant 5. Grant match amount required YES NO 6. Where are the matching funds coming from (i.e. In -Kind Services; Reserve for Contingency)? 7. Does the grant cover capital costs or start-up costs? If no, how much do you think will be needed in capital costs or start-up costs: (Attach a detail listing of costs) 8. Are you adding any additional positions utilizing the grant funds? If yes, please list. (If additional space is needed, please attach a schedule.) X X X NO Acct. Description Position Position Position Position Position 011.12 Regular Salaries $ 2,000 Second Year $ 0 011.13 Other Salaries & Wages (PT) $ 0 Third Year l $0 $0 012.11 Social Security $0 $0 $0 $0 Fifth Year 012.12 Retirement — Contributions $ 0 $ 0 012.13 Insurance — Life & Health 012.14 Worker's Compensation 012.17 S/Sec. Medicare Matching TOTAL 9. What is the total cost of each position including benefits, capital, start-up, auto expense, travel and operating? Salary and Benefits Operating Costs Capital Total Costs 10. What is the estimated cost of the grant to the county over five years? $ 0 $) ° Grant Amount Other Match Costs Not Covered Match Total First Year $ 2,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 2,000 Second Year $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 Third Year $0 $0 $0 $0 Fourth Year $0 $0 $0 $0 Fifth Year 5,0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 Signature of Preparer: Date: (/ 7/7 // Project Leader Contact Information Organization: Indian River County Name: Contact Phone: Contact Email: By signing below, you agree to all the terms laid out in this document. Print Name Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman •,.•• *; G"ar"y"• • Signature,_-1fA:Gate August 15, 2017 Please sc�n'or mail a copy of this agreement tQ; Jr..• •Yr.WY..Y Rebecca Mott 5565 SE Martin Meadows Ave Stuart, FL 34997 rmott@inwater.org APPROVED AS TO FORM AN LEGAL STIFF! E. Or BY VVILUAM K. DEBR .�•:_ DEPUTY COUNTY Al TOkNEY ATTESTED: Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court and BY: DeputyClerk troller Application Please email back to rmott@inwater.org no later than June 30th, 5pm Organization Name Indian River County (Habitat Conservation Plan) Address 1801 27th street, VB. Florida 32960 Contact Name Kendra Cope - HCP Coordinator Contact Phone 772-538-0616 Contact Email kcope@ircgov.com Organization's mission: Our HCP is specific to improving nesting habitat for sea turtles. "When fully implemented the HCP will increase productivity of the County's beaches". Staff believes that one of the most important ways of accomplishing this goal is through education of public, young and old. Number of education staff 1 School district(s) you plan to reach with this program: Indian River County Public and Private Schools Questions 1. Why do you believe this program will benefit both your organization and your surrounding schools? 2. Do you have a current relationship with local school districts? If yes, please explain in a few short sentences. If not, please explain how you plan to develop these relationships. 3. Do you currently offer school programs? If yes, please explain and include grade levels, program information, and average amount of students you reach each year. 4. Who will be the project leader on this program? Please provide their name and a couple of short sentences on their experience working in education. 5. This program can take time to get started but will last for years to come. Is the project manager willing to commit the time to creating the trunk contents, developing relationships with schools, maintaining the trunk's contents, and liaising with teachers? 6. What is your three year plan for using the trunk? Please explain how you will garner interest from teachers/district staff and how many classes you feel you may be able to reach each year. 7. Do you foresee any problems with incorporating this program into your organization? 8. Do you have any questions on how you are allowed to utilize the program? 2 Answers Indian River County (IRC) is located in the middle of the most productive loggerhead nesting beach area in the U.S. and Western Hemisphere. All residents of 1RC live only up to 15 minutes from a beach no matter where their home may be, yet many do not know any of the ecological treasures this place has to offer. Our beaches are beginning to be over developed, surrounded by lights and buried in trash. The county has 13 public elementary schools (eight of which are Title 1). The County was a recipient of the original Traveling Turtles Trunk which is currently being utilized in 5tri grade science classrooms. Students from these 13 schools get organized into 4 public middle schools where they are challenged with applied curriculum, especially in the fields of STEM. After elementary school students do not have mandatory field trips to learn and experience coastal wildlife. This new lighting trunk is perfect for challenging our 7th grade students with a hands-on opportunity to understand real-life threats to sea turtles and to apply their knowledge about the human dimension of the coastal environment to create an innovative way to fix and manage these threats. Hands-on opportunities like this can supplement this lack of interaction with a nearby -critical coastal habitat. In addition. everyone knows that children are some of the most influential people in the world and still have passion and a drive to make their surrounding area better. One of the ways the county began making efforts to biologically improve their coastline is though the implementation of the Habitat Conservation Plan, specifically designed to improve nesting habitat for sea turtles. The HCP was implemented in 2005 and in 2015 the HCP coordinator expanded the management program to include education and public outreach using multiple venues. If accepted for this new sea turtle lighting trunk program the County will be able to enhance its education program and get our youth more involved in local conservation and STEM related fields. Yes. Staff does have a relationship with the local school district which began in 2015 in concert with the beginning of marine conservation presentations given to 5th graders. This presentation was aligned with the 5th grade adaptations curriculum and taught students about sea turtle and marine mammal biology, the difference between inherited and taught traits, and specific adaptations for sea turtle survival. These relationships were developed by first reaching out to school Principals and AP then through contact with the science teachers. This relationship grew in the 16/17 school year by expanding the number of schools which received a presentation and the start of the Florida's Traveling Turtle Trunk Prograrn with the original 6 elementary schools who started the County -School relationship. 3. As the answer to the previous question described, currently the IR Sea Turtle Program education team made up of multiple volunteers and one county staff member who gave presentations about marine conservation and adaptations to 5th grade students at six schools in the county during the 15-16 school year and three more during the 16-17 school year, four of which were TITLE 1 schools. These were wildly successful and requests for visits the following school year were made by ail teachers. Pre/Post tests were administered to students and are currently being graded and analyzed to answer the question "Was there any information learned during the presentation?" Additionally the 16-17 school year was the first year of the traveling trunk program. This is a 3 -year grant and will be continued during the 17-18 school year. An additional trunk had to be purchased by Indian River County to supply enough schools with the successful program. 4. The project leader will be Kendra Cope. the HCP/Sea Turtle Coordinator for IRC. She is a recipient of the Florida's Traveling Turtle Trunk Grant in 2016 and has been successful in fostering relationships with the teachers of the 13 public elementary schools in the school district. She also created a presentation that is given to 5th grade students about conservation and adaptations. Her background is with general public education programs. Her MS thesis analyzed the community impacts (economic and long-term education/behavior) of the popular turtle walks. She is also started a successful program in 1RC during the 2016 nesting season called "Turtle Digs". which are public nest evaluations in the City of Vero Beach. 5. The project leader is a full-time employee with IRC and her position manages sea turtle nesting and other sea turtle activity outlined by the HCP. She plans to be in this position long-term. As part of the Sea Turtle Program she manages a large group of dedicated volunteers which has grown from 12-20 people in the last year and will continue to grow in coming years. There will be plenty of volunteers available to help create the trunk contents, a handful of them already have experience with presenting at schools and are dedicated to keeping good relations with currently involved schools. and the volunteers will be happy to help build a foundation for this new program. The project leader will be responsible for maintaining the trunk contents over time and all contents will be stored in the county office with other education materials used for various programs. She wit also continue to keep relations with the teachers and is dedicated to building relations with the school district board and private school teachers so all students in IRC have an opportunity to learn more about sea turtle conservation and biology. 6. During the first year of the program I pian on introducing the truck program to ail 4 public middle schools in the county school district. 7.., graders in these schools with be the first cohort of students that received a marine adaptations and conservation presentation in 5th grade during the 15/16 school year. During the first year relationships will be built with these 4 public schools and the 2 charter schools in the school district. By the 2„u year of the program the goal would be to have the trunk in all 6 middle schools. This will happen though teacher relations, word of mouth about the program, and presentations to the county commission and school board after the lst of "learning impact” data has been analyzed. I cannot see any reason why there would be an issue implementing this program. As the application outlines all training will be done by IRG staff before the school year begins with program volunteers and staff and I plan on conducting additional training with IR turtle education volunteers now that the first year of the FLis Traveling Turtles program is complete and all volunteers already have experience helping with other sea turtle education programs. 6. Not at this time. Through presentations. workshops, one year of turtle trunk experience and personal communication I have a very detailed idea of how the program works. I fully support this program and cannot wast to use it if chosen. Application Please email back to rmott@inwater.org no later than June 30th, 5pm Organization Name radian Rive, County tHabitat Ccr,servaJton Piar'„ Address 1801 27th street, VB. io C.. 32960 Contact Name C.;ope - -4 Coorclriati,, Contact Phone 7 2-538-0610 Contact Email cope 3rcgov coir Organization's mission: Our HCP is specific to improving nesting hab:tat to, sea turtles V',then tuiiy implemented the HOP w0 increase productivity of the County's beaches' Staff believes teat one of the most important ways of accompiisning this goal is tnrougn education of public, young and old Number of education staff School district(s) you plan to reach with this program: ind i2n River 'Count\, Pu`,'Oii and Private Schools Questions 1. Why do you believe this program will benefit both your organization and your surrounding schools? 2. Do you have a current relationship with local school districts? If yes, please explain in a few short sentences. If not, please explain how you plan to develop these relationships. 3. Do you currently offer school programs? If yes, please explain and include grade levels, program information, and average amount of students you reach each year. 4. Who will be the project leader on this program? Please provide their name and a couple of short sentences on their experience working in education. 5. This program can take time to get started but will last for years to come. Is the project manager willing to commit the time to creating the trunk contents, developing relationships with schools, maintaining the trunk's contents, and liaising with teachers? 6. What is your three year plan for using the trunk? Please explain how you will garner interest from teachers/district staff and how many classes you feel you may be able to reach each year. 7. Do you foresee any problems with incorporating this program into your organization? 8. Do you have any questions on how you are allowed to utilize the program? Kendra Cope From: resmott@gmail.com on behalf of rebecca mott <rmott@inwater.org> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 1:45 PM Subject: Darker Skies Darker Beaches Traveling Trunk Recipients Attachments: Darker Skies Darker Beaches Agreement.docx Congratulations! Your organization has been chosen as one of five to receive a ready-made traveling trunk that you will be able to offer to your local school districts. We are so excited to work with you and get you everything you need for the program. We will be reaching out to you very soon to set up a day where we can deliver the trunk to you and go over the program. Please expect delivery prior to August 1st. Attached is the program agreement form. Please take a close look and if you agree to all the terms, sign, and scan back to me. Thank you for applying and helping us spread this message all across Florida. Have a great day! Rebecca Mott Education Program Manager Inwater Research Group Inwater.org i DarkerSkies, ProgramDarker Beaches ��N�N�� Agreement "� SEA TURTLE CONSERVANCY Program content was developed by Inwater Research Group (wwwJnwater.org) with assistance from Sea Turtle Conservancy. This program was funded in part by a grant awarded from the Sea Turtle Grants Program. The Sea Turtle Grants Program is funded from proceeds from the sale ofthe Florida Sea Turtle License Plate. Learn more at www.he\pinRseaturt|es.o[g. This program was funded in part by the National Save the Sea Turtte Foundation. To Iearn more, visit vvvvxv.savetheseatu/t|e.mq{. NkTrOwAt� Usage This program was created to provide teachers supplemental learning materials that focus on sea turtles and the impacts of lighting. We have guidelines and requirements for how this program should be run but we want to make it adaptable to your organization. The program may only be used as laid out in this agreement and the Program Instructions document. Using the program for any other purpose without consent from Inwater Research Group (IRG) could result in the agreement being voided and the trunk being revoked from your organization. Program Restrictions • The program must be offered to educators for free and the organization may not benefit monetarily from its usage. • Lessons may not be broken up or offered for other purposes other than this program. • Materials must be created as laid out in the instructions and not left out or modified. • Sharing or replicating the lesson content for reasons other than your organization offering the program is prohibited unless given consent by IRG. • All supplies must be used solely for the purpose of this program. • If you are given permission to use the program for other purposes than are laid out in the agreement, its primary purpose must take precedent and secondary usage must not hinder it in any way. • You may share this program with private and charter schools but public schools must be given priority. Reach This program has the potential to reach many students throughout the school year however we understand this may take time to establish. Each organization will be expected to work more or less with the timeline they laid out in their applications. IRG staff will be available to assist during the three year period to guide you if you have any questions or concerns. There will be questions as to how this program can be used and we will try to be flexible but the program was developed to fill a specific niche and priority for that will always take precedent. It is meant strictly for usage by teachers, not as part of an outreach initiative. We prefer you to reach many schools across at least one district but understand if you must start small. Please try to rotate the program around so that not just one or two schools have it available to them. Priority should always be given to public schools but may be used by other types of schools. If during the three year period IRG feels as though the program is not being utilized either as intended, or to the extent at which the organization laid out in their application, we have the right to terminate the program and revoke the trunk along with its contents. Supplies Item Included Extras Total Trunk Setup Trunk 1 1 Lesson binder 1 1 Small Ziploc bags 11 1 box 1 box + 11 Lesson packets 4 2 6 Lesson bins 4 4 Lesson 1 Loggerhead skull 1 1 Green skull 1 1 Leatherback skull 1 1 Jellyfish 1 1 Sea grass 1 1 Conch 1 1 Model turtle with labels 1 1 Retractable measuring tape 1 Measuring tape 1 2 Yarn (blue, yellow, orange) 3 skein s Ping pong balls 20 10 Gallon Ziploc bags 6 4 Lesson 2 Ball 1 Pieces of wood 5 2 Spoons 5 Reading glasses 5 Cardboard pieces 5 Bottles of water 5 Lasers 5 Circuit wall (labeled A) 5 Circuit bases (labeled B) 5 LED bulbs 5 Circuit arm (labeled C) 9 V batteries 9V snap connector Coated paper clips Squares of paper Pencil erasers Paper clips Penny 1 3 3 skeins 30 10 1 7 7 2 7 2 7 5 5 5 10 1 6 5 10 15 5 2 7 5 10 15 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 15 5 5 10 AAA batteries 10 20 Lesson 3 30 Darker Beaches Booklets 5 2 7 Paper plates 1200 1200 Brown paper roll* 1 1 Aluminum foil squares 1500 1500 Tissue paper (100 pack)** 3 packs 1200 1200 Red LED bulbs 5 5 10 Lesson 4 Light Fixture Board 1 Bad fixture bulb Better fixture bulb Best fixture bulb Encapsulite Turtle Filters Beach graphics Seeing Stars poster Lighting Specialist Badges 1 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 10 3 1 2,000 *You will need to cut the roll into 8.5x11" piece before placing them in the trunk kits **You will need to cut each piece of tissue paper into 4 before placing them in the trunk kits Reporting Organizations will be required to report back on July 1St of each year with the following: 1. Program Demographics Reporting spreadsheet (provided) 2. Teacher surveys 3. Photos (if possible) 4. List of events, workshops at which the program was presented (if applicable) 5. Copies of print mention of program (e.g. social media, newsletters, e -blasts) Timeline YEAR 1 July 2017 • Organizations will be notified of their selection • IRG will contact project leader to discuss questions, concerns, etc. • Completed trunk will be delivered to you or your halfway point location by the end of July. • Organizations will work out the logistics of the program (registration procedure, drop off/pick up locations and times, etc.) August 2017: • Contacts within the school district will be notified within the first two weeks of school • Program launch announcement via social media, press release, e -blast, etc. • IRG will be available to assist in any program implementation • Organizations will begin taking reservations for the program September 2017 -June 2018 • Organizations will offer program to local schools • Organization will maintain contents of trunk and ensure materials are in good, working condition • Organizations will work to receive feedback from teachers via surveys • Organizations will track program numbers and demographics in supplied spreadsheet. July 1, 2018 • Organizations will provide IRG with their annual report YEARS 2 and 3 • Continue to work with schools in offering the program • Seek opportunities to present the trunk program to school districts if not already achieved in the first year • Maintain trunk contents and update materials as needed • Report back to IRG with program details annually