Student Empowerment Initiative
Budget Overview
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSING = $3,750,000
- Pre-Development and Design of Custom Platform for School Districts
- Customizations of Platforms for Independent School Districts
- Unique Logins and One Year Access for Each Participant
- Prepaid Discount for 375,000 = $10 per license, per year
- Includes 50,000 Sponsor Licenses
- Includes 25,000 School Administrator Licenses
- Total Cost for Software Licenses = $3,750,000
- Licenses Active One Year After Initial Activation by Users
- Includes Hosting, Management, Maintenance, Initial and Ongoing Software and Curriculum Updates
- New Course Content Added Quarterly
- Includes Dedicated Account Managers Assigned by District
- Includes IT, Administrative and Support Staff Ramp Up
24 Month Operational Expenses = $850,000
- Facilities Headquarters in Austin, Texas (Lease)
- Grants and Budgets Manager
- Program Director
- Program Coordinator
- Administrative Assistant
- 20 Member Team of Paid Interns to Program Activities as Needed
University Research Expenses = $175,000
- Appointment and Deployment of Research Team
- Includes Student Data Team
- Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
- Conduct Focus Groups of Local Participants
- Determine Metrics and Outcomes that Need to Be Examined
- Evaluate Effectiveness by User Population
- Determine and Develop Pre Enrollment Questions
- Understand and Adhere to Privacy/Confidentiality Policies
- Review Previous Research Conducted By Other Organizations Relative to the Project At Hand
- Organize and Evaluate Student Data Collected
- Collaborate with Other Research Teams As Needed
- Prepare and Present Research Reports
- Make Recommendations for Program Enhancement Based on Data
Marketing And Advertising Costs = $125,000
- Train and Deploy Personnel to Make Live and Virtual Presentations to Area High Schools
- Attend Meetings with Superintendents, High School Principals
- Conduct Live and Virtual Workshops for High School Counselors
- Travel Costs, Printed and Digital Marketing Materials
- Mobilize and Deploy In House Video and Production Teams
- Creation, Production and Distribution of Promotional Videos
- Filming, Production and Distribution of Testimonial Videos
- Creation of Digital Marketing Content (Flyers, Brochures, etc,)
- Creation and Implementation of Social Media Ad Campaigns
- Creation of Marketing Funnels
Student Skills Achievement Scholarship Awards = 1,100,000
- Recognize 440 Top Skills Achievers with $2,500 in College Scholarships
- Matching Scholarships Available Via Corporate/Community Partnerships
- Incentivizes Students and Schools to Prioritize Soft Skills
- Development and Publication of Criteria to Qualify for Scholarships
- Scholarships in the Name of Corporate Sponsor
- Press Releases and Statewide Announcements