ECSU-NRTS ITEMIZED BUDGET COST

I. PERSONNEL: TYPE AND FUNCTION THEY SERVE
Cost involves direct salary, fringe 23% and indirect cost 55%

Dr. Linda Hayden Pricipal Investigator
Principal Investigator organizes and directs the NASA Network Resources and Training Programs to include workshops for university and K-12 preservice partners. The PI Initiates programs in accordance with the Expert Site Concepts and other initiatives as directed by MUSPIN. She implements training programs to acheieve routine usage of internet for research and educaitonal activities at partner institutions in the North Carolina and Virginina Region. She gives leadership to joint funding and research ventures and coordinates with the various advisory boards. The PI provides progress reports to MU-SPIN and MUREP. The PI also is responsible for selection and supervision of office staff and consultation with researchers at various NASA centers.

Robert Harris Network Administrator (ADNET)
Maintain the integrity of the file systems in all training labs
Maintain integrity of UMFORT, NIA, other servers and the firewall
Maintain the integrity of the Lester Hall router
Assist with generation of reports
Maintain diagrams of K-12 and univesity partner networks
Provide network usage data and diagrams for UMFORT , NIA and other servers
Provide help desk service for K-12 and university partners
Conduct backup of user and system files
Coordinate with campus telecommunications personnel
Mentor undergraduate network research team
Provide quotes for networking equipment and services
Make recommendations for lab hardware, networking hardware and software.
Report maintenance needs of hardware
Detect intruders and viruses


J. Johnson 11/12-6/30/99 Finance Officer
Maintain expenditure spreadsheets for all grants.
Maintain balance of all continuous service accounts (Food and Lodging, etc)
Maintain the expenditure rates for all grants
Serve as liason for finance officers of the funding agencies
Coordinate with ECSU business and finance office
Facilitate timely payment of invoices through the accounts payable office.
Submit copies of budget spreadsheets to the principal investigator.
Check for accuracy of computer printout from ECSU finance office
Insure timely drawdowns from funding agencies
Make request of fund transfers between budget line items.
Prepare initial setup of budget accounts
Assist with preparation of reports
Process petty cash refunds


E.Koltuniak 1/4/99-8/15/99
Prepare for and conduct training activities for K-12 NRTS Partners.
Maintain training workshop attendance records.
Coordinate use of the training labs.
Supervise undergradute workstudy students. Check for accuracy and Initial their timesheets.
Mentor undergraduate researchers in system administration.
Provide help desk service for K-12 partners..
Arrange training schedule for adjunct trainers.
Send out appropriate information on training.
Prepare demonstrations and poster displays.
Help to set up computers at K-12 schools
Prepare travel and vehicle request associated with training
Assist with preparation of reports. (2-3 times/year)
Assist with setup of equipment for workshops (2-5 times/year)
Conduct Internet hunts for AWM Day and other training activities (2-3 times/yr)
Take pictures of guest speakers. (4-8 times/year)
Coordinate training for outreach centers, YMCA (1-3 times/year)

Barbara King Administrative Assistant
Supervise submission of internal forms for CEUs. Type CEU Certificates.
Serve as liason with Sponsored Programs Post Awards Office
Maintain logs associated with purchases orders and requisitions.
Submit Travel authorization forms and travel reimbursement forms.
Submit requisitions for purchases.
Coordinate food service for meetings, training and workshops.
Collect staff timesheets and check for accuracy
Maintain office and training supplies
Order imprint and promotional materials.
Submit ECSU work orders and property disposal forms.
Distribute paychecks, partner awards, student and participant stipend checks.
Assist with assembling display boards for registration table during training.
Coordinate housing of workshop participants
Inform Security - campus Police of training activities and workshops.
Assist with preparation of reports.

Julie Ellingsen Receptionist

Coordinate mailings and mail pick-up
Answer telephone and take messages
Maintain supply of training announcements.
Supervise undergradute workstudy students.
Fax communications
Type forms and prepare each form for signatures.
Preparation of registration packages for training, workshops, and seminars
Prepare copies of training handouts
Supervise distribution/mailing of training announcements.
Send training announcement and press releases to local area and campus press.
Prepare name badges and parking permits for training.
Organization of files and originals of training fliers and announcements from which copies can be made.
Coordinate with campus maintance for cleaning of the training center.
Assist with preparation of reports.
Maintain mailing list database.

Joal Hathaway Technology Outreach Manager
Manage the refurbishing of donated computers for K-12 partners
Supervise undergradute workstudy students.
Provide help desk service for K-12 partners.
Serve as liason with property disposal managers.
Arrange for transportation of donated equipment
Delivery and set up refurbished computers to K-12 and community partners.
Maintain records for serial numbers of equipment donated and delivered.
Provide technical assistance for K-12 and community partners.
Maintain video and photo record training events, and workshops
Maintain inventory of parts needed for refurbishing
Assist with the design and logistics of technology outreach activities and programs.
Schedule maintance of laboratory hardware.
Assist in generating reports to the funding agency.
Provide transportation for visiting lecturers and guest.
Register K-12 partners for computers for learning program.
Assist with inventory of laboratory equipment.

Brian Jordan Graduate Student Lab Assistant
Assist with refurbishing of donated equipment.
Serve as tutor for students.
Clean Macintosh file systems by deleting old files
Install system software on Macs to improve effeciency
Coordinate submission of student abstracts for conferences and Internship applicaitons.
Assist with training activities.
Provide help desk service for K-12 and university partners.
Set up display equipment for seminars, lectures and workshops.
Help students with printing problems.
Install software necessary for training activities.
Travel to K-12 schools to deliver refurbished computers and assist with training
Assist with getting computers and printers to K-12 schools
Move donated equipment into the lab to be refurbished
Set up new printers in the lab.
Assist in generating reports to the funding agency.
Provide transportation for visiting lecturers and guest.
Assist with inventory of laboratory equipment.

Chonda Gayle Grad Student Assistant Network Manager
Supporting staff and students with various computer applications and hardware.
Update MUSPIN Poster with current information and photographs.
Install various software on UNIX and Macintosh platforms
Troubleshoot printer problems
Make sure visiting lecturers have computer and other equipment needed for training.
Assist in taking photographs of network training sessions.
Set up equipment
Assemble new printers and install print drivers
Assist in making new equipment network ready with configurations and wiring
Create network accounts, change passwords
Troubleshoot other related user account dilemmas
Update webpages
Run Y2K readiness check on PCs
Mentor undergraduate students
Conduct training sessions as needed


II. WORKSHOPS: ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COSTS ($50,000.00)

Cost include training supplies, stipends, travel, imprinted registration materials, housing,
adjunct and professional trainers and food for workshop participants.


III. PROGRAM SUPPORT (EXPERT INSTITUTE CONCEPT) ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST

1. Name of Initiative: MUSPIN ANNUAL USERS CONFERENCE ( $22,000.00)
Travel for staff and partners are involved in addition to the $7000 NRTS Conference Tax. Poster presentations included imprinted materials 1998 conference cost: (travel cost $14000.00) + (NRTS Tax $7000) + (poster and imprinted materials = $1000)

2. Name of Initiative: NOVA Training ( $4,000.00)
Representatives from Virginia State University (Dr. Dawit Haile), Norfolk State University (Dr. Jim Kung) and Elizabeth City State Univesity (Dr. Bobby Lewis) attended the NOVA workshop in Bowling Green, Ky hosted by the NRTS at Tennessee State University.

3. Name of Initiative: NOVA Technical Support ($ 2,500.00)
The NRTS at ECSU provided technical support for the NOVA meeting held at Goddard Space Flight Center May 24-28, 1999. Ten notebook computers with Internet access along with technical personal were provided in support of the NOVA workshop. Fayetteville State representative Dr. Leo Edwards, ECSU representatives Dr. Georgia Lawrence and Dr. Linda Hayden and Hampton University representative Dr. Diane Robinson were included in the participants. The workshop was designed to support the development of plans for NOVA at participating institutions, and to obtain reactions to and suggestions for a new NOVA initiative under development at GSFC. Travel cost paid for 2 NRTS Staff members and two faculty plus use of the use of the notebook computers and a NRTS poster display with imprinted Earth System Science waistpacks.

4. Name of Initiative: University Partners Awards ($15,000.00)
Mini-grants of $5000.00 are available to university partners as seed money to implement research, strategy and training initiatives. Partners must submit a budget page and 2 page abstract describing the objectives to be accomplished. Two mini-grants were awarded during 1998-99. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke received an award which supported a seminar involving partners, the North Carolina Supercomputing Center, and South Carolina State University's NRTS. Norfolk State University also received a mini-grant to host visualization training and a partner's strategy session. The Mini-grants are awarded in addition to the annual funds available to all partners. Staff travel to was supported in addition to a poster display and imprinted items.

5. Name of Initiative: NASA-NRTS Achievement Awards ($18.000.00)
Certificate and check for $100.00 were given to 7 ECSU students. Students were in good academic standing. Students must have made an outstanding contribution to the operation of the NRTS and have been recommended by a NRTS staff member. $8000 scholarship was awarded to on Chemistry major at VSU. Scholarships were awarded to ECSU Students and travel awards for ECSU students.

6. Name of Initiative: NASA High School Summer Internship ( $7000)
Three high school student interns were assigned to NASA Langley Research Center June- Aug. 1998. Intern work 30 hr/wk for 8 weeks at a rate of $7.00/hr. Prerequisite to placement as a high school internship is participation in the LINKS summer program.

7. Name of Initiative: Learning Internet & Networking Knowledge-LINK( $5000.00 )
The Link Project at Emily Spong Elementary gave selected students from the I.C. Norcom High School's PRIDE Program the opportunity to become familiar with Internet history, applications and guided practices. Desktop publishing using scanners and digital cameras were also part of the training. Summer 1997, and 1998. The program for summer 1999 will take place in July.

8. Name of Initiative: Computers for Learning ($10,000)
President Clinton defined the mission of Computers for Learning in Executive Order 12999, "Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century," which states his goal -- "to ensure that American children have the skills they need to succeed in the information intensive 21th century."

The Computers for Learning program was established by Vice President Al Gore. The program represents an important contribution to President Clinton's Education Technology Initiative, which includes making modern computer technology an integral part of every classroom, connecting classrooms to the national information infrastructure, providing teachers with the professional development they need to use new technologies effectively, and encouraging the creation of innovative educational software. ( http:// www.computers.fed.gov).

The NASA Network Resources and Training Site located at Elizabeth City State University has entered in partnership with several public schools systems in North Carolina and Virginia, to serve as a reuse/refurbisher of the donated computer equipment.

In that voluntary role, the NRTS staff and students work to: Assist schools with screening, pick up and delivery of donated computers; Test donated equipment to determine usefulness and refurbishing requirements; Replace harddrives and restore file systems on donated equipment; Purchase missing parts ( Keyboards, mice, cables, etc.); Set-up the donated equipment .

In addition, the NRTS supports the following activities: $200 mini-grants to teachers for printer supplies, diskettes, software, etc.; Netday training and organization assistance to complete school LANs where needed; Assistance with teachers technology training and inservice needs.

9. Name of Initiative: K-12 Educators Summer Workshops ($25,000.00)
Teachers from Halifax County attended a two week technology workshop during summer 1999. During the workshop teachers learned to harvest the resources of NASA Educational sites to benefit their students. Teachers also learned to make electronic presentations, create fliers, announcements and other desktop publishing productions. The two week workshop was implemented in a large part using Eisenhower funds. Cost include participant stipends, housing, food, training supplies and adjunct trainer stipends.

10. Name of Initiative: NASA PRECOLLEGE AND TEACHER FORUM ($5000,00)
Faculty and NRTS staff attended the conference sponsored by The Minority University Research and Education Division at Center for Space Education, Astronauts Memorial Foundation Kennedy Space Center, Florida May 18-20, 1999. The theme of the conference was Inspiring Education for the New Millennium. Dr. Cherry, Dr. Georgia Lawrence, and Mrs. Marie Koltuniak attended the conference. To maximize the exchange of information at the NASA Precollege and Teacher Forum, the NRTS participated through a display in the poster session held and distributed NASA imprinted materials.

11. Name of Initiative: Mini-Grants to Educators ($7,000.00)
The Network Resources and Training Site at Elizabeth City State University announces a 1998 grant competition for "Integration of the Internet into the Classroom" projects. Ten grants are awarded annually. Grants will range from $500.00 to $1000.00 and are open to all secondary
school partners. The grants are designed to assist K-12 teachers to implement multimedia or WWW projects in their classrooms. Projects may involve students in: email penpal relationships; information gathering; competitions; writing; online conferencing with Cu-SeeMe; or other hands-on projects. Priority will be assigned to projects which involve the use of NASA
educational websites, projects, missions, or science(i.e. Skymath, Quest, SpaceLink, Globe, Earth System Science Academy, etc). Other suggestions are available at http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rds/awards/targets/education.html and
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov. Grant recipients are required to conduct one workshop on their project
during the semi annual training event .

12. Name of Initiative: Pasquotank River Water Quality ($5000.00)
Earth System Science Research Training stipends were awarded to 3 undergraduate ECSU Students to support their investigations on the Pasquotank River Water Quality Program (Samuel Chamabers, Omari Salisbury and Brian Thompson). The Pasquotank River Water Quality Program is a one-year project to test the water quality of the Pasquotank River at various stations at regular intervals. Testing stations are located along the riverbank in Pasquotank and Camden Counties and are tested bi-weekly for Ecoli, total coliform, pH, nitrates, phosphates, dissolved oxygen, conductivity and total dissolved solids. Research Awards are provided for students and their mentor, Dr. Powers. Travel support was provided for Dr. Powers to present a paper at the Southern Coastal Hertitage Conference during Summer 1999.

13. Name of Initiative: Langley Educator Resource Center Appointments ($7,000.00)
Educators from within the NRTS region of NC and Virginia are invited to apply for appointment to the staff of the Langley Educator Resource Center in Hampton, Virginia. The award provides teachers the opportunity to spend 100 hours working with the staff of the ERC. he amount of the award is $1500.00. North Carolina educators may also request travel support. Awardees are required to report on their activities during the NRTS Fall training event. Three-to-four educators are selected for the LaRC ERC appointments.

14. Name of Initiative: Exploring Technology with Satellite Imagery ($40,000.00)
Six schools, including Fayetteville State University, ECSU and several middle schools have been targeted to launch their students into the 21st century with an integrated science and technology education program developed through research at Goddard Space Flight Center. Mr. Michael Comberiate leads the investigation. NASA has developed a hardware and software system that allows students from elementary school through college the opportunity to post process raw satellite data from the GOES weather satellite in real time. The system allows student to manipulate HRPT image data from NOAA and NASA. These image and data sets include post-processed HRPT imagery of significant events such as fires, volcanoes, oil spills, floods, storms, etc as they are being prepared for various websites. Selected imagery from Meteosat (European geostationary weather satellite) and GMS (Japanese geostationary weather satellite), Hubble Telescope, Tropical Rain Monitoring Mission and SeaWiFS (Ocean color/Phytoplankton) are available using these systems. Installation of the systems and training is scheduled for fall 1999. Cost includes $5000 per satellite superfeed dish of which we have purchased 6. Also included is the cost of travel to GSFC to consult with the staff scientist and training at Churchland Middle School.

15. Name of Initiative: NASA Resources and NC Middle School Math ($3000.00)
Teachers from two middle schools in Pasquotank County investigated the use of NASA educational resources in the new middle school mathematics standards for the state of North Carolina. The teachers involved developed curriculum modules which integrated NASA Educational resources into lessons plans. These materials were carefully anchored with the standards of North Carolina for middle school mathematics. After matching the standards with NASA resources, the lesson plans will be made available to all educators via the world wide web. Of particular interest are SkyMath modules, PC's in Space, DACCeSS and other resources located at http://www.earth.nasa.gov. Cost include teacher stipends, travel and training.

16. Name of Initiative: Earth System Science Academy ( $20,000.00)
The Earth System Science Academy is one of the major NRTS K-12 earth system science initiatives. During the 2-day summer academy, 40 teachers tour the Great Dismal Swamp and actively become involved with water testing techniques. Teachers attended both Geoscience and Computer Science workshops. Internet workshops focused on NASA educational resources on Earth System Science. Teachers attending the academy are eligible to apply for $1000 mini grants to implement ESS project with their classes. Reports from previous ESS minigrants awardees were made along with reports on undergraduate research projects in Earth System Science. Mr. Robert Lee from the Atmospheric Research Branch of Langley Research Center was the keynote speaker. Cost include teacher/trainer stipends, overnight lodging, food, imprinted registration material and minigrants.

17. Name of Initiative: Coalition for Earth System Science ($3,000.00)
Mr. Frank Heath, science department head at I.C. Norcom High School and Dr. Linda Hayden attended the Coallition for Earth System Science meeting. Cost include travel for two representatives, poster display and imprinted materials.

18. Name of Initiative: Satellites in Education Conference XII ($ 6,000)
Three representatives from Brawley Middle School ( Ms. Silvers, Scott and Middleton-Principal) and two representatives from ECSU (Dr. Barbara Johnson and Dr. Linda Hayden) attended the Satellites in Education Conference held in West Chester, PA March 10-12, 1999. This annual conference for educators from elementary to college-levels focuses on the use of satellite data and imagery in the classroom. Cost include travel cost for participants.

19. Name of Initiative: Skymath Program with UCAR ($4,000.00)
The goal of the SkyMath project is to demonstrate that acquiring and using current environmental and real-time weather data in middle school classrooms in ways that embrace the dynamic and the uncertain natures of these data, will promote the teaching and learning of significant mathematics, consistent with the standards set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Five middle schools in the NRTS region are currently using the SkyMath modules. Cost include minigrants to teachers to purchase supplies and cost of conducting the workshop.

20. Name of Initiative: Visualization of Stratospheric Water ($**)
Workshops in visualization of stratospheris water were conducted Feb. 7-8. 1999 on the campus of Norfolk State University. Dr. Waldo Rodriguez, Dr. Raj Chaudhury and Dr. Jim Kung served as workshop leaders. The workshop participants included faculty and students from other HBCU partner institutions. Cost are included in the award to NSU.

21. Name of Initiative: NRTS VIDEOCONFERENCING FACILITY($50,000.00)
Cost include the purchase and installation of 3 ISDN lines plus videoconferencing hardware. Cost also include upgrade of lighting and sound system to facilitate videoconferences.

22. Name of Initiative: AVS Visualization Application and Techniques ($**)
Mr. Steve Thorph, academic programs visualization specialist for the North Carolina Supercomputing Center conducted training of the use of AVS Visualization software during the HBCU partners meeting held on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The workshop held on April 1999 involved representatives of the chemistry, computer science and physics departments of UNCP, Fayetteville State University, Elizabeth City State University, Norfolk State University and Virginia State University. Cost are included in the award to UNCP.

23. Name of Initiative: Satellite Tool Kit and IDL Programming ($**)
Dr. Raj Chaudhury conducted a workshop of use of the Satellite Tool Kit during the Feb. 7-8. 1999 university partners meeting at Norfolk State University. At that same meeting university partners received training on IDL programming from Dr. Jim Kung. IDL is an integrated software development system for data handling, analysis and visualization from Research System, Inc. (www.rsi.com). The Satellite Tool Kit is the core in a suite of analysis software tools that addresses all phases of a space system life cycle, from policy development and design to launch and operations. Based on simple user inputs, STK generates paths for a variety of space- and ground-based objects, such as satellites, ships, aircraft and land vehicles. STK also provides animation capabilities and a two-dimensional map background for visualizing the path of these vehicles over time. The focus of these two workshops was the use of visualization for research.
Cost are included in the award to NSU.



($**) Cost was included in a minigrant to the partner