Video Game Club Application

Video Games Club of America (VGCUSA) focuses on establishing gaming clubs in secondary educational settings to make socially awkward students socially active through the power of good sportsmanship, gaming, and social and emotional learning. The Office of Commonwealth Libraries’ “Out of School Time” LSTA-funded project is working with VGCUSA to provide support and materials to 50 school libraries to offer this program for Pennsylvania youth. Applicants will be scored against a rubric.

Approved applicants will:
  • Receive a Nintendo Wii Starter Kit (Nintendo Wii, select Wii Games, HDMI adapters, 2 controllers, delivery to the school)
  • Receive up to $100 in board games to begin your collection
  • Receive a $250 administrator fee for gaming club lead mentor
  • Participate in a monthly community of practice for club leadership to interact, discuss, and connect
  • Complete and submit a community of impact project (By September 30, 2021)
  • Help students in your building cultivate relationships through gaming

Please review the VGCUSA FAQ before applying.  Your Superintendent must also provide certifications and a signature to be attached in the application.

This project is made possible by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Applications will be due at the end of day on Friday, June 28, and accepted applicants will be notified in early July.  Please direct any questions to Corri Hines, School Age Services Advisor for the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

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* 1. Please enter your school's contact information

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* 2. Are you your school's librarian or media specialist?

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* 3. Please provide the name of the person to provide leadership for this club.  

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* 4. Please select the position that best describes the club's proposed leadership.

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* 5. Will there be a secondary or alternate leader for this club?  If so, please provide the name and title of that person.

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* 6. Please describe your school building's grade level(s).

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* 7. I understand that this application is for a single building and not the entire school district.

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* 8. What demographic best describes your school?

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* 9. Please describe your current approach to instruction. Please see the Pennsylvania Department of Education “Determining Instructional Models During the COVID-19 Pandemic” for definitions of instruction modes.

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* 10. If you have a Blended Learning Model or a Full Remote Learning Model, what is your plan for implementing this club?

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* 11. Please indicate where or how your video game club will meet.

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* 12. Please indicate where your video game equipment will be stored.

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* 13. Is your building a Title I school according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education Future Ready Index?

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* 14. What is the free and reduced lunch rate for your building according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education National School Lunch Program Reports?

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* 15. Within the past five years, how many years has your school performed at below basic in State Assessment Measures?

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* 16. When will your video game club meet?

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* 17. How many hours/days per week will your club meet?

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* 18. Please list any school clubs/groups that are led by the school librarian or library personnel.

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* 19. Describe how this club opportunity relates to Social/Emotional Learning for your school and how it relates to your institution's mission, goals, or values.

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* 20. Please describe the impact that receiving this club opportunity would have on your school library and students. Describe any strategies you may have in building your club, any potential partnerships with existing classes or clubs, and what outcomes you anticipate for your school and students.

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* 21. Please upload your Superintendent's signed certification page.

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* 22. By typing my name in the box below, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the information provided is true, complete and accurate and the expenditures, disbursements and cash receipts are for the purpose and objectives set forth in the terms and conditions of the federal award.  I am By typing my name in the box below, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the information provided is true, complete and accurate and the expenditures, disbursements and cash receipts are for the purpose and objectives set forth in the terms and conditions of the federal award.  I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to criminal civil or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims, or otherwise.

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