Included are:

 

 

·       Guidelines for Grant Applications  

·       Application for Education Foundation Grant 

 

 

Please submit clear, 

typewritten applications for

ease and accuracy of reading by the committee.  Thank you.

 

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                     Guidelines for Grant Applications                     

                                                                                                 

Purpose:

            The Education Foundation Grant is designed to encourage, facilitate, and recognize innovative and creative approaches to the accomplishment of District 622’s Vision.

 

Persons Eligible to Apply for Grants:

            Individuals or teams of individuals employed by the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Public Schools who are involved in the instruction of students.  This includes teachers, principals, bus drivers, cooks, custodians, clerical, education assistants, paraprofessionals, etc.  Persons not employed by ISD 622, including students and student organizations, may apply for grants with the approval of ISD 622’s Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee (principals, dept. managers, etc.)

 

Eligible Proposals:

      • Projects designed to be completed within 12 months of being awarded.

      • Projects that meet the selection criteria.

·   Do NOT apply if your project is currently being funded and/or is underway.

 

Selection Criteria:

      1. Education Foundation priorities include

a.      innovative teaching, and

b.      extended day/year, educational/enrichment opportunities.

     

      2.  Consideration is given to the degree to which the proposal

a.  reflects the Vision of District 622 (see headline above)
b.  is a creative or innovative approach to the accomplishment of the District’s Vision (it must 
            address a new project as opposed to one accomplished or under way),

      c.  includes sound evaluation procedures, and

d.   is clear and logical, including (1) specific objectives, (2) a clear description of procedures or

methods, and (3) evaluation procedures that measure accomplishment of the objectives.

 

3.      Grants cannot be used to pay staff salaries, except for the cost of a substitute required to enable fulfillment of the Grant.  Substitute costs must be included in the dollar amount of funding requested by the Grant.

 

4.      Grants are not intended to enable staff to make a lane change.

 

5.      For a greater chance of success, before applying for Technology grants please consult the Technology department to assure your request meets District standards and requirements.

 

      6.  Grant Application must be signed by appropriate supervisor, administrator or committee (p. 5).

 

Funding Allocations:  (Complete the Education Foundation Grant Program Application)

 

Education Foundation Grant Program: Grants of up to $2,000 may be awarded to individuals or small groups who initiate programs or projects.  Grants of up to $5,000 may be awarded to campus-initiated or district-wide initiated programs or projects.  Available funding is based upon Education Foundation Board of Directors’ discretion.

     

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Responsibilities of Grant Recipients:

1.   Use the award for the purpose intended.

2.   Complete the Grant within 12 months of being awarded.

3.   Submit the evaluation form, including a summary of financial expenditures, to the Education Foundation, c/o Superintendent’s office, within 30 days of completion.

4.   Agree to share successful procedures with the 622 Education Foundation, if requested.

 

Guidelines for Completing the Application:

The project is appropriate if you can answer yes to the following questions:

         • Is it important to student achievement or personal development?

         • Can it be done?

         • Is it practical?

            • Is it new for you?   (Funding will not be allocated for something already completed or in progress.)  

 

Goal Statement:

         • Tell what you hope to achieve.  (What will be different or better if the project is successful?)

         • Keep the statement simple and straightforward.

         • Promise only that which you can reasonably expect to achieve.

 

Statement of Rationale: Address --

         • The problem or issue.

         • The importance of the goal.

         • How the project supports the goal.

         • How your project relates to the district’s educational plan.

 

Objectives:

         • Limit the number of objectives.

         • Be specific; state in measurable terms to the degree appropriate.

 

Instructional Procedures:

         • Be specific.

         • List steps.

         • Relate to purpose and objectives.

         • Estimate duration of project.

 

Evaluation:

         • Relate to stated objectives.

         • Indicate how you will know whether the project was successful.

 

Grant Application Rejection:

      Any Grant Application received after the deadline, and/or any Grant Application without appropriate signatures, will be returned to the writer.

 

 

Questions?  Please call Grant Committee Chair, Betti Marx  748-7416

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Education Foundation Grant Program Application

Due in Superintendent’s Office by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2009

 

Name of Applicant(s):                                                                                                                                                                

 

Where I (we) work:                                                                                                                                                                      

 

My (our) job(s):                                                                                                                                                                            

 

Project Title                                                                                                                                                                                   

(Keep title short, please)

 _____     Please place a check mark to verify that this project is NEW and not in progress or completed.  If not, this project is not eligible for a Foundation grant.

Please write one or two sentences explaining how your grant proposal is new and innovative:






Brief description of your project (approximately 50 words)

 

 

 

 

Rationale:  (Importance and relevance to District’s Vision)

 

 

 

 

Objectives:  (Stated in measurable terms to the degree possible)

 

 

 

 

Description of procedures and methods (if applicable) or activities which will be utilized:

 

 

 

 

Goal Statement (what will be different or better if the project is successful?)

 

 

 

 

Describe how you will evaluate success of the project:

 

 

 

 

Identify any school-community partners involved in the project and their role(s):

 

 

 

 

Identify other financial resources applied for or received:

 

 

 

 

Anticipated Date of Implementation: ____________  Anticipated Date of Completion:                             

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BUDGET:    ITEM/ACTIVITY/RESOURCE/SERVICE                                                 BUDGET AMOUNT

 
Would additional expendable resources be needed to continue this project into another year?  __yes   __no

TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED:  $_____________________ 


        _____________________                                                                                                                                                

Date of review by School Based Committee                                                         Principal/Administrator Signature

(for multiple campus/district-wide requests)                                                    I verify that this proposal is new and innovative and
                                                                                                                       has not been done in this school.

 

Should my grant be chosen for funding, I agree to allow a photograph (s) of myself and my grant project to be sent to the local paper or to be used in district publications. 

 

Signed:  __________________________________________________

 

* Applicant may add pages if needed or transfer form to one’s own computer.