THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION

JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2, INC.

www.meridianschoolsfoundation.org

(208) 350-5039

south.leann@meridianschools.org

GRANT APPLICATION INFORMATION

Submission Date:  The second Wednesday in December   5:00 p.m.

February – Grant Review     March – Funded Grant Announcement

First week of June – Funding sent to schools for summer purchases

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING FOR A GRANT:

1. All projects should be planned for implementation during the 2010-2011 school year.

2. Projects should focus on improving student achievement.

3. All applications must be typed. Applications are available on the district website.

4 The Education Foundation Grant WILL NOT FUND:

a.  Food or Refreshments

b.  Items normally supplied by the district or building

c.  Parent Resource Libraries

d.  Scholarships or college credits

e.  Travel expenses other than the transporting of students using district vehicles.

f.  Sports Equipment

5. Grant proposals without Administrator comments will not be considered.

6. The Education Foundation reserves the right to partially fund grant proposals.

Total request should include shipping and handling.

7. More weight will be given to proposals with other sources of funding such as matching

funds from PTO, PTA, outside sources, etc.

8. Non-sustainable grants will not be funded the following year.

It will be necessary to find alternative funding to sustain long term proposals.

9. All technology proposals MUST have been approved by:

a. Software Committee – contact Cindy Sisson-350-5066

Hardware –  IBM compatible – contact Dr. Jerry Reininger-350-5156

b. Have the signature of your building Educational Technology Specialist (ETS)

Building ETS:___________________________________________________________

Do you have approval regarding maintenance, installation and license issues?   YES / NO

Foundation Grant Evaluation Rubric Categories:

*Meets grant requirements as outlined. If not, will not be considered

*Improving Student Achievement  0-10 points

*Innovation  0-20 points

*Value of project to students  0-5 points

*Matching Funds  0-5 points

*Number of Students Impacted

1-35   5 points

36-100   10 points

100+  15 points

*All Grants recipients are to be a representative for The Education Foundation to the school at which they teach.

APPLICATION FORM

PROJECT TITLE:

SCHOOL:

REGION DIRECTOR: North – Don Nesbitt,       Central – Joe Yochum

(circle one)                      South – Dr. Mandy Saras

APPLICANT:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Give a brief description of your target group (students, teachers). Describe the activity in which the target group will be engaged. How is this project innovative, a new method of doing things, a change from regular instruction?

NEED FOR THIS PROJECT: Explain the process used and data examined to determine the merits of this project.

WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WIL BE IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT?

ANTICIPATED PROJECT OUTCOMES:

EXPLAIN HOW THE PROJECT FITS WITH AND ENHANCES THE ADOPTED CURRICULUM:

EXPLAIN HOW THE PROJECT FITS WITH THE BUILDING SITE IMPROVEMENT PLAN:

EXPLAIN HOW THE PROJECT FITS WITHIN YOUR GRADE LEVEL COLLABORATION PLAN: This section must be completed for all elementary/middle school grade-level applications; optional for other applications.

PROJECT ANTICIPATED BEGIN DATE:

PROJECT DURATION:

Note:

All recipients are required to complete an end-of-the-year evaluation on the grant’s effectiveness. Forms will be sent to the recipients near the end of the third quarter.

All Grants recipients are to be a representative for The Education Foundation to the school at which they teach.

All grant funds must be spent by October 15, 2010 unless other arrangements are made through the Education Foundation office (350-5039, 376-7692).  Receipts or copies of receipts should be sent to LeAnn South at the District Service Center (DSC) by October 15, 2010

PROJECT BUDGET

EXPENSE DESCRIPTION	TOTAL EXPENSES: Including shipping/handling	$ FROM OTHER SOURCES/MATCHING FUNDS	$ FROM THE FOUNDTION

TOTAL AMOUNT  REQUESTED:

APPLICANTS SIGNATURE:                                                                 DATE:

ADMINISTRATOR’S INPUT:

This grant will not be considered without a building Administrator responding to the following:

Why do you recommend this proposal be approved?

If technology items are requested, will they be appropriate for your building?

Are there building funds available to support this proposal?

Signature of Administrator:____________________________________________

Signature of Superintendent____________________________________________

FOR DISTRICT LEVEL COMMENTS ONLY

Review of Proposal by Region Director – Date___________________________

Signature of Region Director ________________________________________

Curriculum Coordinator (K-12) comments supporting/not supporting this proposal:

_____________________________________________

Signature of Curriculum Coordinator

Director of Curriculum comments supporting/not supporting this proposal.

_____________________________________________

Signature of Director of Curriculum