grants for great ideas! teacher grant program management & best practices
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Grants for Great Ideas!
Teacher Grant Program
Management & Best Practices
Decide What You Will Fund
Creative, innovative programs that enhance education at Midway ISD
Requested Funds: $1,500 for individuals $5,000 for groups $10,000 for district-wide
or campus-wide initiatives Higher amounts as
decided upon by Foundation
Grants for Great Ideas
And Grants for BIG Ideas!
Fun Facts Typical number of
requests 13 – 35 applications
from 10 campuses Typical number of grant
readers: 10 – Board Members and
Community Members Average amount
available for grants: $50,000 per semester
now – ($13,000 the first semester)
Things We Learned
Grant Application Titles are Important!
Manure Happens!
Let Staff Know What You Want
Introduce/promote at convocation if possible
Grant Writing Workshops Online submissions
Training Required or Not?
It’s OK to think SMALL
How We Review
Why We Use Our System1) To review all applications carefully and
equitably 2) To streamline the selection process3) To accommodate volunteer and staff
schedules4) Most important point: It is transparent
& edquitable
The “Green Light System”
Green – Fund at some level, but definitely fund
Yellow – I have questions to ask of the staff or need to be convinced
Red – Does not meet our funding goals, doesn’t show sustainability, not innovative or poorly written
The “Green Light System”
Scoring Combines objective and subjective
scoring elements
Review Curriculum team meets with readers to
field questions from staff Selection committee volunteers can
revise scores based on feedback from staff
Final Selection ”Green light” grant application budget
pages are reviewed and funding amount is set.
Reader’s scores are sorted highest to lowest and funded one by one until the allotted money is gone.
Evaluation Forms Feedback from the selection committee
is recorded to pass along to the applicant.
Suggestions for Declined Grants1) Write thorough feedback letter/form2) Give paperwork to principal and ask
them to deliver to the applicant with words of encouragement
3) ED or Board Members can contact applicants individually
Suggestions for Awarding Approved Grants
The Prize Posse
The Prize Posse
Take your friends (partners)!
All School Assembly
Questions?
Suzi Pagel, CFREMidway ISD Education/ FoundationFoundation Innovation, LLC
[email protected]@foundationinnovation.com254.761-5614