Application
Due Quarterly– September 15, November 15, January 15, and March 15
About the Award
Bridgestone Americas and The Muscatine Journal are partners in our community and therefore committed to the quality of education offered to our students. As a result, each quarter, Bridgestone will award $500 to one teacher (or group of teachers) in the Muscatine Community School District. This $500 is designed to assist the teacher with the resources needed to shape the classroom environment to enhance learning for every child. Our vision is to enrich the environment for our students, in our schools, one classroom at a time!
Title of Enrichment Opportunity
Teacher(s) Name
School Name
Signature
I have read and approve these enrichment upgrades to our school/classroom as written in this grant.
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Principal Name Principal Signature Date
Grant award winners agree that their names and photos may be released for use in the Muscatine Journal and Bridgestone newsletters, websites or other printed materials.
Please submit this application to:
Electronic version – MCSD website
Paper version – Lisa Mosier Bunn –
Bridgestone Americas Manufacturing Group
Classroom of the Quarter
Review Process
Applications are reviewed and awarded once per quarter. Applications are reviewed by an independent committee consisting of Bridgestone, the Muscatine Community School District and The Muscatine Journal. Awards are given at the discretion of the Classroom of the Quarter Review Committee. The Committee Chair will refrain from voting. Teachers will be contacted by the Committee Chair if additional information or clarification is needed. Teachers are encouraged to follow the rubric; provide as much detail as possible for the committee to review. Applications submitted after the 15th of the month will be considered for the next quarter.
Eligibility
Every teacher with a classroom (PreK-12) in the Muscatine Community School District is eligible to apply for this grant. Eligible teachers and/or teams of five or less may submit an application once every quarter of the school year; however, classrooms are only eligible to receive a grant once per school year. Individual teachers may also submit an application once per quarter if they were previously awarded a grant as part of a team of teachers.
School Approval
Applications must have the approval of the principal at the teacher’s home school before they will be reviewed. Incomplete applications will be returned to the teacher with a request to obtain appropriate approval and/or additional information or clarification.
Title of Enrichment Opportunity:
Classroom Grade(s):
Number of Students Impacted:
Enrichment Opportunity Description:
(Please include a thorough explanation of your classroom enrichment opportunity)
Student Impact:
(Please include how the classroom enrichment opportunity is designed to enhance learning for every child in your classroom)
Timeline and Responsibilities:
(Please include a complete timeline that details tasks and responsibilities)
Timeline and Responsibilities (example)
What / How / Who / WhenPurchase materials for science project/experiment / Submit requisition/purchase order / Mary Smith (teacher) / 9/15/15
Conduct test experiment after materials are received / Actually perform planned experiment / Mary Smith/John Miller (teachers) / 9/30/15
Make any adjustments needed to science project / Change written process or instructions / Mary Smith / 10/1/15
Explain project/experiment to students / Lecture/PowerPoint presentation / Mary Smith/John Miller / 10/5/15
Students perform project/experiment / Follow written process/instructions / Science students / 10/7/15
Students present their learnings to class / Oral presentation/PowerPoint / Science students / 10/8/15
Evaluate effectiveness of project/experiment / Survey or test the science students / Mary Smith/John Miller / 10/12/15
Budget:
(Please include a thorough breakdown of costs for each item needed in this opportunity)
Grand Total
If the Grand Total is more than $500, where will the additional funding come from?
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Any additional information/comments that you wish to include:
Please include your e-mail address(es) below that you would like to be contacted at.
BAMG- Enriching our Environment – One Classroom at a Time Rubric
0 / 1 / 2 / 3Project
Description
20% / No project description / Proposal includes explanation
of project. / Proposal includes
explanation of project &
identifies how the project
relates to classroom environment improvements. / Proposal includes a detailed explanation of project and clearly identifies how the project will improve the classroom environment. / POINTS
x.2 =
Student Impact
30% / No indication of how this project will enhance learning / There are vague references of how this project will enhance learning for some students. / There are clear indications of how this project will enhance learning for some students. / There are clear indications of how this project will enhance learning for all students. / POINTS
x.3 =
Timeline &
Responsibility
10% / No indication of an
implementation timeline / Timeline is in place but it is not detailed and/or complete. / A complete timeline is in place that details the steps to be completed. / A complete timeline is in place that clearly details the tasks,
responsibilities and point dates to fully implement the project. / POINTS
x.1 =
Budget
10% / No budget was provided / Budget is limited &/or figures
do not total correctly. / Budget is limited and specific figures &/or project exceeds $500. / Budget is thorough. Specific
figures are given for each
category and budgeted item.
Requested funding does not
exceed the maximum grant
amount. / POINTS
x.1 =
Creativity/ Innovation
30% / Neither creative
nor innovative / The project contains some
creative &/or innovative
components. / The project contains very creative &/or innovative components that may be shown to enhance learning for students. / The project contains strong
innovative and creative
components. It describes in detail how it will stimulate and enhance student learning and instruction. / POINTS
x.3 =
TOTAL
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