Piney Branch Elementary School PTO Staff/ Teacher Grant Form
2017 – 2018 School Year
The purpose of the PTO Mini Staff/ Teacher Grant is to assist with funds for an enrichment initiative such as a special project, learning concept or training sessions that would provide the entire Piney Branch Elementary community, or a population greater than represented by an individual classroom, with a value added experience that would exceed regularly allocated school resources.
Date: ______Project Title: ______
Requestor(s): ______
Contact Email: ______
Total Funds Requesting: ______Circle Grade Level the project is to support: All K 1 2 3 4 5
Initiation Date: ______Completion Date: ______
1. Describe this grant project in detail. Include implementation process. (You may attach your description instead, if you prefer. Include receipts, fact sheets, financial specifics such as model numbers and itemized expenses, if applicable.)
2. What is the anticipated benefit to students as a result of their participation in this program/project and how can you measure the succession rate?
3. Has full or partial funding been sought and/or obtained elsewhere? If so, please explain. If partial funding is provided by the PTO, how will the difference be funded?
4. What are the materials and/or additional resources you may need?
5. Is there a specific date by which you need the funds, such as to meet an application deadline or curriculum milestone?
6. Do you request reimbursement or wish the PTO to order on the PTO credit card?
Piney Branch Elementary School PTO Staff/ Teacher Grant Information
2017 – 2018 School Year
Eligibility Status: You must be a staff PTO member to be eligible for the grant.
Examples:
· Training to implement a new academic program, project or activity that would benefit the entire grade level, sub-set of group or school as a whole.
· Equipment or manipulative needed for a specific learning concept.
· Expansion of library materials.
· Equipment that is specially designed to promote sensory experiences in order to regulate brain functions, increase attention and enhance focus to better enable the learning of academic tasks.
· Student magazine or book subscriptions that will further aid in instructional support.
What the Mini Grant Program is not:
• A second avenue for teachers to increase their current stipends for individual classroom supplies or individual classroom field trip experiences.
• A place for interested parents to seek funding for projects that primarily benefit either their own family or their own children’s classroom(s)
• A fund that we plan to fully exhaust early in the academic year
• Funding for staff time
Application Process:
· Teacher or staff member will fill out the grant form and submit to the PTO Board at or in the PTO mailbox no later than 12/22/2017.
o When preparing the cost please be sure to consider cost of shipping, tax exempt status and cheapest option.
· The PTO Board will meet to review and score grants submitted in January 2018 and will present the top highest ranking proposals to the January PTO meeting for general review and approval.
o If additional information is requested the requestor may present at the PTO meeting.
· The PTO Board will notify the requestor of the approved grant amount by the end of January 2018.
· The grant requestor can decide if they would like to be reimbursed or use on the PTO credit card. All invoices and receipts should be sent to the PTO Treasurer to track expenses. For all reimbursement and credit card purchases contact the PTO Treasurer at
· Please Note: Grants are specific to the year in which they are requested, unless determined otherwise and funds are to be spent within 90 days of their receipt unless an extension is approved by the PTO Board. The PTO will not reimburse expenditures made prior to grant approval and notification. Repeat applicants, seeking funds for same event each year, may be asked to submit every year, to allow new applicants to receive grants.
Priorities:
All grant requests should be for programs, projects or materials that enhance the school community. Priority will be given to grant applications that:
• Have a clear purpose and support the highest standards of academic excellence.
• Address a specific need of the PBES community
• Benefit a large number of PBES students.
• Benefit a particular subgroup, special population, or address closing the achievement gap in the PBES community.
• Have no other avenue for funding (district, school, corporate, parent, etc.)
• Have matching funds from other sources.
• Have letters of support for the project (special cases).
Piney Branch Elementary School PTO Staff/ Teacher Grant Evaluation
Review Process: The Principal and PBES PTO Board will review every grant application and will score based on the evaluation criteria.
Evaluation Criteria:
1 ______5 ______10
Not at All Maybe Definitely
Does this proposed grant address student needs/ state educational standards in an effective way and not be duplicative of materials already available?
Is the request bringing new, unique or innovative tools, techniques, materials or instruction to our schools?
Does this grant benefit a reasonable number of students in relation to the dollar amount requested? The PBES grant program prefers broad projects benefitting many students to narrow projects benefitting only a few students
Do the goals and objectives of this grant fit within the mission of the PTO?
Will this grant be implemented in a timely manner with measurable results?
Total assigned score
Grants awarded an average score of 40 or higher are considered as approved, providing PTO funds are available.
Piney Branch Elementary School PTO Mini Staff/ Teacher Grant 2017-18 Last Updated: 11/1/2017