The Florida Council Of

The Florida Council Of

The Florida Council of

Independent Schools

invites you to enter the competition

for the 2011

DeWitt E. & Vera M. Hooker

Fellowship Grant

Valued at up to $3,000

Open to All Members

of the Faculty, Staff and Administration

of FCIS Member Schools

The

DeWitt E. & Vera M. Hooker

Fellowship

•This is a cash grant by the Board of Directors to a member of an FCIS school’s faculty, staff or administration. The actual amount of the grant will be determined by the Board.

•The purpose of the award, which honors FCIS founding Executive Secretary and his wife, is to encourage the development of projects which will benefit the Council’s member schools, in particular, and independent schools in general.

•For examples of past winners please go to School Resources.

•The intent of this award is to better serve FCIS member schools while enhancing your school’s program.

•Projects must have significance beyond an individual school to be accepted and must be shared with all Council schools.

•It is not required that the project be completed during the current school year, although if not, an estimate of its completion date should be given. A presentation of the winning project should be made at the 2011 Convention in Weston (Ft. Lauderdale Area).

• All winning projects must be submitted to the FCIS State Office in an electronic version after the Convention. The Council will distribute to the member schools.

•There is no limit on the number of applications that can be submitted from any one school.

•Do not submit additional materials with the application.

•Deadline for submitting applications is March 4, 2011 (postmarked). Please note that all applications must carry endorsement of the school head. Use the application form on the FCIS Web site.

Mail the original application and four copies postmarked no later than March 4th to:

FCIS State Office

1211 N. Westshore Boulevard

Suite 612

Tampa, FL 33607

*********************************************

HAVE QUESTIONS ON HOOKER GRANT?

Contact KEARA DANGER at 813-287-2820 or

Previous Winners of FCIS’ Annual

DeWitt E. & Vera M. Hooker Fellowship Award

SpringRecipient & SchoolProject

2005Helen McCall, Shannon Johnson &The Choice Is Yours

Kim Landtroop

Jacksonville Country Day School

Joan Key FalkJunior Master Naturalist Club

Saint Paul’s School

Meghan AlbaneseCooperative Education Adventure

The Academy of the Palm Beaches

2006 Connie Siemonof, Arvi BalseiroThinking Like daVinci...An

The Cushman SchoolIntergenerational Project

Dean FustoEmerging Leaders in the Middle

Episcopal High School School

Bryan Librizzi, Bryan Thomasey &Global Olympics - A World of

Linda LynchFriends

Jacksonville Country Day School

Stacia Hujik & Chip LaysonThematic Team Magazine

Lake Highland Preparatory School

Ben Hoke & Sean MurphyIt Takes a Village to Raise a Child

Palmer Trinity School

2007Auburn ThompsonSweatMonkey.com

All Saints’ Acaemy

Dr. Von BeebeGrowing-up in Multicultural Miami

Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart

Lael ArangoMaking Language Learning Endure

Tampa Preparatory School

2008Anna BaraltEmpowering Student Learners with

Shorecrest Preparatory SchoolGPS

Silvia TolisanoHow-To-Guide to Digital

San Jose Episcopal Day SchoolStorytelling

Colette DziadulFCIS-An Educators Best Friend

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy

P. Michael DavisCharacter Education That Works

Canterbury School of Florida

2009Debra Nixon and Mary Ann EwertSmile and Breathe! Yoga-Based Activities for the K-8

Saint Stephen’s Episcopal, BradentonClassroom

Joyce Barclay and Alysa NolenCool Tools for Techie Teachers

All Saints’ Academy

Lorie WacasterIndependent Schools Honor Chorus

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy

Joanne Barrett and Alysa NolenPD Made EZ

The Out-of-Door Academy and

All Saints’ Academy

2010Dr. Robert Egley, Marion PrimmerSynchronous Distance Learning for Independent Schools

& James Teets

Glades Day School

Sally Tappert, Delia Zepeda & What's All the Buzz About Family Math, Science &

Felix Jacomino Technology Night?

St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School

• APPLICATION •

Florida Council of Independent Schools

DeWitt E. & Vera M. Hooker Fellowship Grant

GUIDELINES

1. All applications must be typed and mailed with four copies to FCIS postmarked no later than March 4, 2011.
2. In most cases, grants should not include compensation or equipment purchases.
3. Completed application should be submitted on this form. Supporting information should be on a separate page.

Faculty Member’s Name:

Home Address:

City: Zip:

Position at School:

Name of School:

City: Zip:

Will project be completed for presentation at the 2011 Convention?

Yes No

If no, please give anticipated completion date:

Project Title (30 characters or less):

Anticipated Costs: (detail)

PURPOSE:

SCOPE:

Expected Benefit to FCIS Schools:

Signature of Applicant:

Endorsement of School Head:

The school is responsible for the expenditure of any FCIS funds awarded.

This completed application form and four copies should be

postmarked no later than March 4, 2011.

HAVE QUESTIONS ON HOOKER GRANT?

Contact KEARA DANGER at 813-287-2820 or

To:

FCIS State Office

1211 N. Westshore Boulevard, Suite 612

Tampa, FL 33607