Purpose: Innovative School and Department Grants are designed to encourage, facilitate, recognize, and reward innovative and creative instructional programs and ideas in education. The Davis Education Foundation offers schools and departments the opportunity to apply for grants to support innovative programs or projects that promote higher levels of student learning and academic success. The grant proposals must enhance student academic performance and support the stated objectives, goals, and initiatives of the DESK Standards of the Davis School District.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Eligible Expenses: Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, or technology.
Restrictions: Grant funds may not be used to:
- pay indirect costs, grant administration fees or salaries.
- fund teacher training or travel.
- pay stipends to the applicants.
- lobby or promote religious purposes.
- fund projects that are provided for in school or district budgets.
- fund food, rewards or incentives.
Required Match: All applications require a full cash match.
Application Window:
The grant window will remain open until funds are all expended. Please be aware that funds are limited and early application is recommended.
Please allow for 6 weeks between application submission and award notification. All grant recipients will be notified by an email.
Applications that include activities scheduled prior to the date of notification will not be considered. All grant applicants will be notified in writing. Please do not contact the Foundation regarding the status of your application.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be practicing teachers/administrators employed by the Davis School District who are actively involved in the instruction of students or related support services.
- Identical applications from schools or departments will not be considered.
Award of Funds:
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to school/department initiated programs or projects. The number of awards will depend on funds available.
Requirements:
Contact Person:
- The contact person will be the Davis Education Foundation’s point of contact for award notification, reporting, publicity, and other grant-related activities.
- Applications missing lead applicant data will not be considered.
Project Proposal and Budget
The narrative must address the following items:
- Provide a short description of the project.
- Describe the goals for student achievement and the evaluation tools and strategies for the project.
- Describe the student need for the project..
- Identify the community partnerships that will be created through this project.
- Provide a line-item budget for the proposed work. Please include the source and amount of the matching funds for the project.
Selection Criteria:
Proposed goals for student achievement are challenging and rigorous.
- Proposed work engages students in critical thinking and problem solving.
- There is alignment between goals, assessment, activities, and budget.
- The degree to which the grant supports District goals, School Improvement Plan and/or a specific quantifiable student learning needs as identified through individual school or district data.
- The degree to which sound evaluation procedures are incorporated in the proposal.
- The degree to which the proposed grant request represents a creative or innovative approach to the accomplishment of objectives. NOTE: Funds are not typically available for recurring programs/projects. The proposal should address a new project as opposed to one accomplished or under way.
- The degree to which the proposal is clear and logical, based on (a) specificity of objectives; (b) clarity of description of instructional procedures, methods, or treatments; and (c) relevance of evaluative procedures as related to objectives and treatments.
Process:
Applications must be reviewed by school administrator/director.
- Applications must be submitted electronically to the Foundation office no later than the date listed above.
- Awarded projects must be fully implemented by the end of the following semester.
- Recipients must complete a project evaluation and submit all paperwork to the Foundation office.
- Administrator or Department Director is required to submit a support statement via email to Jodi Lunt at jlunt@dsdmail.net prior to review and approval of grant.
Provide budget information details in the “Budget Explanation” section in the table. Relate budget expenditures and explanations to planned objectives and activities
Questions:
If you have any questions, contact Sherry Miggin at smiggin@dsdmail.net or 801-402-5182.
