The Foundation for Edmonds School District raises and distributes funds in support of all students’ learning in partnership with the Edmonds School District.
School-WideApplicationProgram Guidelines
January 23, 2018
For more than 34 years the Foundation for Edmonds School District has funded school-wideprojects designed to increase learning and actively engage students through innovative, enriching practices. Do you have an idea on how to enhance student learning? You are encouraged to apply!
Award amounts:Not to exceed $3,000 for one principal’s school-wide project that spans an entire school or grade-level.
Application deadline:Friday, March 9, 2018 by 4:00 p.m.Please scan your application and send it electronically via email. Incomplete, unsigned applications and applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Funding timelines:Funds will be available July 1, 2018 and must be spentMay 1, 2019
Selection criterion:Each application will be scored based on the following criteria:
Project directly supports student learning.
Application clearly describes specific student outcomes and how success of the project will be measured.
Outcomes are tied to the District’s Strategic Direction IndicatorsAND the project reflects one or more of the District’s Commitment to Students.
Budget is complete, accurate and supports proposed activities.
Please see attached scoring rubric.
The Foundation seeks to fund a wide range of projects across the K-12 continuum. Each proposal is evaluated based on the current application and projects that received grant awards in years past are not guaranteed funding.
Requirements:
Complete Application, no more than four pages inclusive of cover page and budget description.
Application must have principal’ssignature.
Awardee or their designee attend the Foundation’s annual grant awards ceremony on Thursday, May 24.
All grant recipients agree to acknowledge The Foundation’s funding of the project in at least two specific ways and will complete a project evaluation by the end of the 2018-2019 school year. Please be prepared to share photographs and stories about student impact stories so that we can, in turn, share your successes with your project donors. Failure to do so could prevent approval of future Foundation school-wide grant applications.
Submission:Via email to Lorna Wheaton, 425.431.7084
Questions:Please contact Deb Anderson,at 425.431.7260 or
School-Wide Application
Cover Page
Project Title: ______
School: Amount requested:
Provide a one to two sentence description of the project:
Estimated number of students involved in the project:
Is this a project for which you have received Foundation funding within the past 3 years?
Please check area of focus:
Kindergarten Jump Start Career & College Readiness Bridging the Digital Divide
Academic Enrichment Health & Wellness
I/we agree to acknowledge the Foundation for Edmonds School District funding of this project in at least 2 ways (curriculum night, classroom or school website or newsletter, for example), to attend the Foundation’s annual grant awards ceremony and to complete and submit a written evaluation form by the end of the 2016-17 school year. I/we understand that failure to do sowill result in non-approval of future grant applications.
Applicant Name______Date: ______
Principal Signature______Date:
Email______Phone:
Deadline for submitting Applications is 4:00 p.m. March 9, 2018
School-Wide Application Project Proposal
Please answer the following questions providing clear, specific information that will help the selection committee understand the scope and value of your project.
- Describe the project and its purpose including how it will be implemented, the activities and tasks to be completed and who will participate.(300 word maximum).
- Please describe the student outcomes and indicate how they align to the Edmonds School District’s Strategic Direction Indicators. What specific student skills, abilities or behaviors do you expect to increase or improve through this project and how will that occur?
- How does this project reflect the Edmonds School District’s stated Commitment to Students?
- What is the significance of this project?Describe the importance of the project to student learning.
- How, specifically, will you evaluate the success of this project?
- Please list 2 ways you will acknowledge The Foundation’s funding of this project (Examples: curriculum night, classroom or school website or newsletter)
School-Wide Application Budget Description
ITEMS TO BE PURCHASED / COST / ADDITIONALFUNDING SOURCESTOTAL COST OF PROJECT / $
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM THE FOUNDATION / $
Note: the total amount awarded by The Foundation will not be exceeded. Any costs incurred beyond that total will not be paid by The Foundation, and will be the responsibility of the individual(s) requesting the grant.
Please provide specific quantities and costs including shipping and taxes.
If additional orpartial funding of this project will come from other sources, please identify those sourcesand amounts in the space available.
School-Wide Program Evaluation
All recipients of School-Wide Grant Awards are to complete and submitthe following evaluation form by the end of the 2018 -2019 school year. Failure todo so may result in non-approval of future grant applications.
The Foundation for Edmonds School District raises and distributes funds in support of all students’ learning in partnership with the Edmonds School District. Your project allows us to partner with you in that effort!
Please reflect on your project and provide an assessment. We encourage creativity and know that sometimes what we plan exceeds our expectations for student learning and sometimes falls short! Your honest evaluation is much appreciated.
Project Title:
School: _ Amount received: ______
Applicant name: _Position: _
Co-applicant name: Position:
- What specific student skills, abilities or behaviors did you expect to increase or improve through this project? To what extent were your expectations realized and on what do you base that assessment?How many students benefited from this project?
- On a scale of 1 – 10 what was the significance of this project on student learning this year? Briefly explain.
- Given the opportunity to repeat this project, what, if anything, would you do differently?
- What are two ways you acknowledged the Foundation in funding the project?
□I have submitted a photo/photographs reflecting this project in action or its outcome to
□I have submitted a “story” to the Foundation’s Online Grant Story Form that details a project impact on a specific student or group of students.
Thanks! Please email this form to y June 30, 2019.
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