2009 GRANT PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
PURPOSE: The Watertown Education Foundation grant program provides funds for projects that enhance the Watertown Public Schools and promote continued improvements by supporting superior teaching and educational leadership.
GRANT CATEGORIES
* Classroom Grants will be awarded to individual teachers or teams of teachers for projects aimed at supplementing and enriching classroom instruction. The range of grants in this category will be $500 - $1,500.
* Professional Development Grants will be awarded to individual teachers to assist them in their pursuit of part-time or summer graduate course work or summer study and travel. The range of grants in this category will be $1,000 - $3,000.
* School Grants will be awarded to individual schools for projects that enhance the quality of education within a grade level, subject area, department or the building as a whole. Grants that involve groups of teachers in professional development activities and programs are included here also. The range of grants in the category will be $1,000 - $5,000.
* System-Wide Grants will be awarded to projects that have an impact on whole grades, several grades, more than one school or a curricula area. Grants that involve groups of teachers in professional development activities and programs are included here also. The range of grants in this category will be $1,000 - $7,500.
FUNDING PRIORITIES: The Watertown Education Foundation gives priority to projects that:
* support the Watertown Public Schools educational philosophy and its goals;
* are not normally funded through the regular school budget;
* do not duplicate existing programs in the Watertown Public Schools;
* emphasize the development of reading, writing, math, science or technology skills, and
* have a broad impact or ripple effect.
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES
* All proposals must be for projects that will benefit the Watertown Public Schools.
* Projects must take place between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
* Project funds may be used for materials and equipment, speakers, consultants, space costs, entrance fees, tuition not otherwise covered by the School Department, prep time @ $25.00 per hour, and substitute teachers.
* Grant recipients will be required to complete a brief self-assessment of their project and make a presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Watertown Education Foundation in June 2010.