2011-2012 Application
The application period for the 2011-2012 school year will be from October 3 through October 24, 2011 . Our online application has a new look and new questions. Please read the instructions below to learn about our application process.
Before You Begin
Before you begin your online application process be sure that you have read and understand:
1. General Information page
2. Eligibility & Conditions page
3. Important Dates & FAQ’s page
Below is a list of the required components of the application. Please take some time to draft your application offline prior to beginning the online process. A number of the questions that you will need to answer have character count restrictions; for this reason, drafting prior to beginning your online application is highly encouraged. When our online link is live, you can easily copy and paste your text into your online application.
Type of Grant
You will need to indicate whether your grant application is Individual (up to $600) or Collaborative (up to $1,200 and up to 4 teachers).
About You (Individual or Lead Teacher)
1. First & Last Name
2. E-mail Address Only BVSD email addresses will be accepted
3. Phone Number
4. School(s) or Location
5. Number of years employed as a teacher
6. Number of years employed as a teacher in BVSD
7. If application is Collaborative, names and email addresses of co-applicants
About Your Project
(Important note: from this point on in your application, do not include your name, your school, personnel names at your school, or location – application evaluators will disqualify any applications that mention names, schools, personnel names, or locations.)
1. Project Title (100 characters max.)
2. Grade Level(s)
3. Primary Area of Innovation
Technology
Sustainability
Science
Math
Other
4. Primary Content Area Choose one from the list below. Your project must tie to your school’s curriculum.
Arts
Cultural Education
Green Education
Language Arts
Math
Music
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Technology
Vocational
World Languages
Other
5. Number of Students Impacted
6. Abstract Describe your project in a clear and concise manner, highlighting its compelling, creative, and/or unique aspects. This abstract may be used in Impact on Education publications. (300 characters max.)
7. Goals List specific educational goals for this project. (1,000 characters max.)
8. Innovation Describe the innovative instructional methods, techniques,or technologies you plan to use to improve student learning. (1,000 characters max.)
9. Evaluation How will you measure the success of your project? How will you know if goals were met? (1,000 characters max.)
10. Plan Indicate your timeline and expected qualitative and quantitative outcomes for your project. (1,000 characters max.)
11. Budget Items List items needed in the categories indicated. Do not mention names, schools, or locations. Unacceptable items: Teacher release time, substitute teachers, expenses incurred prior to CIG approval, stickers, after-school programs.
Equipment
Fees
Honorarium
Materials
Transportation
12. Budgets Costs List costs associated with the categories. If cost exceed $600 (individual) or $1,200 (collaborative), you will be asked to provide additional information.
13. Budgets exceeding $600(individual)/$1,200(collaborative) You will need to indicate items costs covered by additional funding sources that you have secured or plan to receive. You also need to indicate funding source(s) and be sure to use generic names for institutions (e.g., “”PTO” instead of “Douglass PTO”) so as not to identify/disqualify your application.
