2012 Mini-Grant Application Guidelines
For Educators in the Athol-Royalston Regional School District
Grants in the range of $250-$1,000 will be awarded to innovative programs that:
- Involve collaboration between schools, families, and the community
- Reflect the goals of the District or the School, as identified in its School Improvement Plan or curriculum frameworks
- Serve the largest possible number of students
- Involve enrichment or after-school activities which are outside the funding normally provided in the district budget
- Improve the quality of education which our schools can offer our children
- Consider the diversity and demographics of the communities
Applications will be ranked according to these criteria, and the top-ranking programs will be funded first. Grant money will be available in January, 2012. The number of grants made will depend on the total amount of money the Foundation is able to raise. The Board of the Foundation has established a minimum of $5,000 in grants this year.
Guidelines for Funding
- The Foundation will not fund the following items:
- Refreshments
- Awards related to the completion of the project
- Salaries for School District employees
- Items that would normally be part of the school budget
- If the grant application includes funding for reusable materials, those materials will become the property of the school, rather than the property of the applicant or the participant.
- Award recipients will be responsible for notifying the President of the Foundation of the exact date(s) of the funded program. They will also be required to submit publicity about the event to the Athol Daily News, giving credit to the Athol- Royalston Education Foundation. Failure to do so may be taken into consideration in future grant awards. A copy of the press release is to be sent to AREF. Please also send a photo directly to AREF to be used in its fundraising publicity.
- Programs/activities to be considered must be carried out in partnership with the schools in the Athol-Royalston Regional School District.
- All funds granted in November 2011 and January 2012 need to be expended by December 31, 2012.
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