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Retired School Employees Offer Small Grants to Teachers
The Southwest King School Retirees Association has raised $2,500 which will be given in the form of small grants to teachers. The grants are available to all school employees in the Highline, Tukwila, and Vashon School Districts. To receive a portion of the grant money, you must fill out a request form and state how the money will be used to benefit
students by enriching their school experience. These forms will be
read by a committee and chosen on their merit.
The forms will be available in each building by November 7. Due date for the requests is December 16, 2005. All applicants will be notified by February 17, 2006.
Please direct any questions to Christine Rohr....206-246-0213 or Nell Hepburn....206-878-3183.
Highline
Schools Foundation for Excellence Request for Proposal
 Highline
Schools Foundation for Excellence announces that $3,000 from
the McGeehan Fund for
Visual & Performing Arts will be awarded
through the 2005 Excel Grant process.
The purpose of
this donor advised fund is 'To
provide students interactive experiences in the visual and
performing arts'.
Examples
of activities that could be funded:
- Artists-in-residence
- Community/regional
visual and performing artists as guests in schools
- During
and after-school visual arts programs leading to student
art displays
- Participation
in performing arts groups such as theater, dance, music,
and multicultural expressions
- Trips
to witness performing & visual arts creation and
expression
Please
use the Excel Grant request form (see
attachment). All requests will be reviewed.
Maximum
request $1,000
Deadline
for applications October
31, 2005
Questions
to Kathy McCabe at 206-248-5196 or kathy@fund4excellence.org
Would
$50 to $1,000 make a difference for student learning in your
classroom?
Do you have an idea, project, or plan that needs a
little seed money?
We are looking for creative proposals!
Total
funds available –
minimum $10,000
Maximum
request -- $1,000
Deadline
– Applications must be received by October 31, 2005
Decisions
Made – late
November 2005
Awards
Made – December
2005 for Excel Grants & January 2006 for MAD Grants
Submit one
grant request to either MAD Grants or Highline Schools
Foundation and both organizations will review your request.
For more
information please visit either of these websites:
www.fund4excellence.org
www.madgrants.org
or contact
Kathy McCabe at 206-248-5196 or kathy@fund4excellence.org
Grant
Application Form
Major Excel Grant Sponsor:
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