Classroom Grants

These grants are awarded twice each year for new and innovative approaches to education that develop or supplement programs to stimulate thought and/or expand the existing curriculum.

Criteria

Grants are available to any level within the Bartlesville Public School system (teachers, counselors, librarians, principals, or department heads). The grants can be made to individuals or teams when a team approach is used. It can include parents or students. It must also have a leader who is responsible for the grant and is a member of the Bartlesville Public School System. This leader must be specified for the purpose of making out the check and collecting the final paperwork.
Grants will be given for new and innovative approaches to education that develop or supplement programs that stimulate thought and/or expand the existing curriculum.
Grants will be given for ideas that are proven but have a new approach to implementation or usage; ideas that are proven but have not been used within the school system, school, department, etc.; and ideas that build on existing approaches.
Grants can be requested that span multiple years. It is our goal to have the school system incorporate successful grant programs into the curriculum, but realize that some ideas take time to prove and/or implement. Therefore, multi-year grants are allowed but must be resubmitted for review and approval each year.
The grant application must be anonymous. Exclude any references to your name or site. Please DO include the grade level and/or subject you teach.
The Foundation CANNOT fund capital improvements, basic curriculum, or teacher compensation in any form.

Guidelines used to judge grant applications:

The 3 E's
Does this grant enhance, enrich or expand the curriculum? Is it a new, innovative or creative approach to teaching/learning at the site? Does it build on an existing program?
Need
Does the grant clearly define the need for this idea/program? Is the need validated with studies, test scores, teacher observations, etc.? Is it explained how this idea, program, item will address the need? (Please remember, this cannot be a basic curriculum need.)
Quality
What is the overall quality of the grant? Was the grant idea, project, or concept clear? Were the application questions answered by the writer? When an evaluator finishes reading the grant is he or she "sold" on the idea? Was he or she excited about the project? Was he or she convinced it was worthy of funding?
Reach
How many students will be affected over how many years? What is the dollar-to-student ratio? This criteria is the least important of the four and is used mainly in the case of a tie.

Application

Grants will be awarded twice each year during the first week of November and the first week of March. Application submittal deadlines are October 1 and February 1 (or the following work day if these dates fall on a weekend or holiday). Approximately 50% of the available funds may be awarded at each cycle.

Fill out and print the Adobe Reader fillable form.

Send the completed form to:
Grants Committee
Bartlesville Public School Foundation
1100 S Jennings
Bartlesville, OK 74003

Funding approval will be determined by the Foundation Board of Trustees the first Wednesday of the month following a cycle deadline.