Connecting Classrooms Grants Information
Sheet
What is the purpose?
These grants are designed to encourage collaboration and
innovation within the Ithaca City School District by developing projects that
will have a positive impact on students and actively engage students.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be
ICSD teachers or staff members.
Application Process:
Fall deadline for Statements of Interest is October 15, 2015
1.
Applicants should submit a Statement of Interest
Form electronically to ConnectingClassroomsGrants@IPEI.org. Statements will be reviewed after the October
15 , 2016 deadline and IPEI will respond within 30 days.
Questions?
Contact ConnectingClassroomsGrants@ipei.org or call (607)256-4734.
2.
Applicants whose Statement of Interest show
potential and meet IPEI criteria will be invited to submit Formal Proposal Forms. An IPEI representative may be assigned to
applicants to support proposal planning.
3.
The proposal form will be reviewed and
considered for approval by the IPEI Board.
The application deadline is rolling, and it is expected that the entire
process will require a minimum of 10-12 weeks.
Who will be reviewing
the proposals and making the decisions?
The Grant Review Committee consists of at least five
members of the lPEl Board of Directors and community members. Representatives from the ICSD may also be
consulted.
Funding:
IPEI expects to invest a minimum of $1000 in each Connecting
Classrooms Grant, and in select cases, grants may reach $10,000. Priority will
go to projects that include new and innovative project-based learning that
incorporates multiple classrooms. Any durable materials or equipment purchased
with Connecting Classrooms funds become the property of the ICSD. These grant funds
cannot be combined with any other IPEI grants.
Planning:
Developing and implementing successful projects takes
thoughtful and careful planning. IPEI
recognizes this and is willing to fund such planning with stipends of $35.00
per hour. Project developers may request
funds for planning in the Formal Proposal budget. Please be aware that no individual may be
paid more than $575.00 in stipends for a single project.
Is it innovative?
To what extent does the project contain innovative
approaches to learning and for
preparing students for a more dynamic world? To what extent is the project designed to
pilot new techniques and/or creating substantive change in approaches to
learning and education?
Is it collaborative?
“It’s about working together”. IPEI believes that teachers, administrators,
and staff working together will create projects that are more successful in
engaging students. Therefore applicants
applying for funding under this program should have a cadre of adults “teaming
up” to create projects. Collaboration
could be cross-classroom or cross grade level.
Projects could be school wide or involve teachers from different
schools. Community partners might be
involved but would not be the nucleus of the collaboration.
Can this project be
sustained after grant funds have been expended?
Successful projects should be able to be replicated by
others and/or repeated in future years without significant additional funding.
Whereas funds may be necessary to buy materials, train teachers, and plan,
recreation of projects must be possible without another infusion of funding.
Can exsisting ideas
be funded?
If a proposal shows how a significant infusion of resources
can develop an existing project so that it has a wider and deeper impact, IPEI
may consider proposals for projects already in existence.
Evaluation: Reports
are due 30 days after completion of the project. Reports will include both a
quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the project’s success. Projects that
are multi-year in scope will require interim reports at the end of each school
year, by August 1. Any unspent grant funds are to be returned to IPEI. Failure
to submit a summary report will jeopardize any future grant applications.
Agreement Statement:
Applicants must have the approval of all involved parties including the building principal(s) for all ICSD
students and teachers involved.
NOTE: ipei.org will be updated before school opens after Labor Day, but currently shows 2014-15 grants information.
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