• SREF Teacher Grant Application

    Due by 3 pm, September 8th.
    • Applicant Information 

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    • Have you received a Santa Rosa Education Foundation grant in the past*? *This is for informational purposes only and will not affect your grant application.*

    • Save the Date

      All Teacher Grant recipients will be honored and awarded grant money at the SREF Grant Reception held at 5 pm on November 5th at The Pointe at Tiger Pointe Country Club. We request that all recipients attend unless there are extenuating circumstances. Please add this date to your calendar in case grant is awarded.  

    • Santa Rosa Education Foundation Teacher Grant Guidelines 


       
      APPLICATION GUIDELINES 

      All Teacher Grant requests must total $1000.

      Only one grant request may be submitted per teacher. 

      Only one teacher may be listed per submitted application. The grant might benefit an entire grade level, but the grant must be submitted by one teacher. The applying teacher will indicate on the first page of the application approximately how many teachers and students will be involved in the project.

      Identical projects will not be funded.

      There are four separate applications for funding: Career/Technical Education*, Literacy, Artistic Literacy (engagement in art/music/performance activities), and STEM Education. Choose which of these applications best match your project.
      *Career/Technical Education should be selected only by teachers preparing students for career/technical certification(s) and the grant project must assist students toward these certifications.

      Grant recipients will be honored at the Annual Grant Reception held on November 5th at 5 pm. Grant checks will be distributed there.

       


      FUNDS/BUDGET 
       
      Funds for your project must not be available through the regular school budget.  Projects should directly involve students and must be completed in time to submit the final evaluation to SREF by May 5th, 2027. 
       
      Grant funds may not be used for drones, field trips, food, decorations, awards of any kind (plaques, trophies, medals, student incentives), refrigerators, ovens, or microwaves.  

      Your projected budget must include an itemized list of purchases by category. Example: You may list “classroom books”, you don’t have to list each individual title.
       
      Grant money may not be used to pay for substitute teachers or to attend workshops, conferences, or conventions. 

      Grant recipients must maintain records of grant budgets and expenditures, including copies of receipts. This task is not the responsibility of the bookkeeper.

       

       

      PURCHASING SUPPLIES 
       
      Grants for technology (flash drives, external hard drives, digital cameras, document cameras, iPads, etc.) are eligible for funding. All technology must meet SRSD technology guidelines. 
       
      All tangible items purchased with Teacher Grant money become the property of the Santa Rosa School District. These items will be tracked/inventoried according to SRSD policy. If a teacher moves to another school within the district, the teacher will be responsible for completing a SRSD inventory “Transfer from School to School” form to be signed by the principal losing the items and the principal gaining the items. This form must then be filed with SRSD Property Control. 

      Please contact us ASAP if you have remaining funds or a change in budgetary items. Our goal is to expend all funds.

       

       

      VIRTUAL COMPLETION 

      In the event school is to become virtual at any time, you are responsible for completing your project and turning in required documentation. Please have plan in place for virtual completion For example: using Teams or a check out system. Projects that are unable to be completed virtually will not be considered.

       

       

      GRANT DELIVERABLES

      Your Teacher Grant project must be completed with documentation of student achievement by May 5th, 2027.

      Grant Evaluation Report information will be sent in February via email.

      Grant recipients must complete their project and submit the final evaluation no later than May 5th, that includes the following:

      • Final expense report 
      • Legible receipts or invoices marked as paid that match your final expense report. 
      • Project summary
      • 5 high quality photos depicting student engagement within the program/project. 
      • Data Report Outcomes

      Pre & Post surveys and/or scores must be completed by the same group of students. For example if your pre-test includes 25 students, your post-test/survey data should only reflect those same 25 students. If a student did not complete both data points, do not include their data in the final report.

      Failure to submit this report on time will automatically exclude the recipient from future Teacher Grant cycles.  Unused grant funds must be reimbursed to the Santa Rosa Education Foundation by May 5th, 2027. 
       

       

    • Grant Guidelines 
    • Grant Project Overview 
    • Grant Type*
    • Artistic Literacy: Which of these options will you use to measure student achievement? You must select at least one and include documentation in your final evaluation.
    • Career & Tech Grant:Which of these options will you use to measure student achievement? You must select at least one and include documentation in your final evaluation.
    • Literacy Grant: Which of these options will you use to measure student achievement? You must select at least one and include documentation in your final evaluation.
    • STEM GRANT: Which of these options will you use to measure student achievement? You must select at least one and include documentation in your final evaluation.
    • What grade level(s) does your grant project target?*
    • Grant Project Lesson Plan  
    • Budget Information 
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