Our Teacher Grant Program provides funding for novel, educational experiences that enhance the current curriculum. See past winners. Grant proposals are evaluated by the BGSF Grant Committee using the following criteria:
• Uniqueness: Each grant will represent a novel idea/approach outside of the regular fiscal responsibility of the school district and/or traditional PTO funding.
• Educational Goal: Each grant will focus on one or more of the following: improving student achievement, increasing student success and/or increasing student awareness of available educational opportunities.
• Student Impact: Each grant will focus on success and achievement for students and will be able to be integrated with established Bowling Green School District content standards and/or learner outcomes.
• Collaboration: Each grant will be judged on its use of collaboration between content areas and/or ages of students.
• Accountability: Grants will only be awarded that benefit a group of students (i.e. not one individual). Any grant proposal that requests computer software must have the signature of the District technology coordinator indicating that said software is compatible with existing district hardware. All grants must be approved at the building level.
• Feasibility of budget: Grants will not be solely for materials or staffing of existing projects and/or programs.
• Flexibility of timeline: Grants must be initiated and completed within one year after awarding of funds.
• Sharing and impact: Grant proposals and results must be able to be shared with one’s professional peers as well as other interested entities. Additionally, it is expected that conclusions, results, and/or findings will be shared with the BGSF Board of Directors.
• Evaluation Design: Grants will be designed to be able to judge their effectiveness in the implementation of their started goals and the effect on student achievement.
Sanka Memorial Impact Grant
The Sanka Memorial Impact Grant was established in 2009 as a result of generous donations made to the BGSF in memory of Bob Sanka, a member of the BGSF Board of Directors.
In addition to the general BGSF grant application requirements, evaluation criteria for the Sanka Memorial Impact Grant will look for the following additional components:
1. Impacting as many students as possible;
2. Community service as a learning opportunity;
3. The use of books and/or literature to bring people together.