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| <B><I><FONT SIZE=4><P>THE ED. FUND </B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2>(The West Contra Costa Public Education Fund)</P> | |
| </FONT><U><P>												</P> | |
| </U><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><P>1807 Arlington Blvd.							Phone:	510-233-1464</P> | |
| <P>El Cerrito, CA 94530							Fax: 510-235-0606</P> | |
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| <B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">HELPFUL HINTS FOR ED. FUND MINI-GRANTS</P> | |
| </B></FONT><I><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(The Ed. Fund will not fund a project for more than two consecutive years).</P> | |
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| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>BRIEF DESCRIPTION:	</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>Be specific, descriptive and informative. The Ed. Fund will use this </LI> | |
| <P> 	description in The Ed. Fund newsletter, local newspapers, and/or other Ed.</P> | |
| <P> Fund publicity.</P> | |
| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>NEED or PROBLEM:</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>	 Tell The Ed. Fund about the problem or situation you wish to solve with your </LI> | |
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| </FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>PROPOSED SOLUTION</B>:	</LI></OL> | |
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| </FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1><LI>Indicate exactly what you want to do to solve the problem.</LI> | |
| <LI>Clearly explain how you will implement the solution.</LI> | |
| <LI>Specify the role you and/or other adults will play in this project.</LI> | |
| <LI>Indicate other resources/experiences you will use to solve the problem.</LI></UL> | |
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| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>GOAL STATEMENT:</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>	 State specifically and clearly what you intend to achieve with this project.</LI> | |
| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>FUNDS NEEDED:</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>		 State the exact total taken from your Itemized Budget (page 3 of the</LI> | |
| <P> application).</P> | |
| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>ADVANTAGES:	</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>	 Describe all advantages or benefits to be gained.</LI> | |
| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>DISADVANTAGES:</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>	 Be honest, specific and realistic in describing the disadvantages of this </LI> | |
| <P> project. By considering the disadvantages, you will be better able to </P> | |
| <P> objectively view your project.</P> | |
| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>DATES:	</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>		 Indicate when you plan to start and complete the project.</LI> | |
| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>EVALUATION:</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>		</LI></OL> | |
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| <LI>Explain how you will assess whether you have reached your stated goal.</LI> | |
| <LI>Use measurable terms whenever you can. "Teacher observation" alone is not sufficient evaluation most of the time.</LI></UL> | |
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| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>OTHER</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1>				</LI></OL> | |
| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><P>FUNDING SOURCES:</P> | |
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| </B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1><LI>Indicate if a project requires more than the maximum amount of The Ed. Fund mini-grant.</LI> | |
| <LI>Indicate other definite sources of funding that will make up the </LI></UL> | |
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| <P> 	 difference between this mini-grant and the funds required. Be</P> | |
| <P> imaginative and resourceful about obtaining other funds. </P></DIR> | |
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| <LI>Indicate how much these other sources of funding will provide.</LI> | |
| <LI>Indicate when no other funding is available.</LI></UL> | |
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| <P>11, 12. Be sure you and your principal sign the application. <B><U> NO UNSIGNED APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED</B></U>.</P> | |
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| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>DATE YOUR APPLICATION.</LI> | |
| <LI VALUE=1>ITEMIZED BUDGET</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1> (page 3)<B>:</B>	</LI></OL> | |
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| <LI>Check all costs for accuracy and economy.</LI> | |
| <LI>Include <B><U>ALL</B></U> shipping, handling charges and taxes.</LI> | |
| <LI>Explain each expenditure in your description of the project. The Ed. Fund needs to know why you need the items listed.</LI></UL> | |
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| </FONT><B><I><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">ED. FUND MINI-GRANT CRITERIA</P> | |
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| </FONT><B><U><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><P>The Ed. Fund looks for projects that:</P> | |
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| </B></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1><LI>Indicate maximum use of each dollar, maximum creativity, and maximum student impact. <B>Exciting ideas that yield high student impact and require small grants are very successful</LI> | |
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| <LI>Cannot or should not be supported by District or other public resources. <B>Be creative in your use of all the District<U> </U>has to offer, then ask The Ed. Fund for whatever you cannot fund.</LI></OL> | |
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| </B><LI>The Ed. Fund will not grant money for textbooks or basic essential supplements.</LI> | |
| <LI>The Ed. Fund sometimes will help you find the resources you need elsewhere in the District.</LI></UL> | |
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| <LI>Are fully integrated into a curriculum. For example:</LI></OL> | |
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| <LI>The Ed. Fund might fund a set of books to be used in a project to develop critical thinking in all subject areas for an elementary school class.</LI> | |
| <LI>The Ed. Fund will reject a request for a set of books desired purely because they are wonderful books.</LI> | |
| <LI>The Ed. Fund tends to reject field trips unless they are clearly woven into a curriculum and play a major part in the success of that curriculum.</LI></UL> | |
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| </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">IMPORTANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS</P> | |
| </B><I><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Failure to comply with the following requirements will automatically disqualify your application.) </P> | |
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| </FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=2><LI>All applications must be <U>postmarked no later than the deadline</U> shown on the application.</LI> | |
| <LI>An<U> original and 4 collated, stapled copies</U> of the application must be submitted.</LI> | |
| <LI>All applications must be <U>signed by the teacher applying for the grant and the school principal</U>.</LI> | |
| <LI>All applications must be sent with the <U>correct postage and must not require a signature to be delivered</U>.</LI></OL> | |
| </FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=1><P> </P> | |
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| </FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS" SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">If you have questions regarding mini-grants, please call:</P> | |
| <P>				Susan Wittenberg		233-1464</P> | |
| <P>				Cate Burkhart		620-2019</P> | |
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